ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Pectinolytic and cellulolytic enzymes in cucumber flowers, when added to small-scale cucumber fermentations, were effectively reduced in activity by the use of a brine extract of sericea (Lespedeza cuneata Don) and by a freeze-dried substance isolated from this plant. Reduction of enzyme activity in the fermenting brines was directly related to the inhibitor concentration used. Higher levels of the inhibitor resulted in an increase in firmness of the cured salt-stock cucumbers. The judges rated the salt-stock from all inhibitor treatments good to excellent as to acceptability for commercial use. The addition of sericea, either as the brine extract or the isolated substance, appeared to exert no lasting inhibitory effect on the lactic acid bacteria responsible for acid fermentation in the experimental brines.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1965.tb00295.x
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