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Fuciños C, Rodríguez-Sanz A, García-Caamaño E, Gerbino E, Torrado A, Gómez-Zavaglia A, Rúa ML. Microfluidics potential for developing food-grade microstructures through emulsification processes and their application. Food Res Int 2023; 172:113086. [PMID: 37689862 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The food sector continues to face challenges in developing techniques to increase the bioavailability of bioactive chemicals. Utilising microstructures capable of encapsulating diverse compounds has been proposed as a technological solution for their transport both in food and into the gastrointestinal tract. The present review discusses the primary elements that influence the emulsification process in microfluidic systems to form different microstructures for food applications. In microfluidic systems, reactions occur within small reaction channels (1-1000 μm), using small amounts of samples and reactants, ca. 102-103 times less than conventional assays. This geometry provides several advantages for emulsion and encapsulating structure production, like less waste generation, lower cost and gentle assays. Also, from a food application perspective, it allows the decrease in particle dispersion, resulting in a highly repeatable and efficient synthesis method that also improves the palatability of the food products into which the encapsulates are incorporated. However, it also entails some particular requirements. It is important to obtain a low Reynolds number (Re < approx. 250) for greater precision in droplet formation. Also, microfluidics requires fluid viscosity typically between 0.3 and 1400 mPa s at 20 °C. So, it is a challenge to find food-grade fluids that can operate at the micro-scale of these systems. Microfluidic systems can be used to synthesise different food-grade microstructures: microemulsions, solid lipid microparticles, microgels, or self-assembled structures like liposomes, niosomes, or polymersomes. Besides, microfluidics is particularly useful for accurately encapsulating bacterial cells to control their delivery and release on the action site. However, despite the significant advancement in these systems' development over the past several years, developing and implementing these systems on an industrial scale remains challenging for the food industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Clara Fuciños
- Departamento de Química Analítica e Alimentaria, Universidade de Vigo, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, 32004 Ourense, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Alimentaria, Universidade de Vigo, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Alimentaria, Universidade de Vigo, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Center for Research and Development in Food Cryotechnology (CCT-CONICET La Plata) RA-1900, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Alimentaria, Universidade de Vigo, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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- Center for Research and Development in Food Cryotechnology (CCT-CONICET La Plata) RA-1900, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Alimentaria, Universidade de Vigo, Laboratorio de Bioquímica, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Miguel-Ruano V, Rivera I, Rajkovic J, Knapik K, Torrado A, Otero JM, Beneventi E, Becerra M, Sánchez-Costa M, Hidalgo A, Berenguer J, González-Siso MI, Cruces J, Rúa ML, Hermoso JA. Biochemical and Structural Characterization of a novel thermophilic esterase EstD11 provide catalytic insights for the HSL family. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2021; 19:1214-1232. [PMID: 33680362 PMCID: PMC7905190 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2021.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
A novel esterase, EstD11, has been discovered in a hot spring metagenomic library. It is a thermophilic and thermostable esterase with an optimum temperature of 60°C. A detailed substrate preference analysis of EstD11 was done using a library of chromogenic ester substrate that revealed the broad substrate specificity of EstD11 with significant measurable activity against 16 substrates with varied chain length, steric hindrance, aromaticity and flexibility of the linker between the carboxyl and the alcohol moiety of the ester. The tridimensional structures of EstD11 and the inactive mutant have been determined at atomic resolutions. Structural and bioinformatic analysis, confirm that EstD11 belongs to the family IV, the hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) family, from the α/β-hydrolase superfamily. The canonical α/β-hydrolase domain is completed by a cap domain, composed by two subdomains that can unmask of the active site to allow the substrate to enter. Eight crystallographic complexes were solved with different substrates and reaction products that allowed identification of the hot-spots in the active site underlying the specificity of the protein. Crystallization and/or incubation of EstD11 at high temperature provided unique information on cap dynamics and a first glimpse of enzymatic activity in vivo. Very interestingly, we have discovered a unique Met zipper lining the active site and the cap domains that could be essential in pivotal aspects as thermo-stability and substrate promiscuity in EstD11.
