Effects of storage on the physico-chemical properties of corn tortillas prepared with glycerol and salt

Corn tortillas have a short shelf life due to increased firmness and microbial spoilage. Commercial corn tortillas use carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) to delay staling; however this gum is expensive when compared to the rest of the tortilla ingredients. Glycerol has been added to bread and wheat tortillas to increase pliability and salt has been shown to mask the flavor of glycerol in corn tortillas. The possibility to reduce staling in corn tortillas by adding glycerol/salt as an alternative to CMC was investigated by monitoring changes in physico-chemical properties during 2 weeks of storage at 25 °C. Molecular and macroscopic changes were followed using thermal and mechanical analysis. During storage an increase in amylopectin recrystallization was observed in all samples. The “freezable” water content of all tortillas decreased over the first 3–5 days of storage with an increase after 7 days, while moisture content and water activity remained constant. Glycerol/salt tortillas exhibited a sharper transition region in the DMA temperature scan suggesting a more homogenous sample. CMC tortillas were significantly stiffer than glycerol tortillas after 14 days of storage. Glycerol/salt combinations may offer at least a partial replacement for CMC since it helped control the stiffness, water homogeneity and distribution during storage.     

Genetic characterization of kernel polyphenol oxidases in wheat and related species

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity causes undesirable darkening of raw Asian noodles and other wheat products. In this study we investigate the genetic origins and diversity of wheat kernel PPO. PPO was characterized via activity assays, antigenic staining, and Southern blots in Triticum aestivum, Triticum dicoccoides, Triticum durum, Triticum dicoccum, Triticum monococcum, Triticum urartu, Aegilops speltoides, and Aegilops tauschii. Among these species, PPO activity was well-correlated with antigenic staining intensity toward a wheat kernel-type PPO antibody. High PPO activity was observed in all three T. monococcum accessions (A^m genome), one Ae. speltoides accession, one T. durum accession, and two hexaploid wheat cultivars. Southern blots suggested the presence of two or more kernel-type PPO genes in diploid progenitors of the hexaploid A, B, and D genomes. Whole-kernel PPO activity was evaluated in disomic substitution lines derived from three T. dicoccoides accessions in the background of T. durum ‘Langdon’. PPO activity was primarily associated with chromosome 2A and to a much lower degree with chromosome 2B. DNA sequence comparisons showed that the intron associated with the high PPO allele on chromosome 2AL of hexaploid wheat had 94% nucleotide identity with the homeologous intron found in T. monococcum, a species with high kernel PPO activity. This implies that the ancestral PPO allele on the A genome is one of the high activity, and the low PPO allele found in hexaploid wheat represents a relatively recent genetic alteration. Results confirm the presence of multiple kernel-type PPO genes in the diploid and tetraploid progenitors and relatives of hexaploid wheat. However, it is likely that relatively few of the many kernel-type PPO genes present in wheat contribute substantially to kernel PPO activity. A single genetic locus on homeologous group 2 chromosomes may be the primary cause of high PPO activity in wheat kernels.     

基于Gassmann方程的流体替换流程

利用Gassmann等效介质理论定量分析了岩石物性参数和地震动力学参数之间的关系。结合部分岩石物理等效理论及经验公式,探讨Gassmann方程的3种流体替换流程。利用替换后目的层等效参数,能够为正演模拟替换层波场特征、实现由已知预测未知和岩性预测及气水识别提供资料。     

Identification of QTLs for Plant Height and Its Components by Using Single Segment Substitution Lines in Rice （Oryza sativa）

QTLs for plant height and its components on the substituted segments of fifty-two single segment substitution lines （SSSLs） in rice were identified through t-test （P〈0.001） for comparison between each SSSL and recipient parent Huajingxian 74. On the 14 substituted segments, 24 QTLs were detected, 10 for plant height, 2 for panicle length, 4 for length of the first internode from the top, 5 for length of the second internode from the top and 3 for length of the third internode from the top, respectively. All these QTLs were distributed on nine rice chromosomes except chromosomes 5, 9 and 11. The additive effect ranged from -4.08 to 3.98 cm, and the additive effect percentages varied from -19.35% to 10.43%.     

Identification of Multiple Alleles at the Wx Locus and Development of Single Segment Substitution Lines for the Alleles in Rice

Amylose content (AC) is a key determinant of the cooking and processing quality of rice (Oryza sativa). It has been reported that the amylose content is mainly controlled by the Wx locus [1]. By using RFLP analysis, two alleles, largely corresponding to t…     

VE161异代换系雄性不育原因的探讨及其保持

VE1 61小麦包括具有一对长穗偃麦草染色体的雄性不育异代换系、可育附加系和杂育系 ,杂育系由其代换系×附加系产生。对 VE1 61雄性不育异代换系的两种保持途径进行的比较研究表明 ,采用杂育系自交的方法较好 ,并探讨 E染色体对育性的影响     

农业技术进步的测度--兼评<我国农业科技进步贡献率测算方法>

《我国农业科技进步贡献率测算方法》作为国家标准试行以来,为农业技术进步及其贡献率指标的设置,计算和普及发挥了积极的推动作用。但该方法标准带有很大根本性的缺陷,应及时修补和更正。技术进步应定义为促使经济效益提高的要素和结构改进以及资源配置优化,总体上是资本替代劳动的过程。     

C-banded karyotypes and meiotic abnormalities in germplasm derived from interploidy crosses in Avena

C-banded karyotypes of somatic chromosomes and meiotic abnormalities were investigated in four crown rust resistant lines derived from interploidy crosses in Avena.C-banding revealed that line N770-165-2-1 contained a 6C/21translocation while line DCS1789 contained a pair of A. strigosa chromosomes substituted for A. sativachromosome 12. Line JR2-3-3-B contained both the 6C/21 translocation and the pair of substituted A. strigosachromosomes, but line MAM17-4 contained neither. Although meiotic irregularities, including mispositioned bivalents, occurred in all four lines and in their F₁ hybrids with A. sativa, the percentages of normal meiosis ranged from 75.4 to 88.6%. This allowed for stability of line performance and for their use as breeding stocks. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

利用染色体片段置换系定位水稻粒型QTL

水稻粒型是衡量稻米外观品质的重要指标之一,鉴定和定位水稻粒型QTL对开展水稻粒型分子育种具有重要意义.本研究以8个染色体片段置换系为材料,选用分布水稻12条染色体上的153个SSR标记检测染色体片段置换系的置换片段,采用代换作图法对控制水稻粒型的3个主效QTL进行定位.结果表明:153个SSR标记中有104个标记在亲本间具有多态性,多态率为68.0%;8个染色体片段置换系在第3和第5染色体分别有6个和2个置换片段,置换片段长度分别为14.8 cM、16.6 cM、 15.5 cM、18.9 cM、29.1 cM、35.0 cM、17.9 cM 和17.0 cM,平均长度为20.6 cM;8个置换片段上共鉴定出3个粒型QTL,控制粒长的qGL-3-1 和qGL-3-2分别被界定在水稻第3染色体RM5551与RM6832及RM6832与RM3513之间,遗传距离分别为14.8 cM和5.3 cM的范围内,控制粒宽的qGW-5被界定在水稻第5染色体RM267与RM169之间遗传距离约11.7 cM的范围内.利用染色体片段置换系能准确地定位水稻粒型QTL,qGL-3-1、qGL-3-2和qGW-5的鉴定和初步定位为其进一步精细定位及分子标记辅助选择奠定了基础.     

硬粒小麦-长穗偃麦草附加系、代换系和易位系的创制

通过小麦与长穗偃麦草远缘杂交创制附加系、代换系及易位系是小麦遗传改良中利用长穗偃麦草优良基因的重要途径。本研究将长穗偃麦草特异分子标记、染色体计数、基因组原位杂交(GISH)及非变性原位杂交(ND-FISH)等多种方法相结合,对硬粒小麦Langdon (AABB)与小偃麦8801 (AABBEE)的杂交后代群体进行分子细胞学鉴定,创制出硬粒小麦-长穗偃麦草3E、6E染色体双体附加系Du-DA3E和Du-DA6E,硬粒小麦-长穗偃麦草1E (1B)染色体双体代换系Du-DS1E(1B)以及硬粒小麦-长穗偃麦草1AS-1EL染色体易位系Du-T1AS·1EL。创制的4个种质中长穗偃麦草染色体均能稳定遗传,这不仅增加了硬粒小麦-长穗偃麦草附加系和代换系的类型,还为后续利用长穂偃麦草优良基因改良小麦提供了特殊种质资源。