Whole blood and blood components from vertebrates differentially affect egg formation in three species of anautogenous mosquitoes

Abstract Background Most female mosquitoes are anautogenous and must blood feed on a vertebrate host to produce eggs.Prior studies show that the number of eggs females lay per clutch correlates with the volume of blood ingested and that protein is the most important macronutrient for egg formation.In contrast, how whole blood, blood fractions and s

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NONENZYMATIC BROWNING KINETIC REACTION AND ASCORBIC ACID DEGREDATION OF HEAT-TREATED ORANGE JUICE DURING STORAGE

The kinetics of ascorbic acid (AA) degradation and nonenzymatic browning (NEB) of heat-treated single strength orange juice (OJ) over a temperature between 70-95 oC for 2-10 min.and stored under opaque condition at 4 and 20 oC for 2 months have been studied.Analysis of kinetic data by measuring absorbance Messenger at 420 nm (A420) suggested a zero

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