The Golden Egg: Nutritional Value, Bioactivities, and Emerging Benefits for Human Health

Spotlight on avian pathology: red mite, a serious emergent problem in layer hens

(2018) F. M. Tomley et al.   AVIAN PATHOLOGY

Associations of egg consumption with cardiovascular disease in a cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults

(2018) Chenxi Qin et al.   HEART

Comparative proteomic analysis of chicken, duck, and quail egg yolks

(2018) Yaping Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES

An Extensive Description of the Peptidomic Repertoire of the Hen Egg Yolk Plasma

(2018) Simona Arena et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Egg White-Derived Antihypertensive Peptide IRW (Ile-Arg-Trp) Inhibits Angiotensin II-Stimulated Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via Angiotensin Type I Receptor

(2018) Wang Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Gastric digestion of milk protein ingredients: Study using an in vitro dynamic model

(2018) Xin Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Effect of Different Heat Treatments on In Vitro Digestion of Egg White Proteins and Identification of Bioactive Peptides in Digested Products

(2018) Xuefen Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Advances on the impact of thermal processing on structure and antigenicity of chicken ovomucoid

(2018) Nicoleta Stănciuc et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Egg proteins: fractionation, bioactive peptides and allergenicity

(2018) Chang Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Age-related changes of yolk precursor formation in the liver of laying hens

(2018) Xing-ting Liu et al.   Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

The unique features of proteins depicting the chicken amniotic fluid

(2018) Mylène Da Silva et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

Antioxidant, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory activity and other functional properties of egg white proteins and their derived peptides – A review

(2018) E D N S Abeyrathne et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Impact of food processing on the structural and allergenic properties of egg white

(2018) Yao Zhu et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Adapting trace mineral nutrition of birds for optimising the environment and poultry product quality

(2018) Y. NYS et al.   WORLDS POULTRY SCIENCE JOURNAL

Zinc, Magnesium, Selenium and Depression: A Review of the Evidence, Potential Mechanisms and Implications

(2018) Jessica Wang et al.   Nutrients

Egg Consumption in Infants is Associated with Longer Recumbent Length and Greater Intake of Several Nutrients Essential in Growth and Development

(2018) Yanni Papanikolaou et al.   Nutrients

The hidden function of egg white antimicrobials: egg weight-dependent effects of avidin on avian embryo survival and hatchling phenotype

(2018) Eva Krkavcová et al.   Biology Open

Molecular characterization of a novel ovodefensin gene in chickens

(2018) Lin-tian Yu et al.   GENE

Serum and acute phase protein changes in laying hens, infested with poultry red mite

(2018) Haider Kaab et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Dietary Cholesterol Contained in Whole Eggs Is Not Well Absorbed and Does Not Acutely Affect Plasma Total Cholesterol Concentration in Men and Women: Results from 2 Randomized Controlled Crossover Studies

(2018) Jung Kim et al.   Nutrients

Domestic Fowl Breed Variation in Egg White Protein Expression: Application of Proteomics and Transcriptomics

(2018) Barbora Bílková et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Effects of dietary marigold extract on lutein content, yolk color and fatty acid profile of omega-3 eggs

(2018) Manuela Grčević et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Dietary Choline Intake: Current State of Knowledge Across the Life Cycle

(2018) Alejandra Wiedeman et al.   Nutrients

Dietary guidance for lutein: consideration for intake recommendations is scientifically supported

(2017) Katherine M. Ranard et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Identification of phospholipids classes and molecular species in different types of egg yolk by using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS

(2017) Abdelmoneim H. Ali et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

The prevalence of food allergy and other allergic diseases in early childhood in a population-based study: HealthNuts age 4-year follow-up

(2017) Rachel L. Peters et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Oil content and fatty acid composition of eggs cooked in drying oven, microwave and pan

(2017) Fahad Al Juhaimi et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

From top to bottom: midkine and pleiotrophin as emerging players in immune regulation

(2017) Noah Sorrelle et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Dietary Choline Intake Is Directly Associated with Bone Mineral Density in the Hordaland Health Study

(2017) Jannike Øyen et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Papel del huevo en la dieta de deportistas y personas físicamente activas

