A. Adu-Gyamfi

Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Antibacterial Properties of Sea Crab Shell Chitosan

F.C.K. Ocloo, A. Adu-Gyamfi, E. A. Quarcoo, Y. Serfor-Armah, D. K. Asare & C. Owulah · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2012

Effect of gamma irradiation on antibacterial activities of chitosan is described. Chitosan was prepared from crab shells via demineralization, deproteinization, decoloration and deacetylation. Chitosan solutions (2%) were prepared in 1% acetic acid and irradiated at 0, 5, 15 and...

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Comparative Occurrence of Resident Fungi on Gamma Irradiated and Steam Sterilized Sorghum Grains (Sorghum bicolor L.) for Spawn Production in Ghana

N. K. Kortei, G. T. Odamtten, V. Appiah, M. Obodai, A. Adu-Gyamfi & M. Wiafe- Kwagyan · Biotechnology Journal International · 2015

Sorghum is one of the important cereals consumed by humans, animals and also used for the production of mushroom spawns in Ghana. Aim: Identification of fungi present on sorghum grains before and after pretreatment (steam and gamma radiation) principally for mushroom cultivation....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2015/16747

Physicochemical and Elemental Analyses of Banana Composite Flour for Infants

L. Amoakoah Twum, I. D. Kottoh, I. K. Asare, W. Torgby-Tetteh, E. S. Buckman & A. Adu-Gyamfi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

Aim: To develop a nutritious product from banana for infants and increase banana utilization. Methodology: Banana samples obtained from the Volta River Estate Limited were solar dried and milled into flour. Soybean and maize were obtained from a local market in Madina, Accra, mec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2015/13557