EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF); Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 9, Revision 4 (FGE.09Rev4): Secondary alicyclic saturated and unsaturated alcohols, ketones and esters containing secondary alicyclic alcohols from chemical group 8 and 30, and an ester of a phenol derivative from chemical group 25

<p>The Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids of the European Food Safety Authority was requested to evaluate 21 flavouring substances in the Flavouring Group Evaluation 9, Revision 4, using the Procedure in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2000. The present revision of FGE.09 includes the assessment of four additional flavouring substances, p-menthan-3-one [FL-no: 07.059], 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one [FL-no: 07.202], l-piperitone [FL-no: 07.255] and menthol 1-and 2-propylene glycol carbonate [FL-no: 09.843]. None of the substances were considered to have genotoxic potential. The substances were evaluated through a stepwise approach (the Procedure) that integrates information on structure-activity relationships, intake from current uses, toxicological threshold of concern, and available data on metabolism and toxicity. The Panel concluded that the 20 substances [FL-no: 02.070, 02.075, 02.135, 02.167, 06.136, 07.059, 07.202, 07.203, 07.255, 09.154, 09.355, 09.520, 09.618, 09.619, 09.621, 09.843, 09.870, 09.929, 09.935 and 09.949] do not give rise to safety concerns at their levels of dietary intake, estimated on the basis of the MSDI approach. For the remaining candidate substance [FL-no: 07.207], additional toxicity data are requested (further metabolism and/or toxicity studies). Besides the safety assessment of these flavouring substances, the specifications for the materials of commerce have been considered. Specifications including complete purity criteria and identity for the materials of commerce have been provided for all candidate substances.</p&gt

The identification of a non-dialyzable proteinase inhibitor with the dialyzable from eggplant exocarps (Agricultural Chemistry)

ナスビ外皮より非透析性のプロテアーゼインヒビターを精製した。塩析, 熱処理, DEAE-セファデックスおよびゲル漏過を用いたが, 最初の段階を除いては, 透析は行わず, 脱塩はすべてダイヤファルターを用いた。このようにして精製したインヒビターは, その分子量, トリプシンやキモトリプシンに対する挙動, またアミノ酸組成の点からみて, 透析性およびアセチル化セルロースを透析に用いて精製したインヒビターと全く同じものであった。そしてナスビ外皮には主要なインヒビターとしては一種類しか存在しないことが明らかとなった。しかし分子量6000のインヒビターが, 未精製のとき, 何故, 透析膜中に残存するかは依然として不明である。Non-dialyzable proteinase inhibtor was purified from eggplant exocarp. The salting out, heat-treatment, DEAE-Sephadex and gel chromatographies were used, and the ultrafiltration was used instead of dialysis except first purification step. The molecular weight, inhibition behaviour for proteinases and amino acid composition were the same as those of purified inhibitor by the other methods. These results show that the non-dialyzable and dialyzable inhibitors are identical and only one kind of inhibitor exists in eggplant exocarp as the main inhibitor. However, the reason why the inhibitor of molecular weight of 6000 in crude stage remains in dialyzing tube, is still unclear

The homogeneity of the purified dialysable proteinase inhibitor from eggplant exocarp (Agricultural Chemistry)

ナスビ果皮より単離精製されたトリプシン・インヒビターの均一性をセフアデックスG-50によるゲルロ過やデイスクおよびSDSポリアクリルアミドゲル電気泳動によって, しらべた。このインヒビター標品は完全に均一な蛋白質であることが判明した。またこのインヒビターはゲルロ過, SDSポリアクリルアミドゲル電気泳動および沈降平衡法によって, 分子量約6000であることが明らかになったが, この値は, 植物由来のインヒビターとして最小のものである。The homogeneity of the protein-like dialysable proteinase inhibitor purified from eggplant exocarp was investigated by gel chromatography on Sephadex G-50 and by disc and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoreses. These analyses showed this inhibitor preparation was homogeneous protein. The molecular weight of this inhibitor was estimated to be approximately 6000 by the methods of gel chromatography, SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and equilibrium centrifugation

Risk assessment for the import of meat and meat products contaminated with foot and mouth disease virus into Great Britain and the sunsequent exposure of GB livestock

Includes bibliographical references. Running title: Risk assessment for the illegal import of meat and meat products Title from coverAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:m03/23465 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo