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Optimization of fructose-rich syrups production from Opuntia ficus-indica inulin using immobilized inulinase on Luffa cylindrical

BACKGROUND Luffa cylindrica has numerous domestic and industrial uses. For example, this natural fiber supports immobilization through the covalent bonding of an inulinase. In addition, fructose syrup from crude inulin obtained from prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) can be obtained in a plug-flow mini ...

Organic acids, sugars, vitamin C content and some pomological characteristics of eleven hawthorn species (Crataegus spp) from Turkey

Biol. Res; 47 (), 2014
BACKGROUND: The Hawthorn (Crateagus sp.) mostly occurs around the temperate region of the world with a high number of species, producing a fruit with numerous beneficial effects for human health. The aim of the study was to determine organic acid and sugar contents in the fruit of a number of hawthorn sp...