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Key Words
- CHCA, cyclohexane carboxylic acid
- CMC, critical micellar concentration
- CV, column volume
- Crystal structure
- DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide
- DSF, Differential scanning fluorimetry
- Enzyme-substrate complex
- FLU, fluorescein
- HSL, hormone-sensitive lipase
- LDAO, N,N-dimethyldodecylamine N-oxide
- MNP, methyl-naproxen
- Metagenomic
- NP, naproxen
- PPL, Porcine Pancreatic Lipase
- Thermophilic esterase
- pNP, 4-nitrophenol
- α/β hydrolase fold
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- Vega Miguel-Ruano
- Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, CITACA-Agri-Food Research and Transfer Cluster, Campus Auga, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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- EXPRELA Group, University A Coruña, Science Faculty, Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), A Coruña, Spain
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, CITACA-Agri-Food Research and Transfer Cluster, Campus Auga, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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- EXPRELA Group, University A Coruña, Science Faculty, Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa” (UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa” (UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Biology “Severo Ochoa” (UAM-CSIC), Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- EXPRELA Group, University A Coruña, Science Faculty, Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), A Coruña, Spain
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, CITACA-Agri-Food Research and Transfer Cluster, Campus Auga, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of Crystallography and Structural Biology, Institute of Physical-Chemistry “Rocasolano”, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Recio RT, Guerra NP, Torrado A, Skibsted LH. Interaction between calcium and casein hydrolysates: Stoichiometry, binding constant, binding sites and thermal stability of casein phosphopeptide complexes. Int Dairy J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pérez-Bibbins B, de Souza Oliveira RP, Torrado A, Aguilar-Uscanga MG, Domínguez JM. Study of the potential of the air lift bioreactor for xylitol production in fed-batch cultures by Debaryomyces hansenii immobilized in alginate beads. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:151-61. [PMID: 24136467 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5280-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cell immobilization has shown to be especially adequate for xylitol production. This work studies the suitability of the air lift bioreactor for xylitol production by Debaryomyces hansenii immobilized in Ca-alginate operating in fed-batch cultures to avoid substrate inhibition. The results showed that the air lift bioreactor is an adequate system since the minimum air flow required for fluidization was even lower than that leading to the microaerobic conditions that trigger xylitol accumulation by this yeast, also maintaining the integrity of the alginate beads and the viability of the immobilized cells until 3 months of reuses. Maximum productivities and yields of 0.43 g/l/h and 0.71 g/g were achieved with a xylose concentration of 60 g/l after each feeding. The xylose feeding rate, the air flow, and the biomass concentration at the beginning of the fed-batch operation have shown to be critical parameters for achieving high productivities and yields. Although a maximum xylitol production of 139 g/l was obtained, product inhibition was evidenced in batch experiments, which allowed estimating at 200 and 275 g/l the IC50 for xylitol productivity and yield, respectively. The remarkable production of glycerol in the absence of glucose was noticeable, which could not only be attributed to the osmoregulatory function of this polyol in conditions of high osmotic pressure caused by high xylitol concentrations but also to the role of the glycerol synthesis pathway in the regeneration of NAD(+) in conditions of suboptimal microaeration caused by insufficient aeration or high oxygen demand when high biomass concentrations were achieved.
