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GOVERNMENT SEARCHES FOR INVESTORS TO REALIZE ARMENIAN-CHINESE PROGRAM OF INULIN PRODUCTION
10:57, 10 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, ARMENPRESS. The Government of the Republic of
Armenia is engaged in the activity aiming to find investments for
the realization of the program of the Armenian-Chinese enterprise of
inulin production. The Head of the Industrial Policy Department of
the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Armen Yeganyan
stated this in a conversation with "Armenpress". "The Government
of the Republic of Armenia provided recourses. We have published
the invitation in an international periodical to find investors,"
the Head of the Department underscored. The preliminary total price
of the program is USD 33 million.
Among other things the Head of the Industrial Policy Department of
the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Armen Yeganyan
emphasized that the Chinese side took the obligation to make an
investment of 5 percent, to provide the relevant technology, and
conduct the installation works. In addition Armen Yeganyan noted
that there is a company from the Armenian side, which is willing to
provide acreage for the cultivation of earth apple.
Inulins are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides produced by
many types of plants, industrially most often extracted from chicory.
The inulins belong to a class of dietary fibers known as fructans.
Inulin is used by some plants as a means of storing energy and is
typically found in roots or rhizomes. Most plants that synthesize and
store inulin do not store other forms of carbohydrate such as starch.
Inulin is increasingly used in processed foods because it has unusually
adaptable characteristics. Its flavour ranges from bland to subtly
sweet (approx. 10% sweetness of sugar/sucrose). It can be used to
replace sugar, fat, and flour. This is advantageous because inulin
contains 25-35% of the food energy of carbohydrates (starch, sugar).
Nonhydrolyzed inulin can also be directly converted to ethanol in
a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process, which may
have great potential for converting crops high in inulin into ethanol
for fuel.
Inulin and its analog sinistrin are used to help measure kidney
function by determining the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). GFR
is the volume of fluid filtered from the renal (kidney) glomerular
capillaries into the Bowman's capsule per unit time. Inulin is of
particular use as it is not secreted or reabsorbed in any appreciable
amount at the nephron, allowing GFR to be calculated. However, due to
clinical limitations, inulin and sinistrin, although characterised
by better handling features, are rarely used for this purpose and
creatinine values are the standard for determining an approximate GFR.
It is also used for rehydration and remineralization following
important loss of water, like diarrhea and diaphoresis. Inulin can
also be used as a vaccine adjuvant.
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http://armenpress.am/eng/news/736013/government-searches-for-investors-to-realize-armenian-chinese-program-of-inulin-production.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
10:57, 10 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, ARMENPRESS. The Government of the Republic of
Armenia is engaged in the activity aiming to find investments for
the realization of the program of the Armenian-Chinese enterprise of
inulin production. The Head of the Industrial Policy Department of
the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Armen Yeganyan
stated this in a conversation with "Armenpress". "The Government
of the Republic of Armenia provided recourses. We have published
the invitation in an international periodical to find investors,"
the Head of the Department underscored. The preliminary total price
of the program is USD 33 million.
Among other things the Head of the Industrial Policy Department of
the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Armen Yeganyan
emphasized that the Chinese side took the obligation to make an
investment of 5 percent, to provide the relevant technology, and
conduct the installation works. In addition Armen Yeganyan noted
that there is a company from the Armenian side, which is willing to
provide acreage for the cultivation of earth apple.
Inulins are a group of naturally occurring polysaccharides produced by
many types of plants, industrially most often extracted from chicory.
The inulins belong to a class of dietary fibers known as fructans.
Inulin is used by some plants as a means of storing energy and is
typically found in roots or rhizomes. Most plants that synthesize and
store inulin do not store other forms of carbohydrate such as starch.
Inulin is increasingly used in processed foods because it has unusually
adaptable characteristics. Its flavour ranges from bland to subtly
sweet (approx. 10% sweetness of sugar/sucrose). It can be used to
replace sugar, fat, and flour. This is advantageous because inulin
contains 25-35% of the food energy of carbohydrates (starch, sugar).
Nonhydrolyzed inulin can also be directly converted to ethanol in
a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process, which may
have great potential for converting crops high in inulin into ethanol
for fuel.
Inulin and its analog sinistrin are used to help measure kidney
function by determining the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). GFR
is the volume of fluid filtered from the renal (kidney) glomerular
capillaries into the Bowman's capsule per unit time. Inulin is of
particular use as it is not secreted or reabsorbed in any appreciable
amount at the nephron, allowing GFR to be calculated. However, due to
clinical limitations, inulin and sinistrin, although characterised
by better handling features, are rarely used for this purpose and
creatinine values are the standard for determining an approximate GFR.
It is also used for rehydration and remineralization following
important loss of water, like diarrhea and diaphoresis. Inulin can
also be used as a vaccine adjuvant.
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/736013/government-searches-for-investors-to-realize-armenian-chinese-program-of-inulin-production.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress