Article
Food Science & Technology
Xiadani Orozco-Angelino, Johanan Espinosa-Ramirez, Sergio O. Serna-Saldivar
Summary: Cereal and legume by-products, despite being an environmental and economic challenge, can be reutilized due to their high content of dietary fiber, phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals, and residual proteins. Extrusion has been identified as an innovative technology to enhance the nutritional and functional properties of these by-products. This review focuses on evaluating the effect of extrusion on improving the bioavailability and profile of nutrients in cereal and legume by-products.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Hafiz Arbab Sakandar, Yongfu Chen, Chuantao Peng, Xia Chen, Muhammad Imran, Heping Zhang
Summary: Legume seeds are a potential protein source and regular consumption can benefit cardiovascular health. Fermentation plays a positive role in degrading proteins and anti-nutritional factors of legume seeds, thereby improving their functional properties.
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Ricard Bou, Paola Navarro-Vozmediano, Ruben Dominguez, Miguel Lopez-Gomez, Montserrat Pinent, Albert Ribas-Agusti, Jose J. Benedito, Jose M. Lorenzo, Ximena Terra, Jose Garcia-Perez, Mirian Pateiro, Jose A. Herrera-Cervera, Rosa Jorba-Martin
Summary: The current demand for healthy and sustainable food products has led to the search for alternative sources of plant protein isolates and concentrates. Legumes are considered to be an excellent non-animal protein source due to their high protein content, adaptability to various ecological conditions, and sustainability. However, their use in human food is limited by the presence of anti-nutritional and anti-technological factors. Emerging technologies can help remove these unwanted compounds and improve the purity and yield of protein isolates.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Rahul Vashishth, A. D. Semwal, Mahadeva Naika, G. K. Sharma, Rahul Kumar
Summary: The study found that different thermal processing technologies can effectively reduce the antinutritional content in horse gram grains, with extrusion causing the most significant decrease, while still maintaining its essential functional properties.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Davide De Angelis, Antonella Pasqualone, Ignazio Allegretta, Carlo Porfido, Roberto Terzano, Giacomo Squeo, Carmine Summo
Summary: Dry fractionation of raw micronized flour from chickpea, green pea, yellow and red lentil resulted in coarse and fine fractions with differences in nutrient content and antinutritional factors. Significant variations were observed in mineral composition among the fractions, demonstrating different potential uses for each fraction.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Francisco Javier Toledo-Solis, Amin Mokhles Abadi Farahani, Sara Yague, Inmaculada Mateos-Aparicio, Valentin Perez, Ana Maria Larran, Francisco Javier Moyano, Ignacio Fernandez
Summary: Red vetchling meal has the potential to replace soybean meal in fish diets, with the ability to replace up to 66% of soybean meal without any negative effects on fish growth or physiology.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rui M. Lima, Balaji Baburao Rathod, Hilda Tiricz, Dian H. O. Howan, Mohamad Anas Al Bouni, Sandor Jenei, Edit Timar, Gabriella Endre, Gabor K. Toth, Eva Kondorosi
Summary: Antimicrobial peptides are essential components of the plant immune system. Legume plants have evolved a unique gene family encoding nodule-specific cysteine-rich NCR peptides, which exhibit antimicrobial activity. These peptides have a broad antimicrobial spectrum, fast killing modes of action, and low cytotoxicity, making them potential candidates for novel antimicrobial drugs.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Fisheries
Thandile T. Gule, Akewake Geremew
Summary: Feed management practices significantly impact the production performance of tilapia culture. Advancement in aquaculture has led to the development of formulated feeds that supplement or replace natural feeds. Farmers can now prepare their own fish feeds from locally available ingredients, emphasizing the importance of feed ingredient evaluation for different aquaculture species.
AQUACULTURE NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
E. Gundersen, A. H. C. Christiansen, K. Jorgensen, M. Lubeck
Summary: Cassava leaves are a promising biomass for protein extraction, as they are rich in protein with a balanced content of amino acids. The study found that protein concentrates from cassava leaves contained 40-45% crude protein, comparable to soybean, making it suitable for feed and food purposes. However, the extraction process did not significantly reduce the cyanogenic potential, which requires further research.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xin Kong, You Li, Xinqi Liu
Summary: Legumes and cereals are a major part of people's plant-based diet, but they contain a significant number of antinutritional factors that hinder nutrient absorption and reduce the nutritional value of food. This review focuses on thermosensitive antinutritional factors, such as trypsin inhibitors, urease, lipoxygenase, and lectin, discussing their effects, detection methods, and inactivation techniques. The aim is to provide theoretical support for reducing antinutritional factors in food and improving the utilization of plant-based food nutrition.
JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
S. Garrido-Galand, A. Asensio-Grau, J. Calvo-Lerma, A. Heredia, A. Andres
Summary: There is a growing demand for vegetable protein sources as an alternative to animal protein due to environmental sustainability and lower risk of cardiovascular diseases. Legumes, cereals, and seeds are good sources of protein, dietary fiber, and antioxidants. Fermentation processes can enhance the nutritional and functional properties of these foods.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peiwen Yan, Yu Zhu, Ying Wang, Fuying Ma, Dengyong Lan, Fuan Niu, Shiqing Dong, Xinwei Zhang, Jian Hu, Siwen Liu, Tao Guo, Xiaoyun Xin, Shiyong Zhang, Jinshui Yang, Liming Cao, Xiaojin Luo
Summary: Developing methods for increasing biomass and improving plant architecture is crucial for crop improvement. In this study, a gene called PAGN1 belonging to the RING_Ubox superfamily was found to regulate the number of grains per panicle, plant height, and number of tillers in rice. Loss-of-function mutations in OsPAGN1 resulted in increased grain yield due to higher plant height, number of tillers, and grains per panicle. Additionally, OsPAGN1 was found to interact with OsCNR10 and affect the levels of active cytokinins, which are essential for rice growth and grain development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Audrey Cosson, David Blumenthal, Nicolas Descamps, Isabelle Souchon, Anne Saint-Eve
Summary: This study aimed to investigate how volatile and nonvolatile fractions of pea protein isolates influence the sensory perception of pea-protein-based foods. By using a mixture design, various fractions from pea protein isolates were combined to create different solutions, revealing the factors that contribute to the beany, bitter, and astringent notes in these foods. The findings suggest that understanding the composition of pea protein fractions can help in formulating pea-protein-based foods with reduced undesirable sensory attributes.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Laercio Santos Silva, Jackeline Vieira dos Santos Laroca, Anderson Prates Coelho, Evelyn Custodio Gonsalves, Romario Pimenta Gomes, Leandro Pereira Pacheco, Paulo Cesar de Faccio Carvalho, Gabriela Castro Pires, Rafael Loverde Oliveira, Juliana Mendes Andrade de Souza, Caio Moretti Freitas, Carlos Eduardo Avelino Cabral, Flavio Jesus Wruck, Edicarlos Damacena de Souza
Summary: Grass-legume intercropping in the pasture phase of integrated crop-livestock systems under no-tillage (ICLS-NT) has a significant impact on soil microbiota, pasture quality, and soybean productivity, especially when cowpea is grown, leading to increased soybean productivity and grass dry matter. Total organic carbon (TOC), carbon management index (CMI%), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), soil basal respiration (BR), and metabolic quotient (Qmic) are the key indicators affected by intercropping in ICLS-NT.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Saumik Basu, Robert E. Clark, Robert Blundell, Clare L. Casteel, Akaisha M. Charlton, David W. Crowder
Summary: Beneficial plant-associated soil microbes can enhance plant tolerance to stress and nutrient uptake, but their benefits can be influenced by above-ground stressors like herbivores and pathogens. This study found that soil rhizobia decreased aphid abundance and virus titre on host plants, while also affecting gene expression related to plant defense and hormone signaling.Mutually antagonistic plant-mediated interactions among soil microbes and above-ground stressors can affect plant susceptibility and herbivore nutrient uptake, indicating the variability of soil microbe and above-ground stressor effects on plant health based on multi-trophic plant-mediated interactions.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mariana Federica Sanchez De Bock, Glaucia Sabrine de Oliveira Moraes, Romullo Guilherme dos Santos Almeida, Karla Daniele da Silva Vieira, Kleber Regis Santoro, Alvaro Jose de Almeida Bicudo, Renato Jose Reis Molica
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Luciana Kelly Oliveira, Leticia Pilz, Plinio Schmidt Furtado, Eduardo Luis Cupertino Ballester, Alvaro Jose de Almeida Bicudo
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of different feeding rates on the growth performance, nutritional efficiency, and profitability of Nile tilapia juveniles raised in a biofloc technology system. The results showed that a feeding rate between 4.3% and 6.1% of body weight per day led to improved growth and profitability for the fish.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Suzane C. V. das Neves, Suzianny M. B. C. da Silva, Gisely K. A. Costa, Eudes S. Correia, Alexandre L. Santos, Lilian C. R. da Silva, Alvaro J. A. Bicudo
Summary: This study evaluated the inclusion of fumaric acid in the diets of Nile tilapia juveniles, and showed that supplementation improved growth, feed efficiency, protein use, and intestinal villi morphometry. Additionally, undesirable intestinal bacteria were reduced or eliminated in fish fed fumaric acid diets.
Article
Fisheries
Dara Cristina Pires, Gabriel Artur Bezerra, Andre Luiz Watanabe, Celso Carlos Buglione Neto, Alvaro Jose de Almeida Bicudo, Hamilton Hisano
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of dietary protein levels on various aspects of pacu juveniles, including growth performance, hematological and biochemical parameters, carcass and fillet yields, somatic indexes, and body chemical composition. The results showed that increasing protein levels had a quadratic effect on weight gain, thermal growth coefficient, protein productive value, and fillet yield. Feed consumption and carcass yield increased linearly, while protein efficiency ratio decreased linearly. Blood parameters remained within the normal range for this species. The optimal dietary protein level for the best growth of pacu juveniles reared in the biofloc system was estimated to be approximately 310 g kg(-1) CP.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Daniel Anderson de Souza Melo, Juliano Martins Santiago, Jorge Eduardo Cavalcante Lucena, Luis Artur Cordeiro Costa, Ana Clara Sarzedas Ribeiro, Andreza Correia da Silva, Iacana Valente Ferreira Gonzaga
Summary: This study assessed a training protocol for fitness conditioning of vaquejada horses in the Brazilian Northeast region. The results showed that the evaluated training protocol was unable to maintain proper fitness for competitions throughout the year.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ZOOTECNIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Ana Paula Oeda Rodrigues, Alvaro Jose Almeida Bicudo, Giovanni Vitti Moro, Maria do Carmo Gominho-Rosa, Eder Andre Gubiani
Summary: This study analyzed the muscle tissue amino acid profile of pirarucu to estimate its amino acid requirements based on different sources and size categories, which can be used to develop diets. Pirarucu fillet is a good source of essential amino acids for human consumption.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED AQUACULTURE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Angelita Muzzolon, Alvaro Jose de Almeida Bicudo, Tatiane Luiza Cadorin Oldoni, Ricardo Yuji Sado
Summary: The study demonstrated that brown propolis ethanolic extract can modulate the immune system, increase white blood cell counts, and enhance lysozyme concentration in pacu fish. Additionally, it had minimal impact on growth parameters but reduced intestinal muscular thickness and villi height.
BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Maday Priscila Piva Deon, Alvaro Jose de Almeida Bicudo, Ricardo Yuji Sado
Summary: The study showed that dietary supplementation with fructooligosaccharides (FOS) had positive effects on the growth performance and blood health of pacu juveniles, especially with the addition of 2.0 g kg(-1) FOS in the feed, leading to increased weight gain and specific growth rate. Additionally, the number of defense cells in the prebiotic treatment groups also increased.
PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA BRASILEIRA
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Alisson Herculano da Silva, Jorge Eduardo Cavalcante Lucena, Juliano Martins Santiago, Daniel Anderson de Souza Melo, Djanira Paula Soares de Souza Silva, Hemerson Johnson Xavier de Assis, Damilly de Souza Araujo Pinto, Victor Netto Maia
Summary: This study used mobile bags to estimate the nutrient digestibility of tropical grasses for horses in semi-arid areas of the Brazilian Northeast region. The results suggest that Tifton 85, Alexandergrass, and capim-de-raiz have the potential to be used as feed for horses.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ZOOTECNIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Juliete Amanda Theodora de Almeida, Jorge Eduardo Cavalcante Lucena, Juliano Martins Santiago, Iacana Valente Ferreira Gonzaga, Caline Angelica de Menezes Sa Nascimento, Maria Beatriz Rodrigues de Miranda, Ana Paula Gomes Pinto
Summary: This study analyzed the demographic and biometric changes in registered animals of the Mangalarga breed over the decades. The results showed that between 1970 and 2018, the height of Mangalarga horses increased, with stallions becoming heavier and gaining thoracic circumference while mares became hypometric. The breed is found across Brazil, especially in the Southeast region.
Article
Fisheries
Elison Silva de Macedo, Omer Cavalcanti de Almeida, Jorge Eduardo Cavalcante Lucena, Marcia Bersane Araujo de Medeiros Torres, Alvaro Jose de Almeida Bicudo
Summary: This study evaluated the combined effects of different dietary starch:protein ratios (SPR) and short cycles of fasting/refeeding (FR) on Nile tilapia juveniles. The results showed that short cycles of fasting/refeeding do not promote compensatory growth in Nile tilapia. It is recommended to feed Nile tilapia around 2g daily with low-SPR diet.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2021)
