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Cao L, Hunt CJ, Meyer AS, Lametsch R. New Insight into the Substrate Selectivity of Bovine Milk γ-glutamyl Transferase via Structural and Molecular Dynamics Predictions. Molecules 2023; 28:4657. [PMID: 37375212 PMCID: PMC10301124 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28124657] [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: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Bovine milk γ-glutamyltransferase (BoGGT) can produce γ-glutamyl peptides using L-glutamine as a donor substrate, and the transpeptidase activity is highly dependent on both γ-glutamyl donors and acceptors. To explore the molecular mechanism behind the donor and acceptor substrate preferences for BoGGT, molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations were performed with L-glutamine and L-γ-glutamyl-p-nitroanilide (γ-GpNA) as donors. Ser450 is a crucial residue for the interactions between BoGGT and donors. BoGGT forms more hydrogen bonds with L-glutamine than γ-GpNA, promoting the binding affinity between BoGGT and L-glutamine. Gly379, Ile399, and Asn400 are crucial residues for the interactions between the BoGGT intermediate and acceptors. The BoGGT intermediate forms more hydrogen bonds with Val-Gly than L-methionine and L-leucine, which can promote the transfer of the γ-glutamyl group from the intermediate to Val-Gly. This study reveals the critical residues responsible for the interactions of donors and acceptors with the BoGGT and provides a new understanding of the substrate selectivity and catalytic mechanism of GGT.
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- Lichuang Cao
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; (C.J.H.); (A.S.M.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; (C.J.H.); (A.S.M.)
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark;
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Giannuzzi D, Mota LFM, Pegolo S, Gallo L, Schiavon S, Tagliapietra F, Katz G, Fainboym D, Minuti A, Trevisi E, Cecchinato A. In-line near-infrared analysis of milk coupled with machine learning methods for the daily prediction of blood metabolic profile in dairy cattle. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8058. [PMID: 35577915 PMCID: PMC9110744 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11799-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Precision livestock farming technologies are used to monitor animal health and welfare parameters continuously and in real time in order to optimize nutrition and productivity and to detect health issues at an early stage. The possibility of predicting blood metabolites from milk samples obtained during routine milking by means of infrared spectroscopy has become increasingly attractive. We developed, for the first time, prediction equations for a set of blood metabolites using diverse machine learning methods and milk near-infrared spectra collected by the AfiLab instrument. Our dataset was obtained from 385 Holstein Friesian dairy cows. Stacking ensemble and multi-layer feedforward artificial neural network outperformed the other machine learning methods tested, with a reduction in the root mean square error of between 3 and 6% in most blood parameters. We obtained moderate correlations (r) between the observed and predicted phenotypes for γ-glutamyl transferase (r = 0.58), alkaline phosphatase (0.54), haptoglobin (0.66), globulins (0.61), total reactive oxygen metabolites (0.60) and thiol groups (0.57). The AfiLab instrument has strong potential but may not yet be ready to predict the metabolic stress of dairy cows in practice. Further research is needed to find out methods that allow an improvement in accuracy of prediction equations.
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- Diana Giannuzzi
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Afimilk Ltd., 1514800, Kibbutz Afikim, Israel
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- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition (DIANA) and the Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Research Center for Sustainable Dairy Production (CREI), Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition (DIANA) and the Romeo and Enrica Invernizzi Research Center for Sustainable Dairy Production (CREI), Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, 35020, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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It is well known that bovine milk contains γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity. To verify the identity of the GGT and further to characterize the generation of γ-glutamyl peptides, identification of GGT from bovine milk and quantification of kokumi peptides and free amino acids were performed. GGT was purified from skim milk and identified as the bovine protein (G3N2D8), and it reveals that it is composed of two subunits. Sequence alignment with human GGT and molecular mass determination showed that the bovine GGT was glycosylated and contained an N-terminal transmembrane part. Further activity characterization was performed in comparison with GGT from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in terms of the ability to generate γ-glutamyl peptides from casein hydrolysates. During the transpeptidation reaction catalyzed by both GGT, γ-glutamyl peptides significantly (P < 0.05) increased after γ-glutamylation; addition of glutamine contributed to the generation of γ-glutamyl peptides, suggesting that glutamine could act as a γ-glutamyl donor. This study reveals that the GGT of skim milk membranes is a glycosylated membrane protein that can generate γ-glutamyl peptides.
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- Lichuang Cao
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Yin W, Zhang Y, Gu J, Wang T, Ma C, Zhu C, Li L, Yang Z, Zhu T, Chen G. Urea detection in milk by urease-assisted pH-sensitive carbon dots. Appl Opt 2021; 60:10421-10428. [PMID: 34807053 DOI: 10.1364/ao.437787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Excessive urea in milk will lead to serious health problems. To detect whether the urea concentration in milk exceeds the standard and ensure the quality of milk, it is necessary to develop detection technology for urea in milk. But it is difficult to detect urea in milk conveniently and accurately by traditional methods. To measure the concentration of urea in milk, stable green light carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized by a one-step method as a fluorescent probe. Then, 3, 5-diaminobenzoic acid was used as the precursor for CD synthesis. Experimental results showed that CDs can generate strong fluorescence when excited by light (350-450 nm). The fluorescence peak wavelength is 490 nm, and the optimum excitation wavelength is 390 nm. The fluorescence intensity of CDs has a significant change with variations of pH (pH of 6-9), and the higher the pH, the lower the fluorescence intensity. Additionally, urea can be hydrolyzed by urease to produce ammonia and carbon dioxide. Ammonia is ionized in water to produce OH-, which increases the pH of the solution. After adding standard urea to milk, urease and CDs are added. The fluorescence intensity of CDs in the mixed solution decreases as the concentration of standard added urea increases. Thus the concentration of urea in milk can be calculated. The experimental results show that the CD method for detecting urea in milk has advantages of high sensitivity and wide measurement range. The linear interval is 25-500 mg/L, R2 is 0.998, and the limit of detection is 6.27 mg/L. The concentration of urea in the milk used in the experiment is 265.46 mg/L. CDs are easy to fabricate, and the advantages of the method are simple operation, no pretreatment, safety, and low cost. A new method for the detection of urea in milk was established, to the best of our knowledge, and this method can aid in food quality control.
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Yagiz G, Noma SAA, Altundas A, Al-Khafaji K, Taskin-Tok T, Ates B. Synthesis, inhibition properties against xanthine oxidase and molecular docking studies of dimethyl N-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylate and (N-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-diyl)dimethanol derivatives. Bioorg Chem 2021; 108:104654. [PMID: 33493930 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104654] [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] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study focused on synthesis various dimethyl N-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylate and (N-benzyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-diyl)dimethanol derivatives under the conditions of green chemistry without the use of solvent and catalysts. Their inhibition properties were also investigated on xanthine oxidase (XO) activity. All dimethanol and dicarboxylate derivatives exhibited significant inhibition activities with IC50 values ranging from 0.71 to 2.25 μM. Especially, (1-(3-bromobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-diyl)dimethanol (5c) and dimethyl 1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4,5-dicarboxylate (6 g) compounds were found to be the most promising derivatives on the XO enzyme inhibition with IC50 values 0.71 and 0.73 μM, respectively. Moreover, the double docking procedure was to evaluate compound modes of inhibition and their interactions with the protein (XO) at atomic level. Surprisingly, the docking results showed a good correlation with IC50 [correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.7455)]. Also, the docking results exhibited that the 5c, 6f and 6 g have lowest docking scores -4.790, -4.755, and -4.730, respectively. These data were in agreement with the IC50 values. These results give promising beginning stages to assist in the improvement of novel and powerful inhibitor against XO.
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- Güler Yagiz
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Inonu University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey; Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Institute of Health Sciences, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Inonu University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey.
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Dizon M, Tatarko M, Hianik T. Advances in Analysis of Milk Proteases Activity at Surfaces and in a Volume by Acoustic Methods. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:E5594. [PMID: 33003538 PMCID: PMC7582251 DOI: 10.3390/s20195594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review is focused on the application of surface and volume-sensitive acoustic methods for the detection of milk proteases such as trypsin and plasmin. While trypsin is an important protein of human milk, plasmin is a protease that plays an important role in the quality of bovine, sheep and goat milks. The increased activity of plasmin can cause an extensive cleavage of β-casein and, thus, affect the milk gelation and taste. The basic principles of surface-sensitive acoustic methods, as well as high-resolution ultrasonic spectroscopy (HR-US), are presented. The current state-of-the-art examples of the application of acoustic sensors for protease detection in real time are discussed. The application of the HR-US method for studying the kinetics of the enzyme reaction is demonstrated. The sensitivity of the acoustics biosensors and HR-US methods for protease detection are compared.
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- Mark Dizon
- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Mlynska dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovakia;
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Alhussien MN, Dang AK. Sensitive and rapid lateral-flow assay for early detection of subclinical mammary infection in dairy cows. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11161. [PMID: 32636460 PMCID: PMC7341798 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68174-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Detection of subclinical mastitis (SCM) in its initial stage can save great economic losses, improve milk quality and animal welfare. We have developed a semiquantitative lateral flow assay for the detection of SCM in dairy cows targeting myeloperoxidase (MPO) enzyme of milk neutrophils. A competitive immunoassay format was used, and colloidal gold nanoparticles (GNP) were prepared and used as a labelling agent. Monoclonal anti-MPO antibodies were used and assessed for its quality by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and dot blot. Conjugation method for GNP and anti-MPO antibodies was standardised, and the conjugate was placed over the conjugate pad. MPO coupled with a carrier protein (OVA) and the species-specific secondary antibodies were placed on test and control lines, respectively. The developed assay was verified with 75 milk samples collected from healthy, SCM and clinical mastitis cows. It displayed a high sensitivity as it could detect MPO as low as 1.5 ng/ml, an accuracy greater than 97% and showed no crossreactivity when crosschecked with other milk proteins. The developed assay can be used as an alternative for SCM diagnostic tests where lab structure are available for obtaining the lysate of milk SCC.
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- Mohanned Naif Alhussien
- Animal Production Division, Agricultural College, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic.
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- Lactation and Immuno-Physiology Laboratory, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132 001, India
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Ianni A, Bennato F, Martino C, Grotta L, Franceschini N, Martino G. Proteolytic Volatile Profile and Electrophoretic Analysis of Casein Composition in Milk and Cheese Derived from Mironutrient-Fed Cows. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25092249. [PMID: 32397653 PMCID: PMC7249190 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the proteolytic process in Caciocavallo cheese obtained from Friesian cows fed zinc, selenium, and iodine supplementation. Thirty-six Friesian cows, balanced for parity, milk production, and days in milk, were randomly assigned to four groups. The control group (CG) was fed with a conventional feeding strategy, while the three remaining groups received a diet enriched with three different trace elements, respectively zinc (ZG), selenium (SG), and iodine (IG). At the end of the experimental period, samples of milk were collected and used to produce Caciocavallo cheese from each experimental group. Cheese samples were then analyzed after 7 and 120 days from the cheese making in order to obtain information on chemical composition and extent of the proteolytic process, evaluated through the electrophoretic analysis of caseins and the determination of volatiles profile. Both milk and cheese samples were richer in the amount of the microelement respectively used for the integration of the cattle’s diet. The zymographic approach was helpful in evaluating, in milk, the proteolytic function performed by endogenous metalloenzymes specifically able to degrade gelatin and casein; this evaluation did not highlight significant differences among the analyzed samples. In cheese, the electrophoretic analysis in reducing and denaturing condition showed the marked ability of β-casein to resist the proteolytic action during ripening, whereas the dietary selenium supplementation was shown to perform a protective action against the degradation of S1 and S2 isoforms of α-casein. The analysis of the volatile profile evidenced the presence of compounds associated with proteolysis of phenylalanine and leucine. This approach showed that selenium was able to negatively influence the biochemical processes that lead to the formation of 3-methyl butanol, although the identification of the specific mechanism needs further investigation.
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- Andrea Ianni
- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Renato Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (A.I.); (F.B.); (L.G.)
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Renato Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (A.I.); (F.B.); (L.G.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”, Via Campo Boario 37, 64100 Teramo, Italy;
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Renato Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (A.I.); (F.B.); (L.G.)
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio 1, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy;
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Renato Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy; (A.I.); (F.B.); (L.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0861-266950
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Yildirim-Elikoglu S, Vural H. Binding characteristics of polyphenols as milk plasmin inhibitors. J Sci Food Agric 2019; 99:6922-6930. [PMID: 31393601 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.9978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The potential use of polyphenols to improve the functional characteristics of dairy products has gained much attention. However, the effects of the polyphenols on naturally occurring enzymes in milk have not been studied extensively. Excess plasmin activity in dairy products might result in several quality defects. The objective of this study was to assess the ability of polyphenols to inhibit plasmin in milk using a molecular and kinetic approach. RESULTS Epicatechin gallate (ECG), epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), quercetin (QUER), and myricetin (MYR) caused a significant decrease in plasmin activity by 60, 86, 65, and 90%, respectively. The inhibition rates were alleviated in the presence of milk proteins. EGCG, QUER, and MYR, exhibited noncompetitive inhibition against plasmin, whereas ECG caused a mixed-type inhibition. A decrease in the random structure of plasmin upon the complex formation with ECG, EGCG, QUER, and MYR was found. The other phenolics that were evaluated did not cause any significant changes in plasmin conformation. The observed inhibitory phenolic-plasmin interactions were dominated by H-bonds and electrostatic attractions. Green tea extract (GTE) rich in catechins also inhibited plasmin activity in the milk. CONCLUSION Significant changes in the secondary structure of plasmin upon binding of ECG, EGCG, QUER, and MYR led to diminished plasmin activity both in the absence and presence of milk proteins. These flavonoids with promising plasmin inhibitory potential could be used in new dairy formulations leading to controlled undesired consequences of plasmin activity. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Seda Yildirim-Elikoglu
- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Poulsen NA, Robinson RC, Barile D, Larsen LB, Buitenhuis B. A genome-wide association study reveals specific transferases as candidate loci for bovine milk oligosaccharides synthesis. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:404. [PMID: 31117955 PMCID: PMC6532250 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-5786-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human milk oligosaccharides (OS) play a key role in brain and gut microbiota development of the neonate, but the underlying biosynthetic steps of OS in the mammary gland are still largely unknown. As bovine milk contains OS with somewhat similar structures and functionalities there is increased interest in further understanding the genetic basis underlying the OS content of milk for eventual extraction and generation of value-added ingredients for infant formulas and nutraceuticals. The present study is the first to report on genetic parameter estimation as well as on a genome wide association study (GWAS) from the largest bovine milk OS dataset analyzed to date. RESULTS In total 15 different bovine milk OS were monitored. Heritabilities ranged from 0 to 0.68 in Danish Holstein and from 0 to 0.92 in Danish Jersey. The GWAS identified in total 1770 SNPs (FDR < 0.10) for five different OS in Danish Holstein and 6913 SNPs (FDR < 0.10) for 11 OS in Danish Jersey. In Danish Holstein, a major overlapping QTL was identified on BTA1 for LNH and LNT explaining 24% of the variation in these OS. The most significant SNPs were associated with B3GNT5, a gene encoding a glycosyltransferase involved in glycan synthesis. In Danish Jersey, a very strong QTL was detected for the OS with composition 2 Hex 1 HexNAc (isomer 1) on BTA11. The most significant SNP had -log10(P-value) of 52.88 (BOVINEHD1100030300) and was assigned to ABO, a gene encoding ABO blood group glycosyltransferases. This SNP has been reported to be a missense mutation and explains 56% of the OS variation. Other candidate genes of interest identified for milk OS were ALG3, B3GALNT2, LOC520336, PIGV, MAN1C1, ST6GALNAC6, GLT6D1, GALNT14, GALNT17, COLGALT2, LFNG and SIGLEC. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first study documenting a solid breeding potential for bovine milk OS and a strong indication of specific candidate genes related to OS synthesis underlying this genetic influence. This new information has the potential to guide breeding strategies to achieve production of milk with higher diversity and concentration of OS and ultimately facilitate large-scale extraction of bovine milk OS.
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- Nina A. Poulsen
- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, P. O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Foods for Health Institute, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, P. O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
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- Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, P. O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
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Shrivas K, Nirmalkar N, Deb MK, Dewangan K, Nirmalkar J, Kumar S. Application of functionalized silver nanoparticles as a biochemical sensor for selective detection of lysozyme protein in milk sample. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2019; 213:127-133. [PMID: 30684881 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Revised: 12/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) functionalized with glutamic acid (GA) was used as a biochemical sensing probe in colorimetry for detection of lysozyme protein in milk samples. The method is based on the color change of AgNPs/GA from yellow to reddish-yellow differentiated with naked eyes for qualitative determination and red shift of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) absorption signal intensity of AgNPs/GA in visible region used for quantitative determination of lysozyme. The control experiments were performed to demonstrate the electrostatic force of interactions between AgNPs/GA and protein molecule. A wide linear range of 3-150 nM with limit of detection of 1.5 nM was acquired for quantitative determination of lysozyme using AgNPs/GA as a biochemical sensing probe. The advantages of using AgNPs/GA as a biochemical sensing probe are simple, label-free and economic for determination of lysozyme from milk samples.
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- Kamlesh Shrivas
- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur CG-492010, India; Department of Chemistry, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Koni, Bilaspur CG-495009, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Koni, Bilaspur CG-495009, India
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- School of Studies in Chemistry, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur CG-492010, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak MP-484886, India
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- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhauri, Bhopal MP-462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhauri, Bhopal MP-462066, India
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Ravanfar R, Lawrence P, Kriner K, Abbaspourrad A. Catalyzed Oxidation of Carotenoids by Lactoperoxidase in the Presence of Ethanol. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:1742-1748. [PMID: 30675787 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The discovery of the lactoperoxidase system as a biocatalyst in milk was a landmark finding. The activation of this system using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) raised hopes for oxidation of various organic substrates. The involvement of lactoperoxidase system in the catalyzed-oxidation of carotenoids in the whey proteins, and the effect of various solvents on carotenoids' oxidation reaction rate has been studied. However, there is no evidence for this reaction without the addition of oxidizing agents, such as peroxides. Here, we reveal that carotenoids are oxidized through the addition of just ethanol in the presence of lactoperoxidase. The oxidation of carotenoids through this exquisite strategy is ∼360 times faster than harnessing the lactoperoxidase system in whey proteins via the addition of hydrogen peroxide. Bearing in mind that ethanol is not an oxidizing agent, this observation suggests a potential paradigm shift in our understanding of lactoperoxidase and catalyzed oxidation in biochemical systems.
