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Expression of a β-glucosidase in bacteria with biotechnological interest confers them the ability to deglycosylate lignans and flavonoids in vegetal foods. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:4903-4913. [PMID: 32270251 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10588-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lignans and flavonoids are found in plants in their glycosylated forms and need to be hydrolyzed to aglycones to become bioavailable. Putative β-glucosidase genes from Lactobacillus mucosae INIA P508 were inserted into the plasmid pNZ:TuR. The strain Lactococcus lactis MG1363 harboring the plasmid pNZ:TuR.glu913 showed high β-glucosidase activity and was able to transform secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) into secoisolariciresinol (SECO). Lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacterium strains harboring pNZ:TuR.glu913 were incubated with a soy beverage supplemented with flax seed extracts. SDG was almost completely consumed by the transformed strains, while concentration of SECO greatly increased. Moreover, these strains showed high deglycosylation of the isoflavone glycosides daidzin and genistin. In addition, other lignan and flavonoid aglycones were produced, i.e. matairesinol, pinoresinol, quercetin, and eriodyctiol. These deglycosylase activities were maintained when this glucosidase gene was cloned in a food grade vector, pLEB590, and transformed into L. lactis MG1363. This is the first report of the use of a food grade plasmid that confers the ability to efficiently catalyze the deglycosylation of lignans, isoflavonoids, flavones, and flavanones. The recombinant bacteria of this study would be of value for the development of fermented vegetal foods enriched in bioavailable forms of lignans and flavonoids.
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α-l-Arabinofuranosidase: A Potential Enzyme for the Food Industry. ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3263-0_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gaya P, Peirotén Á, Landete JM. Transformation of plant isoflavones into bioactive isoflavones by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria. J Funct Foods 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Gaya P, Medina M, Sánchez-Jiménez A, Landete JM. Phytoestrogen Metabolism by Adult Human Gut Microbiota. Molecules 2016; 21:E1034. [PMID: 27517891 PMCID: PMC6274073 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21081034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Phytoestrogens are plant-derived polyphenols with a structure similar to human estrogens. The three main groups of phytoestrogens, isoflavones, ellagitannins, and lignans, are transformed into equol, urolithins, and enterolignans, respectively, by bacteria. These metabolites have more estrogenic/antiestrogenic and antioxidant activities than their precursors, and they are more bioavailable. The aim of this study was to analyze the metabolism of isoflavones, lignans and ellagitannins by gut microbiota, and to study the possible correlation in the metabolism of these three groups of phytoestrogens. In vitro fermentation experiments were performed with feces samples from 14 healthy adult volunteers, and metabolite formation was measured by HPLC-PAD and HPLC-ESI/MS. Only the microbiota of one subject produced equol, while most of them showed production of O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA). Significant inter-subject differences were observed in the metabolism of dihydrodaidzein and dihydrogenistein, while the glucoside isoflavones and their aglycones showed less variability, except for glycitin. Most subjects produced urolithins M-5 and E. Urolithin D was not detected, while uroltithin B was found in half of the individuals analyzed, and urolithins A and C were detected in two and four subjects, respectively. Enterolactone was found in all subjects, while enterodiol only appeared in five. Isoflavone metabolism could be correlated with the metabolism of lignans and ellagitannins. However, the metabolism of ellagitannins and lignans could not be correlated. This the first study where the metabolism of the three groups together of phytoestrogen, isoflavones, lignans, and ellagitannins by gut microbiota is analyzed.
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- Pilar Gaya
- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Carretera de La Coruña Km 7.5, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Carretera de La Coruña Km 7.5, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Departamento de Matemática Aplicada (Biomatemática), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 12, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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- Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Carretera de La Coruña Km 7.5, Madrid 28040, Spain.
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Gaya P, Peirotén Á, Medina M, Landete JM. Isoflavone metabolism by a collection of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria with biotechnological interest. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2016; 67:117-24. [PMID: 26878882 DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2016.1144724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Almost all soy isoflavones exist as glycosides, daidzin, genistin, and glycitin. We analyzed the capacity of 92 strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria with biotechnological interest to process the glycosylated isoflavones daidzin, genistin, and glycitin in their more bioavailable aglycones and their metabolites as dihydrodaidzein (DHD), O-desmethylangolensin, and equol. Representative strains of the four genera studied Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Lactococcus, and Bifidobacterium were able to produce daidzein, genistein, and glycitein, with the exception of the lactobacilli, which did not produced glycitein in soy extracts. The production of the aglycone isoflavones could be correlated with the β-glucosidase activity of the strains. The isoflavone metabolism is limited to the glycoside hydrolysis in the most of these strains. Moreover, Enterococcus faecalis INIA P333 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus INIA P540 were able to transform daidzein in DHD. LAB and bifidobacteria studied in the present work have a great potential in the metabolism of isoflavones and could be selected for the development of functional fermented soy foods.
