How disulfide bonds of gluten could be reduced?

Dear Researcher, I am looking for a food grade or the least toxic solvent to reduce disulfide or sulfhydral bonds to enhance its water solubility. Please suggest...Thanks!!!

09 October 2017 628 1 View

Any food grade solvent alternative of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro- 2-propanol?

Dear researchers, I am looking to dissolve wheat gluten using only food grade solvent with the least toxicity Thanks!

09 October 2017 3,242 0 View

Can anyone suggest a clear (step by step) method for head space gas chromatography essential oils evolved from packaging film during storage?

02 March 2017 6,692 0 View

What is meant by 1:1 molar ratio in cyclodextrin inclusion complexes?

I am looking for the typically called 1:1 molar ratio in case of cyclodextrin inclusion complex prepared with any antimicrobial extract. So, how can I calculate molar ratio, and how much amount I...

11 December 2016 2,921 2 View

For encapsulation purpose which one (either plant extract or essential oil) is more suitable?

Dear Researchers, I am looking to encapsulate some plant extracts in cyclodextrins, but I am unable to decide either water or ethanol based extracts or essential oils of particular plant will be...

10 November 2016 6,064 3 View

Starch modification to get high amylose content, by other than biotechnological method?

High amylose starches are finding their application in packaging, etc. Except biotechnological method (where we manipulate genetics of plant), which other method, i.e., physical (irradiation),...

07 August 2016 7,288 4 View

Can anyone suggest a mild solvent that can dissolve gelatin and agar blend at room temperature?

I am looking for a solvent either organic or inorganic but mild in nature (cause no molecular erosion) that dissolve gelatin+agar blend at room temperature to get a uniform solution. thanks

04 May 2016 8,080 3 View

Factors effecting starch retrogradation

Moisture mobility storage temperature and other processing conditions

09 October 2011 2,100 0 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

What solvent can I used for Paal Knorr reaction between 6-amino hexanoic acid and 2.5 hexanedione?

I am try to make the Paal Knorr reaction between 2.5 hexnedione and 6-amino hexanoic acid, my problem is type of solvent to use, because 6-hexaminohexanoic acid is soluble in water but I am not...

02 March 2021 4,443 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

Is CD44 degraded in lysosome together with hyaluronan after CD44 mediated endocytosis of hyaluronic acid?

Also when RHAMM binds hyaluronic acid, they get internalized, will RHAMM also be degraded? Or both CD44 and RHAMM will be transferred back to the cell membrane? Asking for breast cancer cell line...

01 March 2021 8,169 2 View

How to remove DCU and HOBT from my reaction?

I am doing a acid and a chiral amino alcohol reaction using DCC and HOBT in DCM or THF? Can anyone suggest me how to remove DCU and HOBT from a reaction mixture??

28 February 2021 2,153 1 View

What is the most common number of epitopes in an multi-epitope Vaccine?

hi everyone, I'm interested in the field of vaccine design specifically multi-epitope cancer vaccines , I want to know if there is a minimum and maximum number of epitopes we could use in a...

27 February 2021 3,882 3 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Is it efficient to do liquid biopsy to investigate the gene expressions of the tumor?

To do liquid biopsy and look for specific gene expressions there are so many published papers. Thera are different protocols and procedures used to isolate circulating cell free RNA or mRNA from...

23 February 2021 7,326 5 View