The effects of sodium reduction on the mechanical properties of doughs made from flours with a range of strengths using a mixograph

To devise strategies for meeting Health Canada's target for reduced-sodium bread production, relationships between dough formula (i.e., red spring wheat flour, salt (NaCl) and water content) and dough mechanical properties were examined. Mixograph energy to peak (ETP), peak height (PKH), and peak bandwidth (PBW) were used to define changes in the properties of doughs induced by sodium reduction. ETP measurements indicated that dough strength characteristics were less responsive to sodium reduction as water content was increased. ETP was a good indicator of the cultivar-dependent response of doughs to sodium reduction, with doughs made from stronger flours being more sensitive to sodium reduction. According to ETP results, sodium reduction led to a decrease in flour strength discrimination. Sodium reduction at NaCl contents below ~1.5% led to more obvious changes in dough mixing characteristics (indicated by the ratio of PBW to PKH). Mixograph analyses of dough tolerance to sodium reduction will guide wheat breeding programs to select cultivars suitable for reduced sodium breadmaking.     

Gelation characteristics of Mesona chinensis polysaccharide-maize starches gels: Influences of KCl and NaCl

An investigation was conducted into the effects of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl) on the gelation properties of maize starch-Mesona chinensis polysaccharide (MCP) gels. Waxy maize starch (WS), normal maize starch (NS), and high amylose maize starch (HS) were used to compare the effects of different amylose contents on the gel properties of maize starch-MCP gels. The results showed that KCl and NaCl have similar effects on the gelation, rheological, and structural properties of maize starch-MCP gels. The addition of KCl and NaCl increased the pasting viscosity, breakdown values, setback values, dynamic modulus, and apparent viscosity of maize starch-MCP gels, especially for HS-MCP gels. LF-NMR (Low-field nuclear magnetic resonance) showed that salts reduced bound water content while increasing the free water content of maize starch-MCP gels. CLSM (Confocal laser scanning microscopy) results also indicated that salt can restrict the expansion and maintain the integrity of starch granules, especially for WS-MCP gels.     

磺胺间甲氧嘧啶钠注射液含量测定的能力比对结果分析

为加强兽药检验检测机构能力建设,进一步提升检测技术水平,组织开展了全国省级兽药检验机构磺胺间甲氧嘧啶钠注射液含量测定的能力比对。依据《中国兽药典》2020年版一部附录0701电位滴定法与永停滴定法以及中国合格评定国家认可委员会（CNAS）规定的程序进行本次能力比对。分别采用单因子方差分析法和Ss≤0.3σ准则对测试样品进行均匀性检验,采用t检验方法和■准则对样品进行稳定性考察,采用Z比分数评价各参加实验室的测试结果。参加本次能力比对的36家兽药检测实验室中,33家结果为满意,满意率91.7%。     

Semi-quantitative method to evaluate the α-carbonyl content in lignin

A method to estimate the content of -carbonyl structures in lignin was developed. This method consists of two successive treatments: NaBD₄ treatment of pulp to reduce an -carbonyl structure in lignin, and nitrobenzene oxidation. NaBD₄ was used to convert an -carbonyl structure to a deuterium-labeled hydroxymethine structure. The ratio of D-vanillin [(HO)(H₃CO)C₆H₃CDO] to H-vanillin [(HO)(H₃CO)C₆H₃CHO] or that of their syringyl analogues obtained by nitrobenzene oxidation was used as the measure of the content of -carbonyl structure. Model experiments demonstrated that when sodium hydroxide was used as alkali for the nitrobenzene oxidation, the retention of deuterium at the side chain -position was very low due to the displacement of deuterium with hydrogen by an unknown reaction mechanism. In order to depress this unexpected displacement, the reaction conditions of the nitrobenzene oxidation were modified. The modified nitrobenzene oxidation employs 0.5mol/l of lithium hydroxide as a reaction medium instead of 2.0mol/l sodium hydroxide. By this modification, this method could successfully trace the formation and the degradation of the -carbonyl structure in milled wood lignins.This paper was presented in part at the 11th International Symposium on Wood and Pulping Chemistry, Nice, France, June 2001 and at the 46th Lignin Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, November 2001     

