超声波提取西兰花中叶黄素的工艺研究

以西兰花真空冻干粉为原料,探明了超声波强化四氢呋喃提取叶黄素的工艺条件。在确定适合提取料液比后,采用正交试验研究了超声波功率、提取温度、超声作用时间对提取量的影响。结果显示,较理想的提取条件为：超声波功率400W、提取温度40℃、超声波作用时间10min。在此条件下,叶黄素提取量最高。通过方差分析可知,温度影响达到0．05的显著水平。     

Immunoregulatory activity of different dietary carotenoids in male zebra finches

Summary. Many animals use carotenoid pigments to color their integument and become sexually attractive. These colorants can also serve physiological functions, protecting cells and tissues from oxidative damage as well as stimulating the immune system. Because animals often acquire several different carotenoid pigments from their diet, there is the potential for different carotenoids to exhibit different free-radical-scavenging or immunoenhancing activity. We experimentally tested how two common dietary xanthophylls - lutein and zeaxanthin - may differentially affect the immune system in male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Male T. guttata derive their red sexual beak colorants from these two carotenoids, and prior studies with this species have shown that lutein and zeaxanthin together boost cell-mediated immunity. We experimentally elevated these two dietary carotenoids separately in two groups of non-breeding zebra finches, but found that lutein-supplemented and zeaxanthin-supplemented males mounted similar cell-mediated immune responses (to phytohaemagglutinin, or PHA). Although zeaxanthin is a more conjugated carotenoid than lutein and has the potential to be a more potent antioxidant, our study suggests that such a subtle structural difference between these two biochemicals does not differentially affect immune performance in this songbird.     

宁夏乌拉尔甘草地上资源的开发利用

报道了系统提取、分离宁夏乌拉尔甘草地上部分的色素类和生物黄酮类等有效成分的工艺及产品开发前景展望.最佳工艺是:料叶用95%的乙醇浸泡后,将色素类和黄酮类用石油醚分离,色素类可以制成叶绿素铜钠盐及叶黄素等,黄酮通过柱层析法制得含量大于80%的甘草叶黄酮产品.该工艺操作简单、连续,可以实现工业化生产.