In the Netherlands the efficiency of mineral absorption from the gastrointestinal tract of farm animals is a topic of interest to reduce the mineral concentration in animal manure. This study was done with broilers. It was focused on physico-chemical chyme conditions. These conditions were related to the absorption of minerals. Carboxy methyl cellu...
The deposition of various pseudomonads and coryneform bacteria with different hydrophobicities (water contact angles) and negative cell surface charges on negatively charged Teflon and glass surfaces was investigated. The levels of deposition varied between 5.0 × 104 and 1.6 × 107 cells cm-2 and between 5.0 × 104 and 3.6 × 107 cells cm-2 for dynami...
The presence and chain length of mycolic acids of bacteria of the genera Corynebacterium, Rhodococcus, Gordona, Mycobacterium, and Arthrobacter and of coryneform bacteria containing a type B peptidoglycan were related to the cell surface hydrophobicity of the bacteria, which in turn was related to adhesion of the cells to defined surfaces such as T...
The aim of the present study was to develop a lattice theory for systems, homogeneous as well as heterogeneous, containing molecules with orientation- dependent interactions such as water. It was soon recognised that the so-called Bragg-Williams mean-field approximation is not capable of reproducing the typical temperature dependence of the thermod...
Twelve genotypes of sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) differing in Al sensitivity were grown in an acid soil (with additions of lime or MgSO 4 ) and in nutrient solutions (with or without Al at constant pH) for periods between 14 and 35 days. The objective was the identification of the factors controlling dry matter yield of sorghum under diff...
Chicory ( Cichorium intybus L.) is one of the many species of the family Compositae. Chicory has been cultivated for the production of leaves or chicons, which have been used as a vegetable since approximately 300 BC, and for its roots, which can be used as a coffee substitute after roasting.
Chicory leaves are appreciated for their slightly bitter ...
Flours from dehusked barley and malt were fractionated to obtain water-insoluble cell wall material (WIS). A mass balance of these fractionations was determined. Arabinoxylans were extracted from this WIS in high purity and yield with Ba(OH) 2 , and subfractionated with graded ethanol precipitation. The structural elements present in these arabinoxy...