Sodium dichloroacetate improves radiosensitivity of U251 cells

AIM: To study the change of radiosensitivity of U251 cells after treated with sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) and further to explore the possible mechanism.METHODS: The U251 cells were divided into 4 groups: control group, DCA group, X-ray irradiation without DCA pretreatment (IR) group and X-ray irradiation with DCA pretreatment (DIR) group. MTT assay was applied to determine the cell viability. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected by DHE fluorescence. The expression level of Bcl-2 was assessed by Western blot. The percentage of apoptosis of cells was determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: No difference between control group and DCA group in cell viability (P>0.05) was observed. However, the cell viability of both IR group and DIR group was markedly reduced compared with control group (P<0.05). Furthermore, the viability of DIR group was significantly decreased compared with IR group (P<0.05). The percentage of ROS positive cells was obviously increased in DIR group compared with IR group (P<0.05). The expression level of Bcl-2 was sharply decreased in DIR group (P<0.05) and the percentage of apoptosis of cells was significantly elevated (P<0.05) in DIR group compared with IR group.CONCLUSION: The better antitumor effect was obtained by improving the radiosensitivity through pretreating the cells with DCA, and the possible mechanism was down-regulation of the Bcl-2 expression by developing the intracellular ROS.     

快速固化水泥刨花板的工艺试验

以速生杉木加工剩余物为主要原料、Na2SiO3为快速固化添加剂制备水泥刨花板,研究了冷、热压两种压板方式、Na2SiO3添加量、热压温度、热压时间、水灰比、灰木比、水泥种类和刨花形态等因素对水泥刨花板主要性能的影响.结果表明,热压法可适用于水泥刨花板制造,最佳工艺条件为:Na2SiO3添加量10%、热压温度95℃、热压时间12 min、水灰比0.6、灰木比2.6,制备的水泥刨花板的静曲强度达到10 MPa;采用MgCl2后处理能显著改善板的性能.     

胶合板用硅镁系环保无机胶黏剂制备与阻燃性能研究

以硅酸钠、硅酸铝、氧化镁和硅烷偶联剂为原料,制备胶合板用硅镁系硅酸盐无机胶黏剂。采用单因素试验和正交试验考察了主要成分用量对胶黏剂的胶合性能的影响,并采用锥形量热分析技术和热重法分别测试其阻燃抑烟性能以及耐热性能。结果表明,当硅酸钠的质量分数为92.5%,硅酸铝的质量分数为4.7%,氧化镁的质量分数为2.8%,硅烷偶联剂的百分比含量为0.6%(相对于硅酸钠的质量而言)时,改性胶黏剂的综合性能最好,其胶合强度达到0.85MPa,阻燃抑烟性能效果显著,热释放总量和热释放速率明显降低。     

1,1—二甲基—7—异丙基—1,2,3,4—四氢萘—6—磺酸钠的合成

文章探讨了１，１－二甲基－７－异丙基－１，２，３，４－四氢萘－６－磺酸钠合成的磺化工艺。通过实验室的试验，确定了适宜的工艺条件，１，１－二甲基－７－惜内基－１，２，３，４，－四四氢萘与浓度硫酸的配比为１：１０．５（ｍｏｌ比），反应温度９０±２℃，反应时间２０ｍｉｎ，产品得率达８０．３％。同时测定了产物表面活性性能，可用作表面活性剂。     

An improved method for extraction of sorghum polymeric protein complexes

A method for fractionating sorghum proteins using extraction solvents and techniques designed to obtain polymeric protein structures (especially disulfide linked) was developed. Extraction and separation conditions were optimized in terms of completeness of protein extraction, sample stability, and analytical resolution. After pre-extraction of albumins and globulins, a 3-step sequential procedure involving no reducing agents was applied to ground whole sorghum flour. The three fractions obtained represented proportionally different protein polymer contents and molecular weight distribution as evidenced by comparative size exclusion chromatography. Protein composition also varied among the extracts with differences in kafirin composition and non-kafirin proteins detected in the fractions by RP-HPLC and SDS-PAGE analysis. The ability to quantify and further characterize sorghum polymeric protein complexes will be useful for additional studies linking protein structures with functionality and digestibility and variations for these properties within diverse sorghum germplasm.     

不同浓度褪黑素对氯化钠胁迫下宝岛蕉幼苗的影响

为了研究不同浓度褪黑素对于宝岛蕉幼苗氯化钠胁迫的影响，通过不同浓度褪黑素处理宝岛蕉幼苗叶片，研究其对宝岛蕉幼苗叶片和根系的可溶性糖含量、MDA含量、脯氨酸含量及叶质膜透性的影响。结果表明，100μmol/L褪黑素能够降低宝岛蕉幼苗叶质膜透性，提高叶片和根系可溶性糖含量，降低叶片和根系MDA含量，提高叶片和根系脯氨酸含量，提高幼苗的耐盐性，以缓解氯化钠胁迫对宝岛蕉幼苗的伤害。