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  • Initial velocity analyses of milling effects on rates of enzyme-catalyzed saccharification of native wheat straw

    Creator:
    Nguyen, Quynh M.
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    There is considerable interest in developing environmentally friendly processes for the economical conversion of biomass plant material to biofuels, bioproducts and biomaterials. One approach to such a conversion process is to make use of enzymes for the conversion of plant polysaccharides to simple sugars; the simple sugars could then be...
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    : _____________________________________________________ Michael H. Penner There is considerable interest in developing environmentally

  • Salt and polyelectrolyte affect on food colloid function : polygalacturonic acid and egg albumen case studies

    Creator:
    Chen, Chi-Shen
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    The primary purpose of this study was to try to (1) provide information on the chemical nature, including turbidity formation, of polygalacturonic acid in different concentrations of NaCl solution. (2) use turbidity formation characteristics to develop an assay for determining the activities polygalacturonic acid depolymerases by using a polyelectrolyte. (3)...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Michael. H. Penner The primary purpose of this study was to try to (1) provide

  • Analytical approach to the quantitative analysis of silicon in plants : its application to plant silica extraction

    Creator:
    Boone, Carmen E.
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    The literature available on the silica content of herbaceous biomass, and its relative mobility in leaching/extraction systems, includes studies that have employed several different methods for silica quantification. This makes comparison of the data difficult. The objective of this thesis research was to determine the quantitative relationships between the measured...
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    to Plant Silica Extraction. Abstract approved: Dr. Michael H. Penner The literature

  • Preparation and modification of cellooligosaccharides

    Creator:
    Akpinar, Ozlem
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    Cellooligosaccharides are the reaction intermediates produced during the hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose. Hence, they have the same chemical structure as cellulose, just shorter chain lengths. Cellooligosaccharides up to DP eight are soluble in water. The soluble cellooligosaccharides can be used "as is" in the food industry as non-digestible oligosaccharides...
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    and Modification of Cellooligosaccharides Abstract approved: Michael H. Penner

  • Wheat lignin as a functional dietary fiber component

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    Junyusen, Tiraporn
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    This dissertation has focused on lignin byproducts that result from the alkali processing of wheat straw. The first study evaluated the application of “standard” lignin quantification methods for summative analyses of alkali-based processes. Mass closure during NaOH processing at 25, 50, and 75°C of wheat straw was evaluated using the...
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    : __________________________________________________________________ Michael H. Penner This dissertation has focused on lignin byproducts that result from the

  • The Role of Ascorbic Acid, β-Cyclodextrins, and Alternative Substrates in Dictating Rates of Polyphenol Oxidase-Catalyzed Browning in Potato-Based Reaction Mixtures

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    Jiang, Shu
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    Enzymatic browning is a consequence of a series of reactions initiated by polyphenol oxidase (PPO)-catalyzed quinone formation. Unwanted browning negatively affects food quality and lowers consumer acceptability. Thus, there is general interest in strategies to control enzymatic browning. Cyclodextrins are cyclic glucan oligosaccharides that form inclusion complexes with a number...
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    : ________________________________________________ Michael H. Penner Enzymatic browning is a consequence of a series of reactions

  • Selective oxidation of biological matrices for subsequent peroxidase and peroxidase-based quantitative analyses

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    Jiang, Shu
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    Hydrogen peroxide quantification is of broad interest due to the common use of hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent in industrial processing and laboratory research. Hydrogen peroxide assays are also of general importance for biological studies aimed at understanding the role of in situ generated reactive oxygen species. In the...
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    Peroxidase-Based Quantitative Analyses Abstract approved: Michael H. Penner Hydrogen peroxide

  • Science and efficacy of mild sodium hydroxide treatments in enzyme-based wheat straw-to-glucose processing

    Creator:
    Sophonputtanaphoca, Supaporn
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    The work described in this dissertation focused on chemistry related to the use of aqueous sodium hydroxide as a treatment in the processing of wheat straw. A major emphasis was the comprehensive evaluation of straw component partitioning due to sodium hydroxide (NaOH) processing. This was evaluated over a range of...
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    -­‐ Based  Wheat  Straw-­‐to-­‐Glucose  Processing     Abstract  approved:   Michael  H

  • Separation and detection of cellooligosaccharides on cellulose thin-layer chromatography

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    Sookavatana, Narumon
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    Linear oligosacchardies of 1,4 linked β-D-glucopyranose are commonly referred to as cellodextrins (CD) or cellooligosaccharides (CO). They are of interest to those working in disciplines involving cellulose chemistry because they are often used as model substrates for cellulose itself. They are of interest to food scientists and nutritionists because they...
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    approved: Michael H. Penner Linear oligosacchardies of 1,4 linked P-D-glucopyranose are commonly

  • Data Mining in Food Science Research and Technical Functionality of Wheat Straw-Derived Fibers

    Creator:
    Karaarslan Urhan, Tuba
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    This dissertation focused on data mining in food science research and on the technical functional properties of wheat straw-derived biorefinery-byproduct fiber preparations as related to potential applications as food ingredients. This first study evaluated the importance of electronic bibliographic database selection and multiple database usage during the information retrieval phase...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Michael H. Penner This dissertation focused on data mining in food science research and