Determination of spherosomes from lees materials

J Agric Food Chem. 2004 Dec 29;52(26):7768-70. doi: 10.1021/jf0403134.

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness in adsorbing organochlorine compounds such as chloroform, dichloromethane, or benzene by lees materials, the determination of spherosomes from different lees materials was established by using a hemacytometer under an optical microscope. Rice bran, wheat bran, rapeseed, linseed, okara, and sakekasu were used for this investigation, and activated carbon was also used as a standard adsorbent material. The number of spherosomes varied from 1.82 x 10(10) particles/g for sakekasu to 4.95 x 10(10) particles/g for wheat bran. There was a high correlation between the removal efficiency in adsorbing organochlorine compounds such as chloroform, dichloromethane, or benzene by lees materials and the number of spherosomes from different lees materials.

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Brassica rapa / ultrastructure
  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / chemistry*
  • Oryza / ultrastructure
  • Plants / ultrastructure*
  • Subcellular Fractions / chemistry
  • Triticum / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated