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Nutrition & Dietetics
Cristina Lopez-Ibarra, Felipe de Jesus Ruiz-Lopez, Minerva Bautista-Villarreal, Juan Gabriel Baez-Gonzalez, Beatriz Adriana Rodriguez Romero, Blanca Edelia Gonzalez-Martinez, Manuel Lopez-Cabanillas Lomeli, Jesus Alberto Vazquez-Rodriguez
Summary: The study evaluated the technological and nutritional properties of tepary bean, finding significant differences in water absorption and oil absorption capacity between raw and cooked samples, with potential antiadipogenic or antidiabetic activity of tepary bean due to its peptides affinity to PPAR gamma receptor.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samira Mafi Moghaddam, Atena Oladzad, Chushin Koh, Larissa Ramsay, John P. Hart, Sujan Mamidi, Genevieve Hoopes, Avinash Sreedasyam, Andrew Wiersma, Dongyan Zhao, Jane Grimwood, John P. Hamilton, Jerry Jenkins, Brieanne Vaillancourt, Joshua C. Wood, Jeremy Schmutz, Sateesh Kagale, Timothy Porch, Kirstin E. Bett, C. Robin Buell, Phillip E. McClean
Summary: The study highlights the high adaptation of tepary bean to heat and drought, and explores possible mechanisms for resilience to heat stress in its genome. Tepary bean exhibits a reduced disease resistance gene repertoire, which is related to its adaptation to arid and hot environments.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ricardo Cervantes-Jimenez, Marisol Martinez Martinez, Adan Mercado-Luna, Jorge Luis Chavez-Servin, Barbara Cabello Ruiz, Angel Felix Vargas-Madriz, Octavio Roldan-Padron, Monica Eugenia Figueroa Cabanas, Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martinez, Teresa Garcia-Gasca
Summary: Growing interest in Tepary beans is due to their cytotoxic effects on human cancer cells. Mechanical foliar damage increases lectin content in the seeds, but does not affect enzyme activity or phenolic compound levels in the leaves. However, it does reduce seed production.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Iovanna Torres-Arteaga, Alejandro Blanco-Labra, Elizabeth Mendiola-Olaya, Teresa Garcia-Gasca, Cesar Aguirre-Mancilla, Alondra L. Ortega-de-Santiago, Mariana Barboza, Carlito B. Lebrilla, Jose Luis Castro-Guillen
Summary: This study presents the purification and characterization of lectins from Tepary bean seeds, which were found to have differential effects on the survival of cancer cells. The lectins were purified and their carbohydrate composition was analyzed. The study also determined their glycosylation sites and metal requirements for biological activity. Molecular docking analysis revealed possible interactions with cancer-associated N-glycans, providing insights into the lectins' biological activity.
GLYCOCONJUGATE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Christopher Y. S. Wong, Matthew E. Gilbert, Marshall A. Pierce, Travis A. Parker, Antonia Palkovic, Paul Gepts, Troy S. Magney, Thomas N. Buckley
Summary: Proximal remote sensing is a powerful tool for high-throughput phenotyping of plants in assessing stress response. In this study, ground and tower-based hyperspectral remote sensing data were used to evaluate the drought response of different bean genotypes. The results showed that hyperspectral data can predict physiological traits and rank genotypic drought responses.
