HELLO NATURE®’s Post

Our recent work involving the synergistic effect of phytic acid and eggshell bio-fillers on the dual-phase fire-retardancy of intumescent coatings applied on cellulosic substrates is now available online and published in Chemosphere (IF=8.8). This groundbreaking work examines phytic acid, a naturally occurring phosphorus source extracted from rice bran used to synthesize phytic acid-based fire-retardants (PFR) esterification under reflux, along with powdered chicken eggshells as calcium carbonate bio-filler. https://lnkd.in/e5-aXs8Q

Over the last two days I have been investigating the extractability of Walnut protein, so what have I learnt: - I reinforced my knowledge that using an additive helps improve the amount of protein extracted (The membrane around the nut kernel is rich in polyphenols that can inhibit protein extraction). - It's OK to challenge the literature, in this case a high salt buffer didn't give an improvement to the amount of protein extracted. - I now have an answer to my question, does defatting walnuts affect the recognition of the protein in a Walnut ELISA?....... With this assay there is little difference between the recognition of protein from defatted Vs Whole Walnut. - I re-confirmed why I have spent 22 years doing this, It still excites me and I do like getting an answer. #foodallergen

You don't need to be a plant physiologist or a botanist to make plant based skin care but it can be helpful to know about the active material available in the plants, specially by the novel extraction and fermentation methods that lead to individual ingredients or ingredient groups. In our latest blog post '(which is the first of many to come) we scratch at the surface of the primary and secondary plant metabolites https://lnkd.in/ed3jCVVt

Recent lab work: To find amylase producing bacteria by using modified Nutrient agar plates (addition of starch) We have been able to find starch hydrolysing bacteria from saliva sample and now we will work on characterisation. Although there was a clear zone visible around the streaked area, on iodine flooding, instead of an orange-ish result we obtained a dark red colour which made me sceptical whether or not the test is positive? I believe we have used a higher concentration of iodine solution than required for flooding which led us to this result. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology Looking forward to hashtag #microscopy results of this hashtag #bacteria now! 🔬 hashtag #lab hashtag #amylase hashtag #bacillus

STREAK PLATE METHOD In the experiment, two petri dishes are prepared, one containing nutrient agar with starch and the other containing potato dextrose agar. Garden soil is collected and subjected to serial dilution, followed by spreading the diluted samples on both media plates to identify the bacteria and fungi present in the soil sample. After initial incubation, each petri dish is divided into two equal halves, and a bacterial colony from each plate is streaked onto one half of each divided plate. The plates are then incubated for 24 to 48 hours to observe bacterial growth in the streaked areas. To test for the presence of amylase-producing bacteria, Lugol's iodine solution is added to the plates. Clear zones around the bacterial colonies indicate the production of amylase, as the enzyme breaks down starch, preventing the iodine from staining those areas. #streakplate #streakplatemethod #lifescience #lab #experiment #bacteria #bacterialcolonies #bsc #science

Hi.. I am sharing the link of my recently published paper on inhibitory activity of lImosilactobacillus fermentum on Microsporum canis. https://lnkd.in/gh7Gymii

Pig Research Summit Today TripleA participated in presenting how we have verified the CO2 footprint of our soy protein concentrate AX3 Digest for piglet feed 🐖. The results show, among other things, that with the high protein level and high digestibility AX3 Digest is highly competitive in terms of CO2 footprint. If conventional SPC is replaced with AX3 Digest in the pigletfeed, the CO2 footprint coming from soy can be reduced by more than 40%! Thank you to BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION DENMARK A/S for the invitation to the Pig Research Summit!

Very happy to share our latest paper 'Effect of homogenisation pressure on the physical characteristics of artificial casein micelles' with Romina Cippollini, Seamus O'Mahony and Thomas France from University College Cork which has just been published in International Dairy Journal #milk #milkprotein #casein #dairyproducts #dairyprocessing https://lnkd.in/eFJK4SA6

What are "anti-nutrients"?: phytic acid is one of them. It is present in legumes and whole grains and it inhibits the absorption of key #micronutrients like iron, zinc, and calcium. In animal feed, we use the enzyme #phytase to solve the phytic acid problem - so what can we learn for #humandiets to better meet nutrient requirements? It is great to see current and former colleagues come together to discuss the benefits and challenges in a webinar by Sight and Life and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ! Mike Bedford Matt Freeman