Structural and Physicochemical Properties of a Chinese Yam Starch–Tea Polyphenol Complex Prepared Using Autoclave-Assisted Pullulanase Treatment [PDF]
Foods, 2023 Interactions between food components have a positive impact in the field of food science. In this study, the effects of tea polyphenol on the structural and physicochemical properties of Chinese yam starch using autoclave-assisted pullulanase treatment ...
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Potential of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) By-Product as a Feed Additive in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Turning Waste into Valuable Resources [PDF]
Aquaculture Nutrition, 2023 Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) by-product produced in the water extraction process is commonly directly discarded resulting in a waste of resources and environmental pollution.
Mingshi Chen +9 more
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Exploring the effects and mechanisms of Chinese yam in treating osteoporosis using network pharmacology analysis and biological validation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsChinese yam, a plant used in traditional medicine and food, shows promise for treating osteoporosis, but its exact mechanism of action remains unclear.
Zhirong Huang +7 more
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Domestic Cooking Affects the Prebiotic Performances of Chinese Yam [PDF]
Foods, 2022 The appropriate domestic cooking methods can retain and protect the biological properties of foods well. Thus, the objective of this study was to unravel the effect of different cooking methods on the microbiota modulatory properties of yam and their non-
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A Frontier Review of Nutraceutical Chinese Yam [PDF]
FoodsYams are the edible subterranean rhizomes, or tubers, of plants from the genus Dioscorea. There are approximately 600 species of yam plants in the world, with more than 90 of these growing in East Asia.
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Molecules, 2018 Background: The aim of this study was to explore the estrogenic effects of the extracts from Chinese yam and its effective compounds. Methods: The activity of the yam was investigated by the uterine weight gain of mice and a proliferation assay of breast
Mengnan Zeng +7 more
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Insights into epigenetics suggest a role of DNA methylation in regulating Chinese yam tuber shape [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Plant organ shape is an important trait in terms of economic efficiency in agriculture. The club-like or spindle-shaped underground tubers of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) impede mechanical harvest resulting in unprofitable ...
Jenny Riekötter +4 more
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Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) variants indicates brassinosteroid involvement in tuber development [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Dioscorea is an important but underutilized genus of flowering plants that grows predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions. Several species, known as yam, develop large underground tubers and aerial bulbils that are used as food. The Chinese yam (
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Dune soil nitrogen leaching for Chinese-yam cultivation: Impact of microbe-decomposable slow-release fertilizer [PDF]
HeliyonChinese yam production is thriving in Aomori Prefecture, a cold and snowy region in Japan. Recently, there has been an increasing risk of nitrogen leaching in Chinese-yam fields, which consist of sandy soil, due to localized torrential rain.
Akira Endo
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Effects of Sequential Fermentation with Saccharomyces bayanus and Lactobacillus brevis on the Metabolite Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Chinese Yam Juice [PDF]
FoodsChinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) is a nutrient-rich tuber with recognized health benefits, yet its application in beverage products remains limited due to processing and formulation challenges. In this study, a sequential fermentation strategy was
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