(2017) Ana M. López Sobaler   Nutricion Hospitalaria

The Utility of Ovotransferrin and Ovotransferrin-Derived Peptides as Possible Candidates in the Clinical Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases

(2017) Shuang Chen et al.   Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) infestation: a broad impact parasitological disease that still remains a significant challenge for the egg-laying industry in Europe

(2017) Annie Sigognault Flochlay et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Exploring the in vivo digestion of plant proteins in broiler chickens

(2017) E. Recoules et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

In vitro cytotoxic and ACE-inhibitory activities of promod 278P hydrolysate of ovotransferrin from chicken egg white

(2017) S. H. Moon et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Divergent Proteome Patterns of Egg Albumen from Domestic Chicken, Duck, Goose, Turkey, Quail and Pigeon

(2017) Congjiao Sun et al.   PROTEOMICS

Strategies for the discovery and identification of food protein-derived biologically active peptides

(2017) Alice B. Nongonierma et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Anti-inflammatory activity of di-peptides derived from ovotransferrin by simulated peptide-cut in TNF-α-induced Caco-2 cells

(2017) Xiong Wang et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

Egg ovotransferrin derived IRW exerts protective effect against H 2 O 2 -induced oxidative stress in Caco-2 cells

(2017) Jine Yi et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

Immunomodulatory effect of protease hydrolysates from ovotransferrin

(2017) Lin Liu et al.   Food & Function

Usual Choline Intakes Are Associated with Egg and Protein Food Consumption in the United States

(2017) Taylor Wallace et al.   Nutrients

Consuming Two Eggs per Day, as Compared to an Oatmeal Breakfast, Decreases Plasma Ghrelin while Maintaining the LDL/HDL Ratio

(2017) Amanda Missimer et al.   Nutrients

Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies

(2016) Monica Dinu et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Effects of storage and cooking on the antioxidant capacity of laying hen eggs

(2016) Chamila Nimalaratne et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

The structural properties of egg white gels impact the extent of in vitro protein digestion and the nature of peptides generated

(2016) Kéra Nyemb et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

pH and heat induced structural changes of chicken ovalbumin in relation with antigenic properties

(2016) Nicoleta Stănciuc et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Modulatory Effects of Egg White Ovotransferrin-Derived Tripeptide IRW (Ile-Arg-Trp) on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells against Angiotensin II Stimulation

(2016) Wang Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Comparative proteome analysis of egg yolk plasma proteins during storage

(2016) Dan Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Isolation and Characterization of Chicken Yolk Vitelline Membrane Lipids Using Eggs Enriched With Conjugated Linoleic Acid

(2016) Sara Elizabeth Shinn et al.   LIPIDS

Using a dynamic stomach model to study efficacy of supplemental enzymes during simulated digestion

(2016) Duc Huy Tran Do et al.   LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Human gut endogenous proteins as a potential source of angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE-I)-, renin inhibitory and antioxidant peptides

(2016) Lakshmi A. Dave et al.   PEPTIDES

Identification and comparative proteomic study of quail and duck egg white protein using 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry analysis

(2016) Shan Hu et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Effect of Temperature and Time of Storage on Protein Stability and Anti-Salmonella Activity of Egg White

(2016) SOPHIE REHAULT-GODBERT et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION

Proteomic analysis of egg white heparin-binding proteins: towards the identification of natural antibacterial molecules

(2016) Nicolas Guyot et al.   Scientific Reports

Effect of Dietary Marine Microalgae (Schizochytrium) Powder on Egg Production, Blood Lipid Profiles, Egg Quality, and Fatty Acid Composition of Egg Yolk in Layers

(2015) J. H. Park et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

Ovodefensins, an Oviduct-Specific Antimicrobial Gene Family, Have Evolved in Birds and Reptiles to Protect the Egg by Both Sequence and Intra-Six-Cysteine Sequence Motif Spacing1

(2015) Natasha Whenham et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Is it possible to increase the n-3 fatty acid content of eggs without affecting their technological and/or sensorial quality and the laying performance of hens?

