Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies
A supply of pure, intact oil bodies is essential for carrying out morphological and biochemical studies of these plant organelles, and exploring their application. Preparation requires a carefully controlled breakage of plant cells, followed by separation of the oil bodies from cytoplasm and cell de...
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| author | Zhang, Pujuang Di Bari, Vicenzo Briars, Rhianna Taher, Zarani Mat Yuan, Jiamiao Liu, Guangqin Gray, David A. |
| author_facet | Zhang, Pujuang Di Bari, Vicenzo Briars, Rhianna Taher, Zarani Mat Yuan, Jiamiao Liu, Guangqin Gray, David A. |
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| description | A supply of pure, intact oil bodies is essential for carrying out morphological and biochemical studies of these plant organelles, and exploring their application. Preparation requires a carefully controlled breakage of plant cells, followed by separation of the oil bodies from cytoplasm and cell debris. This paper focuses on the recovery and characterisation of oil bodies from pecan nuts where no work has been published to date. The results showed that soaking softens the nut tissue, and appears to reduce the damage to oil bodies during grinding and centrifugal force must be carefully selected to minimise oil bodies damage on recovery. A 24h soaking time coupled with a 5500 RCF recovery force allows for the recovery of intact pecan nut oil bodies. |
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| spelling | nottingham-438302020-05-04T18:46:02Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43830/ Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies Zhang, Pujuang Di Bari, Vicenzo Briars, Rhianna Taher, Zarani Mat Yuan, Jiamiao Liu, Guangqin Gray, David A. A supply of pure, intact oil bodies is essential for carrying out morphological and biochemical studies of these plant organelles, and exploring their application. Preparation requires a carefully controlled breakage of plant cells, followed by separation of the oil bodies from cytoplasm and cell debris. This paper focuses on the recovery and characterisation of oil bodies from pecan nuts where no work has been published to date. The results showed that soaking softens the nut tissue, and appears to reduce the damage to oil bodies during grinding and centrifugal force must be carefully selected to minimise oil bodies damage on recovery. A 24h soaking time coupled with a 5500 RCF recovery force allows for the recovery of intact pecan nut oil bodies. Hindawi 2017-05-18 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Pujuang, Di Bari, Vicenzo, Briars, Rhianna, Taher, Zarani Mat, Yuan, Jiamiao, Liu, Guangqin and Gray, David A. (2017) Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies. Journal of Food Quality, 2017 (38641). 3864126/1-3864126/9. ISSN 1745-4557 https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jfq/2017/3864126/abs/ doi:10.1155/2017/3864126 doi:10.1155/2017/3864126 |
| spellingShingle | Zhang, Pujuang Di Bari, Vicenzo Briars, Rhianna Taher, Zarani Mat Yuan, Jiamiao Liu, Guangqin Gray, David A. Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
| title | Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
| title_full | Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
| title_fullStr | Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
| title_short | Influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
| title_sort | influence of pecan nut pretreatment on the physical quality of oil bodies |
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