Agenise

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Agenise - age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)Agenizeprocess, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

Agenise

To bleach flour with agene (nitrogen trichloride), a process which was in use from the early to mid-20th century, during which time up to 80% of flour was so processed. A byproduct of the process, methionine sulfoximine (MSO), inhibits glutamine and glutathione (GSH)—the latter of which is a key antioxidant and free radical scavenger—and thus diminishes the body's antioxidant defenses, possibly leading to increased oxidative stress. Decreased glutamine synthesis may increase free glutamate, giving rise to increased levels of ammonia, compromising neuronal health and survival. Toxic actions of some compounds in processed foods might play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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verb age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)

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