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- Belinda Pérez-Bibbins
- Laboratory of Agro-Food Biotechnology, CITI (University of Vigo)-Tecnópole, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, Ourense, Spain
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Pérez-Bibbins B, Salgado JM, Torrado A, Aguilar-Uscanga MG, Domínguez JM. Culture parameters affecting xylitol production by Debaryomyces hansenii immobilized in alginate beads. Process Biochem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Guerra NP, Pernas M, Pastrana L, Torrado A, Míguez M, Fuciños C, Estévez N, Sobrosa C, González R, Fuciños P, Rúa ML. Modelling the enzymatic activity of two lipases isoenzymes commonly used in the food industry Modelado de la actividad enzimática de dos isoenzimas lipasas comúnmente utilizadas en la industria alimentaria. CyTA - Journal of Food 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2011.601818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Rodríguez N, Salgado JM, Max B, Torrado A, Cortés S, Domínguez JM. Trimming vine shoots and vinasses as alternative economical media for lactic acid and cell-bound biosurfactants production by Lactococcus lactis. J Biotechnol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lactococcus lactis is an interesting microorganism with several industrial applications, particularly in the food industry. As well as being a probiotic species, L. lactis produces several metabolites with interesting properties, such as lactic acid (LA) and biosurfactants. Nevertheless, L. lactis is an especially demanding species since it has strong nutritional requirements, implying the use of complex and expensive culture media. RESULTS The results showed the potential of L. lactis CECT-4434 as a LA and biosurfactant producer. The economical cost of L. lactis cultures can be reduced by replacing the MRS medium by the use of two waste materials: trimming vine shoots as C source, and 20 g L(-1) distilled wine lees (vinasses) as N, P and micronutrient sources. From the hemicellulosic fraction, 14.3 g L(-1) LA and 1.7 mg L(-1) surfactin equivalent were achieved after 74 h (surface tension reduction of 14.4 mN m(-1)); meanwhile, a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process allowed the generation of 10.8 g L(-1) LA and 1.5 mg L(-1) surfactin equivalent after 72 h, reducing the surface tension by 12.1 units at the end of fermentation. CONCLUSIONS Trimming vine shoots and vinasses can be used as alternative economical media for LA and cell-bound biosurfactant production.
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- Noelia Rodríguez
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sciences Faculty, University of Vigo (Campus Ourense), As Lagoas s/n, Ourense, Spain
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Salgado J, Rodríguez N, Max B, Torrado A, Domínguez J. Fermentative production of food additives by D. Hansenii, L. Rhamnosus and A. Niger using economic nutrients. N Biotechnol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Portilla-Rivera O, Torrado A, Domínguez JM, Moldes AB. Stability and emulsifying capacity of biosurfactants obtained from lignocellulosic sources using Lactobacillus pentosus. J Agric Food Chem 2008; 56:8074-8080. [PMID: 18707111 DOI: 10.1021/jf801428x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Lactobacillus pentosus grown on sugars from agricultural residues produces biosurfactants with emulsifying properties that could facilitate the bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated sites. The biosurfactans obtained after growing L. pentosus cells on distilled grape marc hydrolyzates gave values of relative emulsion volume (EV) close to 50%, being stable after 72 h when gasoline or kerosene were employed. These EV values were higher than those achieved using commercial surfactin (14.1% for gasoline and 27.2% for kerosene). Moreover, assays carried out with kerosene showed that L. pentosus produced biosurfactants from distilled grape marc hydrolyzates with the highest stabilizing capacity value (ES) to maintain the emulsion (99%) followed by biosurfactants produced from hazelnut shell hydrolyzates (97%). These data are comparable with those obtained using sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS (87.7%), whereas surfactin only gave an ES value of 65.4%. Consequently, this work shows that utilization of low-cost feedstock agricultural residues as substrates for producing biosurfactants/bioemulsifiers is possible thus removing obstacles for the wide-scale industrial application of biosurfactants/bioemulsifiers.
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- O Portilla-Rivera
- Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, As Lagoas 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Torrado A, Valiente M. Kinetics Characterization of Ions Release Under Dynamic and Batch Conditions. Strong Acid and Strong Base Type Ion Exchange Resins. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/07366290802059378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rivas B, Torrado A, Torre P, Converti A, Domínguez JM. Submerged citric acid fermentation on orange peel autohydrolysate. J Agric Food Chem 2008; 56:2380-2387. [PMID: 18321055 DOI: 10.1021/jf073388r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The citrus-processing industry generates in the Mediterranean area huge amounts of orange peel as a byproduct from the industrial extraction of citrus juices. To reduce its environmental impact as well as to provide an extra profit, this residue was investigated in this study as an alternative substrate for the fermentative production of citric acid. Orange peel contained 16.9% soluble sugars, 9.21% cellulose, 10.5% hemicellulose, and 42.5% pectin as the most important components. To get solutions rich in soluble and starchy sugars to be used as a carbon source for citric acid fermentation, this raw material was submitted to autohydrolysis, a process that does not make use of any acidic catalyst. Liquors obtained by this process under optimum conditions (temperature of 130 degrees C and a liquid/solid ratio of 8.0 g/g) contained 38.2 g/L free sugars (8.3 g/L sucrose, 13.7 g/L glucose, and 16.2 g/L fructose) and significant amounts of metals, particularly Mg, Ca, Zn, and K. Without additional nutrients, these liquors were employed for citric acid production by Aspergillus niger CECT 2090 (ATCC 9142, NRRL 599). Addition of calcium carbonate enhanced citric acid production because it prevented progressive acidification of the medium. Moreover, the influence of methanol addition on citric acid formation was investigated. Under the best conditions (40 mL of methanol/kg of medium), an effective conversion of sugars into citric acid was ensured (maximum citric acid concentration of 9.2 g/L, volumetric productivity of 0.128 g/(L.h), and yield of product on consumed sugars of 0.53 g/g), hence demonstrating the potential of orange peel wastes as an alternative raw material for citric acid fermentation.
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- Beatriz Rivas
- Departmento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Vigo (Campus Ourense), Edificio Politécnico, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Torrado A, Valiente M. Kinetics Characterization of Ion Release under Dynamic and Batch Conditions. I. Weak Acid and Weak Base Ion Exchange Resins. J SOLUTION CHEM 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10953-008-9258-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rivas B, Torrado A, Moldes AB, Domínguez JM. Tartaric acid recovery from distilled lees and use of the residual solid as an economic nutrient for lactobacillus. J Agric Food Chem 2006; 54:7904-11. [PMID: 17002469 DOI: 10.1021/jf061617o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The recovery of tartaric acid (TA) from distilled vinification lees coming from the white and red winemaking technology was optimized using response surface methodology and Statistica 5.0 software. The sequential treatment of dissolving TA and further calcium tartrate (CaT) precipitation could be used to recover up to 92.4% of the initial TA when distilled white lees were used. The residual lees were employed as economic nutrients for lactic acid production by Lactobacillus pentosus CECT-4023 using hemicellulosic vine shoot hydrolysates as carbon source. Distilled lees after TA extraction used as nutrients provided values of lactic acid (18.4-18.9 g/L), global volumetric productivities (0.82-0.84 g/L.h), and product yields (0.69-0.70 g/g) similar to those achieved when using the general medium for Lactobacilli (18.6 g/L, 1.11 g/L.h, and 0.62 g/g, respectively) or lees without TA extraction (16.4-17.2 g/L, 0.96-1.21 g/L.h, and 0.61-0.66 g/g, respectively). This technology not only avoids pollutant disposal but also represents a commercial source of tartaric acid and economic nutrients for biotechnological processes.
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- Beatriz Rivas
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Vigo (Campus Ourense), As Lagoas s/n, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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López C, Torrado A, Fuciños P, Guerra NP, Pastrana L. Enzymatic inhibition and thermal inactivation in the hydrolysis of chestnut purée with an amylases mixture. Enzyme Microb Technol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2005.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Moldes AB, Torrado A, Converti A, Domínguez JM. Complete Bioconversion of Hemicellulosic Sugars From Agricultural Residues Into Lactic Acid by Lactobacillus pentosus. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2006; 135:219-28. [PMID: 17299209 DOI: 10.1385/abab:135:3:219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Revised: 03/03/2006] [Accepted: 03/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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On the basis of previous knowledge, different agroindustrial wastes were submitted to dilute-acid hydrolysis with H2SO4 to obtain hemicellulosic sugars and then employed for lactic acid production by Lactobacillus pentosus. Toxic compounds released from lignin did not affect lactic acid fermentation when hydrolysates from trimming vine shoots, barley bran husks, or corncobs were employed as carbon source, and complete bioconversion of hemicellulosic sugars was achieved. Nevertheless, Eucalyptus globulus hydrolysates had to be submitted to a detoxification process with activated charcoal. Maximum lactic acid concentration (33 g/L) was reached employing barley bran hydrolysates, whereas corncobs, trimming vine shoots, and detoxified E. globulus hydrolysates yielded 26, 24, and 14.5 g/L of lactic acid, respectively. The maximum product yield from pentoses (0.76 g/g) was achieved using hydrolysates from trimming vine shoots, followed by hydrolysates from detoxified E. globulus (0.70 g/g), barley bran (0.57 g/g), and corncob (0.53 g/g). These results confirm that L. pentosus can be employed to ferment hemicellulosic sugars (mainly xylose, glucose, and arabinose) from acid hydrolysates of most agricultural residues without appreciable substrate inhibition.
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- A B Moldes
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Vigo (Campus Ourense), Edificio Politécnico, As Lagoas, 32004 Ourense, Spain.
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López C, Torrado A, Guerra NP, Pastrana L. Optimization of solid-state enzymatic hydrolysis of chestnut using mixtures of alpha-amylase and glucoamylase. J Agric Food Chem 2005; 53:989-995. [PMID: 15713010 DOI: 10.1021/jf049179d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Solid-state hydrolysis of starch present in chestnut was assayed in a single step with a mixture of a thermostable alpha-amylase and glucoamylase at three temperatures: 17 and 30 degrees C, for simultaneous hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation, and 70 degrees C, the optimal temperature for these enzymes. Total hydrolysis was only reached at the highest temperature, leading to a more concentrated hydrolysate than in submerged hydrolysis. Mass transfer limitations and starch retrogradation appear as the main causes for the incomplete hydrolysis of chestnut starch in solid-state operation at 17 and 30 degrees C. Even accepting that this limitation causes a 15% reduction of the yield of the hydrolysis with respect to the submerged process or the solid process at high temperature, solid-state hydrolysis at low temperatures seems to be adequate for simultaneous solid-state hydrolysis and fermentation processes.
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- Cristina López
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, University of Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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López C, Torrado A, Fuciños P, Guerra NP, Pastrana L. Enzymatic hydrolysis of chestnut purée: process optimization using mixtures of alpha-amylase and glucoamylase. J Agric Food Chem 2004; 52:2907-2914. [PMID: 15137834 DOI: 10.1021/jf035164o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The enzymatic hydrolysis of starch present in chestnut purée was performed through a one-step treatment with a mixture of a commercial thermostable alpha-amylase (Termamyl 120 L, type S) and glucoamylase (AMG 300 L) at 70 degrees C. The effect of the enzyme concentration and the ratio of both amylases in the reaction mixture was studied by means of a factorial second-order rotatable design, which allowed conditions to be set leading to the total conversion of starch to glucose after 15 min of incubation (60 total enzymatic units g(-1) of chestnut; ratio of alpha-amylase/glucoamylase enzymatic units, 0.35:0.65). At lower enzyme concentration, the delay in the addition of the glucoamylase with regard to the addition of the alpha-amylase allowed a slightly higher hydrolysis percentage to be reached when compared to the simultaneous addition of both amylases at the same low enzyme concentration. The kinetics of liberation of glucose supports the existence of a synergistic effect between these two enzymes only in the first moments of the reaction. Finally, a sequential one-step hydrolysis was assayed, and more concentrated glucose syrups were thus obtained.
