Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Irene Garcia-Meilan, Ramon Fontanillas, Joaquim Gutierrez, Encarnacion Capilla, Isabel Navarro, Angeles Gallardo
Summary: This study compared the effects of different dietary treatments containing soybean oil alone or in combination with other vegetable oils on the intestinal health of sea bream. The results showed that the blend of soybean and linseed oils negatively affected intestinal integrity due to high oxidative stress. However, the addition of palm oil to the mixture helped maintain low oxidative stress and preserve intestinal health.
Article
Plant Sciences
Min Deng, Hao Chen, Wei Zhang, Edgar B. Cahoon, Yongming Zhou, Chunyu Zhang
Summary: Tocotrienols and tocopherols, which function as potent antioxidants in plants, are synthesized in plastids of plant cells. This study successfully increased the total tocochromanol content in canola seeds by transforming the barley HGGT gene. The transgenic canola plants showed no negative impact on important agronomic traits and their oil exhibited enhanced oxidative stability, indicating the potential application of the HvHGGT gene in improving tocochromanol content in canola.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Manish Kumar Bharti, Sonia Chalia, Preeti Thakur, S. N. Sridhara, Atul Thakur, P. B. Sharma
Summary: The depletion and pollution of fossil fuels are prompting the use of alternative, renewable energies such as biofuels. Nanoferrites heterogeneous catalysts have been reviewed for producing biodiesel efficiently. Using transesterification, high conversion yields, low cost, and reusable catalysts can be achieved, with over 90% conversion yields possible with moderate alcohol/oil ratios.
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Qingrui Sun, John Shi, Martin Scanlon, Sophia Jun Xue, John Lu
Summary: SC-CO2 extraction was used to obtain tocopherol-rich oil from canola seeds, with optimized conditions including pressure, temperature, and extraction time to achieve high tocopherol concentration. The addition of a co-solvent and extended extraction time were found to have negative impacts on the properties of the oil. The fatty acid compositions of the extracted oils were not significantly different between SC-CO2 extraction and traditional solvent extraction methods.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Zhan Ye, Shufan Luo, Yaping Lv, Yuanfa Liu
Summary: The study found that light exposure can improve the decoloring effects of soybean oil and reduce the temperature required for conventional activated clay bleaching, thus saving energy. This research provides new insights for developing eco-friendly and efficient vegetable oil bleaching technology.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Hui Jia, Koushik Roy, Jinfeng Pan, Jan Mraz
Summary: This article reviews the effects of different freezing methods on the quality of fish and seafood, as well as the factors involved in freezing and frozen storage. The combination of freezing methods with additives or preprocessing approaches can improve the effectiveness of freezing and frozen storage. Further research and optimization of technologies are needed to ensure the delivery of safe and high-quality fish products in the future.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aafia Khalid, Muhammad Umair Arshad, Ali Imran, Syed Haroon Khalid, Mohd Asif Shah
Summary: In this study, edible canola oil was used as the carrier to prepare oil-in-water nanoemulsion (NE) loaded with vitamin D3. The droplet size of the NE ranged from 20 to 200 nm, with low polydispersity index and suitable zeta potential. The NE exhibited good stability at different temperatures.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
P. Melendez, C. F. Roeschmann, A. Baudo, S. Tao, P. Pinedo, A. Kalantari, M. Coarsey, J. K. Bernard, H. Naikare
Summary: Supplementing dairy calves with n-3 fatty acids, particularly from fish oil, can improve immune responses and enhance growth performance.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jianming Tao, Lijun Liu, Qian Ma, Ka Ying Ma, Zhen-Yu Chen, Fayin Ye, Lin Lei, Guohua Zhao
Summary: Gamma-oryzanol has been found to have potential as a functional antioxidant in foods, although its ability to combat lipid oxidation is not as effective as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). This study demonstrated that gamma-oryzanol can inhibit oxygen consumption and prevent the decrease of polyunsaturated fatty acids in heated canola oil, especially at lower cooking temperatures.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Christopher Y. Kim, Hannah J. Larsen, Steven L. Spitalnik, Eldad A. Hod, Richard O. Francis, Krystalyn E. Hudson, Dominique E. Gordy, Elizabeth F. Stone, Sandy Peltier, Pascal Amireault, Angelo D'Alessandro, James C. Zimring, Paul W. Buehler, Xiaoyun Fu, Tiffany Thomas
Summary: High-dose fish oil intake reduces the quality of red blood cells, while low-dose fish oil improves the filterability of fresh red blood cells and reduces lipid peroxidation of stored red blood cells. However, low-dose fish oil does not improve the post-transfusion recovery capacity of stored red blood cells.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Revilija Mozuraityte, Inger Beate Standal, Janna Cropotova, Emilia Budzko, Turid Rustad
Summary: The study found that quality changes in Atlantic mackerel fillets during superchilled, chilled and frozen storage were minimal, with frozen samples maintaining acceptable quality throughout the storage period. Analysis using NMR showed clear grouping of low molecular weight compounds in samples based on treatment and storage time.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Masoumeh Khanjani, Peiman Ariaii, Leila Najafian, Mahro Esmaeili
Summary: The effect of polylactic acid nanocellulose composite film and probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus casei on the shelf life of beluga fillet at refrigerator temperature was studied. The addition of L.casei improved the physical properties of the film, but harmed the opacity and mechanical properties. The packed fillets with PLA-NC + L.casei showed the best results in terms of chemical, microbial, and sensory properties.
JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Han Zhao, Peng Dan, Jiahui Xi, Zhengwang Chen, Ping Zhang, Wei Wei, Yanying Zhao
Summary: This study found that soybean polypeptide dglycin has a positive effect on preventing atherosclerosis. It reduces inflammation, lipid deposition, protects endothelial cells, and prevents foam cell formation, thus alleviating early-stage atherosclerosis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Review
Fisheries
Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, Marisol Izquierdo
Summary: Vitamin E plays a crucial role in farmed fish, providing antioxidant protection, improving immune response and growth performance, reducing muscle degeneration and atherosclerosis risk, enhancing reproductive efficiency and product quality. Consideration should be given to the interaction of VE with vitamin C and selenium, as well as lipid content in feed when supplementing VE.
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Wen-Sen He, Jiaxin Rui, Qingzhi Wang, Zhen-Yu Chen
Summary: Piceatannol has demonstrated a dose-dependent ability to suppress lipid oxidation in heated canola oil, with its effect being more effective than BHT.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Sara Ramezanzadeh, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Noah Esmaeili, Artur Rombenso
Summary: Barberry root as a fish feed additive can significantly improve the growth performance and weight gain of rainbow trout, while also enhancing muscle quality and showing a significant impact on whole-body protein and fat content.
JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Homeyra Montazeri Parchikolaei, Abdolmohamad Abedian Kenari, Moha Esmaeili
Summary: This study investigated the effects of using different methods of probiotics Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis in soya bean-based diets on the physiology of beluga (Huso huso). Feeding fish with the 70%SBM-SPRAY2 diet improved fish growth and health, as evidenced by higher blood performance values and lower levels of total protein and RBC in fish fed with 70%SBM compared to other treatments. Additionally, fish fed with dietary probiotics showed significantly higher levels of lysozyme, alternative complement activity, and total viable counts.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Mehrzad Asadi, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Noah Esmaeili
Summary: Protein restriction is a less-studied nutritional strategy in aquaculture species. This study investigated the effects of protein restriction for different durations on the growth performance, body composition, and immune response of rainbow trout, suggesting that WP35-P45 is a suitable feeding strategy for rainbow trout aquaculture.
Article
Entomology
Mateus Detoni, Xesus Feas, Robert L. Jeanne, Kevin J. Loope, Sean O'Donnell, Davide Santoro, Seirian Sumner, Jennifer M. Jandt
Summary: Social wasps have evolved a variety of defense mechanisms to protect their colonies from predators, including nest construction and coordinated stinging response. Predatory pressures vary across subfamilies of Vespidae, with different predators targeting individual foraging wasps and broods. Climate plays a significant role in predicting biogeographical variation in prey-predator trends among social wasps.
ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Rasool Zare, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Mohammadali Yazdani Sadati
Summary: This study investigated the effects of dietary acetic acid, probiotic protexin, and their combination on growth performance, intestinal microbiota, digestive enzymes, immune responses, and fatty acids composition in Siberian sturgeon. Fish fed with a combination of 2% acetic acid and 0.01% protexin showed the highest final body weight, weight gain, and specific growth rate. The results suggest that incorporating acetic acid in the diet, either alone or supplemented with protexin, could be effective as functional feed additives in Siberian sturgeon.
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Ghasem Rashidian, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Maryam Nikkhah
Summary: The study focused on evaluating the antioxidant and antibacterial activities of fractions from white leg shrimp head wastes hydrolysate. Results showed that fractions smaller than 10 kDa exhibited potent antioxidant and antimicrobial properties against Streptococcus iniae and Yersinia ruckeri.
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Mohammad Bagher Khoshhava, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Mohammad Kazem Mirzakhani
Summary: The study indicates that increasing levels of citric acid supplementation in rainbow trout diets incorporating soybean meal can improve their utilization, with the diet containing 20 g/kg citric acid and no soybean meal showing the best results.
AQUACULTURE NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Amine Zaretabar, Hossein Ouraji, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Sakineh Yeganeh, Noah Esmaeili, Abdolsamad Keramat Amirkolaee
Summary: The study found that replacing fish meal with barley protein concentrate (BPC) and wheat gluten meal (WGM) in Caspian brown trout diets can improve growth performance and digestibility. It was also observed that increasing BCP levels in the diets led to a decrease in the activities of protein and aminopeptidase enzymes.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xesus Feas, Carmen Vidal, M. Pilar Vazquez-Tato, Julio A. Seijas
Summary: The invasive yellow-legged Asian hornet has become a public health concern due to the health risks and deaths caused by its stings. This study presents a straightforward method for obtaining the hornet's venom and analyzing it using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. These findings will contribute to the development of improved diagnostic and therapeutic methods for patients allergic to this invasive species.
Article
Biology
Xesus Feas, Carmen Vidal, Susana Remesar
Summary: This study provides data on fatalities due to stinging insects in 32 European countries over a 23-year period. Male adults were the most common group to be fatally injured. More epidemiological data at the regional level is needed to understand the incidence of insect-sting mortality.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seyed Vali Hosseini, Milad Pero, Zahra Hoseinabadi, Reza Tahergorabi, Shirin Kazemzadeh, Ricardo Santos Aleman, Jhunior Abrahan Marcia Fuentes, Ismael Montero Fernandez, David P. Calderon, Xesus Feas Sanchez
Summary: Silver carp was processed at different temperatures using the sous-vide method, and the microbial quality of the processed samples was monitored during cold storage. The presence of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Psychrotrophs, and LAB in the samples was analyzed. The results showed that at 75 degrees C, the presence of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, and Psychrotrophs were undetectable up to 15 days of storage, and LAB were undetectable even at the end of the storage period.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Manuela Alonso-Sampedro, Xesus Feas, Susana Belen Bravo, Maria Pilar Chantada-Vazquez, Carmen Vidal
Summary: Health risks caused by stings from the yellow-legged Asian hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax (VV), have raised concerns. However, little is known about the composition of its venom. This study analyzed the proteome profile of VV's venom sac and identified differential expression of proteins between future queens and workers.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Abbas Zamani, Maryam Khajavi, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Masoumeh Haghbin Nazarpak, Atefeh Solouk, Mina Esmaeili, Enric Gisbert
Summary: This study aimed to characterize trypsin from beluga and sevruga sturgeon species, focusing on their physicochemical and biochemical properties. The results showed that the trypsin from both species had similar characteristics to trypsin found in bony fish, indicating its potential use for assessing protein digestibility in these primitive species.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Ahmad Jahaniyan Bahnamiri, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari, Sedigheh Babaei, Akbar Banavreh, Siyavash Soltanian
Summary: The use of seaweed derivatives in aquaculture has potential benefits for the immune and antioxidant systems. A study investigated the effects of sulfated polysaccharide extracts from green and brown seaweeds on rainbow trout. The results showed that the supplementation of SPE improved the organosomatic indices, protein composition, and antioxidant enzymes, as well as increased the levels of highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs) in the fish.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND ANIMAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
M. Graca Dias, Elsa Vasco, Francisco Ravasco, Lufsa Oliveira
Summary: This study estimated the vitamin D intake of "adults" and "elderly" populations in Portugal using the TDS methodology. The results showed that the majority of people had inadequate vitamin D intake, well below the Dietary Reference Values.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yanan Wang, Jiachen Shi, Yong-Jiang Xu, Chin-Ping Tan, Yuanfa Liu
Summary: This study investigates the variations in lipid digestion profiles among individuals of different ages using in vitro digestion models. The findings suggest that adults have a more comprehensive lipid digestion compared to infants, and infants tend to release shorter chain length and more saturated free fatty acids during digestion. Additionally, the particle sizes in the stomach of the elderly were consistently larger. This study enhances our understanding of how lipids with different degrees of unsaturation undergo digestion in diverse age groups.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Hyunjong Yu, Huisu Kim, Pahn-Shick Chang
Summary: Chitosan-pectin emulsion-filled hydrogel (EFH) was developed to enhance the bioaccessibility of lipophilic bioactive compounds through intestinal delivery. The EFH, prepared without crosslinking agents, demonstrated improved mechanical strength and compactness with higher pectin concentration. It retained the emulsion at pH 2.0 and released it at pH 7.4, resulting in enhanced release of free fatty acids and improved bioaccessibility of curcumin.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tongze Zhang, Siqi Hong, Jia-Rong Zhang, Pin-He Liu, Siyi Li, Zixian Wen, Jianwei Xiao, Guirong Zhang, Olivier Habimana, Nagendra P. Shah, Zhongquan Sui, Harold Corke
Summary: Lactic acid fermentation significantly affects the morphology and physicochemical properties of proso millet starch, including the formation of surface indentations and small pores, decrease in gelatinization temperatures, and changes in hardness and adhesiveness.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Liqin Kong, Feng Hong, Peng Luan, Yiping Chen, Yaoze Feng, Ming Zhu
Summary: This study presents a novel impedance biosensor using composite nanomaterials and T1R1 as a signal probe, which can competitively and ultra-sensitively detect umami intensity. The biosensor exhibits exceptional analytical performance and is suitable for food flavor evaluation.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Kunying Lv, Yixin Yang, Qilong Li, Ran Chen, Liang Deng, Yiwei Zhang, Ning Jiang
Summary: Horse's milk, with its high nutritional value and low allergenic proteins, could be a substitute for cow's milk in infant consumption. A proteomic method was used to identify and compare milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and whey proteins from different horse breeds. The study found differences in protein composition and functionality, which could support the development of formulas more suitable for human infants.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Enrique Jacobo Diaz-Montana, Helene Brignot, Ramon Aparicio-Ruiz, Thierry Thomas- Danguin, Maria Teresa Morales
Summary: Sensory perception of virgin olive oil is influenced by phenols and volatiles, which are affected by the composition of the oil and biological factors. This study investigated the effect of saliva and phenols on the release of volatiles, and found that the presence of phenols decreased the release of saturated volatiles.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Wei Zhou, Rui Zhang, Zhen Cai, Fangfang Wu, Yong Hu, Chao Huang, Kun Hu, Yun Chen
Summary: Environmentally friendly and outstanding pH-responsive cationic starch nanoparticles (CSNP) were prepared from pH-sensitive starch. CSNP exhibited nanosize and regular sphere, highly free-flowing molecular chains, and demonstrated excellent pH responsiveness through multiple emulsion/demulsification transitions.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Andrea Koo, Vinayak Ghate, Weibiao Zhou
Summary: This study suggests that direct seeding may negatively affect the nutritional quality of crops, causing a decrease in ascorbic acid, vitamin K, and total glucosinolate content.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tonghao Du, Yazhou Xu, Xiaoyan Xu, Shijin Xiong, Linli Zhang, Biao Dong, Jinqing Huang, Tao Huang, Muyan Xiao, Tao Xiong, Mingyong Xie
Summary: This study successfully improved the ACE inhibitory activity of black sesame seeds by fermenting them with Lactobacillus Plantarum NCU116 and hydrolyzing them using acid protease. The RF-PSO model was used to predict the ACE inhibitory activity during the hydrolysis process. Eight peptides with ACE inhibitory activity were identified from fermented black sesame seed hydrolysates after separation and screening.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yao Liu, Songyi Lin, Kexin Liu, Shan Wang, Qiaozhen Liu, Na Sun
Summary: This study analyzed the structural changes of shrimp proteins during digestion, predicted the immunodominant epitopes, and validated their allergenicity. The results showed that shrimp proteins were degraded into peptides during digestion, but still carried IgE epitopes that trigger allergic reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Tiantian Fu, Hongwei Cao, Yu Zhang, Xiao Guan
Summary: This study investigates the impact of milling on the active components in rice, with a focus on the stability and bioaccessibility of phenols, VB1, and alpha-GABA during cooking and digestion. The findings show that milling exacerbates the instability of gamma-GABA during cooking and VB1 during digestion, and it affects the bioaccessibility of these active compounds.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zhihao Yang, Yanru Hou, Min Zhang, Puxin Hou, Chang Liu, Lu Dou, Xiaoyu Chen, Lihua Zhao, Lin Su, Ye Jin
Summary: This study investigated the molecular mechanism of feeding regimes on lamb flavor by using TMT labeling combined with MS. The results showed that pasture-fed groups had higher levels of amino acids and volatile flavor substances compared to concentrate-fed groups. Additionally, several differentially abundant proteins associated with lamb flavor were identified.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Zixuan Xie, De Zhang, Junyu Zhu, Qianqian Luo, Jun Liu, Jingtao Zhou, Xiaoyong Wang, Yuqiong Chen, Zhi Yu, Dejiang Ni
Summary: This study investigated the acidification of aroma-enhanced black tea during storage. Analysis of non-volatile substances and organic acids using UPLC-Q-TOF/MS and HPLC revealed a decrease in soluble sugars and amino acids, while an increase in organic acids such as oxalic acid, malic acid, and quinic acid. In vitro experiments further demonstrated that the acidification is a result of the decomposition of sugars and amino acids by heating, as well as the oxidation of aromatic aldehydes. Additionally, the study showed that the taste composition of tea infusion is altered, with reduced amino acids, catechins, soluble sugars, and flavonoids. This research provides a theoretical basis for improving the quality of black tea.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Lin Wang, Falai Ma, Zihan Li, Yan Zhang
Summary: This study developed time-temperature integrators based on amyloglucosidase@Cu3(PO4)2 nanoflowers for monitoring the freshness of chilled pork. The results showed that the integrators were highly reliable and accurate in predicting the quality of chilled pork.