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- Pilar Gaya
- a Departamento De Tecnología De Alimentos , Instituto Nacional De Investigación Y Tecnología Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA) , Madrid , Spain
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- a Departamento De Tecnología De Alimentos , Instituto Nacional De Investigación Y Tecnología Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA) , Madrid , Spain
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- a Departamento De Tecnología De Alimentos , Instituto Nacional De Investigación Y Tecnología Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA) , Madrid , Spain
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- a Departamento De Tecnología De Alimentos , Instituto Nacional De Investigación Y Tecnología Agraria Y Alimentaria (INIA) , Madrid , Spain
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Marzorati M, Qin B, Hildebrand F, Klosterbuer A, Roughead Z, Roessle C, Rochat F, Raes J, Possemiers S. Addition of acacia gum to a FOS/inulin blend improves its fermentation profile in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®). J Funct Foods 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Terpend K, Possemiers S, Daguet D, Marzorati M. Arabinogalactan and fructo-oligosaccharides have a different fermentation profile in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME ®). ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2013; 5:595-603. [PMID: 23864575 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Current prebiotics, such as fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), are limited in their persistence in the distal colon and are predominantly fermented in the proximal colon. In order to identify a potential alternative, the differences in the fermentation profile of arabinogalactan (AG) and FOS have been assessed in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem. The effect of each product on the composition and activity of the microbial community was analysed during a 3-week treatment period at a dose of 5 g day(-1). While FOS indeed was mainly fermented in the simulated proximal colon, AG was still available for fermentation in the simulated distal colon as shown by pH profiles, size exclusion chromatography and analyses of specific enzymatic activities. As a consequence, the main effect of the products (increase in propionate and butyrate and decrease in ammonium production) occurred in different intestinal areas. DGGE and qPCR analyses confirmed that the main modulation of the microbiota by the two products occurred in different areas of the gut. AG was associated with a statistically significant increase in the concentration of total bacteria, Bacteroidetes, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, a delayed bifidogenic effect and a decrease of the pathogenic Clostridium perfringens. FOS led to a strong lactobacillogenic effect.
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- Kathleen Terpend
- NEXIRA SAS BRAM, 1, Avenue de la Preuilhe, Parc technologique du Lauragais, 11150, Bram, France
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Investigation of Genipin Cross-Linked Microcapsule for Oral Delivery of Live Bacterial Cells and Other Biotherapeutics: Preparation and In Vitro Analysis in Simulated Human Gastrointestinal Model. INT J POLYM SCI 2010. [DOI: 10.1155/2010/985137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Oral therapy utilizing engineered microorganisms has shown promise in the treatment of many diseases. By microencapsulation, viable cells can overcome the harsh gastrointestinal (GI) environment and secrete needed therapeutics into the gut. These engineered cells should be encased without escaping into the GI tract for safety concerns, thus robust microcapsule membrane is requisite. This paper examined the GI performance of a novel microcapsule membrane using a dynamic simulated human GI model. Results showed that the genipin cross-linked alginate-chitosan (GCAC) microcapsules possessed strong resistance to structural disintegration in the simulated GI environment. Leakage of encapsulated high molecular weight dextran, a model material to be protected during the simulated GI transit, was negligible over 72 h of exposure, in contrast to considerable leakage of dextran from the non-cross-linked counterparts. These microcapsules did not alter the microflora and enzymatic activities in the simulated human colonic media. This study suggested the potential of the GCAC microcapsules for oral delivery of live microorganisms and other biotherapeutics.
