Production of a a-L-Rhamnosidase from Aspergillus Terreus Using Citrus Solid Waste as Inducer for Application in Juice Industry

Naringinase is an enzyme complex consisting of a a-L-rhamnopyranosidase (Rha, EC. 3.2.1.40) and ß-D-glucopyranosidase (ßG, EC. 3.2.1.21). a-L-rhamnopyranosidase is an enzyme of considerable importance in food technology for increasing the aroma of fruit juices and alcoholic beverages. It is particularly used for debittering of citrus-juice by the hydrolysis of naringin and hesperidin, however this activity is low in commercial enzyme preparations. The aim of this work is the production of Rha from Aspergillus terreus fermentation using citrus solid waste (CSW), called “pastazzo”, as specific inducer. CSW is rich in fermentable materials such as sugars, in particular rhamnose, in pectins, an…

Tecnologie Alimentari: Operazioni Unitarie - Esercizi

Le Operazioni Unitarie (OU) costituiscono gli stadi fondamentali (o elementi base) del flow-sheet di un processo produttivo. Le OU fondamentali comuni a più processi si basano sugli stessi principi, relativi a fenomeni chimico-fisici e biologici, e quindi su tecnologie simili, anche se naturalmente le tipologie delle apparecchiature, i materiali di costruzione e le condizioni operative devono essere adattate. Questa scomposizione logica, permette di realizzare un qualsiasi processo mediante una sequenza ottimale di OU (Biardi G., ed. Città Studi, 2009), in cui occorre che lo studente acquisisca le medesime conoscenze e competenze. Per tale motivo le OU, vengono impartite in un insegnamento …

INHIBITION OF POLYPHENOL OXIDASE FROM EGGPLANT.

STUDY OF Β-GLUCOSIDASE IN CELLULAR AND ACELLULAR FORM FOR WINEMAKING APPLICATIONS

Production of Functional Crackers Enriched with Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaf Extract

In recent years, considerable interest has been shown in the functional properties of foods, and a relevant role has been played by phenolic compounds, able to scavenge free radicals. A more sustainable agriculture has to emerge to guarantee food supply over the next years. Wheat, corn, and rice are the most common cereals cultivated, but also other cereal species, such as barley can be appreciated for their peculiarities. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a C3 winter cereal that shows high resistance at drought and salt stresses. There are growing interests in barley as ingredient for the production of functional foods due to its high content of phenolic compounds and Beta-glucans. In this re…

Influence of Degradative Enzymatic Activities on the Shelf Life of Ready-to-Eat Prickly Pear Fruits

Prickly pear fruit (Opuntia ficus indica L. Miller) belongs to the Cactaceae family. This species is very sensitive to low storage temperatures (< 5°C) which cause damages. The fruits can be peeled, suitably packaged and successfully commercialized as a ready-to-eat product. The main limit to the extension of the shelf life is the production of off-flavors due to different factors, the growth of microorganisms and the action of endogenous enzymes. Lipoxygenase (LOX) and Pectinesterase (PE) are involved in fruit degradation. In particular, LOX pathway is directly responsible for lipid oxidation, and the subsequent production of off-flavours, while PE causes the softening of fruit during m…

Innovative use of natural extracts on the treatment of melanosis of three species of shrimp in the Mediterranean post capture

Freshness Indexes of Anchovies and Sardines of Mediterranean Sea

Anchovy (Engraulis Encrasicholus) and sardine (Sardina Pilchardus) are blue fishes linked to our alimentary tradition of Mediterranean. In our work, particularly, we tested for the first time physical and enzymatic methods to verify the freshness of species of blue fish, anchovy and sardine of Mediterranean. In connection with to the lowering of the pH after post-mortem stage we assisted to a increase in proteolytic activity of calpaine and catpsine. Already after 2 h in post- mortem there was a considerable increase.