AOCS Phospholipid Division
Newsletter February 2007
Greetings From the Chair
Bruce Sebree
I hope everyone has been enjoying a safe and uneventful start to 2007. For my part, my wife has made a resolution to renovate not only our dining room, but now the kitchen! The silver lining though is that I get to purchase some really cool new power tools and many trips to the chiropractor.
This May we will gather with our AOCS colleagues in beautiful Québec City. Your division board and session chairs have put together 4 excellent sessions that are detailed in another section of this newsletter.
Room schedule for the pre-meeting Sunday (May 13) organizational events are as follows:
ILPS Board - 11:00-12:00, Room 2104B
PHO Roundtable - 12:00-1:00, Room 2104B
Division Board meetings - 1:00-2:30, Room 206AB
Additionally, we will be sponsoring a short course: "Lecithin Properties and Technological Functions." The course will run full days Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12, 2007. Everyone is encouraged to attend. A link to the flyer announcing the program can be found in this newsletter as well.
I hope to see each and every one of you at AOCS in May.
Adieu!
AOCS Annual Meeting May 13-16 in Québec City
This year's Annual Meeting offers Phospholipid Division members a robust technical program and four networking events.
The technical program is online, including oral presentations and poster presentations. Updates and other conference information can be found at the official Annual Meeting webpage.
Be sure to register by April 13, 2007, to receive the early registration fees. Click here for registration information.
Remember to sign up for the Phospholipid Division Luncheon when registering for the meeting. The luncheon will be Monday, May 14, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Other Phospholipid networking events include the Roundtable Discussion Sunday, May 13, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., followed by the Board Meeting from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The ILPS Board Meeting will be Sunday, May 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
You are also encouraged to visit the Phospholipid Division website.
Please share this information with your colleagues. We expect a great meeting in a great locality this May.
Call for Nominations
The Phospholipid Division Board will be changing at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo in Québec City, Canada, in May of 2007. If you would like to volunteer, or nominate someone else for a position (chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, or treasurer) on the Phospholipid Board, please contact Joe Casey at: JCasey@solae.com. Nominations are being accepted until February 28, 2007.
AOCS Short Course on Lecithin Properties and Technological Functions
The Phospholipids Division announces a short course on "Lecithin Properties and Technological Functions" in conjunction with the AOCS annual meeting in Québec City. The course will be held Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Université Laval. This short course, co-organized by AOCS, Université Laval, and ILPS, will be held immediately prior to the 98th AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, a Joint World Congress with the Japan Oil Chemists' Society (JOCS), featuring the New ISF Lectureship Series.
Course Organizers are
The course is recommended for product developers, QA/QC managers, scientists, lab technicians, application technologists, plant supervisors, and all persons working with lecithins and emulsions in the food, pharmaceutical, and other industries, institutes, and academia.
More information about the course, including a proposed itinerary, can be found on the AOCS Annual Meeting website. Or click here for a printable PDF flyer.
Phospholipid Emusifiers in Reconstituted Cream
from inform 18:43, 2007
Miura, S., T. Mutoh, Y. Shiinoki, and T. Yoshioka, Emulsifying Properties of Phospholipids in the Reconstitution of Cream Using Butter Oil, Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. 108:898-903, 2006.
Phospholipids (PL) extracted from cow's milk and from soybeans were examined for their emulsifying properties in reconstituted cream using butter oil. Cow's milk PL dispersed in the oil phase and were determined to stabilize the cream, whereas soybean PL solidified the cream. Differential scanning calorimetry examination on the two creams showed that the addition of soybean PL to butter oil retarded the onset of crystallization during cooling, which led to a lower solid fat content within the fat globules. The observed differences in the crystallization behavior of butter oil in response to the addition of different PL were tentatively attributed to different emulsion stabilities of the reconstituted creams.
Herbicide-Tolerant Soybean Submitted
from inform 18:31, 2007
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., the DuPont subsidiary based at Johnston, Iowa, USA, announced on November 28 that it had completed its U.S. regulatory submission for approval of its proprietary Optimum(TM) GAT(TM) trait in soybeans. DuPont has submitted the regulatory information on the novel trait to the USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Subject to approvals, commercialization of the GM soybeans is expected by 2009.
The Optimum GAT trait is the first-ever agricultural trait developed through proprietary DuPont gene shuffling technology. It is being touted as conferring a next-generation herbicide tolerance with unsurpassed glyphosate tolerance. In addition, it will allow the incorporation of complementary ALS herbicides into a glyphosate program, giving growers the flexibility to tailor weed-control programs to local field conditions. ALS (acetolactate synthase) is involved in the synthesis of the branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine, and is the target for inhibitory action of certain herbicides.
Availability of the trait will give growers a new choice in glyphosate-tolerant soybean seed that maximizes yield potential, improves crop safety, and expands weed control options. Plans call for the incorporation of the trait in corn, cotton, and other crops following its 2009 introduction in soybeans.
The Optimum GAT trait is licensed to Syngenta for use in corn and soybeans and to Delta & Pine Land for use in cotton.