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Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

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398PURINESLeuconostoc mesenteroides <strong>and</strong> yeasts produce carbon dioxideas a raising agent.putromaine Any toxin produced by the decay <strong>of</strong> <strong>food</strong> within thebody.pyloric stenosis Narrowing <strong>of</strong> the pylorus, leading to repeatedvomiting <strong>and</strong> sometimes visible distension <strong>of</strong> the stomach.pylorus Lower end <strong>of</strong> the stomach, where it enters the duodenum,via the pyloric sphincter.pyorrhea Obsolete name for periodontal disease.pyrazines Derivatives <strong>of</strong> six-membered heterocyclic aromaticcompounds with two N atoms in the ring; they impart nutty,roasted, ‘green’ <strong>and</strong> fruity flavours to <strong>food</strong>s.pyridine nucleotides Obsolete name for the coenzymes nad <strong>and</strong>nadp.pyridorin Term used for pyridoxamine (see vitamin B 6 ) whenused to inhibit the Amadori reaction (the rearrangement <strong>of</strong> the

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