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- Raheleh Ravanfar
- Department of Food Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York United States
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- Department of Food Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York United States
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- Department of Food Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York United States
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- Department of Food Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York United States
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B S GK, Mohan Reddy P, Kottekad S. Comparative Site-Specific N-Glycosylation Analysis of Lactoperoxidase from Buffalo and Goat Milk Using RP-UHPLC-MS/MS Reveals a Distinct Glycan Pattern. J Agric Food Chem 2018; 66:11492-11499. [PMID: 30296068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The N-glycan pattern of lactoperoxidase (LPO) from buffalo and goat milk was analyzed with the corresponding site of attachment. The enzyme was purified from whey on cation exchange chromatography, proteolyzed using chymotrypsin, and the resulting (glyco)peptides were directly analyzed on reverse phase ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography coupled to ESI-Q-TOF MS in tandem mode. N-Glycans such as high mannose, complex, and hybrid types were identified in buffalo and goat LPO. Among sialylated complex and hybrid types, the terminal Neu5Ac linked to either LacNAc/LacdiNAc found exclusively in buffalo, whereas Neu5Gc linked to LacdiNAc was predominant in goat LPO. N-Glycans at Asn6 and Asn349 in buffalo LPO were completely core fucosylated, while these sites in goat LPO showed differential fucosylation. Differential occupancy was observed at Asn112 with or without nonfucosylated complex and hybrid types, whereas mainly high mannose glycans were found in Asn222 in both of the LPOs. The presence of glycan isomers in buffalo and goat LPO was also observed. Despite the presence of distinct complex and hybrid glycans, the common glycosylation features in buffalo and goat LPO were identified and are comparable with those of bovine LPO. This finding could be useful in exploring the beneficial role of these glycans as functional ingredients for food products.
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- Gnanesh Kumar B S
- Department of Biochemistry , CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) , Mysuru , Karnataka 570020 , India
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- St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Shanthinagar , Bengaluru , Karnataka 560027 , India
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- Department of Biochemistry , CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) , Mysuru , Karnataka 570020 , India
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Shu G, Huang J, Bao C, Meng J, Chen H, Cao J. Effect of Different Proteases on the Degree of Hydrolysis and Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme-Inhibitory Activity in Goat and Cow Milk. Biomolecules 2018; 8:E101. [PMID: 30262795 PMCID: PMC6316464 DOI: 10.3390/biom8040101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) peptides are bioactive peptides that have important value in terms of research and application in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. While widespread literature is concentrated on casein or whey protein for production of ACE-inhibitory peptides, relatively little information is available on selecting the proper proteases to hydrolyze the protein. In this study, skimmed cow and goat milk were hydrolyzed by four commercial proteases, including alkaline protease, trypsin, bromelain, and papain. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme-inhibitory peptides and degree of hydrolysis (DH) of hydrolysates were measured. Moreover, we compared the difference in ACE-inhibitory activity between cow and goat milk. The results indicated that the DH increased with the increase in hydrolysis time. The alkaline protease-treated hydrolysates exhibited the highest DH value and ACE-inhibitory activity. Additionally, the ACE-inhibitory activity of hydrolysates from goat milk was higher than that of cow milk-derived hydrolysates. Therefore, goat milk is a good source to obtain bioactive peptides with ACE-inhibitory activity, as compared with cow milk. A proper enzyme to produce ACE-inhibitory peptides is important for the development of functional milk products and will provide the theoretical basis for industrial production.
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- Guowei Shu
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Department of Research and Development, Xi'an Baiyue Gaot Milk Corp., Ltd., Xi'an 710089, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
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- Department of Research and Development, Xi'an Oriental Dairy Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710027, China.
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Calamari L, Gobbi L, Russo F, Cappelli FP. Pattern of γ-glutamyl transferase activity in cow milk throughout lactation and relationships with metabolic conditions and milk composition. J Anim Sci 2016; 93:3891-900. [PMID: 26440169 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-9022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The main objective of this experiment was to study the γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity in milk during lactation and its relationship with metabolic status of dairy cows, milk yield, milk composition, and cheesemaking properties. The study was performed in a tied stall barn and involved 20 lactations from 12 healthy multiparous Italian Friesian dairy cows. During lactation starting at d 10, milk samples were collected weekly and analyzed for composition, somatic cells count, titratable acidity, and milk coagulation properties. The GGT activity was measured in defatted samples. Blood samples were collected weekly to assess biochemical indicators related to energy, protein, and mineral metabolism, markers of inflammation and some enzyme activities. The lactations of each cow were retrospectively categorized into 2 groups according to their milk GGT activity value through lactation. A median value of GGT activity in the milk of all lactations was calculated (3,045 U/L), and 10 lactations with lower GGT activity were classified as low while 10 lactations with greater GGT activity were classified as high. The average value of milk GGT activity during lactation was 3,863 and 3,024 U/L for high and low, respectively. The GGT activity decreased in early lactation and reached minimum values in the second month (3,289 and 2,355 U/L for high and low, respectively). Thereafter GGT activity increased progressively, reaching values in late lactation of 4,511 and 3,540 U/L in high and low, respectively. On average, milk yield was 40.81 and 42.76 kg/d in high and low, respectively, and a negative partial correlation with milk GGT activity was observed. A greater milk protein concentration was observed in high (3.39%) compared with low (3.18%), and a positive partial correlation with milk GGT activity was observed. Greater titratable acidity in high than that in low (3.75 vs. 3.45 degrees Soxhlet-Henkel/50 mL, respectively) was also observed. Plasma glucose was greater in cows of high than in low group, while plasma urea was lower in the high than in the low group. No relationship between plasma GGT and milk GGT activity was observed. Our results show an important effect of lactation stage on milk GGT activity. The individual effect observed from consecutive lactations and the relationship between milk GGT activity and milk protein concentration in healthy cows could open prospects for GGT as a future tool in improving milk protein content.
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Hillmann H, Behr J, Ehrmann MA, Vogel RF, Hofmann T. Formation of Kokumi-Enhancing γ-Glutamyl Dipeptides in Parmesan Cheese by Means of γ-Glutamyltransferase Activity and Stable Isotope Double-Labeling Studies. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:1784-1793. [PMID: 26866784 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Recently, γ-glutamyl dipeptides (γ-GPs) were found to be responsible for the attractive kokumi flavor of Parmesan cheese (PC). Quantitation of γ-GPs and their parent amino acids in 13-, 24-, and 30-month ripened PC samples by LC-MS/MS and stable isotope dilution analysis (SIDA), in-cheese (13)C-labeling studies, followed by analysis of the γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity revealed γ-GPs to be generated most efficiently after 24 months of ripening by a GGT-catalyzed transfer of the γ-glutamyl moiety of L-glutamine onto various acceptor amino acids released upon casein proteolysis. Following the identification of milk as a potential GGT source in PC, the functionality of the milk's GGT to generate the target γ-GPs was validated by stable isotope double-labeling (SIDL) experiments. Therefore, raw and heat-treated milk samples were incubated with L-glutamine-[U-(13)C] and acceptor amino acids (X) and the hetero- (γ-Glu-[(13)C5]-X) and homotranspeptidation products (γ-Glu-Gln-[(13)C10]) were quantitated by LC-MS/MS-SIDA using γ-Glu-Ala-[(13)C3] as the internal standard. High GGT activity to generate the γ-GPs and preference for L-phenylalanine and L-methionine as acceptor amino acids were found in raw milk and milk samples heat-treated for 10 min up to a maximum of 65 °C. In comparison, GGT activity and SIDL studies performed with inoculated Lactobacillus strains, including Lactobacillus harbinensis and Lactobacillus casei identified in PC by means of 16S rRNA gene sequencing, did not show any significant GGT activity and unequivocally demonstrated unpasteurized cow's milk, rather than microorganisms, as a key factor in γ-glutamyl dipeptide generation in Parmesan cheese.
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- Hedda Hillmann
- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München , Weihenstephaner Steig 16, D-85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München , Weihenstephaner Steig 16, D-85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Mikrobiologie, Technische Universität München , Weihenstephaner Steig 16, D-85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Chair for Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technische Universität München , Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, D-85354 Freising, Germany
- Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry , Gregor-Mendel-Straße 4, D-85354 Freising, Germany
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McInnis EA, Kalanetra KM, Mills DA, Maga EA. Analysis of raw goat milk microbiota: impact of stage of lactation and lysozyme on microbial diversity. Food Microbiol 2014; 46:121-131. [PMID: 25475275 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 02/04/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To protect infants from infection, human milk contains high levels of the enzyme lysozyme, unlike the milk of dairy animals. We have genetically engineered goats to express human lysozyme (hLZ milk) in their milk at 68% the amount found in human milk to help extend this protection. This study looked at the effect of hLZ on bacteria in raw milk over time. As the microbial diversity of goats' milk has yet to be investigated in depth using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, we applied NGS and clone library sequencing (CLS) to determine the microbiota of raw goat milk (WT milk) and hLZ milk at early, mid and late lactation. Overall, in WT milk, the bacterial populations in milk at early and mid lactation were similar to each other with a shift occurring at late lactation. Both methods found Proteobacteria as the dominant bacteria at early and mid lactation, while Actinobacteria surged at late lactation. These changes were related to decreases in Pseudomonas and increases in Micrococcus. The bacterial populations in hLZ milk were similar to WT milk at early and mid lactation with the only significant differences occurring at late lactation with the elevation of Bacillaceae, Alicyclobacillaceae, Clostridiaceae and Halomonadaceae.
