the Scientific Research Program Guiding Project of the Department of Education of Hubei Province(B2020166).
[Objectives]Foshou yam and yacon were used as raw materials to prepare a compound beverage.[Methods]With Foshou yam and yacon as raw materials,single factor experiments and response surface method were used to optimiz...
School-level Scientific Research Fund Project of Guizhou Normal University(2017BS007)。
[Objectives]This study was conducted to investigate the effects of boron fertilizer on the root system and nutrient contents of yacon.[Methods]By the field test method,high-and low-dose of boron fertilizer(Na2B8O13,90...
Due to the current water scarcity in the world,it is extremely important to improve the use of this natural and exhaustible resource in agriculture,by contributing to increase agricultural production and sustainabilit...
supported by the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq;the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais—FAPEMIG.
This study investigated the use of a product based on yacon (PBY) in microbiological, physical-chemical and intestinal characteristics of Wistar rats artificially constipated with Loperamide®. Thirty-two rats were...
financial supported by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Objective: To evaluate the effect of hydroethanolic extract of yacon on the hyperglycemia induced by streptozotocin(STZ) in neonatal rats. Methods: Wistar rats aged two days old received an intraperitoneal injection o...
Leaf and root extracts of Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon), have antihyper-glycemic activity and antioxidant properties. The present study aims to compare the in vivo hepatic antioxidant activity of hydroalcoholic ext...
supported by the Foundation of Tianjin University of Science and Technology(No.20120106);The International Science&Technology Cooperation Program of China(No.2013DFA31160);the Foundation of Tianjin Educational Committee(No.20090604)
The incidence of diabetes has increased considerably, and become the third serious chronic disease following cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Though acarbose, metformin, and 1-deoxynojirimycin have good efficacy fo...
The objective of this study was to develop a new low-calorie symbiotic beverage made from yacon (prebiotic source) and soy extracts, containing probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis BB-12. The synbiotic bever...
Several unfruitful attempts to grow axenic shoot cultures of Smallanthus sonchifolius, also known as yacon, were made before healthy shoots grew in association with bacteria on half strength Murashigue and Skoog media...