High Fructose Corn Syrup

High fructose corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch in which some glucose is enzymatically converted to fructose, and it is widely used in processed foods and beverages. Its glucose and fructose components enter distinct metabolic pathways, while the sweet taste can influence food preference, intake, and reward-related behavior. In behavioral research, controlled exposure to high fructose corn syrup helps investigators examine how dietary sugar affects feeding patterns, motivation, learning, and other physiological responses. This work supports a clearer understanding of how food composition and repeated consumption may shape behavior and inform research on nutrition, metabolism, and health.

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JoVE Journal - Environment
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In this study, a protocol was developed to produce good quality pellets using a flat die pellet mill at reduced specific energy consumption testing high-moisture corn stover and a starch based binder. The results indicated that adding a corn starch binder improved the pellet durability, reduced percent fines and decreased specific energy consumption.

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JoVE Journal - Behavior

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2019

Flight mills are important tools for comparing how age, sex, mating status, temperature, or various other factors may influence an insect’s flight behavior. Here we describe protocols to tether and measure the flight propensity and performance of western corn rootworm under different treatments.

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JoVE Journal - Biology
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2010

An Introduction into the technology, protocol and handling of the Corning HYPERStack Vessels and accessories used for high yield adherent cell culture. The protocol will show how to use the closed system vessels for increasing cell harvesting over current stacked plate products.

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2021

Herein are protocols for collecting and microinjecting precellular corn planthopper embryos for the purpose of modifying their genome via CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing or for the addition of marked transposable elements through germline transformation.

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2018

The protocols described herein provide a clear and approachable methodology for measuring soluble protein and digestible (non-structural) carbohydrate content in plant tissues. The ability to quantify these two plant macronutrients has significant implications for advancing the fields of plant physiology, nutritional ecology, plant-herbivore interactions and food-web ecology.

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