Effects of three phenolic acids on chlorophyll content and growth of soybean and grain sorghum seedlings

Experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that interference with chlorophyll metabolism may be one mechanism of inhibition of plant growth in allelopathic interactions. Effects of ferulic,p-coumaric, and vanillic acids on soybean and grain sorghum growth and chlorophyll content were quantified and compared after seedlings were treated with these compounds in a nutrient culture. Following a 6-day treatment cycle, dry weights of soybean seedlings were reduced by both 10^–3 M and 5 × 10^–4 M treatments of ferulic,p-coumaric and vanillic acids. Soybean weight reductions in each case were paralleled by a significant reduction in the concentration (g Chl/mg dry wt) of chlorophylls a and b and total chlorophyll in the unifoliate leaves. Sorghum seedling growth was also reduced by each of the compounds at the 5 × 10^–4 M level, but leaf chlorophyll concentration was not below that of control plants.     

从黄豆饼粕中提取植酸钙的正交法工艺研究

采用稀盐酸浸取加碱中和的方法从黄豆饼粕中提取植酸钙。利用正交法探索出最佳工艺条件:浸泡酸度pH值为2.0、浸泡时间60 min、浸泡温度为60℃、中和酸度pH值为7.5。     

Exhaust Emissions from an Engine Fueled with Biodiesel from High-Oleic Soybeans

Biodiesel is a fuel comprising mono-alkyl esters of medium to long-chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. Typically, engines operated on soybean-based biodiesel exhibit higher emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) compared with petroleum diesel. The increase in NOx emissions might be an inherent characteristic of soybean oil’s polyunsaturation, because the level of saturation is known to affect the biodiesel’s cetane number, which can affect NOx. A feedstock that is mostly monounsaturated (i.e. oleate) helps to balance the tradeoff between cold flow and oxidative stability. Genetic modification has produced a soybean event, designated 335-13, with a fatty acid profile high in oleic acid (>85%) and with reduced palmitic acid (<4%). This high-oleic soybean oil was converted to biodiesel and run in a John Deere 4045T 4.5-L four-stroke, four-cylinder, turbocharged direct-injection diesel engine. The exhaust emissions were compared with those from conventional soybean oil biodiesel and commercial No. 2 diesel fuel. There was a significant reduction in NOx emissions (α = 0.05) using the high-oleic soybean biodiesel compared with regular soybean oil biodiesel. No significant differences were found between the regular and high-oleic biodiesel for unburned hydrocarbon and smoke emissions.     

Frying quality and stability of low-and ultra-low-linolenic acid soybean oils

To determine effects of very low levels of linolenic acid on frying stabilities of soybean oils, tests were conducted with 2% (low) linolenic acid soybean oil (LLSBO) and 0.8% (ultra-low) linolenic acid soybean oil (ULLSBO) in comparison with cottonseed oil (CSO). Potato chips were fried in the oils for a total of 25 h of oil use. No significant differences were found for either total polar compounds or FFA between samples of LLSBO and ULLSBO; however, CSO had significantly higher percentage of polar compounds and FFA than the soybean oils at all sampling times. Flavor evaluations of fresh and aged (1, 3, 5, and 7 wk at 25°C) potato chips showed some differences between potato chips fried in different oil types. Sensory panel judges reported that potato chips fried in ULLSBO and aged for 3 or 7 wk at 25°C had significantly lower intensities of fishy flavor than did potato chips fried in LLSBO with the same conditions. Potato chips fried in ULLSBO that had been used for 5 h and then aged 7 wk at 25°C had significantly better quality than did potato chips fried 5 h in LLSBO and aged under the same conditions. Hexanal was significantly higher in the 5-h LLSBO sample than in potato chips fried 5 h in ULLSBO. The decrease in linolenic acid from 2 to 0.8% in the oils improved flavor quality and oxidative stability of some of the potato chip samples.     