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- Cristina López
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Immunology, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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Torrado A, Valiente M. The effect of resin particle size on the rate of ion release: interactions in mixed bed systems. Anal Bioanal Chem 2004; 378:205-13. [PMID: 14513192 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-003-2212-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2003] [Revised: 07/10/2003] [Accepted: 08/06/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the influence of resin particle sizes on the rate of ions release from a mixture of ion-exchange resins (named NMTD) which supplies calcium, fluoride, and phosphate ions as the main mineral content, and to elucidate the different phenomena taking place through the related ion-exchange process. The final goal of the study, related to dental application (enamel restoration), is to limit the particle size range, since the rate of ion release is a key parameter in the successful achievement of such objective. Weak-type ion-exchange resins, loaded with the appropriate ions, were ground and sieved into granulometric fractions of bead diameters of 0.1-0.075, 0.075-0.063, and 0.063-0.05 mm. Particle size was controlled by a laser diffraction particle distribution analyzer. The experiments on the kinetics of ions release were carried out under batch conditions in artificial saliva desorption solution thermostatized at 37 degrees C. The release of Ca(2+) and F(-) was determined by corresponding ion-selective electrodes automatically controlled, whereas H(2)PO(4)(-) was measured spectrophotometrically by the inductively coupled plasma-optical emission technique (ICP-OES). The results of this study show that the process of ion-exchange for the different particle size fractions of resins is critical for the study of the kinetics release of the ions immobilized in the corresponding mixed bed polymeric matrices. In fact, despite the apparent narrow range of particle sizes of the mixed bed systems studied, appreciable differences in the rate of ions release are obtained. Since the ion release rate is depending on the contact surface, an increase of factor of 2 in particle size represents an increase of an order of magnitude of the resin contact surface due to the resin porosity. In this concern, it has been observed that the rate of ions release increases when particle size decreases. The interactions occurring during the ion release from the mixed bed resins (containing calcium-, fluoride-, and phosphate-loaded resins) can be interpreted by the following phenomena: H(2)PO(4)(-), which hardly modifies its rate of release in the presence of Ca(2+) and F(-) in the mixture, promotes a considerable increase in the rate of Ca(2+) release due to the formation of a calcium dihydrogen phosphate soluble complex. F(-) also produces an acceleration in the rate of Ca(2+) release due to the formation of solid CaF(2 )on the surface of cationic resin particles, which in contrast leads to a decrease in the rate of F(-) release.
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- A Torrado
- Departament de Química, Unitat Analítica, Centre GTS, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Cn, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Pintado J, Torrado A, González M, Murado M. Optimization of nutrient concentration for citric acid production by solid-state culture of Aspergillus niger on polyurethane foams. Enzyme Microb Technol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(98)00042-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Murado M, González M, Torrado A, Pastrana L. Amylase production by solid state culture of Aspergillus oryzae on polyurethane foams. Some mechanistic approaches from an empirical model. Process Biochem 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-9592(96)00044-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Torrado A, Suárez M, Duque C, Krajewski D, Neugebauer W, Schreier P. Volatile constituents from tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea Sendtn.) fruit. FLAVOUR FRAG J 1995. [DOI: 10.1002/ffj.2730100603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pastrana LM, Gonzalez M, Torrado A, Murado MA. A fed-batch culture model for improved production of gibberellic acid from a waste medium. Biotechnol Lett 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01190634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A new case of osteoglophonic dysplasia is described in a Portuguese boy. The clinical and radiographic features are similar to the five previously described cases. The boy died suddenly at 10 months of age.
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- Servico de Pediatria, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisabon, Portugal
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The acute renal effects of d-tubocurarine and pancuronium were assessed in 14 anesthetized newborn rabbits. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal blood flow (RBF) were calculated from the inulin and p-aminohippuric acid clearances, respectively. Each animal acted as its own control. At doses used in human neonates, d-tubocurarine administration (0.80 mg/kg) produced a marked increase in renal vascular resistance (+123 +/- 62%) with a concomitant significant decrease in GFR (-35.4 +/- 12%) and RBF (-39 +/- 13%). Pancuronium administration (0.25 mg/kg) was associated with a nonsignificant decrease in GFR (-19 +/- 17%) and RBF (-20 +/- 12%) and an increase in renal vascular resistance (+66 +/- 52%). These results stress the need for careful monitoring of renal function in neonates receiving nondepolarizing muscle-relaxant agents.
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- J B Gouyon
- Service de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Suisse
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Correia AJ, Mendes António A, Torrado A, Da Mota HC. [Evolution of acute transitory renal insufficiency in severe hypernatremic dehydration]. Helv Paediatr Acta 1987; 42:121-8. [PMID: 3692877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In this study the authors analysed the evolution of blood urea nitrogen in 14 infants during treatment of hypernatremic dehydration. BUN values decreased at a low rate comparing with usual standard limits: a) a correlation between initial BUN and natremia was observed, b) in 9 out of 14 infants there was a transient elevation of BUN, between 5 to 24 hours after the beginning of rehydration, and c) renal function was normal in 8 children who were reevaluated 3 to 28 months after the episode of dehydration.
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Guignard JP, Torrado A. Bacteriuria in the neonate. Arch Dis Child 1981; 56:236-7. [PMID: 7212765 PMCID: PMC1627156 DOI: 10.1136/adc.56.3.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Guignard JP, Torrado A, Feldman H, Gautier E. Assessment of glomerular filtration rate in children. Helv Paediatr Acta 1980; 35:437-47. [PMID: 7440229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Five different methods of assessment of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were compared in 500 children older than one year of age. Results of each method were compared with standard inulin clearance values: 1. An evaluation of glomerular function may be inferred from plasma creatinine levels; the validity of this inference is, however, limited because of the wide range of normal values; 2. creatinine clearance values calculated over 3 hours significantly overestimate inulin clearance values; 3. clearance values derived from plasma creatinine concentration ahd height show a poor correlation with traditionally calculated inulin clearances; 4. clearance values calculated as the sum of twice the creatinine clearance and once the urea clearance, divided by three, better predict inulin clearance than either C-creatinine or C-urea alone; 5 inulin clearance values calculated by dividing the quantity of inulin perfused by its plasma concentration, once it has become stable, differ significantly from the values obtained by the standard inulin clearance.--Of all the methods studied, none was found to be an ideal alternative to the traditional inulin clearance when a precise assessment of GFR is warranted. It is concluded that in most clinical conditions derived clearance values do not have significant advantages over the simple determination of plasma creatinine, a valuable but not infallible index of glomerular function.
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Fawer CL, Torrado A, Guignard JP. Maturation of renal function in full-term and premature neonates. Helv Paediatr Acta 1979; 34:11-21. [PMID: 429191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The development of renal function was studied in neonates with gestational ages ranging from 28 to 43 weeks. The effect of gestational age on the maturation of renal function was assessed in newborn infants studied during the first 72 h of life. Postnatal maturation was examined during the first 3 weeks of life. None of these neonates presented any cardiopulmonary or renal disturbances. Inulin and PAH were used as markers of glomerular filtration rate and effective renal plasma flow, respectively. From the 28th to the 35th week of gestation, there is a progressive increase in inulin and PAH clearances (r = 0.93; p less than 0.001 and r = 0.81; p less than 0.005, respectively), which then level off up to the end of gestation. A linear increase in systemic blood pressure is observed during the last 12 weeks of gestation (r = 0.88; p less than 0.001). There is a positive significant correlation between the rise in blood pressure and inulin or PAH clearance (p less than 0.005). Postnatal maturation of renal function is similar in preterm and term neonates. In both groups birth is followed by a sharp rise in inulin and PAH clearances, a twofold increase of these parameters being observed during the first two weeks of life.
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The single injection clearance of inulin was compared to the standard clearance in neonates aged 1--20 days. In the first 3 days of life, the single injection method overestimated glomerular filtration rate by approximately 30%. From the 2nd week of life, values obtained by the two techniques were not significantly different. We conclude that caution should be paid when interpreting results obtained by the single injection technique during the very first days of life.
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Maherzi M, Guignard JP, Torrado A. Urinary tract infection in high-risk newborn infants. Pediatrics 1978; 62:521-3. [PMID: 714582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The prevalence of neonatal urinary tract infection (UTI) was studied in 1,762 high-risk neonates. Symptomatic bacteriuria was found in 1.9% and asymptomatic bacteriuria in 0.5% of these neonates. Male preponderance was 5:1. Clinical manifestations were extremely variable--vomiting, weight loss, and diarrhea being the prominent symptoms. Bacteremia was associated with UTI in six infants. The organisms identified in the urine obtained by suprapubic aspiration were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, and Proteus. A mixed infection was found in four patients. Roentgenographic examination of the urinary tract showed abnormalities in 44% of the symptomatic patients. It is conclued that symptomatic high-risk newborn infants should be screened for bacteriuria, and that radiological investigations be preformed in those with proven infection.
