The effects of metformin therapy on BMI and biochemical markers among overweight children and adolescents [abstract] [PDF]
Introduction: In the United States, overweight adolescents are likely to continue to gain weight over time and are more likely to become overweight adults. High rates of child and adolescent obesity leave physicians searching for ways to stop this trend.
Yeast, Carrie
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Fermentation application of an aroma-producing Kazachstania unispora in corn distillers' grains [PDF]
In order to further enrich the yeast strain resources for high-value-added utilization of distillers' grains, this study focused on a strain of Kazachstania unispora AMCC 30302 isolated from fermented milk.
SUN Yafang, XIAO Yafei, GUO Tianfen, ZHANG Yan
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Determination of relative volatilities of flavour compounds in hydro-alcoholic solutions is usually performed by time-consuming and costly standard methods such as the Gillespie dynamic recirculation method. This study tested a quick and easy method with
Manami Yagishita +2 more
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Factors affecting the activity of baker's compressed and active dry yeast : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Biotechnology at Massey University [PDF]
Factors affecting the Activity of Baker's Compressed and Active Dry Yeast. Parameters important in the production of Baker's Yeast were correlated with the product's final activity.
Espie, Stephen Angus
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Coenzyme Q10 deficiencies: pathways in yeast and humans. [PDF]
Coenzyme Q (ubiquinone or CoQ) is an essential lipid that plays a role in mitochondrial respiratory electron transport and serves as an important antioxidant.
Awad, Agape M +5 more
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Isolation and characterisation of Sri Lankan yeast germplasm and its evaluation for alcohol production [PDF]
Use of inferior yeast cultures represents one of the reasons for low fermentation efficiencies in Sri Lankan alcohol distilleries that use sugarcane molasses. The present study isolated and characterised yeast strains found in natural environments in Sri
Chandrasena, G. +2 more
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Development of "Blossom-Protect" - a yeast preparation for the reduction of blossom infections by fire blight [PDF]
In organic apple-growing control agents are necessary to prevent the blossoms being infected by the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Detached apple blossoms were used as an experimental model to develop preparations based on yeast isolates for ...
Kunz, Stefan
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How to halve ploidy : lessons from budding yeast meiosis [PDF]
Maintenance of ploidy in sexually reproducing organisms requires a specialized form of cell division called meiosis that generates genetically diverse haploid gametes from diploid germ cells.
Arumugam, Prakash +2 more
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The Significance of Lipids to Biofilm Formation in Candida albicans: An Emerging Perspective
Candida albicans, the dimorphic opportunistic human fungal pathogen, is capable of forming highly drug-resistant biofilms in the human host. Formation of biofilm is a multistep and multiregulatory process involving various adaptive mechanisms.
Darakshan Alim +2 more
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Microtubules are critical for a variety of cellular processes such as chromosome segregation, intracellular transport and cell shape. Drugs against microtubules have been widely used in cancer chemotherapies, though the acquisition of drug resistance has
Jun Morishita, Paul Nurse
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