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Smith RA, Ralph J. Cycling ferulate in monocot cell walls. NATURE PLANTS 2024; 10:1284-1286. [PMID: 39232220 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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- Rebecca A Smith
- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
- Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
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- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
- Departments of Biochemistry and Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
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Dräger H, Mobley J, Kamali P, Dorrani M, Lynn B, DeHaan L, Schendel RR. Lignin, extractives and structural carbohydrate characteristics of Thinopyrum intermedium biomass reveal additional valorization opportunities for dual-crop utilization. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024. [PMID: 39045781 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey, or intermediate wheat grass (IWG), is being developed as the first widely-available perennial grain candidate. However, because the crop is still in development, grain yields are lower than those of traditional cereals. Utilization of its non-grain biomass (e.g. for biofuel production and as a source of fine chemicals) would increase the economic value of its cultivation. The present study provides a structural characterization of the lignin and cell wall carbohydrates in IWG biomass and qualitative profiling of biomass extractives and compares them to those of annual wheat (Triticum aestivum) biomass grown in the same location and growing season. RESULTS The monosaccharide composition and ester-linked phenolic acid contents of vegetative biomass material from annual wheat and IWG were similar. IWG vegetative biomass is rich in feruloylated arabinoxylans (AX) with a very low substitution rate, whereas the AX from IWG bran have a slightly higher substitution rate. The structure of IWG lignin was investigated using both the quantitative derivatization followed by reductive cleavage method and 2D-NMR analysis, revealing an H:G:S lignin that incorporates tricin and is acylated with coumaric acid and smaller amounts of ferulates. IWG and wheat extractives contained fatty acids, various free phenolic compounds (tricin, monolignols and phenolic acids), phenolic conjugates and phytosterols. CONCLUSION The present study provides firm support for the further exploration of T. intermedium biomass as a carbohydrate feedstock (e.g, abundant in lightly substituted AX and cellulose polymers) for biofuel production and source of high-value fine chemicals, such as tricin. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Hannah Dräger
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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Cyran MR, Snochowska KK, Potrzebowski MJ, Kaźmierski S, Azadi P, Heiss C, Tan L, Ndukwe I, Bonikowski R. Xylan-cellulose core structure of oat water-extractable β-glucan macromolecule: Insight into interactions and organization of the cell wall complex. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 324:121522. [PMID: 37985101 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Water-extractable β-glucan with high molar mass (HM) determines health benefits of oat food. Oat β-glucan was extracted by a standardized in vitro digestion method and co-existing water-extractable polysaccharide (WEP) fraction and its HM-arabinoxylan (HM-AX) subfraction were isolated to identify their highly acid-resistant subunit and investigate molecular interactions between constituent polymers. The WEP and HM-AX samples consisted of arabinoxylans (AXs) (74 and 76 %, respectively), however, cellulose constituted the secondary component (6.6 and 12.8 %, respectively). Multi-detection HPSEC along with specific enzymatic hydrolysis of AXs revealed the presence of the HM-xylan domain (16 and 34 %, respectively) built of numerous single- and multi-component populations with random coil and rod-like conformations, which were embedded in a xylan matrix with spherical conformation and controlled the macromolecular shape. Unlike single-component populations, the multi-component ones were resistant to hydrolytic action of AX-hydrolyzing enzymes and represented the subunits that anchor matrix polysaccharides onto cellulose surface. These results indicate that water-extractable β-glucan macromolecule comprises as integral element a cellulose core with two linking populations, HM-xylan and low molar mass glucomannan, which are surrounded by a feruloylated AX-arabinan-arabinogalactan composite and next laminated by β-glucan matrix. The stiff cellulose-xylan backbone is the basis of HM β-glucan organization, controlled by its cellulose-like segments.
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- Małgorzata R Cyran
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Radzików, 05-870 Błonie, Poland.
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- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Radzików, 05-870 Błonie, Poland
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland.
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- Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland.
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, 315 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712, United States of America.
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, 315 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712, United States of America.
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, 315 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712, United States of America.
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, 315 Riverbend Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-4712, United States of America
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- Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Natural Products and Cosmetics, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
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Joyce GE, Kagan IA, Flythe MD, Davis BE, Schendel RR. Profiling of cool-season forage arabinoxylans via a validated HPAEC-PAD method. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1116995. [PMID: 36993841 PMCID: PMC10040848 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1116995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Cool-season pasture grasses contain arabinoxylans (AX) as their major cell wall hemicellulosic polysaccharide. AX structural differences may influence enzymatic degradability, but this relationship has not been fully explored in the AX from the vegetative tissues of cool-season forages, primarily because only limited AX structural characterization has been performed in pasture grasses. Structural profiling of forage AX is a necessary foundation for future work assessing enzymatic degradability and may also be useful for assessing forage quality and suitability for ruminant feed. The main objective of this study was to optimize and validate a high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-PAD) method for the simultaneous quantification of 10 endoxylanase-released xylooligosaccharides (XOS) and arabinoxylan oligosaccharides (AXOS) in cool-season forage cell wall material. The following analytical parameters were determined or optimized: chromatographic separation and retention time (RT), internal standard suitability, working concentration range (CR), limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), relative response factor (RRF), and quadratic calibration curves. The developed method was used to profile the AX structure of four cool-season grasses commonly grown in pastures (timothy, Phleum pratense L.; perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne L.; tall fescue, Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.; and Kentucky bluegrass, Poa pratensis L.). In addition, the cell wall monosaccharide and ester-linked hydroxycinnamic acid contents were determined for each grass. The developed method revealed unique structural aspects of the AX structure of these forage grass samples that complemented the results of the cell wall monosaccharide analysis. For example, xylotriose, representing an unsubstituted portion of the AX polysaccharide backbone, was the most abundantly-released oligosaccharide in all the species. Perennial rye samples tended to have greater amounts of released oligosaccharides compared to the other species. This method is ideally suited to monitor structural changes of AX in forages as a result of plant breeding, pasture management, and fermentation of plant material.
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- Glenna E. Joyce
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
- Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Hemicellulose: Structure, Chemical Modification, and Application. Prog Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Mndlovu H, Kumar P, du Toit LC, Choonara YE. In Situ Forming Chitosan-Alginate Interpolymer Complex Bioplatform for Wound Healing and Regeneration. AAPS PharmSciTech 2022; 23:247. [PMID: 36050512 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-022-02397-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cytocompatibility, biocompatibility, and biodegradability are amongst the most desirable qualities of wound dressings and can be tuned during the bioplatform fabrication steps to enhance wound healing capabilities. A three-stepped approach (partial-crosslinking, freeze-drying, and pulverisation) was employed in fabricating a particulate, partially crosslinked (PC), and transferulic acid (TFA)-loaded chitosan-alginate (CS-Alg) interpolymer complex (IPC) with enhanced wound healing capabilities. The PC TFA-CS-Alg IPC bioplatform displayed fluid uptake of 3102% in 24 h and a stepwise degradation up to 53.5% in 14 days. The PC TFA-CS-Alg bioplatform was used as a bioactive delivery system with an encapsulation efficiency of 65.6%, bioactive loading of 9.4%, burst release of 58.27%, and a steady release of 1.91% per day. PC TFA-CS-Alg displayed a shift in cytocompatibility from slightly cytotoxic (60-90% cell viability) to nontoxic (> 90% cell viability) over a 72-h period in NIH-3T3 cells. The wound closure and histological evaluations of the lesions indicated better wound healing performance in lesions treated with PC TFA-CS-Alg and PC CS-Alg compared to those treated with the commercial product and the control. Application of the particulate bioplatform on the wound via sprinkles, the in situ hydrogel formation under fluid exposure, and the accelerated wound healing performances of the bioplatforms make it a good candidate for bioactive delivery system and skin tissue regeneration.
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- Hillary Mndlovu
- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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- Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
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De Man WL, Chandran CV, Wouters AGB, Radhakrishnan S, Martens JA, Breynaert E, Delcour JA. Hydration of Wheat Flour Water-Unextractable Cell Wall Material Enables Structural Analysis of Its Arabinoxylan by High-Resolution Solid-State 13C MAS NMR Spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10604-10610. [PMID: 35977412 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c04087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To enable its structural characterization by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the native structure of cereal water-unextractable arabinoxylan (WU-AX) is typically disrupted by alkali or enzymatic treatments. Here, WU-AX in the wheat flour unextractable cell wall material (UCWM) containing 40.9% ± 1.5 arabinoxylan with an arabinose-to-xylose ratio of 0.62 ± 0.04 was characterized by high-resolution solid-state NMR without disrupting its native structure. Hydration of the UCWM (1.7 mg H2O/mg UCWM) in combination with specific optimizations in the NMR methodology enabled analysis by solid-state 13C NMR with magic angle spinning and 1H high-power decoupling (13C HPDEC MAS NMR) which provided sufficiently high resolution to allow for carbon atom assignments. Spectral resonances of C-1 from arabinose and xylose residues of WU-AX were here assigned to the solid state. The proportions of un-, mono-, and di-substituted xyloses were 59.2, 19.5, and 21.2%, respectively. 13C HPDEC MAS NMR showed the presence of solid-state fractions with different mobilities in the UCWM. This study presents the first solid-state NMR spectrum of wheat WU-AX with sufficient resolution to enable assignment without prior WU-AX solubilization.
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- Wannes L De Man
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (LFCB) and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
- X-ray/NMR Platform for Convergence Research (NMRCoRe), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (LFCB) and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
- X-ray/NMR Platform for Convergence Research (NMRCoRe), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
- X-ray/NMR Platform for Convergence Research (NMRCoRe), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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- Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (COK-KAT), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
- X-ray/NMR Platform for Convergence Research (NMRCoRe), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F─box 2461, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (LFCB) and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001Heverlee, Belgium
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Effect of physicochemical properties, pre-processing, and extraction on the functionality of wheat bran arabinoxylans in breadmaking - A review. Food Chem 2022; 383:132584. [PMID: 35413756 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Arabinoxylan (AX) is an abundant hemicellulose in wheat bran and an important functional component in bakery products. This review compares preprocessing and extraction methods, and evaluates their effect on AX properties and functionality as a bread ingredient. The extraction process results in AX isolates or concentrates with varying molecular characteristics, indicating that the process can be adjusted to produce AX with targeted functionality. AX functionality in bread seems to depend on AX properties but also on AX addition level and interactions with other components. This review suggests that the use of AX with tailored properties together with properly optimized baking process could help increasing the amount of added fiber in bread while maintaining or even improving bread quality.
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Antonopoulou I, Sapountzaki E, Rova U, Christakopoulos P. The Inhibitory Potential of Ferulic Acid Derivatives against the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease: Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics, and ADMET Evaluation. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10081787. [PMID: 35892687 PMCID: PMC9329733 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10081787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is an appealing target for the development of antiviral compounds, due to its critical role in the viral life cycle and its high conservation among different coronaviruses and the continuously emerging mutants of SARS-CoV-2. Ferulic acid (FA) is a phytochemical with several health benefits that is abundant in plant biomass and has been used as a basis for the enzymatic or chemical synthesis of derivatives with improved properties, including antiviral activity against a range of viruses. This study tested 54 reported FA derivatives for their inhibitory potential against Mpro by in silico simulations. Molecular docking was performed using Autodock Vina, resulting in comparable or better binding affinities for 14 compounds compared to the known inhibitors N3 and GC376. ADMET analysis showed limited bioavailability but significantly improved the solubility for the enzymatically synthesized hits while better bioavailability and druglikeness properties but higher toxicity were observed for the chemically synthesized ones. MD simulations confirmed the stability of the complexes of the most promising compounds with Mpro, highlighting FA rutinoside and compound e27 as the best candidates from each derivative category.
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Arabinoxylan-Based Microcapsules Being Loaded with Bee Products as Bioactive Food Components Are Able to Modulate the Cell Migration and Inflammatory Response-In Vitro Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14122529. [PMID: 35745258 PMCID: PMC9228011 DOI: 10.3390/nu14122529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The aim of the research was to use bioactive heteropolysaccharides isolated from rye bran to obtain innovative systems for the controlled release of bioactive compounds. The core of the obtained encapsulates was honey and royal jelly. It was shown for the first time that preparations effectively ameliorated inflammatory response in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages, decreasing the secretion of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and nitric oxide (NO). The in vitro digestion process revealed that bee products’ encapsulates were stronger oxidative stress reducers and had sustained ability to reduction in inflammation state mediators. The lack of inhibitory effect on migration rate of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) endothelial cells and mouse embryonic fibroblasts (NIH-3T3), both cell models involved in wound healing process, additionally identified these preparations as agents potentially used in the management of inflammatory response. In the process of a simulated digestion in vitro, the innovative microcapsules showed 85% higher biostability and two to ten times better bioavailability, compared to natural bee products.
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JIN C, GUO J, ZHU H, WEN J. Optimization of superheated steam treatment conditions for wheat aleurone layer flour. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.71920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Henan University of Technology, China
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Schefer S, Oest M, Rohn S. Interactions between Phenolic Acids, Proteins, and Carbohydrates-Influence on Dough and Bread Properties. Foods 2021; 10:2798. [PMID: 34829079 PMCID: PMC8624349 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The understanding of interactions between proteins, carbohydrates, and phenolic compounds is becoming increasingly important in food science, as these interactions might significantly affect the functionality of foods. So far, research has focused predominantly on protein-phenolic or carbohydrate-phenolic interactions, separately, but these components might also form other combinations. In plant-based foods, all three components are highly abundant; phenolic acids are the most important phenolic compound subclass. However, their interactions and influences are not yet fully understood. Especially in cereal products, such as bread, being a nutritional basic in human nutrition, interactions of the mentioned compounds are possible and their characterization seems to be a worthwhile target, as the functionality of each of the components might be affected. This review presents the basics of such interactions, with special emphasis on ferulic acid, as the most abundant phenolic acid in nature, and tries to illustrate the possibility of ternary interactions with regard to dough and bread properties. One of the phenomena assigned to such interactions is so-called dry-baking, which is very often observed in rye bread.
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- Simone Schefer
- Institute of Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; (S.S.); (M.O.)
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; (S.S.); (M.O.)
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- Institute of Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; (S.S.); (M.O.)
- Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis, Institute of Food Technology and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, TIB 4/3-1, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, 13355 Berlin, Germany
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Maina NH, Rieder A, De Bondt Y, Mäkelä-Salmi N, Sahlstrøm S, Mattila O, Lamothe LM, Nyström L, Courtin CM, Katina K, Poutanen K. Process-Induced Changes in the Quantity and Characteristics of Grain Dietary Fiber. Foods 2021; 10:foods10112566. [PMID: 34828846 PMCID: PMC8624990 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Daily use of wholegrain foods is generally recommended due to strong epidemiological evidence of reduced risk of chronic diseases. Cereal grains, especially the bran part, have a high content of dietary fiber (DF). Cereal DF is an umbrella concept of heterogeneous polysaccharides of variable chemical composition and molecular weight, which are combined in a complex network in cereal cell walls. Cereal DF and its distinct components influence food digestion throughout the gastrointestinal tract and influence nutrient absorption and other physiological reactions. After repeated consumption of especially whole grain cereal foods, these effects manifest in well-demonstrated health benefits. As cereal DF is always consumed in the form of processed cereal food, it is important to know the effects of processing on DF to understand, safeguard and maximize these health effects. Endogenous and microbial enzymes, heat and mechanical energy during germination, fermentation, baking and extrusion destructurize the food and DF matrix and affect the quantity and properties of grain DF components: arabinoxylans (AX), beta-glucans, fructans and resistant starch (RS). Depolymerization is the most common change, leading to solubilization and loss of viscosity of DF polymers, which influences postprandial responses to food. Extensive hydrolysis may also remove oligosaccharides and change the colonic fermentability of DF. On the other hand, aggregation may also occur, leading to an increased amount of insoluble DF and the formation of RS. To understand the structure–function relationship of DF and to develop foods with targeted physiological benefits, it is important to invest in thorough characterization of DF present in processed cereal foods. Such understanding also demands collaborative work between food and nutritional sciences.
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- Ndegwa H. Maina
- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; (N.M.-S.); (K.K.)
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, PB 210, N-1431 Ås, Norway; (A.R.); (S.S.)
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; (Y.D.B.); (C.M.C.)
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; (N.M.-S.); (K.K.)
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, PB 210, N-1431 Ås, Norway; (A.R.); (S.S.)
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland; (O.M.); (K.P.)
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- Nestlé Institute of Materials Science, Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. Route du Jorat 57, 1000 Lausanne 26, 1800 Vevey, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; (Y.D.B.); (C.M.C.)
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; (N.M.-S.); (K.K.)
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland; (O.M.); (K.P.)
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Tian W, Wilson TL, Chen G, Guttieri MJ, Nelson NO, Fritz A, Smith G, Li Y. Effects of environment, nitrogen, and sulfur on total phenolic content and phenolic acid composition of winter wheat grain. Cereal Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cche.10432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Wenfei Tian
- Department of Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University Manhattan KS USA
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- USDA Agricultural Research ServiceHard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University Manhattan KS USA
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- USDA Agricultural Research ServiceHard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Agronomy Kansas State University Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University Manhattan KS USA
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De Man WL, Vaneeckhaute E, De Brier N, Wouters AGB, Martens JA, Breynaert E, Delcour JA. 1H Diffusion-Ordered Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Analysis of Water-Extractable Arabinoxylan in Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) Flour. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:3912-3922. [PMID: 33780246 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The structural heterogeneity of water-extractable arabinoxylan (WE-AX) impacts wheat flour functionality. 1H diffusion-ordered (DOSY) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy revealed structural heterogeneity within WE-AX fractions obtained via graded ethanol precipitation. Combination with high-resolution 1H-1H correlation NMR spectroscopy (COSY) allowed identifying the relationship between the xylose substitution patterns and diffusion properties of the subpopulations. WE-AX fractions contained distinct subpopulations with different diffusion rates. WE-AX subpopulations with a high self-diffusivity contained high levels of monosubstituted xylose. In contrast, those with a low self-diffusivity were rich in disubstituted xylose, suggesting that disubstitution mainly occurs in WE-AX molecules with large hydrodynamic volumes. In general, WE-AX fractions precipitating at higher and lower ethanol concentrations had higher and lower self-diffusivity and more and less complex substitution patterns. Although 1H DOSY NMR, as performed in this study, was valuable for elucidating WE-AX structural heterogeneity, physical limitations arose when studying WE-AX populations with high molecular weight dispersions.
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- Wannes L De Man
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- COK-KAT, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F-box 2461, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- NMRCoRe, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F-box 2461, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- COK-KAT, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F-box 2461, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- NMRCoRe, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F-box 2461, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- COK-KAT, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F-box 2461, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- NMRCoRe, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F-box 2461, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Biochemistry and Leuven Food Science and Nutrition Research Centre (LFoRCe), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Fermentation of Ferulated Arabinoxylan Recovered from the Maize Bioethanol Industry. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9010165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Maize by-product from the bioethanol industry (distiller’s dried grains with solubles, DDGS) is a source of ferulated arabinoxylan (AX), which is a health-promoting polysaccharide. In the present study, AX from DDGS was fermented by a representative colonic bacterial mixture (Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, and Bacteroides ovatus), and the effect of the fermented AX (AX-f) on the proliferation of the cell line Caco-2 was investigated. AX was efficiently metabolized by these bacteria, as evidenced by a decrease in the polysaccharide molecular weight from 209 kDa to < 50 kDa in AX-f, the release of ferulic acid (FA) from polysaccharide chains (1.14 µg/mg AX-f), and the short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) production (277 µmol/50 mg AX). AX-f inhibited the proliferation of Caco-2 cells by 80–40% using concentrations from 125–1000 µg/mL. This dose-dependent inverse effect was attributed to the increased viscosity of the media due to the polysaccharide concentration. The results suggest that the AX-f dose range and the SCFA and free FA production are key determinants of antiproliferative activity. Using the same polysaccharide concentrations, non-fermented AX only inhibited the Caco-2 cells proliferation by 8%. These findings highlight the potential of AX recovered from the maize bioethanol industry as an antiproliferative agent once fermented by colonic bacteria.
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The Effect of Degree of Milling on the Nutraceutical Content in Ecofriendly and Conventional Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Foods 2020; 9:foods9091297. [PMID: 32942566 PMCID: PMC7555660 DOI: 10.3390/foods9091297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We investigated the effects of the type of rice and degree of milling (DOM) on the nutraceutical content and antioxidant activity of rice (Oryza sativa L.). The fatty acid (FA), vitamin E homolog, and phenolic contents in organic (OR), pesticide-free (PFR), and conventional rice (CR) decreased significantly with an increase in the DOM of rice grains, particularly for a DOM of 7 and 9 (p < 0.05). The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity also decreased with the DOM; particularly, this activity decreased significantly, by approximately 60%, in rice grains with a DOM between 7 and 11, as compared to that of brown rice (p < 0.05). α-Tocopherol (r = 0.854) and p-coumaric acid (r = 0.501) showed the strongest correlation with DPPH activity in each chemical group. Stepwise discriminant analysis enabled the correct original and cross-validated classification of 87.0% and 81.5% of rice types, respectively. Additionally, the original and cross-validated classification of rice DOM levels showed that, overall, 93.8% and 92.6% of rice samples were correctly classified. Our findings reveal variations in the nutraceutical levels and antioxidant activities in rice grains based on the rice type and DOM, which can help improve the nutritional evaluation of human-health-promoting rice grains.
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Sharma A, Sharma A, Singh J, Sharma P, Tomar GS, Singh S, Nain L. A biorefinery approach for the production of ferulic acid from agroresidues through ferulic acid esterase of lactic acid bacteria. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:367. [PMID: 32832328 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02360-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ferulic acid is a known precursor for vanillin production but the significance of agro waste as substrates for its extraction, in combination with microbes is a less explored option. Various lactic acid bacteria were screened for the production of ferulic acid esterase (FAE) and Enterococcus lactis SR1 was found to produce maximum FAE (7.54 ± 0.15 IU/ml) in the synthetic medium under submerged fermentation. To make the process cost effective, various lignocellulosic agroresidues were evaluated for the production of FAE from the bacterium. It was found that wheat bran serves as the best substrate for FAE production (4.18 ± 0.12 IU/ml) from E. lactis SR1. Further, optimization of fermentation conditions for FAE production from E. lactis SR1 using wheat bran as carbon source led to an increase in the enzyme production (7.09 ± 0.21 IU/ml) by 1.5 fold. The FAE produced was used alone or in combination with commercial holocellulase for biological release of FA from the tested agroresidues. The highest release of FA (mg/g) by enzymatic extraction occurred in sugarbeet pulp (2.56), followed by maize bran (1.45), wheat bran (1.39) and rice bran (0.87), when both the enzymes (FAE and holocellulase) were used together. Alkaline extraction and purification of ferulic acid (FA) from these agro residues also showed that sugarbeet pulp contains the highest amount of FA (5.5 mg/g) followed by maize bran (3.0 mg/g), wheat bran (2.8 mg/g) and rice bran (1.9 mg/g), similar to the trend obtained in biological/enzymatic extraction of FA from these residues. Furthermore, the substrates were found to release higher reducing sugars when both commercial holocellulase and FAE were used in combination than by the use of holocellulase alone. Thus, FAEs not only release FA but also enabled hemicellulase and cellulase to release more sugars from plant material.
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Wakabayashi K, Soga K, Hoson T, Kotake T, Yamazaki T, Ishioka N, Shimazu T, Kamada M. Microgravity Affects the Level of Matrix Polysaccharide 1,3:1,4-β-Glucans in Cell Walls of Rice Shoots by Increasing the Expression Level of a Gene Involved in Their Breakdown. ASTROBIOLOGY 2020; 20:820-829. [PMID: 32207981 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2019.2140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The plant cell wall provides each cell with structural support and mechanical strength, and thus, it plays an important role in supporting the plant body against the gravitational force. We investigated the effects of microgravity on the composition of cell wall polysaccharides and on the expression levels of genes involved in cell wall metabolism using rice shoots cultivated under artificial 1 g and microgravity conditions on the International Space Station. The bulk amount of the cell wall obtained from microgravity-grown shoots was comparable with that from 1 g-grown shoots. However, the analysis of sugar constituents of matrix polysaccharides showed that microgravity specifically reduced the amount of glucose (Glc)-containing polysaccharides such as 1,3:1,4-β-glucans, in shoot cell walls. The expression level of a gene for endo-1,3:1,4-β-glucanase, which hydrolyzes 1,3:1,4-β-glucans, largely increased under microgravity conditions. However, the expression levels of genes involved in the biosynthesis of 1,3:1,4-β-glucans were almost the same under both gravity conditions. On the contrary, microgravity scarcely affected the level and the metabolism of arabinoxylans. These results suggest that a microgravity environment promotes the breakdown of 1,3:1,4-β-glucans, which, in turn, causes the reduced level of these polysaccharides in growing rice shoots. Changes in 1,3:1,4-β-glucan level may be involved in the modification of mechanical properties of cell walls under microgravity conditions in space.
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- Kazuyuki Wakabayashi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Space and Environmental Medicine, General Medical Education and Research Center, Teikyo University, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Li X, Griffin K, Langeveld S, Frommhagen M, Underlin EN, Kabel MA, de Vries RP, Dilokpimol A. Functional Validation of Two Fungal Subfamilies in Carbohydrate Esterase Family 1 by Biochemical Characterization of Esterases From Uncharacterized Branches. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:694. [PMID: 32671051 PMCID: PMC7332973 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The fungal members of Carbohydrate Esterase family 1 (CE1) from the CAZy database include both acetyl xylan esterases (AXEs) and feruloyl esterases (FAEs). AXEs and FAEs are essential auxiliary enzymes to unlock the full potential of feedstock. They are being used in many biotechnology applications including food and feed, pulp and paper, and biomass valorization. AXEs catalyze the hydrolysis of acetyl group from xylan, while FAEs release ferulic and other hydroxycinnamic acids from xylan and pectin. Previously, we reported a phylogenetic analysis for the fungal members of CE1, establishing five subfamilies (CE1_SF1–SF5). Currently, the characterized AXEs are in the subfamily CE1_SF1, whereas CE1_SF2 contains mainly characterized FAEs. These two subfamilies are more related to each other than to the other subfamilies and are predicted to have evolved from a common ancestor, but target substrates with a different molecular structure. In this study, four ascomycete enzymes from CE1_SF1 and SF2 were heterologously produced in Pichia pastoris and characterized with respect to their biochemical properties and substrate preference toward different model and plant biomass substrates. The selected enzymes from CE1_SF1 only exhibited AXE activity, whereas the one from CE1_SF2 possessed dual FAE/AXE activity. This dual activity enzyme also showed broad substrate specificity toward model substrates for FAE activity and efficiently released both acetic acid and ferulic acid (∼50%) from wheat arabinoxylan and wheat bran which was pre-treated with a commercial xylanase. These fungal AXEs and FAEs also showed promising biochemical properties, e.g., high stability over a wide pH range and retaining more than 80% of their residual activity at pH 6.0–9.0. These newly characterized fungal AXEs and FAEs from CE1 have high potential for biotechnological applications. In particular as an additional ingredient for enzyme cocktails to remove the ester-linked decorations which enables access for the backbone degrading enzymes. Among these novel enzymes, the dual FAE/AXE activity enzyme also supports the evolutionary relationship of CE1_SF1 and SF2.
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- Xinxin Li
- Fungal Physiology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Fungal Molecular Physiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Fungal Physiology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Fungal Molecular Physiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Fungal Physiology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Fungal Molecular Physiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Fungal Physiology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Fungal Molecular Physiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Fungal Physiology, Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Fungal Molecular Physiology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Spaggiari M, Calani L, Folloni S, Ranieri R, Dall'Asta C, Galaverna G. The impact of processing on the phenolic acids, free betaine and choline in Triticum spp. L. whole grains and milling by-products. Food Chem 2020; 311:125940. [PMID: 31864187 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Wheat (Triticum spp. L.) is an important source of nutrients and bioactive compounds with recognized beneficial effects. Wheat undergoes several processes with the final aim of separating the endosperm from the outer layers, usually discarded. In this study, free and bound phenolic acids (PAs) profile, betaine and choline contents were quantified in six different wheat species (durum and bread wheat, turanicum wheat, einkorn, emmer and spelt), the corresponding milling by-products (bran, middlings, aleurone and I, II and III steps of debranning) and flour/semolina, using UHPLC-MS/MS methods. The bound form of phenolics was the component present in higher concentration (80% of the total, in average) and ferulic acid was the most abundant compounds, representing between 67 and 73 % of total PAs. Among the species, bread wheat grain totalized the highest content of total PAs (1209.31 ± 7.3 µg g-1 d.w.). Betaine and choline are abundantly present in wheat species. In general, the highest content of bioactive compounds was found in bran (3 times higher than whole grains), emphasizing the good nutritional profile of these by-products. The milling process leads to a severe reduction of phenolic acids and methyl-donors in the end-products.
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- Marco Spaggiari
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Open Fields s.r.l., str. Consortile 2, 43044, Collecchio, Parma, Italy.
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- Open Fields s.r.l., str. Consortile 2, 43044, Collecchio, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 95/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Marcotuli I, Colasuonno P, Hsieh YSY, Fincher GB, Gadaleta A. Non-Starch Polysaccharides in Durum Wheat: A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21082933. [PMID: 32331292 PMCID: PMC7215680 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Durum wheat is one of most important cereal crops that serves as a staple dietary component for humans and domestic animals. It provides antioxidants, proteins, minerals and dietary fibre, which have beneficial properties for humans, especially as related to the health of gut microbiota. Dietary fibre is defined as carbohydrate polymers that are non-digestible in the small intestine. However, this dietary component can be digested by microorganisms in the large intestine and imparts physiological benefits at daily intake levels of 30–35 g. Dietary fibre in cereal grains largely comprises cell wall polymers and includes insoluble (cellulose, part of the hemicellulose component and lignin) and soluble (arabinoxylans and (1,3;1,4)-β-glucans) fibre. More specifically, certain components provide immunomodulatory and cholesterol lowering activity, faecal bulking effects, enhanced absorption of certain minerals, prebiotic effects and, through these effects, reduce the risk of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. Thus, dietary fibre is attracting increasing interest from cereal processors, producers and consumers. Compared with other components of the durum wheat grain, fibre components have not been studied extensively. Here, we have summarised the current status of knowledge on the genetic control of arabinoxylan and (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthesis and accumulation in durum wheat grain. Indeed, the recent results obtained in durum wheat open the way for the improvement of these important cereal quality parameters.
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- Ilaria Marcotuli
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
- Correspondence: (I.M.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Division of Glycoscience, Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), SE106 91 Stockholm, Sweden;
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia;
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
- Correspondence: (I.M.); (A.G.)
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Martínez-Rubio R, Centeno ML, García-Angulo P, Álvarez JM, Acebes JL, Encina A. The role of cell wall phenolics during the early remodelling of cellulose-deficient maize cells. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2020; 170:112219. [PMID: 31794882 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The habituation of cultured cells to cellulose biosynthesis inhibitors such as dichlobenil (dichlorobenzonitrile, DCB) has proven a valuable tool to elucidate the mechanisms involved in plant cell wall structural plasticity. Our group has demonstrated that maize cells cope with DCB through a modified cell wall in which cellulose is replaced by a more extensive network of highly cross-linked feruloylated arabinoxylans. In order to gain further insight into the contribution of phenolics to the early remodelling of cellulose-deficient cell walls, a comparative HPLC-PAD analysis was carried out of hydroxycinnamates esterified into nascent and cell wall polysaccharides obtained from non-habituated (NH) and habituated to low DCB concentrations (1.5 μM; H) maize suspension-cultured cells. Incipient DCB-habituated cell walls showed significantly higher levels of esterified ferulic acid and p-coumaric acid throughout the culture cycle. In terms of cell wall fortification, ferulic acid is associated to arabinoxylan crosslinking whereas the increase of p-coumaric suggests an early lignification response. As expected, the level of hydroxycinnamates esterified into nascent polysaccharides was also higher in DCB-habituated cells indicating an overexpression of phenylpropanoid pathway. Due to their key role in cell wall strengthening, special attention was paid into the dimerization pattern of ferulic acid. A quantitative comparison of diferulate dehydrodimers (DFAs) between cell lines and cell compartments revealed that an extra dimerization took place in H cells when both nascent and mature cell wall polysaccharides were analysed. In addition, qualitative differences in the ferulic acid coupling pattern were detected in H cells, allowing us to suggest that 8-O-4'-DFA and 8-5'-DFA featured the ferulic acid dimerization when it occurred in the protoplasmic and cell wall fractions respectively. Both qualitative and quantitative differences in the phenolic profile between NH and H cells point to a regioselectivity in the ferulate dehydrodimerization.
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- Romina Martínez-Rubio
- Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, E-24071, León, Spain
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- Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, E-24071, León, Spain
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- Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, E-24071, León, Spain
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- Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, E-24071, León, Spain
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- Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, E-24071, León, Spain.
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- Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de León, E-24071, León, Spain
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The native extractable arabinoxylans (AX) from wheat bran were cross-linked by the commercial laccase C (LccC) and self-produced laccases from Funalia trogii (LccFtr) and Pleurotus pulmonarius (LccPpu) (0.04 U/µg FA, each). Dynamic oscillation measurements of the 6% AX gels demonstrated a storage modulus of 9.4 kPa for LccC, 9.8 kPa for LccFtr, and 10.0 kPa for LccPpu. A loss factor ≤ 0.6 was recorded in the range from 20 to 80 Hz for all three laccases, and remained constant for four weeks of storage, when LccFtr and LccPpu were used. Arabinoxylan gel characteristics, including high water holding capacity, swelling ratio in saliva, and heat resistance indicated a covalently cross-linked network. Neither the mediator compounds caffeic acid and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS), nor citrus pectin, enhanced the elastic properties of the gels. Using laccases as an oxidant provided gels with a solid and stable texture, comparable in firmness to traditional gelatin gels. Thus, AX gels can be presented in the vegan, halal, and kosher food markets. They may also find use in pharmaceutical and other industrial applications.
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Lapierre C, Voxeur A, Boutet S, Ralph J. Arabinose Conjugates Diagnostic of Ferulate-Ferulate and Ferulate-Monolignol Cross-Coupling Are Released by Mild Acidolysis of Grass Cell Walls. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:12962-12971. [PMID: 31644281 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b05840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Ferulate (FA) units esterified to grass arabinoxylans are involved in cross-linking cell wall polymers. In this work, this contention is strengthened by the identification of FA homo- and heterodimers esterified to methyl arabinofuranoside (MeAra) units after their release from the xylan by mild acidolysis in dioxane/methanol/HCl. Acidolysis of poorly lignified maize bran cell walls provided diferulate (DFA) isomers, including those from 8-5, 8-O-4, and 5-5 interunit bonding, esterified to one or two MeAra units. Acidolysis of lignified grass samples released crossed dimers esterified to one MeAra unit and derived from the β-O-4 coupling of coniferyl alcohol to FA esters. The evaluation of these heterodimeric esters by LC-UV of their aglycones revealed that the parent structures occur in significant amounts in lignified cell walls (0.5-1 mg/g expressed as FA equivalents). The present results position mild acidolysis as an efficient strategy to obtain improved details regarding the FA-mediated cross-linking of grass cell walls.
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- Catherine Lapierre
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS , Université Paris-Saclay , Versailles 75231 , France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS , Université Paris-Saclay , Versailles 75231 , France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS , Université Paris-Saclay , Versailles 75231 , France
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- Department of Biochemistry, and The Department of Energy's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute , University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin 53726 , United States
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Feruloylated Arabinoxylans from Maize Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles: Effect of Feruloyl Esterase on their Macromolecular Characteristics, Gelling, and Antioxidant Properties. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11226449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are co-products of the maize ethanol industry. DDGS contains feruloylated arabinoxylans (AXs), which can present gelling, antioxidant, and health-promoting effects. However, AXs presenting high ferulic acid (FA) content can exhibit delayed fermentation by the colonic microbiota. Therefore, partial deferuloylation of AXs from DDGS while preserving the polysaccharide gelling and antioxidant properties could add value and favor the sustainable development of bioethanol plants. The aim of this work was to partially deferuloylated AXs from DDGS using feruloyl esterase and to evaluate the polysaccharide macromolecular characteristics, gelling, and antioxidant properties. The AXs presented FA and FA dimer contents of 3.27 and 0.30 µg/mg polysaccharide, respectively, which decreased to 1.26 and 0.20 µg/mg polysaccharide, respectively, in feruloyl esterase-treated AXs (FAXs). The molecular weight and intrinsic viscosity of FAXs were slightly less than those of AXs. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy data of AXs and FAXs were similar, confirming that the enzyme did not modify the polysaccharide molecular identity. FAX gels (2% w/v) exhibited a decrease in elasticity by 43% in relation to that of AXs gels. The antioxidant capacity of FAXs was reduced by 32% and 43% (DPPH and ABTS method, respectively), compared with that of AXs. The FAX gelling and antioxidant properties were -comparable to those reported for other AXs in the literature. Feruloyl esterase may offer an interesting approach for the design of functional FAXs as value-added products recovered from DDGS.
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Soy sauce is a salty condiment commonly used in Eastern Asia that is made from soy beans with varying amounts of wheat or no wheat at all. It is known as shoyu in Japan, chiang-yu (or -yi) in China, kecup in Indonesia, kunjang in Korea, toyo in The Philippines, and see-ieu in Thailand (Beuchat, 1985; Djien, 1982; Fukushima, 1989). It provides flavor in an otherwise bland diet, and nutritionally it provides salt (NaCl) and predigested proteins in a diet that is traditionally protein poor. It has been made for centuries on a small scale in many towns and villages in Asia, but since 1950, particularly in Japan, the manufacturing process has been studied and modernized so that its manufacture is now concentrated in large factories using modern, controlled methods of production (Sasaki & Nunomura, 1993). In Japan, soy sauce fermentation is a major food manufacturing activity. More than 1.1 million kiloliters of soy sauce was produced in 1986 by 3000 producers, and the Kikkoman Company supplied 30% of the market (Fukushima, 1989). By 1990 there were 2871 manufacturers, 5 of which produced about 50% of the total production (Sasaki & Nunomura, 1993). While modern methods are used for most of the soy sauce produced in Japan, and factory production in other Asian countries is growing, soy sauce is still produced by methods involving no modern technological inputs (Röling, Prasetyo, Timotius, Stouthamer, & van Verseveld, 1994).
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- Desmond K O'toole
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Mendez-Encinas MA, Carvajal-Millan E, Rascón-Chu A, Astiazarán-García H, Valencia-Rivera DE, Brown-Bojorquez F, Alday E, Velazquez C. Arabinoxylan-Based Particles: In Vitro Antioxidant Capacity and Cytotoxicity on a Human Colon Cell Line. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2019; 55:E349. [PMID: 31284672 PMCID: PMC6681090 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55070349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Background and objectives: Arabinoxylans (AX) can gel and exhibit antioxidant capacity. Previous studies have demonstrated the potential application of AX microspheres as colon-targeted drug carriers. However, the cytotoxicity of AX gels has not been investigated so far. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to prepare AX-based particles (AXM) by coaxial electrospraying method and to investigate their antioxidant potential and cytotoxicity on human colon cells. Materials and Methods: The gelation of AX was studied by monitoring the storage (G') and loss (G'') moduli. The morphology of AXM was evaluated using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The in vitro antioxidant activity of AX before and after gelation was measured using the 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS+), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods. In addition, the effect of AX and AXM on the proliferation of human colon cells (CCD 841 CoN) was evaluated using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Results: The final G' and G'' values for AX gels were 293 and 0.31 Pa, respectively. AXM presented spherical shape and rough surface with a three-dimensional and porous network. The swelling ratio and mesh size of AXM were 35 g water/g AX and 27 nm, respectively. Gelation decreased the antioxidant activity of AX by 61-64 %. AX and AXM did not affect proliferation or show any toxic effect on the normal human colon cell line CCD 841 CoN. Conclusion: The results indicate that AXM could be promising biocompatible materials with antioxidant activity.
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- Mayra A Mendez-Encinas
- Biopolymers, Research Center for Food and Development (CIAD), Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico
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- Biotechnology, Research Center for Food and Development (CIAD), Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biological and Agropecuary Sciences, University of Sonora, Caborca, Sonora 83621, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry-Biology, University of Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico
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3-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propionic Acid Produced from 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic Acid by Gut Microbiota Improves Host Metabolic Condition in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11051036. [PMID: 31075850 PMCID: PMC6566268 DOI: 10.3390/nu11051036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid (HMCA), a hydroxycinnamic acid derivative, is abundant in fruits and vegetables, including oranges, carrots, rice bran, and coffee beans. Several beneficial effects of HMCA have been reported, including improvement of metabolic abnormalities in animal models and human studies. However, its mitigating effects on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity, and the mechanism underlying these effects, remain to be elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that dietary HMCA was efficacious against HFD-induced weight gain and hepatic steatosis, and that it improved insulin sensitivity. These metabolic benefits of HMCA were ascribable to 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propionic acid (HMPA) produced by gut microbiota. Moreover, conversion of HMCA into HMPA was attributable to a wide variety of microbes belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes. We further showed that HMPA modulated gut microbes associated with host metabolic homeostasis by increasing the abundance of organisms belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes and reducing the abundance of the phylum Firmicutes. Collectively, these results suggest that HMPA derived from HMCA is metabolically beneficial, and regulates hepatic lipid metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and the gut microbial community. Our results provide insights for the development of functional foods and preventive medicines, based on the microbiota of the intestinal environment, for the prevention of metabolic disorders.
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Martínez-López AL, Carvajal-Millan E, Marquez-Escalante J, Campa-Mada AC, Rascón-Chu A, López-Franco YL, Lizardi-Mendoza J. Enzymatic cross-linking of ferulated arabinoxylan: effect of laccase or peroxidase catalysis on the gel characteristics. Food Sci Biotechnol 2019; 28:311-318. [PMID: 30956842 PMCID: PMC6431306 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-018-0488-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Arabinoxylans (AX) gels at 4% (w/v) were prepared using laccase (LAX gels) or peroxidase (PAX gels), and their cross-linking, rheological, structural, and spectroscopic characteristics were investigated. LAX gels presented lower amount of 5,5'-diferulic acid (11%), smaller mesh size (128 nm), and higher hardness (37 N) and elasticity (430 Pa) than the PAX gels (28%, 197 nm, 7 N, and 120 Pa, respectively). Microscopy of the LAX gels showed linked strands, while the system was less connected in the PAX gels. The Raman band at 2895 cm-1 of the LAX and PAX gels was less intense, indicating enhanced hydrogen bonding compared to that of AX. This decrease was less dramatic for the PAX gels. The greater content of 5,5'-diferulic acid in PAX gels could favor intrachain bonds, affecting their rheological, structural, and spectroscopic characteristics. Laccase may be a better option than peroxidase for AX gelation intended for food and biotechnological applications.
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- Ana L. Martínez-López
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, Sonora Mexico
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Mendez-Encinas MA, Carvajal-Millan E, Yadav MP, López-Franco YL, Rascon-Chu A, Lizardi-Mendoza J, Brown-Bojorquez F, Silva-Campa E, Pedroza-Montero M. Partial removal of protein associated with arabinoxylans: Impact on the viscoelasticity, crosslinking content, and microstructure of the gels formed. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Mayra A. Mendez-Encinas
- Laboratory of Biopolymers, CTAOA, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD; A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora 83304 Mexico
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- Laboratory of Biopolymers, CTAOA, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD; A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora 83304 Mexico
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- Sustainable Biofuels and Coproducts Research Unit, Eastern Regional Research Center; Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture; 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor Pennsylvania 19038
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- Laboratory of Biopolymers, CTAOA, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD; A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora 83304 Mexico
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, CTAOV; Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD; A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora 83304 Mexico
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- Laboratory of Biopolymers, CTAOA, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD; A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo Sonora 83304 Mexico
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- Department of Polymers and Materials; University of Sonora; Rosales y Blvd. Luis D. Colosio, Hermosillo Sonora 83000 Mexico
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- Department of Physics Research; University of Sonora; Rosales y Blvd. Luis D. Colosio, Hermosillo Sonora 83000 Mexico
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- Department of Physics Research; University of Sonora; Rosales y Blvd. Luis D. Colosio, Hermosillo Sonora 83000 Mexico
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Kelly SM, O'Callaghan J, Kinsella M, van Sinderen D. Characterisation of a Hydroxycinnamic Acid Esterase From the Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum Taxon. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2690. [PMID: 30473685 PMCID: PMC6237967 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum, a common member of the human gut microbiota with perceived positive health effects, is capable of metabolising certain complex, plant-derived carbohydrates which are commonly found in the (adult) human diet. These plant glycans may be employed to favourably modulate the microbial communities in the intestine. Hydroxycinnamic acids (HCAs) are plant phenolic compounds, which are attached to glycans, and which are associated with anti-oxidant and other beneficial properties. However, very little information is available regarding metabolism of HCA-containing glycans by bifidobacteria. In the current study, a gene encoding a hydroxycinnamic acid esterase was found to be conserved across the B. longum subsp. longum taxon and was present in a conserved locus associated with plant carbohydrate utilisation. The esterase was shown to be active against various HCA-containing substrates and was biochemically characterised in terms of substrate preference, and pH and temperature optima of the enzyme. This novel hydroxycinnamic acid esterase is presumed to be responsible for the release of HCAs from plant-based dietary sources, a process that may have benefits for the gut environment and thus host health.
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- Sandra M Kelly
- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre, Department of Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Antioxidant properties of feruloylated oligosaccharides of different degrees of polymerization from wheat bran. Glycoconj J 2018; 35:547-559. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-018-9847-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mendez-Encinas MA, Carvajal-Millan E, Rascon-Chu A, Astiazaran-Garcia HF, Valencia-Rivera DE. Ferulated Arabinoxylans and Their Gels: Functional Properties and Potential Application as Antioxidant and Anticancer Agent. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:2314759. [PMID: 30186541 PMCID: PMC6116397 DOI: 10.1155/2018/2314759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In the last years, biomedical research has focused its efforts in the development of new oral delivery systems for the treatment of different diseases. Ferulated arabinoxylans are polysaccharides from cereals that have been gaining attention in the pharmaceutical field due to their prebiotic, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. The antioxidant and anticancer properties of these polysaccharides make them attractive compounds for the treatment of cancer, particularly colon cancer. In addition, ferulated arabinoxylans can form covalent gels through the cross-linking of their ferulic acids. Due to their particular characteristics, ferulated arabinoxylan gels represent an excellent alternative as colon-targeted drug delivery systems. The aim of the present work is to review the physicochemical and functional properties of ferulated arabinoxylans and their gels and to present the future perspectives for potential application as antioxidant and anticancer agents.
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- Mayra Alejandra Mendez-Encinas
- Biopolymers, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, SON, Mexico
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- Biopolymers, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, SON, Mexico
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- Biotechnology, Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C. Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, 83304 Hermosillo, SON, Mexico
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- Department of Chemical Biological and Agropecuary Sciences, University of Sonora, Avenida Universidad e Irigoyen, 83621 Caborca, SON, Mexico
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Waterstraat M, Bunzel M. A Multi-Step Chromatographic Approach to Purify Radically Generated Ferulate Oligomers Reveals Naturally Occurring 5-5/8-8(Cyclic)-, 8-8(Noncyclic)/8-O-4-, and 5-5/8-8(Noncyclic)-Coupled Dehydrotriferulic Acids. Front Chem 2018; 6:190. [PMID: 29951478 PMCID: PMC6008569 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ferulate-mediated cross-linking of plant cell wall polymers has various implications on the quality of plant based food products, forage digestibility, and biomass utilization. Besides dehydrodiferulic acids (DFA), dehydrotriferulic acids (TriFA) gained increasing interest over the past two decades, because they potentially cross-link up to three polymers. Here, we describe a separation strategy to obtain several TriFA as analytical standard compounds from a reaction mixture after radical coupling of ethyl ferulate. By using silica flash chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 chromatography, and reversed phase HPLC, six known TriFA as well as three previously unidentified ferulic acid trimers were obtained, and their structures were characterized by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy (1H, HSQC, COSY, HMBC, and NOESY). The novel trimers were identified as 5-5/8-8(cyclic)-, 8-8(noncyclic)/8-O-4-, and, tentatively, 5-5/8-8(noncyclic)-TriFA. Natural occurrence of these TriFA in plant cell walls was demonstrated by LC-MS/MS analyses of alkaline cell wall hydrolyzates.
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- Martin Waterstraat
- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Phytochemistry, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Lapierre C, Voxeur A, Karlen SD, Helm RF, Ralph J. Evaluation of Feruloylated and p-Coumaroylated Arabinosyl Units in Grass Arabinoxylans by Acidolysis in Dioxane/Methanol. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:5418-5424. [PMID: 29763561 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The arabinosyl side chains of grass arabinoxylans are partially acylated by p-coumarate ( pCA) and ferulate (FA). These aromatic side chains can cross-couple wall polymers resulting in modulation of cell wall physical properties. The determination of p-coumaroylated and feruloylated arabinose units has been the target of analytical efforts with trifluoroacetic acid hydrolysis the standard method to release feruloylated and p-coumaroylated arabinose units from arabinoxylans. Herein, we report on a more robust method to measure these acylated units. Acidolysis of extractive-free grass samples in a dioxane/methanol/aqueous 2 M HCl mixture provided the methyl 5- O- p-coumaroyl- and 5- O-feruloyl-l-arabinofuranoside anomers ( pCA-MeAra and FA-MeAra). These conjugates were readily analyzed by liquid chromatography combined with both UV and MS detection. The method revealed the variability of the relative acylation of arabinose units by pCA or FA in grass cell walls. This methodology will permit delineation of hydroxycinnamate acylation patterns in arabinoxylans.
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- Catherine Lapierre
- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS , Université Paris-Saclay , 78000 Versailles , France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS , Université Paris-Saclay , 78000 Versailles , France
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- Department of Biochemistry, and The Department of Energy's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute , University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin 53726 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , Virginia 24061 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, and The Department of Energy's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, The Wisconsin Energy Institute , University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin 53726 , United States
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Lara-Espinoza C, Carvajal-Millán E, Balandrán-Quintana R, López-Franco Y, Rascón-Chu A. Pectin and Pectin-Based Composite Materials: Beyond Food Texture. Molecules 2018; 23:E942. [PMID: 29670040 PMCID: PMC6017442 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23040942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Pectins are plant cell wall natural heteropolysaccharides composed mainly of α-1-4 d-galacturonic acid units, which may or may not be methyl esterified, possesses neutral sugars branching that harbor functional moieties. Physicochemical features as pH, temperature, ions concentration, and cosolute presence, affect directly the extraction yield and gelling capacity of pectins. The chemical and structural features of this polysaccharide enables its interaction with a wide range of molecules, a property that scientists profit from to form new composite matrices for target/controlled delivery of therapeutic molecules, genes or cells. Considered a prebiotic dietary fiber, pectins meetmany regulations easily, regarding health applications within the pharmaceutical industry as a raw material and as an agent for the prevention of cancer. Thus, this review lists many emergent pectin-based composite materials which will probably palliate the impact of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, aid to forestall actual epidemics, expand the ken of food additives and food products design.
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- Claudia Lara-Espinoza
- Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C., Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C., Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C., Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C., Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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- Research Center for Food and Development, CIAD, A.C., Carretera a La Victoria Km. 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora 83304, Mexico.
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Di Loreto A, Bosi S, Montero L, Bregola V, Marotti I, Sferrazza RE, Dinelli G, Herrero M, Cifuentes A. Determination of phenolic compounds in ancient and modern durum wheat genotypes. Electrophoresis 2018; 39:2001-2010. [PMID: 29569730 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Due to its significant amount of antioxidants, durum wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. durum) could potentially contribute to the protection against a number of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. The increasing interest toward healthy food among both consumers and scientists has moved the focus toward the phytochemical content of whole wheat grains. The aim of this study was to identify the phytochemical composition of 22 cultivars belonging to old and modern durum wheat genotypes, including antioxidant capacity (DPPH and FRAP tests). In addition, five phenolic acids involved in the vanillin biosynthesis pathway and in the defence mechanism of plants were screened using UHPLC-MS/MS. Remarkable quantitative differences in the amount of the five phenolic acids analysed (p < 0.05) were detected among the wheat genotypes investigated. Results showed that among the investigated phenolic compounds, trans-ferulic acid was the most abundant, ranging from 13.28 to 324.69 μg/g; all the other identified compounds were present at lower concentrations. Moreover, significant differences on the antioxidant activity were observed. Collected data suggested possible differences between biosynthetic pathway of secondary metabolites among durum wheat genotypes.
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- Alessandro Di Loreto
- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Foodomics, Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Diverse rheological properties, mechanical characteristics and microstructures of corn fiber gum/soy protein isolate hydrogels prepared by laccase and heat treatment. Food Hydrocoll 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Insights into substrate binding of ferulic acid esterases by arabinose and methyl hydroxycinnamate esters and molecular docking. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17315. [PMID: 29230049 PMCID: PMC5725599 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17260-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Ferulic acid esterases (FAE, EC 3.1.1.73) cleave the arabinose hydroxycinnamate ester in plant hemicellulose and other related substrates. FAE are commonly categorised as type A-D based on catalytic activities towards model, short alkyl chain esters of hydroxycinnamates. However, this system correlates poorly with sequence and structural features of the enzymes. In this study, we investigated the basis of the type A categorisation of an FAE from Aspergillus niger, AnFaeA, by comparing its activity toward methyl and arabinose hydroxycinnamate esters. kcat/Km ratios revealed that AnFaeA hydrolysed arabinose ferulate 1600-fold, and arabinose caffeate 6.5 times more efficiently than their methyl ester counterparts. Furthermore, small docking studies showed that while all substrates adopted a catalytic orientation with requisite proximity to the catalytic serine, methyl caffeate and methyl p-coumarate preferentially formed alternative non-catalytic conformations that were energetically favoured. Arabinose ferulate was unable to adopt the alternative conformation while arabinose caffeate preferred the catalytic orientation. This study demonstrates that use of short alkyl chain hydroxycinnnamate esters can result in activity misclassification. The findings of this study provide a basis for developing a robust classification system for FAE and form the basis of sequence-function relationships for this class.
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Bento-Silva A, Vaz Patto MC, do Rosário Bronze M. Relevance, structure and analysis of ferulic acid in maize cell walls. Food Chem 2017; 246:360-378. [PMID: 29291861 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Revised: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Phenolic compounds in foods have been widely studied due to their health benefits. In cereals, phenolic compounds are extensively linked to cell wall polysaccharides, mainly arabinoxylans, which cross-link with each other and with other cell wall components. In maize, ferulic acid is the phenolic acid present in the highest concentration, forming ferulic acid dehydrodimers, trimers and tetramers. The cross-linking of polysaccharides is important for the cell wall structure and growth, and may protect against pathogen invasion. In addition to the importance for maize physiology, ferulic acid has been recognized as an important chemical structure with a wide range of health benefits when consumed in a diet rich in fibre. This review paper presents the different ways ferulic acid can be present in maize, the importance of ferulic acid derivatives and the methodologies that can be used for their analysis.
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- Andreia Bento-Silva
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ITQB NOVA), Av. da República, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon (FFULisboa), Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-019, Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET), Apartado 12, 2780-901, Oeiras, Portugal.
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González-Estrada R, Carvajal-Millán E, Ragazzo-Sánchez J, Bautista-Rosales P, Calderón-Santoyo M. Control of blue mold decay on Persian lime: Application of covalently cross-linked arabinoxylans bioactive coatings with antagonistic yeast entrapped. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2017.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Reducing cell wall feruloylation by expression of a fungal ferulic acid esterase in Festuca arundinacea modifies plant growth, leaf morphology and the turnover of cell wall arabinoxylans. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185312. [PMID: 28934356 PMCID: PMC5608373 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A feature of cell wall arabinoxylan in grasses is the presence of ferulic acid which upon oxidative coupling by the action of peroxidases forms diferuloyl bridges between formerly separated arabinoxylans. Ferulate cross-linking is suspected of playing various roles in different plant processes. Here we investigate the role of cell wall feruloyaltion in two major processes, that of leaf growth and the turnover of cell wall arabinoxylans on leaf senescence in tall fescue using plants in which the level of cell wall ferulates has been reduced by targeted expression of the Aspergillus niger ferulic acid esterase A (FAEA) to the apoplast or Golgi. Analysis of FAE expressing plants showed that all the lines had shorter and narrower leaves compared to control, which may be a consequence of the overall growth rate being lower and occurring earlier in FAE expressing leaves than in controls. Furthermore, the final length of epidermal cells was shorter than controls, indicating that their expansion was curtailed earlier than in control leaves. This may be due to the observations that the deposition of both ether and ester linked monomeric hydroxycinnamic acids and ferulate dimerization stopped earlier in FAE expressing leaves but at a lower level than controls, and hydroxycinnamic acid deposition started to slow down when peroxidase levels increased. It would appear therefore that one of the possible mechanisms for controlling overall leaf morphology such as leaf length and width in grasses, where leaf morphology is highly variable between species, may be the timing of hydroxycinnamic acid deposition in the expanding cell walls as they emerge from cell division into the elongation zone, controlled partially by the onset of peroxidase activity in this region.
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Kikugawa M, Ida T, Ihara H, Sakamoto T. Ferulic acid and its water-soluble derivatives inhibit nitric oxide production and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in rat primary astrocytes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2017; 81:1607-1611. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2017.1336925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We recently reported that two water-soluble derivatives of ferulic acid (1-feruloyl glycerol, 1-feruloyl diglycerol) previously developed by our group exhibited protective effects against amyloid-β–induced neurodegeneration in vitro and in vivo. In the current study, we aimed to further understand this process by examining the derivatives’ ability to suppress abnormal activation of astrocytes, the key event of neurodegeneration. We investigated the effects of ferulic acid (FA) derivatives on nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in rat primary astrocytes. The results showed that these compounds inhibited NO production and iNOS expression in a concentration-dependent manner and that the mechanism underlying these effects was the suppression of the nuclear factor-κB pathway. This evidence suggests that FA and its derivatives may be effective neuroprotective agents and could be useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
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- Masaki Kikugawa
- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Japan
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Zheng W, Zheng Q, Xue Y, Hu J, Gao MT. Influence of rice straw polyphenols on cellulase production by Trichoderma reesei. J Biosci Bioeng 2017; 123:731-738. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The studies on the effects of arabinoxylan (AX) polysaccharides on postprandial glucose response have resulted in contrasting results owing to the diversity in AX structures. Four water extractable AX (WEAX) extracts obtained from wheat aleurone and bran were used to investigate (a) the effect of AX on activities of α-amylase and α-glucosidase, (b) influence of AX chemical composition on their inhibition potency, and (c) kinetics of enzyme inhibition. α-Amylase activity was not significantly affected by the presence WEAX fractions regardless of type or concentration. WEAX inhibited α-glucosidase activity only when maltose was used as a substrate but not sucrose. The IC50 values of WEAX (4.88 ± 0.3-10.14 ± 0.5 mg/mL) were highly correlated to ferulic acid content (R = -0.89), arabinose to xylose ratio (R = -0.67), and relative proportions of xylose being unsubstituted (R = 0.69), disubstituted (R = -0.63), and monosubstituted (R = -0.76). The Lineweaver-Burk plot suggested an uncompetitive enzyme inhibition mode. Thus, our results suggest that antiglycemic properties of WEAX may be derived from direct inhibition of α-glucosidase activity.
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de Oliveira Silva E, Batista R. Ferulic Acid and Naturally Occurring Compounds Bearing a Feruloyl Moiety: A Review on Their Structures, Occurrence, and Potential Health Benefits. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2017; 16:580-616. [PMID: 33371567 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The ubiquitous compound 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid, also known as ferulic acid (FA), constitutes a bioactive ingredient of many foods that may offer beneficial effects against disorders related to oxidative stress, including cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. This review discusses the antioxidant properties of FA, establishing relationships to several biological activities already described for this natural product. Next, 387 naturally occurring compounds, all isolated from plants and published between 1990 and 2015, the structures of which bear 1 or more feruloyl moieties, are covered in this review along with their structural formulas, botanical sources, and bioactivities. The compounds' distribution, structural patterns, bioactivities, and perspectives on food research are also succinctly discussed.
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- Eliane de Oliveira Silva
- Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Inst. of Chemistry, Federal Univ. of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, Ondina, 40170-115, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Inst. of Chemistry, Federal Univ. of Bahia (UFBA), Rua Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, Ondina, 40170-115, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Malunga LN, Izydorczyk M, Beta T. Effect of water-extractable arabinoxylans from wheat aleurone and bran on lipid peroxidation and factors influencing their antioxidant capacity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2017.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Structure elucidation of an immunostimulatory arabinoxylan-type polysaccharide prepared from young barley leaves (Hordeum vulgare L.). Carbohydr Polym 2017; 157:282-293. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Characterization of Cinnamoyl Esterases from Different Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. Curr Microbiol 2016; 74:247-256. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-016-1182-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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