Banded structures in oriented thermotropic polymers

Drawn fibres and shear-oriented thin films of four thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers have been examined using polarized light optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. A banded structure is observed in polarized light, with the striations lying perpendicular to the fibre axis or shearing direction. This structure closely resembles those previously reported in lyotropic polymers, suggesting that the supramolecular organization implied by the banded structure is a feature characteristic of oriented liquid crystalline polymers in general.     

An application of Monte Carlo method to simulate disorders in polymer crystals

The Monte Carlo method is applied to polymer crystals of idealized linear chain molecules of 30 carbon atoms, and the unharmonic, large-amplitude, oscillations and the subsequent conformational disorders of the chains are investigated. A crystalline field that confines the chain is treated by the molecular field approximation, and assumed to be cylindrical in this work. A production type simulation is adopted taking into account rigorous statistical weights for each sample conformation. Both the rotational isomeric model and the continuous rotation model of chain conformation are considered. By averaging over 10⁴–8 × 10⁴ chains, mean-square end-to-end distance, fractions of gauche and trans states and a detailed distribution of internal rotation angle are obtained. The effects of temperature and pressure on the conformation of the chain in the crystals are also simulated.     

Gel formation and liquid crystalline order in cellulose triacetate solutions

The formation of a liquid crystalline state of cellulose triacetate solution in trifluoroacetic acid was studied using optical microscopy, polarimetry and circular dichroism measurements. Below a critical concentration of $\text{34}\text{g}\text{100}\text{ml}$ a clear isotropic solution was formed. Solutions more concentrated than this were in the cholesteric liquid crystalline state. If water was added to the solution, a gel phase was formed if the polymer concentration was above a critical value. We interpret our observations in terms of the Pincus-de Gennes theory and show that the formation of liquid crystalline order involves both inter-and intramolecular forces.     

Changes in kernel properties,in situ gelatinization,and physicochemical properties of waxy rice with inhibition of starch branching enzyme during cooking

The kernel properties, gelatinisation and physicochemical properties of rice were investigated in a waxy rice Guang-ling-xiang-nuo (GLXN) and its transgenic line GLXN-RNAi with inhibition of starch branching enzyme I/IIb. The volume swelling, water content and leached material of cooked kernels increased with increasing cooking time, but they were lower in GLXN-RNAi than in GLXN. The kernels of GLXN-RNAi were more difficultly gelatinised and disrupted than those of GLXN during cooking. The starch in the exterior of GLXN-RNAi endosperm was not completely gelatinised. The C_A-type starch of GLXN-RNAi was more resistant to cooking than A-type starch of GLXN. The cooked kernels of GLXN-RNAi had lower rapidly digestible starch and greater slowly digestible starch than those of GLXN. Brown rice flour had higher peak, hot, final and setback viscosities and lower breakdown viscosity in GLXN than GLXN-RNAi. These results indicated that GLXN-RNAi kernels exhibited great potential in applications as health foods.     

废糖蜜制液体糖初探

本文对云南的甘蔗糖厂废糖蜜用水稀释至４０°Ｂｘ，加磷酸预处理，用酒精除胶体，回收酒精后，再用离子交换树脂脱灰，活性炭脱色，脱苦味，制得液体糖，作了较详细的论述。     

高效液相色谱法对稻谷及稻谷籽粒中黄曲霉毒素的测定研究

采用免疫亲和柱净化的前处理方法,建立了用甲醇-乙腈-水(28∶17∶55体积比)三元流动相体系分离黄曲霉毒素(G2、G1、B2、B1),柱后光化学在线衍生、高效液相色谱荧光检测器测定稻谷及稻谷籽粒中黄曲霉毒素(G2、G1、B2、B1)的新方法。使用该方法可在20 m in内完成测定,4种黄曲霉毒素的线性关系r值均大于0.999。样品在不同水平的加标回收试验中,回收率为79%~108%,相对标准偏差2.2%~9.5%,黄曲霉毒素G2、G1、B2、B1,的检出限均小于0.40μg/kg,黄曲霉毒素B1的检出限为0.20μg/kg。该方法灵敏度高、简单快速、准确且重复性好。同时运用该方法对稻谷籽粒中黄曲霉毒素的分布进行研究。     

Comparison of nutritional and nutraceutical properties in cultivated fruits of Fragaria vesca L. produced in Italy

Individual sugars, organic acids, total polyphenols, vitamin C and antiradical activity (as measured by DPPH method) were quantified in cultivated Fragaria vesca berries, comparing different varieties (Regina delle Valli, Alpine, Sara and Valitutto) and different environments with regard to altitude. Cultivar effect mainly influenced the concentration of total polyphenols and antiradical activity which are strongly correlated (R² = 0.91; P = 0.001); conversely, altitude seemed to exert an influence in sugar and organic acid composition. The comparison of the general quality of the most diffused cultivar of F. vesca (Regina delle Valli and Alpine) evidenced that both cultivars have the same nutritional properties, whereas Regina delle Valli is better than Alpine from the point of view of total polyphenolic content (716 vs 471 mg catechin/100 g fresh weight) and radical scavenging activity (301 vs 219 ml DPPH solution/100 g fresh weight), thus resulting more attractive from the health protecting attributes point of view. F. vesca berries showed also a concentration of sugars, citric acid, malic acid and total polyphenols much higher than those reported in literature for Fragaria x ananassa.     

原料对麦汁酚酸抗氧化能力的影响

本文检测了不同啤酒麦芽及酒花品种中酚酸的含量,分析了酿造原料对麦汁抗氧化能力的影响。结果发现,加麦、澳麦、国产西北三种麦芽中,澳麦提供的抗氧化能力较小,同时提供的老化物质也最少,对提高啤酒的风味稳定性有利。以单位α-酸计,香花比苦花提供更多的酚酸和抗氧化能力。酒花老化过程损失相当多的酚酸,酿造过程中应尽量使用新鲜的酒花。     

试谈低pH值元明粉生产技术

从生产实际出发，通过一系列分析研究，找出了低pH值元明粉的生产方法。     

Anthocyanin changes in the Korean purple-fleshed sweet potato,Shinzami, as affected by steaming and baking

As hydrophilic pigments, anthocyanins reduce the incidence of cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In this study, the anthocyanin content and composition following steaming and baking of the roots of the Korean purple-fleshed sweet potato variety “Shinzami” were evaluated using liquid chromatography with diode array detection and electrospray ionisation/mass spectrometry (LC-DAD-ESI/MS). Anthocyanins of Shinzami were composed of mono- or di-acylated forms of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, caffeic acid and ferulic acid with the basic structure of cyanidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside or peonidin 3-sophoroside-5-glucoside. A total of 15 individual anthocyanins were isolated and confirmed, one of which was presumed to be a newly identified compound, peonidin 3-feruloyl-p-hydroxybenzoyl sophoroside-5-glucoside. Additionally, the amounts of di-acylated cyanidin 3-caffeoyl-p-hydroxybenzoyl sophoroside-5-glucoside and peonidin 3-caffeoyl-p-hydroxybenzoyl sophoroside-5-glucoside were the highest (137.0 and 565.9 mg/100 g DW, respectively) among cyanidin and peonidin compounds. After steaming, the total anthocyanin content was reduced by nearly a half, while roasting only slightly reduced the total anthocyanin content.