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- Elizabeth A McInnis
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Department of Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Rauh VM, Johansen LB, Ipsen R, Paulsson M, Larsen LB, Hammershøj M. Plasmin activity in UHT milk: relationship between proteolysis, age gelation, and bitterness. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:6852-60. [PMID: 24964203 DOI: 10.1021/jf502088u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plasmin, the major indigenous protease in milk, is linked to quality defects in dairy products. The specificity of plasmin on caseins has previously been studied using purified caseins and in the indigenous peptide profile of milk. We investigated the specificity and proteolytic pathway of plasmin in directly heated UHT milk (>150 °C for <0.2 s) during 14 weeks of storage at 20 °C in relation to age gelation and bitter peptides. Sixty-six peptides from αS- and β-caseins could be attributed to plasmin activity during the storage period, of which 23 were potentially bitter. Plasmin exhibited the highest affinity for the hydrophilic regions in the caseins that most probably were exposed to the serum phase and the least affinity for hydrophobic or phosphorylated regions. The proteolytic pattern observed suggests that plasmin destabilizes the casein micelle by hydrolyzing casein-casein and casein-calcium phosphate interaction sites, which may subsequently cause age gelation in UHT milk.
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- Valentin M Rauh
- Arla Foods Strategic Innovation Centre , Rørdrumvej 2, DK-8220 Brabrand, Denmark
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Román-Pizarro V, Fernández-Romero JM, Gómez-Hens A. Fluorometric determination of alkaline phosphatase activity in food using magnetoliposomes as on-flow microcontainer devices. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:1819-25. [PMID: 24495223 DOI: 10.1021/jf5004804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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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Liposomes containing magnetic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and an enzymatic substrate (4-methylumbelliferyl-phosphate) have been used as on-flow microcontainers for reagent preconcentration in a flow injection method for the determination of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. The dynamic range of the calibration graph was 6.4 × 10(-3)-0.25 U L(-1) ALP, and the detection limit was 1.9 × 10(-3) U L(-1). The precision, expressed as relative standard deviation (RSD%), was in the range of 0.7-2.4%. The overall method showed a sampling frequency of 10 h(-1). The method was applied to the determination of ALP in milk samples with recovery values ranging between 87.5 and 104.6%. The residual ALP activity in milk samples subjected to temperature treatments was also determined. The results obtained in the analysis of all milk samples were compared with those obtained by applying a previously described flow injection method.
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- Vanessa Román-Pizarro
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemistry and Nanochemistry (IUQFN UCO), Campus of Rabanales, Marie Curie Building (Annex) University of Córdoba , E-14071 Córdoba, Spain
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Paszkowska J, Kral K, Bieg T, Nawrot U, Szeja W, Wandzik I. Synthesis and preliminary biological evaluations of 5'-substituted derivatives of uridine as glycosyltransferase inhibitors. Molecules 2013; 18:8018-27. [PMID: 23884133 PMCID: PMC6270623 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18078018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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New derivatives of uridine which contain a β-ketoenol motif were synthesized, characterized and biologically tested. Synthesized compounds 1–4 showed no activity against bovine milk β-1,4-galactosyltransferase I at concentrations up to 2.0 mM and were not active against Candida albicans and Aspergilus fumigatus up to the maximum tested concentration of 1,000 µg/mL.
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- Jadwiga Paszkowska
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; E-Mails: (J.P.); (K.K.); (T.B.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; E-Mails: (J.P.); (K.K.); (T.B.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; E-Mails: (J.P.); (K.K.); (T.B.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Wroclaw Medical University, T. Chałubińskiego 4, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland; E-Mail:
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; E-Mails: (J.P.); (K.K.); (T.B.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Silesian University of Technology, B. Krzywoustego 4, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; E-Mails: (J.P.); (K.K.); (T.B.); (W.S.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +48-32-2372028; Fax: +48-32-2372094
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Cooper CA, Garas Klobas LC, Maga EA, Murray JD. Consuming transgenic goats' milk containing the antimicrobial protein lysozyme helps resolve diarrhea in young pigs. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58409. [PMID: 23516474 PMCID: PMC3596375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Childhood diarrhea is a significant problem in many developing countries and E. coli is a main causative agent of diarrhea in young children. Lysozyme is an antimicrobial protein highly expressed in human milk, but not ruminant milk, and is thought to help protect breastfeeding children against diarrheal diseases. We hypothesized that consumption of milk from transgenic goats which produce human lysozyme (hLZ-milk) in their milk would accelerate recovery from bacterial-induced diarrhea. Young pigs were used as a model for children and infected with enterotoxigenic E. coli. Once clinical signs of diarrhea developed, pigs were fed hLZ-milk or non-transgenic control goat milk three times a day for two days. Clinical observations and complete blood counts (CBC) were performed. Animals were euthanized and samples collected to assess differences in histology, cytokine expression and bacterial translocation into the mesenteric lymph node. Pigs consuming hLZ-milk recovered from clinical signs of infection faster than pigs consuming control milk, with significantly improved fecal consistency (p = 0.0190) and activity level (p = 0.0350). The CBC analysis showed circulating monocytes (p = 0.0413), neutrophils (p = 0.0219), and lymphocytes (p = 0.0222) returned faster to pre-infection proportions in hLZ-milk fed pigs, while control-fed pigs had significantly higher hematocrit (p = 0.027), indicating continuing dehydration. In the ileum, pigs fed hLZ-milk had significantly lower expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-8 (p = 0.0271), longer intestinal villi (p<0.0001), deeper crypts (p = 0.0053), and a thinner lamina propria (p = 0.0004). These data demonstrate that consumption of hLZ-milk helped pigs recover from infection faster, making hLZ-milk an effective treatment of E. coli-induced diarrhea.
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- Caitlin A. Cooper
- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
- Department of Population Health and Reproduction, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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Grec M, Swierk P, Pastuch-Gawołek G, Szeja W. Synthesis of galactothiophosphoesters of uridine and preliminary tests to evaluate their activity against selected glycosyltransferases. Acta Pol Pharm 2012; 69:1248-1258. [PMID: 23285687] [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: 06/01/2023]
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Glycoconjugates (8-13) were obtained in condensation reaction of selectively protected thiophosphoesters of uridine with 2,3,4.6-tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio-beta-D-galactose. In sequence of reactions: selective protection of esculine, glycosylation reaction and deprotecion beta-D-galactopiranoside-(1-4)-esculine (20) was obtained as a model of the product reaction catalyzed by GTs. Prepared glycococnjugates (8-13) were checked using TLC methods in terms of inhibition of bovine milk beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase.
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- Marta Grec
- Silesian University of Technology, Department of Chemistry, Gliwice, Poland.
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Kuczyńska B, Puppel K, Gołebiewski M, Metera E, Sakowski T, Słoniewski K. Differences in whey protein content between cow's milk collected in late pasture and early indoor feeding season from conventional and organic farms in Poland. J Sci Food Agric 2012; 92:2899-2904. [PMID: 22549884 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to investigate bioactive whey protein concentrations in cow's milk collected in late pasture (LP) and early indoor feeding (EIF) season from conventional and organic farms in Poland. RESULTS Results showed that in the LP somatic cell count (SCC) was higher under organic farming conditions. However, percentages of protein and fat were higher under conventional farming conditions. In EIF, milk from conventional dairy farms had a higher percentage of fat and lactose and a lower concentration of protein and SCC in comparison to milk from organic farms. Organic milk in LP had higher concentrations of beneficial whey proteins than conventional milk, including β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg, 4.12 vs. 2.68 g L⁻¹), lactoferrin (Lf, 334.99 vs. 188.02 mg L⁻¹), and lysozyme (Lz, 15.68 vs. 12.56 µg L⁻¹). However, conventional milk in EIF had higher concentrations of bovine serum albumin (146.47 vs. 118.65 mg L⁻¹), Lf (49 vs. 185.27 mg L⁻¹), and Lz (16.63 vs. 13.22 µg L⁻¹). CONCLUSIONS The results show significant differences in the investigated parameters between organic milk and milk from conventional system during EIF and LP. Moreover, extending the pasture season during EIF in organic farms decreases concentration of bioactive compounds of milk.
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- Beata Kuczyńska
- Cattle Breeding Department, Faculty of Animal Science, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Benoit JB, Attardo GM, Michalkova V, Takác P, Bohova J, Aksoy S. Sphingomyelinase activity in mother's milk is essential for juvenile development: a case from lactating tsetse flies. Biol Reprod 2012; 87:17, 1-10. [PMID: 22517621 PMCID: PMC3406556 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.100008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Sphingosine is a structural component of sphingolipids. The metabolism of phosphoethanolamine ceramide (sphingomyelin) by sphingomyelinase (SMase), followed by the breakdown of ceramide by ceramidase (CDase) yields sphingosine. Female tsetse fly is viviparous and generates a single progeny within her uterus during each gonotrophic cycle. The mother provides her offspring with nutrients required for development solely via intrauterine lactation. Quantitative PCR showed that acid smase1 (asmase1) increases in mother's milk gland during lactation. aSMase1 was detected in the milk gland and larval gut, indicating this protein is generated during lactation and consumed by the larva. The higher levels of SMase activity in larval gut contents indicate that this enzyme is activated by the low gut pH. In addition, cdase is expressed at high levels in the larval gut. Breakdown of the resulting ceramide is likely accomplished by the larval gut-secreted CDase, which allows absorption of sphingosine. We used the tsetse system to understand the critical role(s) of SMase and CDase during pregnancy and lactation and their downstream effects on adult progeny fitness. Reduction of asmase1 by short interfering RNA negatively impacted pregnancy and progeny performance, resulting in a 4-5-day extension in pregnancy, 10%-15% reduction in pupal mass, lower pupal hatch rates, impaired heat tolerance, reduced symbiont levels, and reduced fecundity of adult progeny. This study suggests that the SMase activity associated with tsetse lactation and larval digestion is similar in function to that of mammalian lactation and represents a critical process for juvenile development, with important effects on the health of progeny during their adulthood.
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- Joshua B Benoit
- Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
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Tagliabracci VS, Engel JL, Wen J, Wiley SE, Worby CA, Kinch LN, Xiao J, Grishin NV, Dixon JE. Secreted kinase phosphorylates extracellular proteins that regulate biomineralization. Science 2012; 336:1150-3. [PMID: 22582013 PMCID: PMC3754843 DOI: 10.1126/science.1217817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Protein phosphorylation is a fundamental mechanism regulating nearly every aspect of cellular life. Several secreted proteins are phosphorylated, but the kinases responsible are unknown. We identified a family of atypical protein kinases that localize within the Golgi apparatus and are secreted. Fam20C appears to be the Golgi casein kinase that phosphorylates secretory pathway proteins within S-x-E motifs. Fam20C phosphorylates the caseins and several secreted proteins implicated in biomineralization, including the small integrin-binding ligand, N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLINGs). Consequently, mutations in Fam20C cause an osteosclerotic bone dysplasia in humans known as Raine syndrome. Fam20C is thus a protein kinase dedicated to the phosphorylation of extracellular proteins.
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- Vincent S. Tagliabracci
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
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- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390–9050, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
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- University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390–9050, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815–6789, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093–0721, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD 20815–6789, USA
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Kethireddipalli P, Hill AR, Dalgleish DG. Interaction between casein micelles and whey protein/κ-casein complexes during renneting of heat-treated reconstituted skim milk powder and casein micelle/serum mixtures. J Agric Food Chem 2011; 59:1442-1448. [PMID: 21287987 DOI: 10.1021/jf103943e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Casein micelles were separated from unheated reconstituted skim milk powder (RSMP) and were resuspended in the serum of RSMP that had been heated, with and without dialysis of this serum against unheated RSMP. Using size-exclusion chromatography, it was found that the soluble complexes of whey protein (WP) with κ-casein in the serum of the heated milk bind progressively to unheated casein micelles during renneting, even prior to the onset of clotting. Similar trends were noted when casein micelles from RSMP heated at pH values of 6.7, 7.1, or 6.3, each with different amounts of WP coating the micelles, were renneted in the presence of soluble WP/κ-casein complexes. No matter what was the initial load of micelle-bound WP complexes, all micelle types were capable of binding additional serum protein complexes during renneting. However, it is not clear that this binding of WP/κ-casein complexes to the micellar surface is a direct cause of the impaired rennet clotting of the RSMP.
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Milk powders are now considered as food ingredients, mainly because of the functional properties of milk proteins. During the storage of milk powders, many physicochemical damages, mainly dependent on lactose glass transition occur. They have important consequences on physical (flowability) and functional properties (solubility, emulsifying, and foaming properties) of milk powders. First, lactose crystallization modifies the microstructure and chemical composition of the surface of powder particles. Thus, milk powders flowability is decreased. Since the structure of milk proteins is destabilized, its solubility is damaged. Moreover, particle collapse and caking occur and mainly decrease the physical properties of milk powders (density and flowability). The mechanical stresses involved may also enhance proteins unfolding, which is detrimental to solubility. Finally, molecular mobility is favored upon ageing, and both chemical (Maillard reaction) and enzymatic reactions occur. Maillard reaction and oxidation enhance protein interactions and aggregations, which mainly lessen milk powders solubility. Maillard reaction also decreases emulsifying and foaming properties. Storage temperature and relative humidity have been considered as the predominant factors involved, but time, milk components, and their physical state also have been implied.
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- Marie E C Thomas
- ENSAIA. Lab. Physico-chimie et Génie Alimentaires, Vandoeuvre-Lès-Nancy cedex, France.
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Cankaya M, Sişecioğlu M, Bariş O, Güllüce M, Ozdemir H. Effects of bovine milk lactoperoxidase system on some bacteria. Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol 2010; 46:64-68. [PMID: 20198919] [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: 05/28/2023]
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Bovine lactoperoxidase (LPO) was purified from skimmed milk using amberlite CG-50-H+ resin, CM sephadex C-50 ion-exchange chromatography, and sephadex G-100 gel filtration chromatography. Lactoperoxidase was purified 20.45-fold with a yield of 28.8%. Purity of enzyme checked by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method and a single band was observed. Km was 0.25 mM at 20 degrees C, Vmax value was 7.95 micromol/ml min at 20 degrees C (pH 6.0). Antibacterial study was done by disk diffusion method of Kir-by-Bauer using Mueller-Hinton agar medium with slight modification. Bovine LPO showed high antibacterial activity in 100 mM thiocyanate-100 mM H2O2 medium for some bacteria (Brevibacillus centrosaurus, B. choshinensis, B. lyticum, Cedecea davisae, Chryseobacterium indoltheticum, Clavibacter michiganense pv. insidiosum, Kocuria erythromyxa, K. kristinae, K. rosea, K. varians, Paenibacillus validus, Pseudomonas syringae pv. populans, Ralstonia pickettii, Rhodococcus wratislaviensis, Serratia fonticola, Streptomyces violaceusniger, Vibrio cholerae-nonO1) respectively, and compared with well known antibacterial substances (levofloxacin, netilmicin). LPO system has inhibition effects on all type bacteria and concentration is really important such as LPO-100 mM thiocyanate-100 mM H2O2 system was proposed as an effective agent against many factors causing several diseases.
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- M Cankaya
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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Silanikove N, Shapiro F, Silanikove M, Merin U, Leitner G. Hydrogen peroxide-dependent conversion of nitrite to nitrate as a crucial feature of bovine milk catalase. J Agric Food Chem 2009; 57:8018-8025. [PMID: 19722711 DOI: 10.1021/jf900618w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The enzyme catalase is well-known to catalyze the disintegration of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen; however, this study shows that its main function in bovine milk is oxidation of nitrite to nitrate. This process depends on hydrogen peroxide, of which the main source appears to be hydrogen peroxide formation that is coupled to the conversion of purines--xanthine in the present study--to uric acid by milk xanthine oxidase. However, additional secondary sources of hydrogen peroxide appear to be important during the relatively long storage of milk in the gland cistern. This paper demonstrates that the oxidation of nitrite to nitrate is necessary to prevent accumulation of free radicals and oxidative products during storage of milk in the gland and during the unavoidable delay between milking and pasteurization in dairy plants. Recommendations for minimizing the deterioration in milk quality during commercial storage are presented.
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- Nissim Silanikove
- Biology of Lactation Laboratory, Institute of Animal Science, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
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Pauff JM, Cao H, Hille R. Substrate Orientation and Catalysis at the Molybdenum Site in Xanthine Oxidase: CRYSTAL STRUCTURES IN COMPLEX WITH XANTHINE AND LUMAZINE. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:8760-7. [PMID: 19109252 PMCID: PMC2659234 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804517200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2008] [Revised: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Xanthine oxidoreductase is a ubiquitous cytoplasmic protein that catalyzes the final two steps in purine catabolism. We have previously investigated the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme by rapid reaction kinetics and x-ray crystallography using the poor substrate 2-hydroxy-6-methylpurine, focusing our attention on the orientation of substrate in the active site and the role of Arg-880 in catalysis. Here we report additional crystal structures of as-isolated, functional xanthine oxidase in the course of reaction with the pterin substrate lumazine at 2.2 A resolution and of the nonfunctional desulfo form of the enzyme in complex with xanthine at 2.6 A resolution. In both cases the orientation of substrate is such that the pyrimidine subnucleus is oriented opposite to that seen with the slow substrate 2-hydroxy-6-methylpurine. The mechanistic implications as to how the ensemble of active site functional groups in the active site work to accelerate reaction rate are discussed.
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- James M Pauff
- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521 and the Medical Scientist Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Rasoulzadeh F, Jabary HN, Naseri A, Rashidi MR. Fluorescence quenching study of quercetin interaction with bovine milk xanthine oxidase. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2009; 72:190-193. [PMID: 19028136 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2008.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Quercetin is a natural flavonoid with many important therapeutic properties. The interaction of this polyphenolic compound bovine milk xanthine oxidase as one of its major target proteins was studied using fluorescence quenching method for the first time. It was found that the fluorescence quenching of xanthine oxidase occurs through a static mechanism. The results revealed the presence of a single binding site on xanthine oxidase with the binding constant value equals to 1.153 x 10(4) l mol(-1) at 310 K and pH 7.4. The thermodynamic parameters were also calculated at different temperatures. The enthalpy and entropy changes were found as -10.661 kJ mol(-1) and +43.321 J mol(-1) K(-1) indicating that both hydrogen binding and hydrophobic are involved in the interaction of this polyphenolic natural compound with xanthine oxidase. The results may provide a ground for further studies with different flavonoids to find a safe alternative for allopurinol, the only xanthine oxidase inhibitor with clinical application.
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- Farzaneh Rasoulzadeh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Tabriz, Iran
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He Z, Yu S, Mei G, Zheng M, Wang M, Dai Y, Tang B, Li N. Maternally transmitted milk containing recombinant human catalase provides protection against oxidation for mouse offspring during lactation. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:1135-42. [PMID: 18722522 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Revised: 06/26/2008] [Accepted: 07/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Catalase plays an important role in protecting organisms against oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) by degrading surplus hydrogen peroxide. Addition of exogenous catalase can alleviate injuries caused by ROS. Thus, production of human catalase through genetic engineering will meet the increasing therapeutic demand for this enzyme. In this study, we successfully expressed the recombinant gene in mouse mammary gland, and biologically active human catalase was secreted into the milk of the transgenic mice. The peroxisomal targeting sequence (PTS) within the catalase gene had no significant negative effect on the secretion of the recombinant protein. Intake of the transgenic milk by the pups was found to decrease lipid peroxidation, increase the total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) activity in the brain, and enhance the total antioxidative capacity (T-AOC) of brain, liver, and serum. To our knowledge, this is the first example of efficient production of biologically active human catalase in the milk of transgenic animals. Our study suggests that scaled-up production in transgenic farm animals would yield sufficient human catalase for biomedical research and clinical therapies.
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- Zuyong He
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, People's Republic of China
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Fuda E, Jauregi P, Pyle DL. Recovery of Lactoferrin and Lactoperoxidase from Sweet Whey Using Colloidal Gas Aphrons (CGAs) Generated from an Anionic Surfactant, AOT. Biotechnol Prog 2008; 20:514-25. [PMID: 15058997 DOI: 10.1021/bp034198d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The recovery of lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase from sweet whey was studied using colloidal gas aphrons (CGAs), which are surfactant-stabilized microbubbles (10-100 microm). CGAs are generated by intense stirring (8000 rpm for 10 min) of the anionic surfactant AOT (sodium bis-2-ethylhexyl sulfosuccinate). A volume of CGAs (10-30 mL) is mixed with a given volume of whey (1-10 mL), and the mixture is allowed to separate into two phases: the aphron (top) phase and the liquid (bottom) phase. Each of the phases is analyzed by SDS-PAGE and surfactant colorimetric assay. A statistical experimental design has been developed to assess the effect of different process parameters including pH, ionic strength, the concentration of surfactant in the CGAs generating solution, the volume of CGAs and the volume of whey on separation efficiency. As expected pH, ionic strength and the volume of whey (i.e. the amount of total protein in the starting material) are the main factors influencing the partitioning of the Lf.Lp fraction into the aphron phase. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that best separation performance was achieved at pH = 4 and ionic strength = 0.1 mol/L i.e., with conditions favoring electrostatic interactions between target proteins and CGAs (recovery was 90% and the concentration of lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase in the aphron phase was 25 times higher than that in the liquid phase), whereas conditions favoring hydrophobic interactions (pH close to pI and high ionic strength) led to lower performance. However, under these conditions, as confirmed by zeta potential measurements, the adsorption of both target proteins and contaminant proteins is favored. Thus, low selectivity is achieved at all of the studied conditions. These results confirm the initial hypothesis that CGAs act as ion exchangers and that the selectivity of the process can be manipulated by changing main operating parameters such as type of surfactant, pH and ionic strength.
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- Elisabeth Fuda
- School of Food Biosciences, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Campus, P.O. Box 226, Reading RG6 6AP, UK
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Arrar L, Hanachi N, Rouba K, Charef N, Khennouf S, Baghiani A. Anti-xanthine oxidase antibodies in sera and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other joint inflammations. Saudi Med J 2008; 29:803-807. [PMID: 18521455] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study anti-bovine milk xanthine oxidoreductase XOR antibody levels in synovial fluid as well as in serum of patients suffering from rheumatoid affections to assess a possible correlation between antibody titres and severity of disease. METHODS Sera and synovial fluids were collected from volunteer donors at Setif University Hospital, Setif, Algeria from 2001--2007 with the consent of patients. Human IgG and IgM levels of free and bound anti-bovine milk XOR antibodies were determined using bovine XOR as antigen, with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA. RESULTS Serum IgG anti-bovine milk XOR titres in 30 healthy normal subjects 2.74+/-2.31 microgram/mL are in agreement with that reported in the literature. Immunoglobulin G and IgM anti-bovine milk XOR antibody titres were found to be significantly higher in serum from patients with rheumatoid arthritis RA, and latex positives subjects. Synovial IgM antibody titres to bovine XOR were found to be significantly higher in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared to patients with other joint inflammations. CONCLUSION In rheumatoid arthritis patients, high concentrations of antibodies against XOR were noticed. These antibodies may play a major role in RA by inhibiting both xanthine and NADH oxidase activities of XOR. They may also play a key role in eliminating XOR from serum and synovial fluid positive role but unfortunately, immune complex formation could also activate complement and participate in self maintenance of inflammation.
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- Lekhmici Arrar
- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ferhat Abbas, Sétif, Algeria.
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Swaisgood HE, Horton HR. Sulphydryl oxidase: oxidation of sulphydryl groups and the formation of three-dimensional structure in proteins. Ciba Found Symp 2008:205-22. [PMID: 398763 DOI: 10.1002/9780470720554.ch13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sulphydryl oxidase, an enzyme isolated from milk, catalyses the de novo synthesis of disulphide bonds. Thiol groups in amino acids or their derivatives, peptides, and proteins are oxidized; molecular oxygen serves as the electron acceptor and undergoes a two-electron reduction to hydrogen peroxide. Michaelis constants vary considerably amongst various substrates; glutathione is a particularly good substrate. Inhibition studies and oxidation of 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran suggest a mechanism involving an electron transfer to singlet O2 forming an enzyme-bound hydroperoxy group. Evidence for a direct interaction of the enzyme with horseradish peroxidase was also obtained. Although protein-folding appears to be thermodynamically favoured, rates of spontaneous acquisition of functional three-dimensional structures in disulphide-containing proteins have appeared disturbingly slow. In the presence of sulphydryl oxidase, functional structure is rapidly acquired by both reductively unfolded ribonuclease A and reductively denatured immobilized chymotrypsinogen A as judged by restoration of native fluorescence characteristics and biological activity. Preliminary data suggest that unlike thiol:protein-disulphide oxidoreductase, protein-disulphide isomerase, or GSSG/GSH redox systems, sulphydryl oxidase does not permit a 'reshuffling' of disulphide bonds.
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Cabral ME, Abeijón Mukdsi MC, Medina de Figueroa RB, González SN. Citrate metabolism by Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus durans isolated from goat's and ewe's milk: influence of glucose and lactose. Can J Microbiol 2007; 53:607-15. [PMID: 17668019 DOI: 10.1139/w07-011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Citrate metabolism by Enterococcus faecium ET C9 and Enterococcus durans Ov 421 was studied as sole energy source and in presence of glucose or lactose. Both strains utilized citrate as the sole energy source. Enterococcus faecium ET C9 showed diauxic growth in the presence of a limiting concentration of glucose. Neither strain used citrate until glucose was fully metabolized. The strains showed co-metabolism of citrate and lactose. Lactate, acetate, formate, and flavour compounds (diacetyl, acetoin, and 2,3-butanediol) were detected in both strains. The highest production of flavour compounds was detected during growth of E. durans Ov 421 in media supplemented with citrate-glucose and citrate-lactose. Citrate lyase was inducible in both strains. Acetate kinase activities presented the highest values in LAPTc medium, with E. faecium ET C9 displaying a specific activity 2.4-fold higher than E. durans. The highest levels of alpha-acetolactate synthase specific activity were detected in E. durans grown in LAPTc+g, in accordance with the maximum production of flavour compounds detected in this medium. Diacetyl and acetoinreductases displayed lower specific activity values in the presence of citrate. Enterococcus faecium and E. durans displayed citrate lyase, acetate kinase, alpha-acetolactate synthase, and diacetyl and acetoin reductase activities. These enzymes are necessary for conversion of citrate to flavour compounds that are important in fermented dairy products.
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- María E Cabral
- Planta Piloto de Procesos Industiales Microbiológicos (PROIMI), Av. Belgrano y Pasaje Caseros, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina
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Kouassi GK, Anantheswaran RC, Knabel SJ, Floros JD. Effect of high-pressure processing on activity and structure of alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase in buffer and milk. J Agric Food Chem 2007; 55:9520-9529. [PMID: 17944537 DOI: 10.1021/jf071518q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Changes in the activity and structure of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were investigated after high pressure processing (HPP). HPP treatments (206-620 MPa for 6 and 12 min) were applied to ALP and LDH prepared in buffer, fat-free milk, and 2% fat milk. Enzyme activities were measured using enzymatic assays, and changes in structure were investigated using far-ultraviolet circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and dynamic light scattetering (DLS). Kinetic data indicated that the activity of ALP was not affected after 6 min of pressure treatments (206-620 MPa), regardless of the medium in which the enzyme was prepared. Increasing the processing time to 12 min did significantly reduce the activity of ALP at 620 MPa (P < 0.001). However, even the lowest HPP treatment of 206 MPa induced a reduction in LDH activity, and the course of reduction increased with HPP treatment until complete inactivation at 482, 515, and 620 MPa. CD data demonstrated a partial change in the secondary structure of ALP at 620 MPa, whereas the structure of LDH showed gradual denaturation after exposure at 206 MPa for 6 min, leading to a random coil structure at both 515 and 620 MPa. DLS results indicated aggregation of ALP only at HPP treatment of 206 MPa and not above and enzyme precipitation as well as aggregation at 345, 415, 482, and 515 MPa. The loss of LDH activity with increasing pressure and time treatment was due to the combined effects of denaturation and aggregation.
