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Published on the 17 December 2001

Identification and quantification of natural isoxazolinone compounds by capillary zone electrophoresis.

A capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method that is specific, simple, rapid and also cheap was developed to analyse some natural UV-absorbing isoxazolinone compounds with toxic potential present in …

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Published on the 22 October 2001

Amino acids in seeds and seedlings of the genus Lens.

The amino acid content of seeds and 4-day-old seedlings were studied in five species of lentil: Lens culinaris, L. orientalis, L. ervoides, L. nigricans and L. odemensis. Free amino acid and also tota…

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Published on the 18 December 2000

Reduction efficiency of the neurotoxin β‐ODAP in low‐toxin varieties of Lathyrus sativus seeds by solid state fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus microsporus var chinensis

Solid state fermentation of several low‐toxin varieties of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L) seeds with Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus microsporus var chinensis remove…

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Published on the 27 April 2000

Free amino acids present in commercially available seedlings sold for human consumption. A potential hazard for consumers.

The importance of fresh seedlings for human consumption on European markets continues to increase. Although the contents of free amino acids and potentially toxic free nonprotein amino acids in these …

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Published on the 2 July 1999

Nutritional quality of toasted or dehulled and cold defatted rapeseed meal

Rapeseed meal is an important protein source because of its well-balanced amino acid composition. However, its use in animal feeding is limited because of glucosinolates and a high fibre content. The …

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Published on the 1 April 1999

Behavioral evaluation of visceral pain in a rat model of colonic inflammation

A new rat model was established up to evaluate the antinociceptive effect of compounds in visceral pain. The test consisted in measuring the performance of rats in an aversive light stimulus avoidance…

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Published on the 1 January 1999

Induction of superficial bladder tumors in the female Fischer 344 rats with AY-27 tumor cells for the study of diffusion and localization of hemoglobin derived components (hematoporphyrin derivative) in view of photochemotherapy

Photochemotherapy (PCT) consists in administration of a photosensitizer and subsequent irradiation of the tumor with visible light. Routinely, the photosensitizer is given intravenously (i.v.), but th…

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Published on the 19 December 1997

In Vivo and in Vitro Digestibility of Soybean, Lupine, and Rapeseed Meal Proteins after Various Technological Processes

Anti-nutritional factors and technological processes may modify the nutritional quality of plant proteins. Heated rapeseed meal, soybean, and lupine proteins dried by various processes were used to co…

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