Article
Agronomy
Leopoldo Gonzalez-Cruz, Carmen Valadez-Vega, Jose Mayolo Simitrio Juarez-Goiz, Norma Leticia Flores-Martinez, Jose Luis Montanez-Soto, Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor
Summary: This study partially purified and characterized the lectins from two varieties of Phaseolus coccineus (black and purple ayocote bean). It was found that the lectins from the two varieties differed in molecular weight, ion content, and stability, which influenced their hemagglutination activity.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Travis W. Witt, Brian K. Northup, Timothy G. Porch, Santos Barrera, Carlos A. Urrea
Summary: From the 2020 and 2021 studies, it can be concluded that planting tepary bean according to specific harvest regimes can result in biomass production equal to soybean and superior forage nutritive value traits. However, increasing harvest frequency reduces biomass production but increases forage nutritive value. Further agronomic and breeding research is needed to encourage growing tepary bean as forage/hay in the Southern Great Plains.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Travis W. Witt, K. Colton Flynn, Cindy Villavicencio, Brian K. Northup
Summary: Flooding can lead to significant crop losses, and one way to combat this is by developing flood-tolerant crops. Tepary bean, an underused crop native to North America, shows potential in improving heat, drought, and pest tolerances in common bean through genetic studies. The study found that certain areas in Kansas and Oklahoma are prone to flooding, and while tepary bean can withstand high temperatures and drought, its tolerance to flooding is limited.
Article
Agronomy
Esteban Burbano-Erazo, Rommel Igor Leon-Pacheco, Carina Cecilia Cordero-Cordero, Felipe Lopez-Hernandez, Andres J. Cortes, Adriana Patricia Tofino-Rivera
Summary: This study identified bean genotypes with heat and drought tolerance traits across different localities, highlighting the potential of interspecific crossing schemes for breeding resilient crops in tropical regions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Sergio Cruz, Juan Lobaton, Milan O. O. Urban, Daniel Ariza-Suarez, Bodo Raatz, Johan Aparicio, Gloria Mosquera, Stephen Beebe
Summary: This study developed an interspecific mapping population using a bridging genotype named VAP1, which can cross common bean with tepary bean and positively influence the physiology of derived interspecific lines, enhancing heat tolerance and increasing seed yield under high temperature conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lineth Juliana Vega-Rojas, Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo, Juan Mosqueda, Dulce Maria Palmerin-Carreno, Antonio Escobedo-Reyes, Alejandro Blanco-Labra, Konisgmar Escobar-Garcia, Teresa Garcia-Gasca
Summary: The study assessed the changes of a recombinant Tepary bean lectin (rTBL-1) during digestion, discovering partial resistance to digestive conditions and interaction with the intestinal membrane resulting in internalization of the protein.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Tsobedi Absalom Masenya, Thembelihle Ellain Mdluli, Setshele Standford Thosago, Zakheleni Palane Dube, Mmagadima Lauraine Sebati
Summary: Kickapoo white tepary bean is tolerant to Meloidogyne entorolobii.
ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Santos Barrera, Jorge C. Berny Mier y Teran, Juan David Lobaton, Roosevelt Escobar, Paul Gepts, Steve Beebe, Carlos A. Urrea
Summary: Three novel interspecific lines were developed in this study to enhance the crossability of common bean and tepary bean species, and avoid the process of embryo rescue. These lines open up the possibility of introducing desirable tepary bean traits into common beans to address constraints driven by climate change.
Article
Plant Sciences
Nolan Bornowski, John. P. P. Hart, Anna Vargas Palacios, Barry Ogg, Marck. A. A. Brick, John. P. P. Hamilton, Jim. S. S. Beaver, C. Robin Buell, Timothy Porch
Summary: This paragraph introduces the wide range of resistance of tepary bean to biotic stressors, which diverged from common bean approximately 2 million years ago. The genome of tepary bean is highly syntenic to the common bean genome, providing a foundation for discovering and breeding agronomic traits between these two crop species.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andries Thangwana, Eastonce T. Gwata, Marvelous M. Zhou
Summary: Chemical mutagenesis with EMS can induce genotypic variation and desirable agronomic traits in tepary bean, broadening the genetic base of the crop. Under field conditions, all factors influence plant performance.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Laura Ligia Gonzalez-Lopez, Angel Morales-Gonzalez, Alejandra Sosa-Gomez, Eduardo Osiris Madrigal-Santillan, Liliana Anguiano-Robledo, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Isela Alvarez-Gonzalez, Luis Delgado-Olivares, Carmen Valadez-Vega, Cesar Esquivel-Chirino, Nancy Vargas-Mendoza, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez
Summary: The study found that weekend alcohol consumption for a period of 3 months causes alterations in oral-cavity tissues, which could contribute to the growth of oral tumors and the development of cancer.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Leopoldo Gonzalez-Cruz, Carmen Valadez-Vega, Jose Mayolo Simitrio Juarez-Goiz, Norma Leticia Flores-Martinez, Jose Luis Montanez-Soto, Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor
Summary: This study partially purified and characterized the lectins from two varieties of Phaseolus coccineus (black and purple ayocote bean). It was found that the lectins from the two varieties differed in molecular weight, ion content, and stability, which influenced their hemagglutination activity.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Gerardo Teniente-Martinez, Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor, Maria Del Carmen Valadez-Vega, Jose Luis Montanez-Soto, Jose Mayolo Simitrio Juarez-Goiz, Leopoldo Gonzalez-Cruz
Summary: The peptides obtained from different varieties of ayocote beans exhibit antioxidant, antihypertensive, and anticancer activities. The molecular weight of peptides plays a role in their antihypertensive activity, with low-molecular weight peptides being effective for the black variety and high-molecular weight peptides being effective for the purple variety. Peptides from the purple variety have stronger antioxidant activity. All peptides inhibit the proliferation of MDA cells, but high concentrations and longer exposure times are required to reach the IC50.
CYTA-JOURNAL OF FOOD
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Carmen Valadez-Vega, Olivia Lugo-Magana, Claudia Figueroa-Hernandez, Mirandeli Bautista, Gabriel Betanzos-Cabrera, Aurea Bernardino-Nicanor, Rosa Maria Gonzalez-Amaro, Rodrigo Alonso-Villegas, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez, Leopoldo Gonzalez-Cruz
Summary: This study analyzed the composition, nutritional value, and the effect of chemical treatments on the elimination of anti-nutritional compounds in Amaranth seeds. The results showed that germination significantly improved digestibility and reduced lectin concentration, while increasing tannin content.
Review
Plant Sciences
German Chamorro-Cevallos, Maria Angelica Mojica-Villegas, Yuliana Garcia-Martinez, Salud Perez-Gutierrez, Eduardo Madrigal-Santillan, Nancy Vargas-Mendoza, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez, Jose Melesio Cristobal-Luna
Summary: The use of medicinal plants in Mexico is crucial for treating diseases among the economically vulnerable population, but there are potential risks of teratogenic effects from certain plants, especially affecting the nervous system and axial skeleton. Research shows that approximately 0.22% of Mexican plants have teratogenic effects, indicating a need for more evaluation in this area.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Luis Fernando Garcia-Melo, Miguel Morales-Rodriguez, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Eduardo O. Madrigal-Santillan, Jose Antonio Morales-Gonzalez, Rosa Natali Pineda Cruces, Jorge Alfredo Campoy Ramirez, Pablo Damian-Matsumura, Alexandro Tellez-Plancarte, Nikola Batina, Isela Alvarez-Gonzalez
Summary: In this study, an electrochemical genosensor was constructed for the identification of diseases related to the K-ras oncogene. The genosensor utilized SPGE, CV, and AFM techniques to monitor electron transfer and morphological changes on a functionalized nanostructured surface. The genosensor demonstrated a linear response for the identification of the k12p.1 mutation of the K-ras gene, with a low detection limit, in the presence of Dox as a DNA intercalating agent.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL METHODS IN CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Angelica Perez-Juarez, Jose Leopoldo Aguilar-Faisal, Araceli Posadas-Mondragon, Jose Angel Santiago-Cruz, Cornelio Barrientos-Alvarado, Maria Angelica Mojica-Villegas, German Alberto Chamorro-Cevallos, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez
Summary: This study evaluated the protective properties of Spirulina against ethanol-induced toxicity. The administration of Spirulina extract restored the biochemical and histopathological changes caused by ethanol, and regulated antioxidant enzyme levels.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Eduardo Madrigal-Santillan, Jacqueline Portillo-Reyes, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Manuel Sanchez-Gutierrez, Jeannett A. Izquierdo-Vega, Julieta Izquierdo-Vega, Luis Delgado-Olivares, Nancy Vargas-Mendoza, Isela Alvarez-Gonzalez, Angel Morales-Gonzalez, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez
Summary: This article explores the bioactive compounds of Opuntia spp and their potential in preventing diseases. Part 1 focuses on its effects on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, hepatoprotection, infertility, and chemoprevention. Part 2 summarizes the data from published research on its neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerative, antimicrobial, antiviral potential, and its role in treating skin wounds. By providing scientific evidence, it aims to encourage further studies on the pharmacological and therapeutic effects of Opuntia spp.
