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“Encapsulation performance of Maillard reaction products (MRPs) produced by whey proteins and maltodextrin were examined for microencapsulation of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) using spray-drying. CLA was encapsulated using 3 different wall materials containing a single constituent such as whey protein concentrate (WPC), whey protein isolate (WPI), and maltodextrin (MD), and 4 different MRPs.

For the development of MRPs, ratios of WPC to MD were 1:2 and 1:3, whereas those of WPI to MD were 1:5 and 1:10. CLA and wall material were mixed and homogenized, and then spray-dried. The physical properties of encapsulated CLA powders were characterized by particle size and morphology, zeta-potential, flowability, solubility, and dispersibility. The CLA powders coated with WPI-based MRPs have better encapsulation efficiency, water solubility, and smaller particle size than those coated with WPI, WPC, Cilengitide or MD alone. These encapsulated

CLA powders have a number of possible utilities as ingredients in a variety of foods.”
“We have evaluated the levels and specific profiles of several organohalogenated contaminants, including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and flame retardants (FRs), such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), novel brominated FRs (NBFRs), and organophosphate FRs (OPFRs), in 47 indoor dust samples collected in 2010 from urban locations from Iasi, Eastern Romania. The dominant contaminants found in the samples were OPFRs (median sum OPFRs 7890 ng/g). Surprisingly. OCPs were

MAPK Inhibitor Library also measured at high levels (median 1300 ng/g). Except for BDE 209 (median 275 ng/g), PBDEs were present in dust samples at relatively low levels (median sum PBDEs 8 ng/g). PCBs were also measured at low levels (median sum PCBs 35 ng/g), while NBFRs were only occasionally detected, showing BIX 01294 in vitro a low usage in goods present on the Romanian market. The results of the present study evidence the existence of a multitude of chemical formulations in indoor dust. FRs are usually associated to human exposure via ingestion of dust, but other chemicals, such as OCPs, are not commonly reported in such matrix. Although OCPs were found at comparable levels with OPFRs in Romanian dust, OCPs possess a higher risk to human health due to their considerably lower reference dose (RfD) values. Indeed, the OCP exposure calculated for various intake scenarios was only 2-fold lower than the corresponding RfD. Therefore, the inclusion of OCPs as target chemicals in the indoor environment becomes important for countries where elevated levels in other environmental compartments have been previously shown. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“To investigate antioxidant efficacy of medicinal plants known to possess anti-aging properties, the herb preparations were fed to 10-month-old rats. The herb preparations included ethanol extracts of red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A.