Sex difference in the association of dietary fiber intake with visceral fat volume in Japanese adults
ConclusionWe observed a sex-specific association between dietary fiber intake and VFV in Japanese adults. This study suggests that efforts against visceral fat accumulation should take account of the source of dietary fiber. (Source: European Journal of Nutrition)
Source: European Journal of Nutrition - April 20, 2024 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Carotenoid pattern intake and relation to metabolic status, risk and syndrome, and its components - divergent findings from the ORISCAV-LUX-2 survey
Br J Nutr. 2024 Apr 19:1-37. doi: 10.1017/S0007114524000758. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCarotenoids are generally associated with health-beneficial effects; however, their intake patterns related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components remains controversial. This cross-sectional study investigated associations between dietary intakes of individual carotenoids, fruits and vegetables, and the MetS and its components. Dietary intakes of 1346 participants of the ORISCAV-LUX-2 study were investigated by a 174 item-food frequency questionnaire, and carotenoid intake was determined by linking findings using mainly the ...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - April 19, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Jaouad Bouayed Farhad Vahid Source Type: research
Isolation and characterization of bioactive alkaloids and GC-MS based identification of volatile oil metabolites from fruits of Glycosmis pentaphylla and evaluation of their cytotoxic activity
The objective of this study is to isolate and identify the bioactive compounds found in the fruits of G. pentaphylla and then evaluate their potential for anti-cancer activity in oral cancer CAL 27 cell lines. The extraction of bioactive compounds from fruits was done by maceration, and the isolation of alkaloids and volatile oil fractions (F1-F5) was performed by column chromatography. The alkaloids, such as 3-O-methoxyglycocitrine II, noracronycine, 1-hydroxy-3-methoxy-10-methyl-9-acridone and kokusaginine, were first isolated from the fruits of G. pentaphylla. Additionally, GC-MS analysis identified 78 metabolites. The ...
Source: Fitoterapia - April 19, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Parusu Kavya Teja Sanjana Kyada Sourav Das Vinal Upadhyay Amit Mandoli Siddheshwar K Chauthe Source Type: research
Strategies to Create Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Food Industry
Superhydrophobic materials introduce the latest environmentally friendly methods of manufacturing food-related superhydrophobic coatings. Coating fruits to postpone their spoilage, producing packages that eliminate residual food after consumption and creating antimicrobial substrates in industries like dairy are some of the applications of these coatings in the food industry. ABSTRACTIn recent years, the use of nature-inspired superhydrophobic coatings in various industries and daily life has attracted a lot of attention due to the unparalleled features of these coatings. Also, many efforts are made to produce coatings tha...
Source: Packaging Technology and Science - April 19, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Maedeh Mohammadi,
Zhaleh Sheidaei,
Mehdi Farhoodi Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 1872: Analysis of Volatile Aroma Components in Different Parts of Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinus edodes) Treated with Ultraviolet C Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Gas Chromatography & ndash;Ion Mobility Spectroscopy
In this study, a comparison of UVC-LED irradiation treatment on the flavor profiles in various parts of shiitake mushrooms was conducted using gas chromatography–ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) and sensory analysis. Sixty-three volatile compounds were identified in shiitake mushrooms. The fresh shiitake mushrooms were characterized by the highest values of raw mushroom odors. After UVC-LED treatment, the content of C8 alcohols decreased, especially that of 1-octen-3-ol, while the content of aldehydes increased, especially the content of nonanal and decanal. The score of fatty and green odors was enhanced. ...
Source: Molecules - April 19, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Daihua Hu Yulin Wang Fanshu Kong Danni Wang Chingyuan Hu Xu Yang Xiaohua Chen Wang Chen Zili Feng Tags: Article Source Type: research
Green-fabricated silver nanoparticles from Quercus incana leaf extract to control the early blight of tomatoes caused by Alternaria solani
Early blight (EB) of Tomatoes, caused by Alternaria solani, is a serious fungal disease that adversely affects tomato production. Infection is characterized by dark lesions on leaves, stems, and fruits. Several a... (Source: BMC Plant Biology)
Source: BMC Plant Biology - April 19, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Javaria Khatoon, Ansar Mehmood, Abd ur Rehman Khalid, Muhammad Abdul Rauf Khan, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Urooj Bashir, Muhammad Raffi and Jaros ław Proćków Tags: Research Source Type: research
Preconception diet in adolescence and its association with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and preterm birth. Results from The HUNT study
Br J Nutr. 2024 Apr 18:1-22. doi: 10.1017/S0007114524000746. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOur aim was to estimate associations of adolescent dietary patterns and meal habits with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and preterm birth. We used data from a prospective cohort study (Norwegian Young-HUNT1) where dietary information was collected during adolescence and pregnancy outcomes were obtained through record linkage to the Norwegian national birth registry. The outcomes were HDP, hypertension, preeclampsia/ eclampsia, and preterm birth in the first pregnancy and in any pregnancy. Diet was self-reported from valida...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - April 18, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Andrew Keith Wills Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund Wendy Van Lippevelde Mary Barker Fr øydis Nordgård Vik Nina Cecilie Øverby Source Type: research
Antioxidant aromatic compounds from Amomum villosum and target prediction of active ingredients
Bioorg Chem. 2024 Apr 16;147:107375. doi: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2024.107375. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe dried fruit of Amomum villosum is an important spice and medicinal plant that has received great attention in recent years due to its high content of bioactive components and its potential for food additives and drug development. However, the stems and leaves of A. villosum are usually disposed of as waste. Based on the study of the fruits of A. villosum, we also systematically studied its stems and leaves. Fourteen aromatic compounds (1-14) were isolated and identified from A. villosum, including five new compounds (1...
Source: Bioorganic Chemistry - April 18, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Junming Liang Yang Xu Jinxia Chen Zhiruo Zhang Hui Wang Kexin Liu Dejuan Sun Hua Li Lixia Chen Source Type: research
A Long-Lived Alpine Perennial Advances Flowering under Warmer Conditions but Not Enough to Maintain Reproductive Success
Am Nat. 2024 May;203(5):E157-E174. doi: 10.1086/729438. Epub 2024 Mar 27.ABSTRACTAbstractAssessing whether phenological shifts in response to climate change confer a fitness advantage requires investigating the relationships among phenology, fitness, and environmental drivers of selection. Despite widely documented advancements in phenology with warming climate, we lack empirical estimates of how selection on phenology varies in response to continuous climate drivers or how phenological shifts in response to warming conditions affect fitness. We leverage an unusual long-term dataset with repeated, individual measurements o...
Source: The American Naturalist - April 18, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Meredith A Zettlemoyer Rebecca J Conner Micaela M Seaver Ellen Waddle Megan L DeMarche Source Type: research
Multi-Elemental Composition of Botanical Preparations and Probabilistic Evaluation of Toxic Metals and Metalloids Intake Upon Dietary Exposure
Food Chem Toxicol. 2024 Apr 16:114664. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114664. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to evaluate the inorganic elemental composition (49 elements) of 29 botanical preparations obtained from fruits, leaves, peels, seeds, roots, fungi, and spirulina by using inductively coupled-mass spectrometry and a mercury analyzer. Simultaneously, the risk associated with the chronic dietary exposure to 12 toxic metals and metalloids among the European population was evaluated by using a probabilistic approach based on Monte Carlo simulations. The analysis revealed worrying intake levels of Al, A...
Source: Food and Chemical Toxicology - April 18, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Maria Olga Varr à Lenka Hus áková Giovanni Tommaso Lanza Martina Piroutkov á Jan Pato čka Sergio Ghidini Emanuela Zanardi Source Type: research
Effects of TrPLDs on the pathogenicity of Trichothecium roseum infected apple fruit
Food Microbiol. 2024 Aug;121:104496. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2024.104496. Epub 2024 Feb 23.ABSTRACTPhospholipase D plays a critical regulatory role in the pathogenicity of filamentous fungi. However, the molecular mechanism of PLD regulating the pathogenicity of filamentous fungi has not been reported. In this research, the previously constructed TrPLD1 and TrPLD2 (TrPLDs) mutants were used as test strains. Firstly, the function of TrPLDs in Trichothecium roseum was studied. Then, the effects of TrPLDs on the pathogenicity of T. roseum and the quality of the inoculated apples were verified. The results suggested that the deletio...
Source: Food Microbiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Qili Liu Qianqian Zhang Huali Xue Yang Bi Xi Yang Yuanyuan Zong Zhiguang Liu Prusky Dov Source Type: research
Serratia montpellierensis sp. nov., Isolated from Laboratory-Reared Parasitic Wasps Psyttalia lounsburyii Silvestri and Psyttalia ponerophaga Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Curr Microbiol. 2024 Apr 18;81(6):146. doi: 10.1007/s00284-024-03666-0.ABSTRACTTwo strains of bacteria, PsyLou2AT and PsyPon4B, were isolated from adult braconid wasps Psyttalia lounsburyii and Psyttalia ponerophaga, respectively. These laboratory-reared wasps were investigated as agents for biological control of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae. Analysis of 16S rRNA genes of the two isolates demonstrated that they were highly related and belonged to the genus Serratia. Genomic sequencing of these isolates revealed genomes of 5,152,551 bp and 5,154,385 bp for PsyLou2AT and PsyPon4B, respectively, and both genomes had ...
Source: Current Microbiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Michael B Blackburn M élanie Tannières Michael E Sparks Dawn E Gundersen-Rindal Marie-Claude Bon Source Type: research
Cereus jamacaru DC. (mandacaru) fruit as a source of lactic acid bacteria with in vitro probiotic-related characteristics and its protective effects on Pediococcus pentosaceus during lyophilization and refrigeration storage
This study isolated and identified autochthonous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from mandacaru fruit and evaluated their potential probiotic and technological aptitudes in vitro, as well as the protective effects of freeze-dried mandacaru fruit on the most promising LAB isolate during lyophilization and refrigeration storage. Initially, 212 colonies were isolated from mandacaru fruit, and 34 were preliminarily identified as LAB. Thirteen isolates identified by 16S-rRNA sequencing as Pediococcus pentosaceus were negative for DNase, gelatinase, hemolytic, and biogenic amine production. The selected isolates showed proteolytic ac...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Gracy Kelly Vieira de Vasconcelos Medeiros Ana Cristina Silveira Martins Mateus Gomes Vasconcelos Estef ânia Fernandes Garcia No ádia Priscila Araújo Rodrigues Thatyane Mariano Rodrigues de Albuquerque Vanessa Bordin Viera Maria L úcia da Conceição Source Type: research
Assessing Frontal Lobe Function on Verbal Fluency and Emotion Recall in Autism Spectrum Disorder by fNIRS
This study applied the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to investigate frontal activity in autism when performing verbal fluency test and emotion recall task. We recruited 32 autistic adults without intellectual disability and 30 typically-developing controls (TDC). Prefrontal hemodynamic changes were evaluated by fNIRS when the participants performed the verbal fluency test and emotion recall task. fNIRS signals in the prefrontal cortex were compared between autism and TDC. Compared to TDC, autistic adults showed comparable performance on the verbal fluency test but exhibited lower frontal activity on the veg...
Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - April 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Yi-Ling Chien Yi-Li Tseng Wen-Che Tsai Yen-Nan Chiu Source Type: research