不同木质素磺酸钠对豆粕胶黏剂性能的影响

通过FTIR、元素分析、GPC对4种不同来源的木质素磺酸钠进行物理化学性质分析,并将其与水性聚酰胺协同改性豆粕胶黏剂(简称豆粕胶),利用测试接触角、剪切黏度和湿态胶合强度考察改性前后胶黏剂的浸润性、流变特性以及所得胶合板的胶合性能.红外谱图分析表明,在1065 cm–1附近出现了磺酸基或磺甲基中S==O的伸缩振动吸收峰,证明木质素经过磺化反应或磺甲基化反应得到木质素磺酸钠;木质素磺酸钠中磺酸基含量越高,经其改性的豆粕胶的零剪切黏度越低且在木材表面的润湿性越好;豆粕胶黏剂与杨木单板的接触角从未改性的95°降到改性后的61°;与水性聚酰胺协同改性后的豆粕胶制得胶合板的湿态胶合强度达到0.92 MPa,合格率为100％,满足国家Ⅱ类胶合板的标准要求(胶合强度≥0.70 MPa,合格率≥90％).     

Friction and adsorption properties of normal and high-oleic soybean oils

The steel/steel boundary friction properties of soybean oil (SBO) and high-oleic soybean oil (HOSBO) are compared. HOSBO is significantly more saturated than SBO and more oxidatively stable. Changes in degree of unsaturation affect lateral interactions of adsorbate molecules, which in turn affects their adsorption and, hence, their boundary lubrication properties. To investigate this possibility, the free energies of adsorption (ΔG _ads) of SBO, HOSBO, and methyl laurate (ML) were determined from the analysis of friction-derived adsorption isotherms using the Langmuir and Temkin adsorption models. The results showed a stronger adsorption for the vegetable oils than for ML, an indication of multiple interactions between the ester groups of the triglycerides and the steel surface. The result also showed no difference in the ΔG _ads values of SBO and HOSBO obtained using either the Langmuir or Temkin models. This was interpreted as an indication of the lack of appreciable net lateral interaction between triglyceride adsorbates.     

Effect of pH on a gossypol complex with phospholipids: Gossypol-PE

PE, one of the major phospholipids in oilseed soapstock, may react with gossypol to form Schiff bases. PE amounts to 20–30% of the phosphorus compounds in soap-stock. In this report, the dependence on pH of the Schiff base products between PE and gossypol was investigated using a spectrophotometer, an HPLC equipped with an ELSD, and an LC-MS system. We observed that at pH 7 the Schiff reaction product and reactants were clearly detected by ELSD, absorption, and LC-MS spectra. The absorption spectra displayed the characteristic peak for the Schiff bases around 430–440 nm. The absorption spectra also indicated that the reaction was pH dependent. The reaction temperatures were 60 and 90°C. The LC-MS spectra supported the formation of Schiff bases as well as methyl ether derivatives of gossypol in alcohol at the elevated temperatures. The implications of these experimental findings are presented in this paper.     

Concentration of tocopherols from soybean sludge by supercritical carbon dioxide

A supercritical fluid extraction method has been applied to test the feasibility of tocopherol concentration from soybean sludge with carbon dioxide at temperatures and pressures ranging from 35 to 70°C and 200 to 400 bar, respectively. The supercritical solubility of the esterified soybean sludge was over 4–6 times greater than that of the original soybean sludge. By a simple batch-type one-stage method the tocopherols in the esterified soybean sludge could be concentrated up to 40 wt%. The overall results of the present study show that soybean sludge initially containing about 13–14 wt% tocopherols may require a countercurrent multistage column to be highly and effectively concentrated.     

不同饱和度环氧大豆油的合成与性质表征

本文用无溶剂法制备环氧大豆油(ESO),研究了反应温度和反应时间对产物环氧值的影响。通过研究环氧大豆油的环氧值与反应时间以及反应温度的关系,选择最佳反应条件。在75℃下,大豆油和过氧乙酸分别反应1、2、3和4 h,分别获得环氧值为0.243、0.317、0.356和0.383 mol/100 g的环氧值不等的环氧大豆油,并研究不同饱和度对环氧大豆油的理化性质的影响。     

高纯大豆卵磷脂的制备

采用氧化铝柱层析法,以95%乙醇-氨水(100∶1,体积比)为洗脱剂分离纯化大豆卵磷脂,用高效液相色谱法测定卵磷脂纯度。目的产物纯度93.4%,得率86.6%。为柱层析法工业化生产卵磷脂提供了实验依据。