(2015) E. Baeza et al.   BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE

Chemopreventive role of food-derived proteins and peptides: A review

(2015) Blanca Hernández-Ledesma et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

Purification and characterization of antioxidant peptides from enzymatically hydrolyzed chicken egg white

(2015) Chamila Nimalaratne et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Antioxidant and ACE Inhibitory Bioactive Peptides Purified from Egg Yolk Proteins

(2015) Marwa Yousr et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Chemical Compositions of Egg Yolks and Egg Quality of Laying Hens Fed Prebiotic, Probiotic, and Synbiotic Diets

(2015) Shirley Gee Hoon Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Effects of choline on health across the life course: a systematic review

(2015) Elisabeth T.M. Leermakers et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Specific characteristics of the aviary housing system affect plumage condition, mortality and production in laying hens

(2015) Jasper L. T. Heerkens et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Enzymatic hydrolysis of ovomucoid and the functional properties of its hydrolysates

(2015) E. D. N. S. Abeyrathne et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

The long-term health of vegetarians and vegans

(2015) Paul N. Appleby et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY

Egg-derived ACE-inhibitory peptides IQW and LKP reduce blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats

(2015) Kaustav Majumder et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

The Nutraceutical Properties of Ovotransferrin and Its Potential Utilization as a Functional Food

(2015) Francesco Giansanti et al.   Nutrients

The Fifty Year Rehabilitation of the Egg

(2015) Donald McNamara   Nutrients

Bioactive Egg Components and Inflammation

(2015) Catherine Andersen   Nutrients

Hen Egg as an Antioxidant Food Commodity: A Review

(2015) Chamila Nimalaratne et al.   Nutrients

Patterns of food consumption among vegetarians and non-vegetarians

(2014) Michael J. Orlich et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Comparative biology and expression of TENP, an egg protein related to the bacterial permeability-increasing family of proteins

(2014) Natasha Whenham et al.   GENE

Biochemical and Functional Characterization of Transiently Expressed in Neural Precursor (TENP) Protein in Emu Egg White

(2014) Kenji Maehashi et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Effect of Embryonic Development on the Chicken Egg Yolk Plasma Proteome after 12 Days of Incubation

(2014) Sophie Réhault-Godbert et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Effect of production system and flock age on egg quality and total bacterial load in commercial laying hens

(2014) Samiullah et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POULTRY RESEARCH

Three-dimensional NMR Structure of Hen Egg Gallin (Chicken Ovodefensin) Reveals a New Variation of the β-Defensin Fold

(2014) Virginie Hervé et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Profile of Eggs from Laying Hens Fed Diets Supplemented with Chia, Fish Oil, and Flaxseed

(2014) Ranil Coorey et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE

Antioxidant and anti-fatigue activities of egg white peptides prepared by pepsin digestion

(2014) Shuguo Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Bowman-Birk inhibitors from legumes as colorectal chemopreventive agents

(2014) Alfonso Clemente   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Antioxidant activity in cooked and simulated digested eggs

(2014) M. K. Remanan et al.   Food & Function

Passive maternal exposure to environmental microbes selectively modulates the innate defences of chicken egg white by increasing some of its antibacterial activities

(2013) Larbi Bedrani et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Novel Antioxidant Peptide Derived from the Ultrafiltrate of Ovomucin Hydrolysate

(2013) Oun Ki Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Ovalbumin-related Protein X Is a Heparin-binding Ov-Serpin Exhibiting Antimicrobial Activities

(2013) Sophie Réhault-Godbert et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Egg yolk: structures, functionalities and processes

(2013) Marc Anton   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Comparison of fatty acid, cholesterol, vitamin A and E composition, and trans fats in eggs from brown and white egg strains that were molted or nonmolted

(2013) K. E. Anderson   POULTRY SCIENCE

Salmonella Enteritidis is superior in egg white survival compared with other Salmonella serotypes

(2013) J. De Vylder et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Egg white proteins and their potential use in food processing or as nutraceutical and pharmaceutical agents--A review

(2013) E. D. N. S. Abeyrathne et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Immunoreactivity of hen egg allergens: Influence on in vitro gastrointestinal digestion of the presence of other egg white proteins and of egg yolk

(2012) Gustavo Martos et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Egg White Proteins under Various Storage Temperatures

(2012) Ning Qiu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activities of Ovotransferrin from Egg White

(2012) Sun-Hee Moon et al.   Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources

Antioxidant effects of ovotransferrin and its hydrolysates

(2012) J. Kim et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Characterization of the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enrichment in laying hens fed an extruded flax enrichment source

(2012) S. Nain et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Host-Gut Microbiota Metabolic Interactions

(2012) J. K. Nicholson et al.   SCIENCE

Purification and identification of antioxidant peptides from egg white protein hydrolysate

(2011) Chen Chen et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Ovotransferrin: Structure, bioactivities, and preparation

(2011) Jianping Wu et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Antimicrobial Potential of Egg Yolk Ovoinhibitor, a Multidomain Kazal-like Inhibitor of Chicken Egg

(2011) Marie Bourin et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Egg yolk fatty acid profile of avian species - influence on human nutrition

(2011) SH. Golzar Adabi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION

The Nutrient Rich Foods Index helps to identify healthy, affordable foods

(2010) Adam Drewnowski   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Purification and Characterization of Avian  -Defensin 11, an Antimicrobial Peptide of the Hen Egg

(2010) V. Herve-Grepinet et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Gallin; an antimicrobial peptide member of a new avian defensin family, the ovodefensins, has been subject to recent gene duplication

(2010) Daoqing Gong et al.   BMC IMMUNOLOGY

Purification and characterisation of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides derived from enzymatic hydrolysate of ovotransferrin

(2010) Kaustav Majumder et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Egg Yolk Peptides Up-regulate Glutathione Synthesis and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in a Porcine Model of Intestinal Oxidative Stress

(2010) Denise Young et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Identification of Novel Antioxidative Peptides Derived from a Thermolytic Hydrolysate of Ovotransferrin by LC-MS/MS

(2010) Shengwen Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Midkine and Pleiotrophin Have Bactericidal Properties

(2010) Sara L. Svensson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Ovomucin – a glycoprotein with promising potential

(2010) Dileep A. Omana et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effects of Different Rearing and Feeding Systems on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidant Capacity of Freeze-Dried Egg Yolks

(2009) Giovanni Pignoli et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Novel Anticancer Activity of the Autocleaved Ovotransferrin against Human Colon and Breast Cancer Cells

(2009) Hisham R. Ibrahim et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Hen Egg Lysozyme Attenuates Inflammation and Modulates Local Gene Expression in a Porcine Model of Dextran Sodium Sulfate (DSS)-Induced Colitis

(2009) Maggie Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The antifungal properties of chicken egg cystatin againstCandidayeast isolates showing different levels of azole resistance

(2009) Anna Kolaczkowska et al.   MYCOSES

Pleiotrophin induces expression of inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells

(2008) Ammar Achour et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Comparative antibacterial activity of avian egg white protein extracts

(2008) O. Wellman-Labadie et al.   BRITISH POULTRY SCIENCE

Recent Advances in the Understanding of Egg Allergens: Basic, Industrial, and Clinical Perspectives

(2008) Yoshinori Mine et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Chicken egg yolk cytoplasmic proteome, mined via combinatorial peptide ligand libraries

(2008) Alessia Farinazzo et al.   JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A

Physical-Mechanical Modifications of Eggs for Food-Processing During Storage

(2008) A. Berardinelli et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

The Impact of Temperature During the Storage of Table Eggs on the Viability of Salmonella enterica Serovars Enteritidis and Virchow in the Eggs

(2008) A. Lublin et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Egg Quality and Yolk Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Status in Relation to Broiler Breeder Hen Age and Dietary n-3 Oils

(2008) G. Cherian   POULTRY SCIENCE

Ideal Ratios of Isoleucine, Methionine, Methionine Plus Cystine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Valine Relative to Lysine for White Leghorn-Type Laying Hens of Twenty-Eight to Thirty-Four Weeks of Age

(2008) K. Bregendahl et al.   POULTRY SCIENCE

Proteomic analysis of the chicken egg vitelline membrane

(2008) Karlheinz Mann   PROTEOMICS

The chicken egg yolk plasma and granule proteomes

(2007) Karlheinz Mann et al.   PROTEOMICS

Trypsin Inhibition Activity of Heat-Denatured Ovomucoid: A Kinetic Study

(2004) Iesel Van der Plancken et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS