The carboxylesterases of three species of diptera, the flesh
fly (Sarcophaga bullata, Park.), the black blow fly (Phormia regina,
Meig.), and the house fly (Musca domestica, L.) were compared in relation
to hydrolytic activity against three substrates, response to
inhibition and induction, isozyme composition, and age-dependent
variation in activity. Similar...
Endogenous inhibitors of insect microsomal oxidases are a serious
problem in in-vitro studies of insecticide metabolism.
Their number,
chemical nature, modes of action, and their effectiveness as inhibitors
are unknown.
In the case of house flies, there may be as many as
four inhibitors.
The most important of these is...
Large amounts of plant tissue are used in the production of many
canned, frozen and dried foods. Some of this material is unsatisfactory
in appearance and texture, despite careful processing from high quality
raw materials.
In the present study, the changes induced in soft fruits by controlled
heating and freezing...
After nearly 20 years of commercial use in orchards without
apparent tree injury in Oregon and Washington, 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)
acetic acid] was reported in 1970 to cause injury to apple
and pear trees in Washington. In the early 1970's, there was widespread
concern among growers, researchers, and processors in the...
A study has been made of the interrelations between certain of the physical and biochemical changes in three varieties of pears during storage and ripening. The metabolic changes which occurred in the fruit during cold temperature storage were found to influence with development of certain characteristics associated with dessert quality...
The overall objective of this dissertation study was to develop and validate the performance of cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) incorporated fruit coatings for improving the storability of postharvest pears and bananas under various storage conditions. Four specific studies were conducted to fulfill the research objectives as stated below.
First, cellulose nanocrystal...