Oregon State University

United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Janine E Trempy

William H Gerwick

Brian Kevin Paul

William E Sandine

Goran Jovanovic

Eric P Knoshaug

Jim Liburdy

Jeff A Ahlgren

Phil McFadden

Thomas K Plant

Karen P Dierksen

Corwin Willard

Frank W R Chaplen

Wojtek Kolodziej

A novel strain ofsubspecies('Ropy 352') has been identified and isolated. Ropy 352 produces a previously unknown exopolysaccharide (EPS 352) that when expressed or added to milk, imparts highly desirable sensory characteristics to the milk, including making the milk very thick, with a very smooth mouth-feel, and slightly sweet with an obvious 'chewable-bite'.

Biopolymer thickener

Methods of detecting bioactive compounds include exposing compounds to one or more classes of chromatophores and measuring or sensing associated changes in one or more of the chromatophores. Representative methods permit identification and quantification of neurotransmitters, toxins, hormones, and chemical warfare agents with or without prior knowledge of the content of a sample. In some examples, chromatophores based on Betta fish are used. Cytosensor apparatus using such chromatophores include means for exposing chromatophores to a sample and optical detection systems for assessing changes in chromatophore optical properties. Compounds can be identified or quantified based on a red-green-blue or hue saturation-value representations of transmitted or reflected light or based on other characterizations of transmitted or reflected light.

Methods for detecting bioactive compounds

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Corvallis, OR, United States of America

Janine E Trempy