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Molly K, Woestyne MV, Smet ID, Verstraete W. Validation of the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME) Reactor Using Microorganism-associated Activities. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/08910609409141354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- K. Molly
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, University of Gent, Coupure Links, 653, 9000, Gent, Belgium
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Afkhami F, Ouyang W, Chen H, Lawuyi B, Lim T, Prakash S. Impact of Orally Administered Microcapsules on Gastrointestinal Microbial Flora: In-Vitro Investigation Using Computer Controlled Dynamic Human Gastrointestinal Model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 35:359-75. [PMID: 17701483 DOI: 10.1080/10731190701460226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Oral administration of artificial cell microcapsules has been proposed for various therapy procedures using biologically active materials. Recently we have designed novel APPPA microcapsules using alginate, poly-L-lysine, pectin, poly-L-lysine and alginate that have shown superior oral delivery features. This article investigates, in-vitro using a computer controlled dynamic gastrointestinal (GI) model, effects of APPPA microcapsules on health of gastrointestinal (GI) microbial flora. The impact of APPPA microcapsules on GI bacterial population, total anaerobes, total aerobes, Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus sp. and Staphylococcus sp. has been analyzed. In addition, the effects of microcapsules on GI microbial extracellular enzymatic activities have been investigated. Result shows the altered activities of microbial flora and enzymes due to the use of APPPA microcapsule. The most disparity is observed in the colon ascendans microbial activities. This study would have significant impact on future microcapsule design. However, further in-vivo studies are required.
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- Fatemeh Afkhami
- Biomedical Technology and Cell Therapy Research Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Artificial Cell and Organ Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Williams A, Withers SE. The effect of the carbohydrate growth substrate on the glycosidase activity of hemicellulose-degrading rumen bacterial isolates. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1982.tb05069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bolca S, Possemiers S, Maervoet V, Huybrechts I, Heyerick A, Vervarcke S, Depypere H, De Keukeleire D, Bracke M, De Henauw S, Verstraete W, Van de Wiele T. Microbial and dietary factors associated with the 8-prenylnaringenin producer phenotype: a dietary intervention trial with fifty healthy post-menopausal Caucasian women. Br J Nutr 2007; 98:950-9. [PMID: 17521469 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114507749243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hop-derived food supplements and beers contain the prenylflavonoids xanthohumol (X), isoxanthohumol (IX) and the very potent phyto-oestrogen (plant-derived oestrogen mimic) 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN). The weakly oestrogenic IX can be bioactivated via O-demethylation to 8-PN. Since IX usually predominates over 8-PN, human subjects may be exposed to increased doses of 8-PN. A dietary intervention trial with fifty healthy post-menopausal Caucasian women was undertaken. After a 4 d washout period, participants delivered faeces, blank urine and breath samples. Next, they started a 5 d treatment with hop-based supplements that were administered three times per d and on the last day, a 24 h urine sample was collected. A semi-quantitative FFQ was used to estimate fat, fibre, alcohol, caffeine and theobromine intakes. The recoveries of IX, 8-PN and X in the urine were low and considerable inter-individual variations were observed. A five-fold increase in the dosage of IX without change in 8-PN concentration resulted in a significant lower IX recovery and a higher 8-PN recovery. Classification of the subjects into poor (60%), moderate (25%) and strong (15%) 8-PN producers based on either urinary excretion or microbial bioactivation capacity gave comparable results. Recent antibiotic therapy seemed to affect the 8-PN production negatively. A positive trend between methane excretion and 8-PN production was observed. Strong 8-PN producers consumed less alcohol and had a higher theobromine intake. From this study we conclude that in vivo O-demethylation of IX increases the oestrogenic potency of hop-derived products.
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- Selin Bolca
- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Degnan BA, Macfarlane GT. Carbohydrate utilization patterns and substrate preferences in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Anaerobe 2007; 1:25-33. [PMID: 16887504 DOI: 10.1016/s1075-9964(95)80392-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/08/1994] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Specific growth rates of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron NCTC 10582 with either glucose, arabinose, mannose, galactose or xylose as sole carbon sources were 0.42/h, 0.10/h, 0.38/h, 0.38/h and 0.16/h respectively, suggesting that hexose metabolism was energetically more efficient than pentose fermentation in this bacterium. Batch culture experiments to determine whether carbohydrate utilization was controlled by substrate-induced regulatory mechanisms demonstrated that mannose inhibited uptake of glucose, galactose and arabinose, but had less effect on xylose. Arabinose and xylose were preferentially utilized at high dilution rates (D > 0.26/h) in carbon-limited continuous cultures grown on mixtures of arabinose, xylose, galactose and glucose. When mannose was also present, xylose was co-assimilated at all dilution rates. Under nitrogen-limited conditions, however, mannose repressed uptake of all sugars, showing that its effect on xylose utilization was strongly concentration dependent. Studies with individual D-ZU-14C]-labelled substrates showed that transport systems for glucose, galactose, xylose and mannose were inducible. Measurements to determine incorporation of these sugars into trichloroacetic acid-precipitable material indicated that glucose and mannose were the principal precursor monosaccharides. Xylose was only incorporated into intracellular macromolecules when it served as growth substrate. Phosphoenolpyruvate:phosphotransferase systems were not detected in preliminary experiments to elucidate the mechanisms of sugar uptake, and studies with inhibitors of carbohydrate transport showed no consistent pattern of inhibition with glucose, galactose, xylose and mannose. These results indicate the existence of a variety of different systems involved in sugar transport in B. thetaiotaomicron.
