A high-cholesterol diet enriched with polyphenols from Oriental plums (Prunus salicina) improves cognitive function and lowers brain cholesterol levels and neurodegenerative-related protein expression in mice.
In conclusion, incorporating polyphenol-enriched Oriental plum into a high-cholesterol diet can ameliorate some of the symptoms of neurodegenerative conditions.
PMID: 25866056 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The British Journal of Nutrition)
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - April 13, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kuo PH, Lin CI, Chen YH, Chiu WC, Lin SH Tags: Br J Nutr Source Type: research
Notes from the field: listeriosis associated with stone fruit - United States, 2014.
Abstract
On July 19, 2014, a packing company in California (company A) voluntarily recalled certain lots of stone fruits, including whole peaches, nectarines, plums, and pluots, because of concern about contamination with Listeria monocytogenes based on internal company testing. On July 31, the recall was expanded to cover all fruit packed at their facility during June 1-July 17. After the initial recall, clinicians, state and local health departments, CDC, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received many inquiries about listeriosis from concerned consumers, many of whom had received automated tele...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - March 20, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jackson BR, Salter M, Tarr C, Conrad A, Harvey E, Steinbock L, Saupe A, Sorenson A, Katz L, Stroika S, Jackson KA, Carleton H, Kucerova Z, Melka D, Strain E, Parish M, Mody RK Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research
Classification of intact fresh plums according to sweetness using time-domain nuclear magnetic resonance and chemometrics
Publication date: May 2013 Source:Microchemical Journal, Volume 108 Author(s): Fabíola Manhas Verbi Pereira , André de Souza Carvalho , Luís Fernando Cabeça , Luiz Alberto Colnago Time domain nuclear magnetic resonance (TD-NMR) and chemometric models were used to classify intact plums according to the total soluble solid content in percentage (% of SSC). The models were constructed using use Carr–Purcell–Meiboom–Gill (CPMG) decay (as independent variables) of intact plums. The reference values in % of SSC (as dependent variable) were obtained from the juice extracted from the same plums. The data sample w...
Source: Microchemical Journal - January 24, 2015 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Association between Chloroplast and Mitochondrial DNA sequences in Chinese Prunus genotypes ( Prunus persica, Prunus domestica, and Prunus avium )
Conclusions:
These results demonstrated high conservation in chloroplast and mitochondrial genome among Prunus species during the evolutionary process. These findings are valuable to study the organelle DNA diversity in different species and genotypes of Prunus to provide in depth insight in to the mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes. (Source: BMC Plant Biology)
Source: BMC Plant Biology - January 16, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: Tariq PervaizXin SunYanyi ZhangRan TaoJunhuan ZhangJinggui Fang Source Type: research
Survey of mycotoxins in dates and dried fruits from Tunisian and Spanish markets
Publication date: May 2015 Source:Food Control, Volume 51 Author(s): Ines Azaiez , Guillermina Font , Jordi Mañes , Mónica Fernández-Franzón In an effort to enforce the knowledge on mycotoxin occurrence and co-occurrence in dates and dried fruits, 228 samples purchased from Tunisian and Spanish markets were subjected to multi-mycotoxin liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of 16 mycotoxins. At least one mycotoxin was detected in 160 samples (70%). The frequency of contaminated samples was 83%, 80%, 64%, 59% and 26% for dates, dried vine fruits, figs, apricots and plums, respect...
Source: Food Control - December 31, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari: Astigmata) from various dried fruits differed in associated micro‐organisms
ConclusionsThe treatment and pretreatment of mites by antibiotics did not reveal the presence of antagonistic bacteria which might slow down the C. lactis population growth. The shifts of the microbial community in the gut of C. lactis were induced by the diet changes. The identified yeasts and bacteria are suggested as the main food source of stored product mites on dried fruits.
Significance and Impact of the StudyThe study describes the adaptation of C. lactis to feeding on dried fruits including the interaction with micro‐organisms. We also identified potentially pathogenic bacteria carried by the mites to dried f...
Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - December 29, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: J. Hubert, M. Nesvorná, J. Kopecký, M. Ságová‐Marečková, P. Poltronieri Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The functionality of plum ingredients in meat products: A review
Publication date: April 2015 Source:Meat Science, Volume 102 Author(s): Nathan Jarvis , Corliss A. O'Bryan , Steven C. Ricke , Philip G. Crandall Dried plums (prunes) have been marketed to consumers for consumption directly from the package as a convenient snack and have been reported to have broad health benefits. Only recently have fractionated, dried plum ingredients been investigated for their functionality in food and feed products. Dried plum puree, dried plum fiber, dried plum powder, dried plum concentrate, and fresh plum concentrate have been investigated to date. They have been evaluated as fat replacers ...
Source: Meat Science - December 23, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
A Japanese plum α-l-arabinofuranosidase/β-d-xylosidase gene is developmentally regulated by alternative splicing
Publication date: Available online 5 December 2014 Source:Plant Science Author(s): M. Carolina Di Santo , Natalia Ilina , Eduardo A. Pagano , Gabriel O. Sozzi A full-length cDNA clone named PsARF/XYL was obtained from Prunus salicina Lindl., and determined to encode a putative α-l-arabinofuranosidase/β- d -xylosidase belonging to glycoside hydrolase (GH, EC 3.2.1.-) family 3. Two related PsARF/XYL cDNAs were amplified, one from a fully-spliced transcript (PsARF/XYLa) and another one from an intron-retained transcript (PsARF/XYLb). The protein deduced from PsARF/XYLb is a truncated peptide at C-terminus that conse...
Source: Plant Science - December 6, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: research
Total Phenolic, Flavonoid Distribution and Antioxidant Capacity in Skin, Pulp and Fruit Extracts of Plum Cultivars
Abstract
Total phenolic, total flavonoid distribution and antioxidant activity in skin, pulp and fruit extracts of 12 plum cultivars were investigated. The results showed that the levels of total phenolic and flavonoid compounds changed depending on cultivars and fruit parts. The total phenolic content in skin was 4.5 times higher than that in pulp and 3.2 times higher than that in the whole fruit. The total flavonoid content in skin was 18.7 times higher than that in pulp and 9.6 times higher than that in the whole fruit. As the trend observed for antioxidant activity, a positive relationship (correlation coefficient r2...
Source: Journal of Food Biochemistry - December 1, 2014 Category: Food Science Authors: S. Cosmulescu, I. Trandafir, V. Nour, M. Botu Tags: Full Article Source Type: research
Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari: Astigmata) from various dried fruits differed in associated microorganisms
ConclusionsThe treatment and pretreatment of mites by antibiotics did not reveal the presence of antagonistic bacteria which might slow down the C. lactis population growth. The shifts of the microbial community in the gut of C. lactis were induced by the diet changes. The identified yeasts and bacteria are suggested as the main food source of stored product mites on dried fruits.
Significance and Impact of the StudyThe study describes the adaptation of C. lactis to feeding on dried fruits including the interaction with microorganisms. We also identified potentially pathogenic bacteria carried by the mites to dried fruits ...
Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - December 1, 2014 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jan Hubert, Marta Nesvorná, Jan Kopecký, Markéta Ságová‐Marečková, Palmiro Poltronieri Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Plum (Prunus Domestica L.) by-product as a new and cheap source of bioactive peptides: Extraction method and peptides characterization
Publication date: November 2014 Source:Journal of Functional Foods, Volume 11 Author(s): Estefanía González-García , M. Luisa Marina , M. Concepción García Fruit processing produces a great amount of wastes. Stone of fruits such as plum (Prunus Domestica L.) are part of these residues. Plum stones contain a seed with a high content in proteins and lipids that are mostly underused and undervalued. This work proposes to extract proteins from this by-product, to evaluate their potential as bioactive peptide source, and to identify these peptides using RP-HPLC–MS/MS. A method for the extraction of plum seed prote...
Source: Journal of Functional Foods - November 8, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: research
Retention of storage quality and post-refrigeration shelf-life extension of plum (Prunus domestica L.) cv. Santa Rosa using combination of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) coating and gamma irradiation
Publication date: February 2015 Source:Radiation Physics and Chemistry, Volume 107 Author(s): Peerzada R. Hussain , Prashant P. Suradkar , Ali M. Wani , Mohd A. Dar Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) coatings alone and in combination with gamma irradiation was tested for maintaining the storage quality and extending shelf-life of plum. Matured green plums were CMC coated at levels 0.5–1.0% w/v and gamma irradiated at 1.5kGy. The treated fruit including control was stored under ambient (temperature 25±2°C, RH 70%) and refrigerated (temperature 3±1°C, RH 80%) conditions. In fruits treated with individual treatments ...
Source: Radiation Physics and Chemistry - November 7, 2014 Category: Physics Source Type: research
Safety and adherence of Umezu polyphenols in the Japanese plum ( Prunus mume ) in a 12-week double-blind randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial to evaluate antihypertensive effects
Conclusions
No remarkable effect of UP on BP was observed. However, a higher dose of UP was confirmed safe and high in adherence in this 12-week randomized controlled trial. Its effect on BP and other outcomes shall be confirmed in a larger sample. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 1, 2014 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Acorn Squash with Dried Apricots and Plums
No abstract available (Source: Heart Insight)
Source: Heart Insight - October 23, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: Departments: The Hungry Heart: 'Tis the Season Source Type: research
Molecular Characterization and Expression Analyses of an Anthocyanin Synthase Gene from Magnolia sprengeri Pamp.
Abstract
Anthocyanin synthase (ANS), which catalyzes the conversion of colorless leucoanthocyanins into colored anthocyanins, is a key enzyme in the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. It plays important roles in plant development and defense. An ANS gene designated as MsANS was cloned from Magnolia sprengeri using rapid amplification of complementary DNA (cDNA) ends technology. The full-length MsANS is 1171-bp long and contains a 1080-bp open reading frame encoding a 360 amino acid polypeptide. In a sequence alignment analysis, the deduced MsANS protein showed high identity to ANS proteins from other plants...
Source: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - October 15, 2014 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Shi SG, Li SJ, Kang YX, Liu JJ Tags: Appl Biochem Biotechnol Source Type: research
