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Influence of the addition ofHelianthus tuberosusL. fermented with different lactobacilli on acrylamide content in biscuits
2014
Summary The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the addition of Helianthus tuberosus L. fermented with different lactobacilli (Lactobacillus sakei KTU05-6, Pediococcus acidilactici KTU05-7 and Pediococcus pentosaceus KTU05-9) on acrylamide content in biscuits. Results of study indicated that submerged fermented Helianthus tuberosus L. tubers had the significantly (P ≤ 0.05) lower pH, higher total titratable acidity and from 1.2 to 1.3 times higher protease and from 1.2 to 2.0 higher alpha-amylase activities compared with treated by solid-state fermentation. The acrylamide content in all biscuit samples enriched with submerged fermented Helianthus tuberosus L. was measured lowe…
Effect of fermented Helianthus tuberosus L. tubers on acrylamide formation and quality properties of wheat bread
2013
Abstract The main focus in this study was to investigate the effects on wheat bread safety and quality due to addition of Helianthus tuberosus L. (JA) tubers, fermented by different lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains (Pediococcus acidilactici KTU05-7, Pediococcus pentosaceus KTU05-8, P. pentosaceus KTU05-9, Lactobacillus sakei KTU05-6, P. pentosaceus KTU05-10). We found experimentally that JA tubers fermented with LAB contained more L(+) than D(−) lactic acid, which resulted in safer products than by spontaneous treatment. The concentrations of biogenic amines in all analysed fermented JA products were far below levels causing a health risk, while the products fermented with LAB contained l…
A screening of five Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A proteins for their activity against lepidopteran pests
2014
Five Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3A proteins (Vip3Aa, Vip3Ab, Vip3Ad, Vip3Ae and Vip3Af) and their corresponding trypsin-activated toxins were tested for their toxicity against eight lepidopteran pests: Agrotis ipsilon, Helicoverpa armigera, Mamestra brassicae, Spodoptera exigua, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera littoralis, Ostrinia nubilalis and Lobesia botrana. Toxicity was first tested at a high dose at 7 and 10. days. No major differences were found when comparing protoxins vs. trypsin-activated toxins. The proteins that were active against most of the insect species were Vip3Aa, Vip3Ae and Vip3Af, followed by Vip3Ab. Vip3Ad was non-toxic to any of the species tested. Considering the res…
Probiotic properties of Brevibacillus brevis and its influence on sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larval rearing
2012
Efficacy of Brevibacillus brevis strain and its influence on larval rearing of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) were investigated in the present work. Biochemical analyses permit to identify this strain as B. brevis. This bacterium has an inhibitory effect against fish pathogenic bacteria, especially the genus of Vibrio. Enzymatic characterization revealed that B. brevis was lipase positive, amylase, lecithinase and caseinase negative. Adherence assays to abiotic surfaces and challenge test with Artemia larvae demonstrate that B. brevis was fairly adherent and play an important role in the enhancement of the protection of Artemia culture against pathogens. Treatment of sea bass larvae with B…
Effect of different salting technologies on the chemical and microbiological characteristics of PDO Pecorino Siciliano cheese
2011
The present work was carried out to evaluate the effect of two salting technologies [dry salting (DS) and the combined dry-brine salting (DBS)] on the chemicophysical and microbiological characteristics of PDO Pecorino Siciliano cheeses of different final weight (6 and 12 kg). Dry matter was significantly influenced by both salting process and final size. Twelve kilogram cheeses treated by DBS showed higher protein content with higher soluble nitrogen per cent than 6 kg cheeses. Salt content was in the range 3.1–4.0% on dry matter. The colour did not show significant differences for any of the factors, but 12 kg cheeses subjected to DS showed higher yellow index than the other cheeses. The …
Probiotiskās biomasas producēšana, izmantojot laktozi saturošus industriālos substrātus
2020
Darba mērķis bija izpētīt iespēju saaudzēt divu probiotisko Lactobacillus celmu biomasu, kā substrātu izmantojot sūkalas, un pārbaudīt šīs biomasas izdzīvotību biezpienā un mājas sierā, lai izvērtētu jauna tipa probiotiskā produkta izveides iespējas. Tika novērtēta laktozes koncentrācijas ietekme uz šo celmu augšanu. Tika izpētīti šo celmu augšanas parametri uz saldajām un skābajām sūkalām un salīdzināti ar rādītājiem MRS barotnē, un novērtēta biomasas izdzīvotība biezpienā un mājas sierā. Pētījuma laikā tika novērtētas pH izmaiņas, laktozes patēriņš un pienskābes producēšana. Aplūkojot dažādu laktozes koncentrāciju ietekmi uz abiem celmiem – Lactobacillus casei-01 optimālākā laktozes konce…
A prospective observational study on oral administration of Ellagic Acid and Annona Muricata in patients affected by non-muscle invasive bladder canc…
2021
Introduction: BCG and MMC shortage and Covid-19 pandemic, more recently, limit accessibility to maintenance regimen in intravesical prophylaxis against recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Ellagic acid (EA) and Annona muricata (AM) exert antitumor activity against different human tumours. An observational prospective study on the prophylactic effect of oral administration of EA+AM in patients avoiding maintenance regimen is presented. Materials and methods: Patients affected by NMIBC and not undergoing maintenance after a 6-week course of intravesical prophylaxis with MMC or BCG were entered. Tis and very high-risk tumours were excluded. After informed consent, the pati…
Bases de la resistencia a preparados bioinsecticidas basados en "Bacillus thuringiensis" en diferentes especies de insectos
2015
El empleo de insecticidas en la agricultura moderna resulta fundamental para obtener unos niveles óptimos de productividad. Actualmente se tiende al empleo de bioinsecticidas dados los efectos perniciosos de la mayor parte de los insecticidas convencionales. Los preparados bioinsecticidas basados en las proteínas cristalinas insecticidas (toxinas Cry) de “Bacillus thuringiensis” (Bt) son los de mayor venta del mercado y las plantas transgénicas protegidas por estas proteínas, están siendo cultivadas a escala mundial. La vida útil de este bioinsecticida podría verse limitada por la aparición de poblaciones de insectos resistentes si no se adoptan las medidas oportunas de manejo de resistenci…
Pathogenicity and possible biological control of fungi associated to Botryosphaeria dieback of grapevine in Western Sicily
2018
Botryosphaeria dieback is a widespread grapevine trunk disease caused by species of fungi within the family Botryosphaeriaceae. Symptoms of the disease include bud necrosis, leaf chlorosis, vascular discoloration of the wood, cankers and dieback. In 2013 typical symptoms of Botryosphaeria dieback was observed in Western Sicily and four species associated with the syndrome were isolated and identified as Diplodia seriata, Lasiodiplodia mediterranea, Neofusicoccum parvum and Neofusicoccum vitifusiforme. In order to fulfill Koch’s postulates, pathogenicity tests of eighteen isolates were performed on two-year grapevine cuttings of cv. Inzolia. Six months after inoculation all the Botryosphaeri…
Lentils enhance probiotic growth in yogurt and provide added benefit of antioxidant protection
2013
Abstract We evaluated the antioxidant potential of lentil polysaccharides in stimulating the growth of probiotic bacteria in yogurt. Microbial counts, pH and total titratable acidity (TTA) were measured in yogurt samples containing starter cultures with or without probiotic bacteria, supplemented with whole ground green lentils. Additionally, the antioxidant potential of polysaccharides extracted from green, red, and dehulled red lentils were measured by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. Results demonstrate that green lentils selectively enhanced the number of probiotic bacteria in yogurt in the initial stages of storage and maintained overall microbial counts (starter cultur…