Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Charlotte Delrue, Sander De Bruyne, Marijn M. Speeckaert
Summary: Traditional renal biomarkers are insensitive for early detection of kidney disease. Infrared spectroscopy offers a label-free and non-destructive method for quick and inexpensive diagnosis of kidney disorders. This review provides an overview of the applications of near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy in patients with acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Wei-Cheng Hsiao, Yong-Han Hong, Yung-Hsiang Tsai, Yi-Chen Lee, Anil Kumar Patel, Hui-Ru Guo, Chia-Hung Kuo, Chun-Yung Huang
Summary: In this study, a native crude fucoidan (Ex) was extracted from Sargassum crispifolium and two degraded fucoidans, ExAh and ExHp, were obtained. ExHp showed the highest antioxidant activity and ExAh exhibited the maximum immune promoting effects. These fucoidans could potentially be used as effective antioxidants and immunostimulant agents, which are significant in the development of food and nutraceutical products.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lazaro Nunez, Maria P. Serratosa, Ana Godoy, Laura Farina, Eduardo Dellacassa, Lourdes Moyano
Summary: The highest total amino acid content was found in wines made from Cimarrona grapes macerated with grape skins, while the lowest values were found in the raisined mixture grape wine.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Optics
Jeremy Xuan Yu Chew, Zi Heng Lim, Y. Qi, Guangcan Zhou, Guangya Zhou
Summary: Infrared devices are increasingly used in various applications. This paper introduces a novel dispersive spectrometer that has high-throughput and decoupled spectral resolution. The proposed spectrometer utilizes a two-stage Hadamard transform encoding process to increase the signal-to-noise ratio. With a single-pixel detector, the system can be easily implemented in other desired wavelengths. Additionally, a method is developed to remove the need for uniform illumination and improve the ease of device design for in situ measurement.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Kamran, Mohamed A. El-Esawi, Saddam Hussain, Xiurong Wang
Summary: Boron is an essential micronutrient for plant growth, but excessive use can lead to toxicity. This study found that high concentrations of boron inhibited root and shoot growth in rice seedlings, causing stress symptoms on leaves and oxidative damage.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lianlian Wei, Fei Ma, Changwen Du
Summary: FTIR-PAS was used for quick assessment of rice quality in response to rising CO2/temperature, with PCA identifying the influences of elevated CO2 and higher temperature. Intensities of selected spectral bands showed positive linear correlation with starch, protein, and lipid content, demonstrating the potential of FTIR-PAS to detect rice responses to climate change.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Barbara Kowalczyk, Monika Bieniasz, Anna Kostecka-Gugala
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of wines produced by three different technologies. The results showed that the seven-day maceration of dehydrated grapes resulted in wines with the highest polyphenol content and the strongest antioxidant and antiradical capacities. Wines produced using the Tokaj and Italian Passito methods with seven-day maceration were appreciated for their taste, flavor, and overall quality.
Article
Plant Sciences
Layla Maria N. Soares, Gabriel M. Silva, Flavia C. Alonso Buriti, Harley S. Alves
Summary: This study evaluated the physicochemical and nutritional parameters, total phenolic content, and antioxidant capacity of the fruit of Cereus jamacaru D.C. (mandacaru) from the Caatinga biome. The results suggest that mandacaru could be an important source of nutrients and antioxidants for the general population and industrial use.
PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Cindy Espinales, Socrates Palacios-Ponce, Luis Plaza-Ibarra, Elena Penas, Cristina Martinez-Villaluenga, Patricio J. Caceres
Summary: This study evaluated the inclusion of cooked rice to develop nutritious and healthy low-fat pork fermented salami. The addition of cooked rice modified the water activity, texture profile, and color of salamis and improved their nutritional quality by reducing fat and improving fiber content. Salami including germinated brown rice showed the highest bioactive properties.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Huina Ding, Quanyi Hu, Mingli Cai, Cougui Cao, Yang Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between dissolved organic matter (DOM) characteristics, microbial gene abundance, and greenhouse gas emissions in different rice varieties. The results showed that dissolved organic carbon, dissolved sugar, NH4-N, NO3-N, and dissolved phenol were positively correlated with CH4 and N2O emissions, while dissolved phenol was negatively correlated. Fourier transform infrared and three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy analysis revealed that DOM contained phenol and protein content, which were positively correlated with CH4 and N2O emissions. Redundancy analysis further indicated that DOM influenced CH4 and N2O emissions by affecting soil microbial abundance. The rice variety with lower greenhouse gas emissions had the highest yield.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yurong Yang, Haiyan Zhong, Ning Yang, Shuaizhe Xu, Tao Yang
Summary: The study aimed to identify a Rhizopus species to enhance the flavor and antioxidant activity of sweet rice wine. The analysis of phenolic compounds, peptides, and antioxidant activity showed that rice wine fermented with R. delemar had better aroma and antioxidant capacity compared to R. oryzae. This research demonstrates the potential of using R. delemar in industrial products to improve the quality of sweet rice wine.
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Liqing Qiu, Min Zhang, Arun S. Mujumdar, Lu Chang
Summary: In this study, infrared drying (IRD) was used to improve the efficiency of drying rose petals while maintaining product quality. A methodology was established to predict the antioxidant capacities of rose petals during IRD, with the results showing that the BP-ANN model had higher prediction accuracy than the PLSR model.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dasa Kruzlicova, Silvia Gruberova
Summary: Attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (ATR FTIR) is a simple and rapid method for determining the content in wines and evaluating their authenticity.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Qiang Zhang, Nian Liu, Shuangshuang Wang, Leiqing Pan
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the GABA content in germinated brown rice using NIRS and WD, with results showing that the NIRS model treated by WD had high prediction accuracy. This method can rapidly and nondestructively detect the GABA content.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Xiaoyu Wang, Huanyi Yang, Rungang Tian, Yiwei Mo, Lijia Dong, Chi Shen, Xueyuan Han
Summary: This study investigated the impact of joint fermentation of pyracantha powder and glutinous rice on the physicochemical and functional characteristics of rice wine, aiming to enhance its quality.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2021)