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    Identification of QTL underlying vitamin E contents in soybean seed among multiple environments

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    Vitamin E (VE) in soybean seed has value for foods, medicines, cosmetics, and animal husbandry. Selection for higher VE contents in seeds along with agronomic traits was an important goal for many soybean breeders. In order to map the loci controlling the VE content, F5-derived F6 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were advanced through single-seed-descent (SSD) to generate a population including 144 RILs. The population was derived from a cross between ā€˜OAC Bayfieldā€™, a soybean cultivar with high VE content, and ā€˜Hefeng 25ā€™, a soybean cultivar with low VE content. A total of 107 polymorphic simple sequence repeat markers were used to construct a genetic linkage map. Seed VE contents were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography for multiple years and locations (Harbin in 2007 and 2008, Hulan in 2008 and Suihua in 2008). Four QTL associated with Ī±-Toc (on four linkage groups, LGs), eight QTL associated with Ī³-Toc (on eight LGs), four QTL associated with Ī“-Toc (on four LGs) and five QTL associated with total VE (on four LGs) were identified. A major QTL was detected by marker Satt376 on linkage group C2 and associated with Ī±-Toc (0.0012Ā >Ā PĀ >Ā 0.0001, 5.0%Ā <Ā R2Ā <Ā 17.0%, 25.1Ā <Ā Ī±-TocĀ <Ā 30.1Ā Ī¼gĀ gāˆ’1), total VE (PĀ <Ā 0.0001, 7.0%Ā <Ā R2Ā <Ā 10.0%, 118.2Ā <Ā total VEĀ <Ā 478.3Ā Ī¼gĀ gāˆ’1). A second QTL detected by marker Satt286 on LG C2 was associated with Ī³-Toc (0.0003Ā >Ā PĀ >Ā 0.0001, 6.0%Ā <Ā R2Ā <Ā 13.0%, 141.5Ā <Ā Ī³-TocĀ <Ā 342.4Ā Ī¼gĀ gāˆ’1) and total VE (PĀ <Ā 0.0001, 2.0%Ā <Ā R2Ā <Ā 9.0%, 353.9Ā <Ā total VEĀ <Ā 404.0Ā Ī¼gĀ gāˆ’1). Another major QTL was detected by marker Satt266 on LG D1b that was associated with Ī±-Toc (0.0002Ā >Ā PĀ >Ā 0.0001, 4.0%Ā <Ā R2Ā <Ā 6.0%, 27.7Ā <Ā Ī±-TocĀ <Ā 43.7Ā Ī¼gĀ gāˆ’1) and Ī³-Toc (0.0032Ā >Ā PĀ >Ā 0.0001, 3.0%Ā <Ā R2Ā <Ā 10.0%, 69.7Ā <Ā Ī³-TocĀ <Ā 345.7Ā Ī¼gĀ gāˆ’1). Since beneficial alleles were all from ā€˜OAC Bayfieldā€™, it was concluded that these three QTL would have great potential value for marker assisted selection for high VE content

    Production and Properties of a Penicillium roqueforti Lipase

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    The objectives of the present study on the lipase of Penicillium roqueforti were to study factors that affect lipase production by the organism, to partially purify the lipase, and to study factors that affect the activity of the lipase.It was felt that such a study may provide information to control undesirable rancidity in dairy and food products.Also, completion of the objectives would appear to be a logical step toward adapting the lipase of P. roqueforti to production of modified fat preparations for commercial use. Advisor: Khem M. Shahan

    Liquid Chromatographic Analysis of a

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    Selected Nutrient Analyses of Fresh, Fresh-Stored, and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

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    This two-year study compared the status of targeted nutrients in selected fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. In addition, a novel third category was examinedā€”a ā€œfresh-storedā€ categorization intended to mimic typical consumer storage patterns of produce following purchase (five days of refrigeration). Broccoli, cauliflower, corn, green beans, green peas, spinach, blueberries, and strawberries of all three categories of freshness were analyzed for their concentrations of L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C), trans-Ī²-carotene (provitamin A), and total folate. Analyses were performed in triplicate on representative samples using standardized analytical methods and included a quality control plan for each nutrient. In the majority of comparisons between nutrients within the categories of fresh, frozen, and ā€œfresh-storedā€, the findings showed no significant differences in assessed vitamin contents. In the cases of significant differences, frozen produce outperformed ā€œfresh-storedā€ more frequently than ā€œfresh-storedā€ outperformed frozen. When considering the refrigerated storage to which consumers may expose their fresh produce prior to consumption, the findings of this study do not support the common belief of consumers that fresh food has significantly greater nutritional value than its frozen counterpart
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