OBTAINING CASHEW KERNEL PROTEIN CONCENTRATE FROM NUT PROCESSING BY-PRODUCT AND ITS USE TO FORMULATE VEGETAL BURGER

Obtaining cashew kernel protein concentrate from nut processing by-product and its use to formulate vegetal burger

Abstract Broken kernels are among the by-products of processing cashew nuts which have less read more commercial value.The present work aimed to obtain a cashew kernel protein concentrate from broken kernels, and then characterize it as well as using it in a vegetable burger formulation.The concentrate was obtained by isoelectric precipitation at f

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TRPV1 Channels in the Central Nervous System as Drug Targets

TRPV1 channels are polymodal cation channels located predominantly on primary afferent neurons that are activated by inflammatory mediators, capsaicin (the active component in chili peppers), and noxious heat.TRPV1 channel antagonists are potential new analgesic agents, but their development has been hindered by the finding that they also produce r

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