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Renal function wa assessed in 20 newborn infants with idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome and compared to that of 10 neonates without respiratory distress or renal disease. Inulin and PAH clearances were markedly depressed in neonates with RDS as compared to controls (5.9 +/- 0.6 vs 9.3 +/- 0.8 ml/min/m2 (p less than 0.01) and 13.5 +/- 2.0 vs 23.2 +/- 1.2 ml/min/m2 ( p less than 0.01), respectively). The impairment of inulin and PAH clearances correlated with the severity of the pulmonary disease. Improvement of the respiratory distress was followed by a progressive rise of inulin and PAH clearances toward normal values. Intravenous administration of hypertonic mannitol in three patients resulted in an immediate increase in urine flow and inulin and PAH clearances. It is concluded that a state of acute, reversible, renal insufficiency can occur in the acute phase of idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome.
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Mayor G, Genton N, Torrado A, Guignard JP. Renal function in obstructive nephropathy: long-term effect of reconstructive surgery. Pediatrics 1975; 56:740-7. [PMID: 1196730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Renal function was studied in 24 children with chronic hydronephrosis and renal insufficiency. The follow-up period after reconstructive surgery was 1 to 12 years. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was assessed by the clearance of endogenous creatinine or inulin. Effective renal plasma flow was assessed by the clearance of PAH. Reconstructive surgery was performed during the first year of life in 12 out of 24 patients, between one and two years of life in 6 patients, and after two years of life in 6 patients. Three different patterns of evolution could be observed after relief of obstruction: (1) An improvement or a normalization of renal function only occurred in patients operated upon before one year of life. (2) A stabilization of renal function without normalization was observed in patients operated upon between one and two years of life. (3) A progressive deterioration of renal function towards terminal renal failure was observed in five out of six patients operated upon after two years of age. This deterioration could not be explained by recurrence of detectable urinary tract infection or urinary stasis. The changes in GRF in four patients with a solitary kidney followed the same pattern. We conclude that it is essential to correct severe chronic hydronephrosis associated with renal insufficiency before one year of age if a lasting improvement of renal function is to be expected.
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The effect of intravenous diazepam on glomerular filtration rate (inulin clearance) and effective renal plasma flow (PAH clearance) was investigated in 6 children and 12 anesthetized rabbits. A transient decrease in inulin and PAH clearances was observed in 6 children given 4 mg of diazepam intravenously, without measurable change in blood pressure. A similar renal effect was observed in anesthetized rabbits, together with a transient drop in systemic arterial pressure. Continuous infusion of diazepam (5 mg/kg/hr) did not affect renal function in rabbits. We suggest that this effect of diazepam should be borne in mind when the drug is administered to patients undergoing renal clearance studies or to patients with preexistent renal insufficiency.
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Clearances of inulin and para-aminohippuric acid were performed in 22 newborn infants without renal disease. Ages varied from 12 hours to 25 days. The mean values of inulin and PAH clearances during the first four days of life were 10.8 +/- 1.0 ml/min/m2 and 30.8 +/- ml/min/m2, respectively. A twofold increase in glomerular filtration rate was observed during the first 14 days of life. A similar increase in PAH clearance occurred during this period. No correlation was found between gestational age (range: 32 to 39 weeks) and GFR in ten neonates studied during the first four days after birth.
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Torrado A, Guignard JP, Prod'hom LS, Gautier E. Hypoxaemia and renal function in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Helv Paediatr Acta 1974; 29:399-405. [PMID: 4452639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Torrado A, Deleze G. [Pneumothorax and mediastinal emphysema of the newborn]. JFORL J Fr Otorhinolaryngol Audiophonol Chir Maxillofac 1974; 23:343-5. [PMID: 4279951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Prod'hom LS, Choffat JM, Frenck N, Mazoumi M, Relier JP, Torrado A. Care of the seriously ill neonate with hyaline membrane disease and with sepsis (sclerema neonatorum). Pediatrics 1974; 53:170-81. [PMID: 4812003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Matthieu JM, Nussle D, Torrado A, Sadeghi H. Pneumopericardium in the newborn. Pediatrics 1970; 46:117-9. [PMID: 5423438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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