The effect of fructan-enriched diet on bone turnover parameters in ovariectomized rats under calcium restriction.
CONCLUSIONS: The obtained findings suggest that fructan administration with a calcium-restricted diet might exert a positive effect on bone turnover parameters. Regarding the form of their addition, it is possible that other constituents of sorbets contributed to the fructan action. It remains open whether this impact would be significant over a longer period of time.
PMID: 32588596 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM)
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - June 18, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Topolska K, Bieńko M, Filipiak-Florkiewicz A, Radzki RP, Cieślik E Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: research
Preparation and release properties of arbutin imprinted inulin/polyvinyl alcohol biomaterials.
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The main objective of this work was to prepare inulin (INL)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) biomaterials imprinted with arbutin (AR) as the target drug. INL from Jerusalem artichoke flour was extracted with hot water extraction method. INL/PVA biomaterials were synthesized with a casting method and a UV curing. The optimal UV curing time and sodium benzoate content were about 10 min and 0.1 wt%, respectively. The biomaterials were characterized by SEM and FT-IR analysis. Mechanical properties of prepared AR imprinted biomaterials were also investigated. AR release was examined with changes of pH at 36...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - June 14, 2020 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Kim HS, Kim KJ, Lee MW, Lee SY, Yun YH, Shim WG, Yoon SD Tags: Int J Biol Macromol Source Type: research
Functional MYB transcription factor gene HtMYB2 is associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis in Helianthus tuberosus L
Tuber color is an important trait for Helianthus tuberosus L. (Jerusalem artichoke). Usually, purple tubers with high anthocyanin content are more nutritious than white tuber. But, the molecular mechanism underly... (Source: BMC Plant Biology)
Source: BMC Plant Biology - June 1, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Jieming Gao, Xuemei Sun, Yuan Zong, Shipeng Yang, Lihui Wang and Baolong Liu Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Could fructan sources in strawberry matrix be more effective as a tool for improvement of bone structure than these compounds added to diet alone? - Study on osteopenic rat model.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that a fructan-enriched diet could be potentially useful for postmenopausal osteoporosis. It is important to determine an optimal dietary level of fructan with the long-term goal of developing a dietary strategy in osteoporosis prevention.
PMID: 32208575 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM)
Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM - March 16, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Topolska K, Radzki RP, Filipiak-Florkiewicz A, Bieńko M, Florkiewicz A, Cieślik E Tags: Ann Agric Environ Med Source Type: research
[ASAP] < italic toggle="yes" > Clostridium < /italic > sp. Strain NJ4: A Promising Solventogenic Strain for Butanol Production from Jerusalem Artichoke through Consolidated Bioprocessing
Energy& FuelsDOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00123 (Source: Energy and Fuels)
Source: Energy and Fuels - March 6, 2020 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yujia Jiang †, Yang Lv†, Raphael Michenfelder§, Tianpeng Chen†, Ruofan Wu†, Fengxue Xin*†‡, and Min Jiang*†‡ Source Type: research
The Effect of Auxin and Auxin-Producing Bacteria on the Growth, Essential Oil Yield, and Composition in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
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Aromatic plants had been used since ancient times for their preservative and medicinal properties, and to impart aroma and flavor to food. Also their secondary metabolites are economically important as drugs, flavor and fragrances, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dye, and pigments, pesticides, cosmetics, food additives, other industrially biochemical, and also play a major role in the adaptation of plants to their environment. Indole acetıc acid-producing rhizobacteria inoculations increase in stomatal density and level of secondary metabolite and have a synergistic effect on monoterpene biosynt...
Source: Current Microbiology - February 19, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Çakmakçı R, Mosber G, Milton AH, Alatürk F, Ali B Tags: Curr Microbiol Source Type: research
Identification of miR390-TAS3-ARF pathway in response to salt stress in Helianthus tuberosus L.
In this study, we isolated and identified MIR390, miR390, TAS3a/b/c, tasiARF-1/2/3 (trans-acting small interfering RNAs influencing Auxin Response Factors) and ARF2/3/4 in Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.). Treatment with 100 mM NaCl induced expression of miR390, increased cleavage of TAS3, produced high levels of tasiARFs, and subsequently enhanced cleavage of ARF3/4, which was most likely associated with salt tolerance of the plants. In contrast, treatment with 300 mM NaCl inhibited expression of miR390, attenuated cleavage of TAS3, produced a small amount of tasiARFs, and reduced cleavage of ARF3/4. We propo...
Source: Gene - February 7, 2020 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Liang Wen F, Yue Y, Fei He T, Mei Gao X, Sheng Zhou Z, Hua Long X Tags: Gene Source Type: research
GSE132955 Whole-Transcriptome Profiling in Developing Tubers of the Jerusalem Artichoke
Contributors : Marco Bizzarri ; Massimo Delledonne ; Alberto Ferrarini ; Paola Tononi ; Elisa Zago ; Doriano Vittori ; Francesco Damiani ; Francesco PaolocciSeries Type : Expression profiling by arrayOrganism : Helianthus tuberosusHelianthus tuberosus L., known as the Jerusalem Artichoke, is a hexaploid plant species, adapted to low nutrient soils, that accumulates high levels of inulin in its tubers. Inulin is a fructose-based polysaccharide used either as dietary fiber or for the production of bioethanol. Key enzymes involved in inulin biosynthesis are well known. However, the gene networks underpinning tuber ...
Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus - January 13, 2020 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Expression profiling by array Helianthus tuberosus Source Type: research
Impact of feedstocks and downstream processing technologies on the economics of caproic acid production in fermentation by Megasphaera elsdenii T81.
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Caproic acid (CA) was produced by Megasphaera elsdenii T81 with Jerusalem artichoke tubers (JA) as a feedstock. More CA was produced under the medium with the acid hydrolysate of JA than the comparative medium with a carbon composition similar to that of JA. CA was produced up to 13.0 g/L and 0.52 g/L/h with extractive fermentation using a mixed solvent of alamine 336 in oleyl alcohol at 37 °C. The JA cost to produce 1 ton of CA is only 505 USD, which is much lower than that required for purchasing sucrose (860 USD) in CA production. As a result of the analysis performed using SuperPro Designe...
Source: Bioresource Technology - January 11, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Kim H, Choi O, Jeon BS, Choe WS, Sang BI Tags: Bioresour Technol Source Type: research
Effect of Edible Coating on Antioxidants and Certain Properties of Dried Jerusalem Artichoke.
CONCLUSION: The edible coating with modified cassava starch or sodium caseinate was, therefore, an efficient pre-treatment and could be applied with conventional drying to produce healthy fruit and vegetable snacks by using a simple and inexpensive method.
PMID: 31944088 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences: PJBS)
Source: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences: PJBS - December 31, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chottanom P, Amornsin A, Yodthava N, Wunnapong S Tags: Pak J Biol Sci Source Type: research
In vitro adsorption-desorption of aflatoxin B1 on Pepper's lignins isolated from grassy plants.
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The aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) adsorption properties of several lignins isolated by the Pepper's method from grassy plants: Helianthus tuberosus (LS-1), Atriplex patula (LS-2), Rhododendron tomentosum (LS-3), Althaea officinalis (LS-4), Lavatera (LS-5), and from wood of spruce Pícea (LS-6) were studied. The adsorption was conducted in vitro in the modeled conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. The correlations between the values of adsorption-desorption and the parameters of surface-porous structure and chemical structure of the lignins were established. The relationships between the adsorption capac...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - December 11, 2019 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Karmanov AP, Kanarsky AV, Kanarskaya ZA, Kocheva LS, Semenov EI, Bogdanovich NI, Belyy VA Tags: Int J Biol Macromol Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4300: Evaluation of Antifungal Phenolics from Helianthus tuberosus L. Leaves against Phytophthora capsici Leonian by Chemometric Analysis
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Phytophthora capsici Leonian causes destructive economical losses in pepper production，and a promising source of natural fungicides- Helianthus tuberosus leaves was reported. The antifungal activities of different extracts and compounds from H. tuberosus leaves against the phytopathogen, P. capsici Leonian, were examined by chemometric analysis, including HPLC-MS/MS and multivariate data analyses. Principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminate analysis were applied to examine the four groups of H. tuberosus leaves samples, including crude extracts obtained by different methods, ...
Source: Molecules - November 24, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Chen Long Li Tags: Article Source Type: research
Unique N-glycosylation of a recombinant exo-inulinase from Kluyveromyces cicerisporus and its effect on enzymatic activity and thermostability
Inulinase can hydrolyze polyfructan into high-fructose syrups and fructoligosaccharides, which are widely used in food, the medical industry and the biorefinery of Jerusalem artichoke. In the present study, a rec... (Source: Journal of Biological Engineering)
Source: Journal of Biological Engineering - October 29, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Junyan Ma, Qian Li, Haidong Tan, Hao Jiang, Kuikui Li, Lihua Zhang, Quan Shi and Heng Yin Tags: Research Source Type: research
A one-pot two-enzyme system on the production of high value-added D-allulose from Jerusalem artichoke tubers
Publication date: Available online 12 October 2019Source: Process BiochemistryAuthor(s): Ping Zhu, Yan Zeng, Peng Chen, Yan Men, Jiangang Yang, Xiaoping Yue, Jiangang Zhang, Yueming Zhu, Yuanxia SunAbstractA one-pot two-enzyme reaction system was developed to produce high-fructose syrup (HFS) containing healthy rare sugar d-allulose from Jerusalem artichoke (JA). Inulin in JA was converted through the cascade reaction of a novel exo-inulinase from Bacillus velezensis (BvInu) and D-allulose 3-epimerase from Ruminococcus sp. (RDAE). BvInu and RDAE were expressed in Bacillus subtilis and successfully secreted into the superna...
Source: Process Biochemistry - October 13, 2019 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3296: Phenolic Acids in Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.): Plant Organ Dependent Antioxidant Activity and Optimized Extraction from Leaves
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Phenolic acids including chlorogenic acids are major polyphenolic compounds found in Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.). The plant itself is an emerging biorefinery crop due to the inulin-rich tubers, a bioethanol feedstock, but the aerial parts represent a rich source of bioactive compounds. We have determined the level of major phenolic acids in extracts of four plant organs: tuber, leaf, flower, and stem. Employing three heating conditions (20 &deg;C, 60 &deg;C, and microwaving), corrected total phenolic content (TPC) was highest in the leaves (4.5&ndash;5.7 mg gallic acid equ...
Source: Molecules - September 9, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Muhammad Mir Showkat Anne Bergljot Falck-Ytter Knut Olav Str ætkvern Tags: Article Source Type: research