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- Gilles K Kouassi
- Department of Chemistry, Western Illinois University, 324B University Circle, Macomb, Illinois 61455, USA
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Li X, Lindquist S, Lowe M, Noppa L, Hernell O. Bile salt-stimulated lipase and pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 are the dominating lipases in neonatal fat digestion in mice and rats. Pediatr Res 2007; 62:537-41. [PMID: 17805199 PMCID: PMC3488855 DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e3181559e75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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During infancy, the basic conditions for digestion of dietary fat differ from later in life. The bile salt-stimulated lipase (BSSL) is an enzyme expressed in the exocrine pancreas and in some species (including human) also in the lactating mammary gland and secreted with the milk. The aim of this study was to compare the ontogeny of four pancreatic lipases [BSSL, pancreatic triglyceride lipase (PL), pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 (PLRP2), and phospholipase A2 (PLA2)] in one species that supplies BSSL with milk (the mouse) and one that does not (the rat). We followed expression of the four pancreatic lipases from postnatal d 1 until after weaning in both species. We found that BSSL and PLRP2, two lipases with broad substrate specificity, dominated. It was not until weaning that significant expression of PL and PLA2 were induced. Thus, BSSL and PLRP2 seem to be responsible for fat digestion as long as milk is the main food. Moreover, the early temporal pattern of BSSL expression differed between species. We speculate that the milk-borne BSSL is able to compensate for a slower ontogeny of pancreatic BSSL expression in the mouse.
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- Xiaonan Li
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Silanikove N, Shapiro F, Leitner G. Posttranslational ruling of xanthine oxidase activity in bovine milk by its substrates. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 363:561-5. [PMID: 17888877 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The aims of this study were to test the hypothesis that the substrates of xanthine oxidase (XO), xanthine and hypoxanthine, are consumed while the milk is stored in the gland between milkings, and to explore how XO activity responds to bacteria commonly associated with subclinical infections in the mammary gland. Freshly secreted milk was obtained following complete evacuation of the gland and induction of milk ejection with oxytocin. In bacteria-free fresh milk xanthine and hypoxanthine were converted to uric acid within 30 min (T1/2 approximately 10 min), which in turn provides electrons for formation of hydrogen peroxide and endows the alveolar lumen with passive protection against invading bacteria. On the other hand, the longer residence time of milk in the cistern compartment was not associated with oxidative stress as a result of XO idleness caused by exhaustion of its physiological fuels. The specific response of XO to bacteria species and the resulting bacteria-dependent nitrosative stress further demonstrates that it is part of the gland immune system.
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- Nissim Silanikove
- Ruminant Physiology, Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, PO Box 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
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The coagulant retained in cheese curd is a major contributor to proteolysis during ripening. The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of several milk-related factors and parameters during cheese manufacture on the retention of coagulant in cheese curd. The amount of coagulant retained in curd was determined by its activity on a synthetic heptapeptide (Pro-Thr-Glu-Phe-[NO2-Phe]-Arg-Leu) using reversed-phase HPLC. The retention of chymosin in cheese curd increased significantly when the pH of milk was reduced at rennet addition below pH 6.1, the pH at whey drainage below pH 5.7, or the average casein micelle size in milk and when the ionic strength of milk was increased. The casein content of milk and the quantity of chymosin added to milk had no significant effect on the retention of chymosin in curd; the quantity of coagulant bound per gram of casein remained unchanged.
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- Nidhi Bansal
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland
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AbuGhazaleh AA, Felton DO, Ibrahim SA. Milk Conjugated Linoleic Acid Response to Fish Oil and Sunflower Oil Supplementation to Dairy Cows Managed Under Two Feeding Systems. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:4763-9. [PMID: 17881699 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Earlier research showed that conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) content in milk fat is highest when cows' diets are supplemented with a blend of fish oil (FO) and linoleic acid-rich oils. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of FO and sunflower oil (SFO) supplementation on milk cis-9, trans-11 CLA when dairy cows managed on pasture or in confinement. Fourteen Holstein cows were assigned into 2 treatment groups: cows grazed on alfalfa-grass pasture (PAS) or were fed corn silage-alfalfa hay mix ad libitum (LOT). Both groups were supplemented with a 8.2 kg/d grain supplement containing 640 g of FO and SFO (1:3 wt/ wt). Grain supplement was fed in 2 equal portions after each milking, for a period of 3 wk. Milk samples were collected during the last 3 d of the experimental period. Milk yield was greater with the LOT diet (23.1 kg/ d) compared with the PAS diet (19.4 kg/d). Milk fat percentages (2.51 and 2.95 for the LOT and PAS, respectively) and yields (0.57 and 0.51 kg/d) were similar for the 2 diets. Milk protein percentages were not affected by diets (3.34 and 3.35 for the LOT and PAS diets, respectively), but protein yields were lower for the PAS diet (0.61 kg/d) compared with the LOT diet (0.75 kg/ d). Treatment diets had no effect on milk trans C18:1 concentrations [10.64 and 9.82 g/100 g of total fatty acids (FA) for the LOT and PAS, respectively] or yields (60.65 and 64.01 g/d), but did affect isomers distributions. Concentration (g/100 g of total FA) of vaccenic acid was lower with the LOT diet (2.15) compared with the PAS diet (4.52), whereas concentration of trans-10 C18:1 was greater with the LOT diet (4.99) compared with the PAS diet (1.69). Milk cis-9, trans-11 CLA concentration was greater with the PAS diet (1.52) compared with the LOT diet (0.84). In conclusion, the increase in milk cis-9, trans-11 CLA content was greater when pasture-based diets were supplemented with FO and SFO. The lower cis-9, trans-11 CLA concentration in milk from the confinement-fed cows resulted from trans-10 C18:1 replacing vaccenic acid as the predominant trans C18:1 isomer.
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- A A AbuGhazaleh
- Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901, USA.
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Baldassarre H, Hockley DK, Doré M, Brochu E, Hakier B, Zhao X, Bordignon V. Lactation performance of transgenic goats expressing recombinant human butyryl-cholinesterase in the milk. Transgenic Res 2007; 17:73-84. [PMID: 17851771 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-007-9137-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 08/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The production of recombinant proteins in the milk of transgenic animals has attracted significant interest in the last decade, as a valuable alternative for the production of recombinant proteins that cannot be or are inefficiently produced using conventional systems based on microorganisms or animal cells. Several recombinant proteins of pharmaceutical and biomedical interest have been successfully expressed in high quantities (g/l) in the milk of transgenic animals. However, this productivity may be associated with a compromised mammary physiology resulting, among other things, from the extraordinary demand placed on the mammary secretory cells. In this study we evaluated the lactation performance of a herd of 50 transgenic goats expressing recombinant human butyryl-cholinesterase (rBChE) in the milk. Our findings indicate that high expression levels of rBChE (range 1-5 g/l) are produced in these animals at the expense of an impaired lactation performance. The key features characterizing these transgenic performances were the decreased milk production, the reduced milk fat content which was associated with an apparent disruption in the lipid secretory mechanism at the mammary epithelium level, and a highly increased presence of leukocytes in milk which is not associated with mammary infection. Despite of having a compromised lactation performance, the amount of rBChE produced per transgenic goat represents several orders of magnitude more than the amount of rBChE present in the blood of hundreds of human donors, the only other available source of rBChE for pharmaceutical and biodefense applications. As a result, this development constitutes another successful example in the application of transgenic animal technology.
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Feng S, Salter AM, Parr T, Garnsworthy PC. Extraction and Quantitative Analysis of Stearoyl-Coenzyme A Desaturase mRNA from Dairy Cow Milk Somatic Cells. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:4128-36. [PMID: 17699030 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Study of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase (SCD) gene expression in the bovine mammary gland is limited by restricted availability of mammary tissue samples from biopsy or postmortem sampling of cows during temporal experiments. A technique was developed to isolate total RNA from somatic cells in bovine milk and to analyze SCD mRNA expression by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR. Total RNA yield was lower than in a previous goat study and was related to numbers of viable somatic cells. To obtain sufficient total RNA, 1-L milk samples were taken and stored for up to 24 h at 4 degrees C. Complementary DNA prepared from somatic cells showed a 99% match with the published sequence for SCD mRNA in bovine adipose tissue. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA abundance relative to beta-actin mRNA for 12 cows sampled across 4 time points varied (mean +/- SE) from 0.88 +/- 0.17 to 4.40 +/- 0.50. Fifty-five percent of variation was due to individual cows and 42% was due to daily variation within cows. Relative abundance of SCD mRNA was not related to the number of viable somatic cells or total RNA extracted from samples, but it was related to mammary desaturase activity, as indicated by changes in milk C14 fatty acid concentrations. We concluded that somatic cells provide a noninvasive and repeatable alternative to mammary tissue samples obtained by biopsy or postmortem.
