Sökning: "cyanogens"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade ordet cyanogens.

  1. 1. Dietary exposure to cyanogens from cassava : a challenge for prevention in Zaire

    Författare :Jean-Pierre Banea-Mayambu; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cassava processing, consumption and dietary cyanide exposure

    Författare :Adeyinka Onabolu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Cassava; gari; linamarin; cyanohydrin; cyanogens; cyanide.;

    Sammanfattning : Cassava is a major component of the diet of more than half a billion people in the tropics. Cassava is an important crop in the farming system in the tropics because it can be intercropped with many other crops, and yields well in poor soils. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The causation of konzo : studies on a paralytic disease in Africa

    Författare :Thorkild Tylleskär; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Spastic paraparesis; konzo; cassava; cyanide; thiocyanate; inorganic sulphate; HTLV-I; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Epidemics of a permanent, non-progressive spastic paraparesis with sudden onset hasbeen reported from several rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Studies in East Africasuggested an association with dietary cyanide intake from unprocessed cassava. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Cassava Processing: Safety and Protein Fortification

    Författare :Lucas Tivana; Livsmedelsteknik; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Cassava; Cyanogenic glycosides; aquacyano-cobyrinic acid; processing; amylose; amylopectin; protein; texture;

    Sammanfattning : Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important and cheap source of carbohydrate in tropical regions, particularly in Sub-Sahara Africa. Cassava as a human food is a good source of energy as it has a comparable high energy density of about 610 kJ/100 g fresh root. LÄS MER