Review
Plant Sciences
Nancy Vargas-Mendoza, Eduardo Madrigal-Santillan, Isela Alvarez-Gonzalez, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Liliana Anguiano-Robledo, Jose Leopoldo Aguilar-Faisal, Mauricio Morales-Martinez, Luis Delgado-Olivares, Elda Victoria Rodriguez-Negrete, Angel Morales-Gonzalez, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez
Summary: Muscle health is crucial for human mobility and can be affected by various factors such as aging, oxidative stress, malnutrition, and lack of exercise. Nutritional factors play a vital role in maintaining the balance necessary for muscle function and recovery. Phytochemicals, particularly curcumin and sulforaphane, have shown positive effects on muscle function, recovery, and prevention of muscle atrophy. Future research may explore novel compounds as potential treatments for muscle-related medical conditions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Rogelio Paniagua-Perez, Michael Joshue Rendon-Barron, Jose Antonio Morales-Gonzalez, Eduardo O. Madrigal-Santillan, Isela Alvarez-Gonzalez
Summary: The study evaluated the DNA damaging capacity and oxidative effects of venlafaxine on the brain and liver of ICR mice. The results showed significant impact on both tissues, with more pronounced effects observed in the liver. Further investigation is needed to determine the clinical relevance of these findings.
Article
Plant Sciences
Eduardo Osel Olvera-Roldan, Jose Melesio Cristobal-Luna, Yuliana Garcia-Martinez, Maria Angelica Mojica-Villegas, Ricardo Perez-Pasten-Borja, Gabriela Gutierrez-Salmean, Salud Perez-Gutierrez, Rosa Virginia Garcia-Rodriguez, Eduardo Madrigal-Santillan, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez, German Chamorro-Cevallos
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Spirulina maxima on diabetic male rats in terms of body weight, glycemia, sexual behavior, sperm quality, testosterone levels, sex organ weights, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The results showed that Spirulina maxima significantly improved sexual behavior and sperm quality in diabetic animals.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Melvin Nadir Rosalez, Eunice D. Farfan-Garcia, Jesus Badillo-Romero, Ricardo Ivan Cordova-Chavez, Jose G. Trujillo-Ferrara, Jose A. Morales-Gonzalez, Marvin A. Soriano-Ursua, Marlet Martinez-Archundia
Summary: A study examined a boron-containing compound with a similar chemical structure to acetaminophen and found it to have higher analgesic effect and lower hepatotoxicity. In the mouse experiment, the compound showed a longer latency time and less liver damage compared to acetaminophen. Therefore, it is a better option for analgesic medication.
Review
Microbiology
Jeannett Alejandra Izquierdo-Vega, Rubi Joseline Castillo-Juarez, Manuel Sanchez-Gutierrez, Miguel A. Ares, Miguel A. de la Cruz
Summary: Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) strains cause severe diarrhea outbreaks globally and are commonly resistant to antibiotics. The characteristic adherence pattern of stacked bricks on the intestinal epithelium depends on a plasmid called aggregative adhesion plasmid (pAA), which codes for a regulatory protein named AggR. AggR acts as a master regulator, transcribing and activating the main virulence genes in EAEC.
POLISH JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)