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- S Feng
- University of Nottingham School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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Genetically engineered goats expressing elevated levels of the antimicrobial enzyme lysozyme in their milk were developed to improve udder health, product shelf life, and consumer well-being. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of lysozyme on the development of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) throughout the cheese-making process. Raw and pasteurized milk from 7 lysozyme transgenic goats and 7 breed-, age-, and parity-matched nontransgenic controls was transformed into cheeses by using industry methods, and their microbiological load was evaluated. The numbers of colony-forming units of LAB were determined for raw and pasteurized goat milk, whey, and curd at d 2 and at d 6 or 7 of production. Selective plating media were used to enumerate lactococcal species separately from total LAB. Although differences in the mean number of colony-forming units between transgenic and control samples in raw milk, whey, and cheese curd were non-significant for both total LAB and lactococcal species from d 2 of production, a significant decrease was observed in both types of LAB among d 6 transgenic raw milk cheese samples. In pasteurized milk trials, a significant decrease in LAB was observed only in the raw milk of transgenic animals. These results indicate that lysozyme transgenic goat milk is not detrimental to LAB growth during the cheese-making process.
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- E C Scharfen
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
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Caroprese M, Marzano A, Schena L, Marino R, Santillo A, Albenzio M. Contribution of macrophages to proteolysis and plasmin activity in ewe bulk milk. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:2767-72. [PMID: 17517716 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A total of 225 bulk sheep milk samples were collected from 5 intensively managed flocks during early, mid, and late lactation to assess the contribution of macrophages to the regulation of the plasmin-plasminogen system. Samples were analyzed for composition, somatic cell counts, milk renneting characteristics, and for plasmin (PL), plasminogen (PG), and plasminogen activators (PA) activities. Isolation of macrophages from milk was performed using a magnetic positive separation and mouse antiovine macrophage antibody; separated cells were lysed by several freeze-thaw cycles, and activity of urokinase PA (u-PA) was determined. Plasmin activity decreased during lactation (42.06 +/- 0.66, early; 31.29 +/- 0.66, mid; 28.19 +/- 0.66 U/mL, late). The reduction in PL activity recorded in the mid and late lactation milk matched the increase in PG:PL ratio. The activity of PA increased throughout lactation; the highest value being recorded in the late lactation milk (260.20 +/- 8.66 U/mL). Counts of isolated and concentrated macrophages were higher in early and mid lactation milk (3.89 +/- 0.08 and 3.98 +/- 0.08 log10 cells/mL, respectively) than in late lactation milk (3.42 +/- 0.08 log10 cells/mL). Stage of lactation did not influence the activity of u-PA detected in isolated macrophages. The activity of u-PA associated with isolated milk macrophages only minimally contributed to total PA activity detected in milk. Proteolytic enzymes, associated with isolated macrophages, act on alpha-casein hydrolysis, as shown by urea-PAGE electrophoresis analysis. Somatic cell counts did not exceed 600,000 cells/mL, and this threshold can be considered a good index of health status of the flock and of the ability of milk to being processed. Our results lend support to the hypothesis that macrophages in ewe bulk milk from healthy flocks only slightly contribute to the activation of the PL-PG system.
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- M Caroprese
- Dipartimento PRIME and Istituto per la Ricerca e le Applicazioni Biotecnologiche per la Sicurezza e la Valorizzazione dei Prodotti Tipici e di Qualità (BIOAGROMED), Università di Foggia, 71100, Italy
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Huang YJ, Huang Y, Baldassarre H, Wang B, Lazaris A, Leduc M, Bilodeau AS, Bellemare A, Côté M, Herskovits P, Touati M, Turcotte C, Valeanu L, Lemée N, Wilgus H, Bégin I, Bhatia B, Rao K, Neveu N, Brochu E, Pierson J, Hockley DK, Cerasoli DM, Lenz DE, Karatzas CN, Langermann S. Recombinant human butyrylcholinesterase from milk of transgenic animals to protect against organophosphate poisoning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:13603-8. [PMID: 17660298 PMCID: PMC1934339 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702756104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Dangerous organophosphorus (OP) compounds have been used as insecticides in agriculture and in chemical warfare. Because exposure to OP could create a danger for humans in the future, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) has been developed for prophylaxis to these chemicals. Because it is impractical to obtain sufficient quantities of plasma BChE to treat humans exposed to OP agents, the production of recombinant BChE (rBChE) in milk of transgenic animals was investigated. Transgenic mice and goats were generated with human BChE cDNA under control of the goat beta-casein promoter. Milk from transgenic animals contained 0.1-5 g/liter of active rBChE. The plasma half-life of PEGylated, goat-derived, purified rBChE in guinea pigs was 7-fold longer than non-PEGylated dimers. The rBChE from transgenic mice was inhibited by nerve agents at a 1:1 molar ratio. Transgenic goats produced active rBChE in milk sufficient for prophylaxis of humans at risk for exposure to OP agents.
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- Yue-Jin Huang
- PharmAthene Canada, Inc., 7150 Alexander-Fleming, Montreal, QC, Canada H4S 2C8.
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Bovine subclinical mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland caused by bacterial intramammary infection, accounting for large economic losses. Treatment of subclinical mastitis is not suggested for lactating cows due to the risk of milk contamination. The objectives of this study were to evaluate an antimicrobial peptide, nisin, in the treatment of subclinical mastitis in lactating cows. A total of 90 lactating Holstein cows with subclinical mastitis were randomly divided into nisin-treated (n = 46) and control (n = 44) groups. In the nisin-treated group, cows received an intramammary infusion of nisin at a dose of 2,500,000 IU once daily for 3 days while the control cows received no treatment. Milk samples were collected from the affected mammary quarters before treatment and 1 and 2 weeks after treatment for analyses of bacteria, somatic cells, and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAGase). Results indicated that nisin therapy had bacteriological cure rates of 90.1% for Streptococcus agalactiae (10 of 11), 50% for Staphylococcus aureus (7 of 14), 58.8% for coagulase-negative staphylococci (7 of 17), and 65.2% for all cases (30 of 46). Meanwhile, only 15.9% (7 of 44) of untreated cows spontaneously recovered. NAGase activity in milk samples and the number of mammary quarters with a milk somatic cell count of > or =500,000/ml were significantly decreased after nisin treatment while no significant changes took place in the control group. Because of its therapeutic effects on bovine subclinical mastitis, as well as its safety in humans, nisin deserves further study to clarify its effects on mastitis caused by different pathogens.
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- Junqiang Wu
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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Geneix N, Dufour E, Venien A, Levieux D. Development of a monoclonal antibody-based immunoassay for specific quantification of bovine milk alkaline phosphatase. J DAIRY RES 2007; 74:290-5. [PMID: 17466113 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029907002452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The detection of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity is used as a legal test to determine whether milk has been adequately pasteurized or recontaminated with raw milk. However, a wide variety of microorganisms produce both heat labile and heat stable ALPs which cannot be differentiated from the milk ALP by current enzymatic methods. Monoclonal antibodies specific of the bovine milk ALP were obtained in mice from a raw bovine milk ALP preparation. Coated in microtitre plates, these antibodies specifically capture the bovine milk ALP from dairy products. After washing, the enzymatic activity of the captured ALP is revealed by addingp-nitrophenyl-phosphate as a substrate. This simple immunoassay does not react with ALPs of intestinal or bacterial origin and, once optimized, was found to be the first immunoassay suitable to detect raw milk in boiled milk down to a 0·02% dilution. Moreover, in contrast with competitive indirect ELISA formats, the capture immunoassay does not require purified ALP.
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- Nathalie Geneix
- INRA, QuaPA-Immunochimie, Theix, 63122 Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
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Levieux D, Geneix N, Levieux A. Inactivation-denaturation kinetics of bovine milk alkaline phosphatase during mild heating as determined by using a monoclonal antibody-based immunoassay. J DAIRY RES 2007; 74:296-301. [PMID: 17466119 DOI: 10.1017/s0022029907002555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A monoclonal antibody based capture immunoassay has been recently developed for the specific quantitation of bovine milk alkaline phosphatase (ALP) without interference by contaminating microbial or fungal ALPs (Geneix et al. 2007). This immunoassay was used to study the kinetics of ALP heat denaturation in bovine milk over a range 50–60°C for 5 to 60 min using a colorimetric quantification of the enzyme activity as a reference test. A denaturation midpoint was obtained at 56°C for a 30 min heating. Thermal inactivation was found to follow first order kinetics and is characterized by z value of 6·7 deg C (D60°C=24·6 min) and 6·8 (D60°C=23·0 min) for respectively immunoassay and colorimetric assay. The high values of enthalpy of activation and the positive values of the entropy of activation and free energy of activation indicate that during denaturation ALP underwent a large change in conformation. The results of the immunoassay were highly correlated (r=0·994) with those obtained by the colorimetric assay. A similar high correlation (r=0·998) was obtained when industrially thermized milks (62–67°C for 20–90 s) were analysed by both techniques. These results indicated that 1) thermally induced epitopic structural changes recognized by the capture monoclonal antibody are concomitant with or occur after the loss of enzymatic activity and 2) quantification of ALP by the specific immunoassay is appropriate for determining mild time/temperature treatment of milk and for the control of milk pasteurization.
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- Didier Levieux
- INRA, QuaPA-Immunochimie, Theix, 63122 Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France.
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