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- B A Degnan
- Medical Research Council, Dunn Clinical Nutrition Centre, Cambridge, UK
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Possemiers S, Bolca S, Eeckhaut E, Depypere H, Verstraete W. Metabolism of isoflavones, lignans and prenylflavonoids by intestinal bacteria: producer phenotyping and relation with intestinal community. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007; 61:372-83. [PMID: 17506823 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00330.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Many studies have investigated the importance of the intestinal bacterial activation of individual phytoestrogens. However, human nutrition contains different phytoestrogens and the final exposure depends on the microbial potential to activate all different groups within each individual. In this work, interindividual variations in the bacterial activation of the different phytoestrogens were assessed. Incubation of feces from 100 individuals using SoyLife EXTRA, LinumLife EXTRA and isoxanthohumol suggested that individuals could be separated into high, moderate and low O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA), equol, enterodiol (END), enterolactone (ENL) or 8-prenylnaringenin producers, but that the metabolism of isoflavones, lignans and prenylflavonoids follows separate, independent pathways. However, O-DMA and equol production correlated negatively, whereas a positive correlation was found between END and ENL production. In addition, END production correlated negatively with Clostridium coccoides-Eubacterium rectale counts. Furthermore, O-DMA production was correlated with the abundance of methanogens, whereas equol production correlated with sulfate-reducing bacteria, indicating that the metabolic fate of daidzein may be related to intestinal H(2) metabolism.
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- Sam Possemiers
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET), Ghent University - UGent, Coupure Links, Ghent, Belgium
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Grootaert C, Delcour JA, Courtin CM, Broekaert WF, Verstraete W, Van de Wiele T. Microbial metabolism and prebiotic potency of arabinoxylan oligosaccharides in the human intestine. Trends Food Sci Technol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2006.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Chen H, Ouyang W, Jones M, Haque T, Lawuyi B, Prakash S. In-vitro analysis of APA microcapsules for oral delivery of live bacterial cells. J Microencapsul 2006; 22:539-47. [PMID: 16361197 DOI: 10.1080/02652040500162162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Oral administration of microcapsules containing live bacterial cells has potential as an alternative therapy for several diseases. This article evaluates the suitability of the alginate-poly-L-lysine-alginate (APA) microcapsules for oral delivery of live bacterial cells, in-vitro, using a dynamic simulated human gastro-intestinal (GI) model. Results showed that the APA microcapsules were morphologically stable in the simulated stomach conditions, but did not retain their structural integrity after a 3-day exposure in simulated human GI media. The microbial populations of the tested bacterial cells and the activities of the tested enzymes in the simulated human GI suspension were not substantially altered by the presence of the APA microcapsules, suggesting that there were no significant adverse effects of oral administration of the APA microcapsules on the flora of the human gastrointestinal tract. When the APA microcapsules containing Lactobacillus plantarum 80 (LP80) were challenged in the simulated gastric medium (pH = 2.0), 80.0% of the encapsulated cells remained viable after a 5-min incubation; however, the viability decreased considerably (8.3%) after 15 min and dropped to 2.6% after 30 min and lower than 0.2% after 60 min, indicating the limitations of the currently obtainable APA membrane for oral delivery of live bacteria. Further in-vivo studies are required before conclusions can be made concerning the inadequacy of APA microcapsules for oral delivery of live bacterial cells.
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- H Chen
- Biomedical Technology and Cell Therapy Research Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Artificial Cells and Organs Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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De Boever P, Demaré W, Vanderperren E, Cooreman K, Bossier P, Verstraete W. Optimization of a yeast estrogen screen and its applicability to study the release of estrogenic isoflavones from a soygerm powder. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2001; 109:691-7. [PMID: 11485867 PMCID: PMC1240372 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Here we describe a redesigned protocol of the yeast estrogen screen developed by Routledge and Sumpter. The redesigned test comprises two steps. First, a large amount of yeast with estrogenic compounds is incubated for 24 hr. Subsequently, a mixture of cycloheximide and the chromogenic substrate chlorophenol red-beta-d-galactopyranoside (CPRG) is added. The cycloheximide stops protein synthesis and allows for an end-point measurement of beta-galactosidase activity generated during the first 24 hr. CPRG is converted to chlorophenol red and reflects beta-galactosidase activity, which is indicative of the estrogenic activity. The modifications shorten the duration of the assay at least 1 day and avoid interference of the estrogenic CPRG or chlorophenol red. The redesigned and the original protocol were used to study the estrogenic activity of bisphenol A, methoxychlor, p,p'-DDT, and isoflavones (genistein, daidzein, and glycitein). Bisphenol A, methoxychlor, and genistein triggered higher levels of beta-galactosidase activity in the redesigned protocol. Estrogenic activity of p,p'-DDT could only be demonstrated with the redesigned protocol. Glycitein and daidzein failed to give a response with both protocols. We also studied deconjugation of beta-glycosidic isoflavones present in soygerm powder. Treatment of the soygerm powder with beta-glycosidase released isoflavones. The estrogenic response of the samples was confirmed with the redesigned protocol and correlated with the amount of genistein present. The release of isoflavones under conditions prevailing in the intestines was studied. Bacterial beta-glycosidase present in the large intestine released isoflavones, and moderate estrogenic activity could be demonstrated.
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- P De Boever
- Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Coupure links 653, 9500 Gent, Belgium
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Godoy VG, Dallas MM, Russo TA, Malamy MH. A role for Bacteroides fragilis neuraminidase in bacterial growth in two model systems. Infect Immun 1993; 61:4415-26. [PMID: 8406832 PMCID: PMC281174 DOI: 10.1128/iai.61.10.4415-4426.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Two Bacteroides fragilis neuraminidase-deficient mutants were used to study the role of neuraminidase activity in growth of B. fragilis in tissue culture monolayers (CHO cells) and in the in vivo rat granuloma pouch. The nanH structural gene for neuraminidase was cloned from B. fragilis TM4000 and was used to create two isogenic strains with chromosomal disruptions at the nanH gene. B. fragilis VRC404 contains an insertion flanked by disrupted copies of the nanH gene, and B. fragilis VRC426 contains a deletion of a significant portion of nanH coding sequences. The insertion mutant VRC404 is capable of reverting to nanH+. It grew as well as the wild type in CHO monolayers. However, between 48 and 72 h after infection, the bacterial population was enriched with nanH+ bacterial cells (10 to 20%). In the rat pouch 48 h after infection, more than 90% of the population sampled had become nanH+. The deletion mutant VRC426 showed a severe growth defect in the rat pouch model. In addition, VRC426 was efficiently outgrown by the wild type in competition experiments, even when the mutant was present at 10 times the number of wild-type cells at the time of infection. A common characteristic of both model systems is a drastic decrease in the free glucose concentration 16 to 24 h postinfection. We suggest that neuraminidase activity may be required for B. fragilis to grow to maximal levels in the tissue culture and rat pouch systems by making other carbon sources available after glucose levels are reduced.
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- V G Godoy
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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Roberton AM, McKenzie CG, Sharfe N, Stubbs LB. A glycosulphatase that removes sulphate from mucus glycoprotein. Biochem J 1993; 293 ( Pt 3):683-9. [PMID: 8352735 PMCID: PMC1134420 DOI: 10.1042/bj2930683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A novel glycosulphatase has been purified from a mucus glycopeptide-degrading Prevotella from the colon. The purified enzyme removed inorganic [35S]sulphate from 35S-labelled native rat gastric mucus glycoprotein. Desulphation of mucus glycoprotein was initially rapid (19% complete after 10 min) but then plateaued, reaching only 33% after 3 h. Crude periplasmic extracts could remove 79% of the radioactivity as inorganic sulphate. These results suggest that steric hindrance may limit the access of the purified glycosulphatase to the mucus glycoprotein oligosaccharide chains in the absence of glycosidases, and/or that the enzyme may have the wrong specificity for some of the remaining sulphated sugars in the chains. The apparent molecular mass of the enzyme was 111 kDa as judged from gel exclusion chromatography, and it appeared to be composed of two identical subunits. The enzyme was localized in the periplasm of the bacterium, and using pig gastric mucus glycopeptide as a growth substrate markedly increased enzyme levels. Enzymic activity increased at the end of the growth phase. The substrate specificity of the enzyme was tested against low-molecular-mass sulphated molecules. The monosaccharides glucose 6-sulphate and N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulphate were rapidly desulphated, the latter being the major sulphated sugar in some mucus glycoproteins. Lactose 6-sulphate, galactose 6-sulphate, sulphated steroids and unsaturated disaccharide sulphate breakdown products from chondroitin sulphate were not desulphated. Glycosulphatases which can remove sulphate from mucus glycoproteins may play an important role in the degradation of highly sulphated mucus glycoproteins in the digestive tract, and could modify the effectiveness of mucus glycoproteins in mucosal protection.
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- A M Roberton
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Englyst H, Hay S, Macfarlane* G. Polysaccharide breakdown by mixed populations of human faecal bacteria. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1987. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02352.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Formation of polysaccharide depolymerase and glycoside hydrolase enzymes byBacteroides ruminicola subsp.ruminicola grown in batch and continuous culture. Curr Microbiol 1985. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01567396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Li KB, Chan KY. Production and properties of alpha-glucosidase from Lactobacillus acidophilus. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983; 46:1380-7. [PMID: 6419677 PMCID: PMC239579 DOI: 10.1128/aem.46.6.1380-1387.1983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Lactobacillus acidophilus IFO 3532 was found to produce only intracellular alpha-glucosidase (alpha-D-glucoside glucohydrolase; EC 3.2.1.20). Maximum enzyme production was obtained in a medium containing 2% maltose as inducer at 37 degrees C and at an initial pH of 6.5. The enzyme was formed in the cytoplasm and accumulated as a large pool during the logarithmic growth phase. Enzyme production was strongly inhibited by 4 microM CuSO4, 40 microM CoCl2, and beef extract; MnSO4 and the presence of proteose peptone and yeast extract in the medium greatly enhanced enzyme production. A 16.6-fold purification of alpha-glucosidase was achieved by (NH4)2SO4 fractionation and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography. The enzyme showed high specificity for maltose. The Km for alpha-p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside was 11.5 mM, and the Vmax for alpha-p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside hydrolysis was 12.99 mumol/min per mg of protein. The optimal pH and temperature for enzyme activity were 5.0 and 37 degrees C, respectively. The enzyme activity was inhibited by Hg2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Ca2+, Co2+, urea, rose bengal, and 2-iodoacetamide, whereas Mn2+, Mg2+, L-cysteine, L-histidine, Tris, and EDTA stimulated enzyme activity. Transglucosylase activity was present in the partially purified enzyme, and isomaltose was the only glucosyltransferase product. Amylase activity in the purified preparation was relatively weak, and no isomaltase activity was detected.
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Berg JO, Lindqvist L, Nord CE. Purification of glycoside hydrolases from Bacteroides fragilis. Appl Environ Microbiol 1980; 40:40-7. [PMID: 6250477 PMCID: PMC291522 DOI: 10.1128/aem.40.1.40-47.1980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Six glycoside hydrolases in the culture medium of Bacteroides fragilis--alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, alpha-galactosidase, beta-galactosidase, beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase, and alpha-L-fucosidase-were systematically purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography, and density gradient isoelectric focusing. The isoelectric focusing resolved the glycosidases into distinct, well-separated fractions and revealed three differently charged forms of beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase and of alpha-L-fucosidase. Furthermore, alpha-glucosidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase were shown to possess dual affinities for the respective galactoside substrates, and beta-galactosidase also hydrolyzed beta-D-fucoside. alpha-Glucosidase was purified to homogeneity, as indicated by a thin-layer isoelectric focusing zymogram technique. The glycosidases, with exception of beta-glucosidase and the acid alpha-L-fucosidase, were each separated from other glycosidic activities to 99%. The molecular weights varied between 58,000 and 125,000. The pH optima ranged from 4.8 to 6.9.
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