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... Sorghum bran arabinoxylan (AX) - soy protein isolate (SPI) mixed gel with multiple network structures and greater mechanical property was previously fabricated by duo-induction of peroxidase and calcium ions. The aim of current study was to achieve continuous improvement of the properties and microstructures of this dual-induced mixed gel by regulating the calcium ion concentrations, and to clarif ...
... Dihydroxyacetone kinase (DAK) functions as a negative regulator of melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5)-mediated interferon (IFN) production in human. To explore its role in teleost fish, DAK homologue of black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) has been cloned and characterized in this paper. The transcription of black carp DAK (bcDAK) variated in host cells in response to LPS, poly (I:C) ...
... BACKGROUND: Androgen receptor (AR) exerts important roles in exercise-induced alterations of muscle mass, in which the proliferation and differentiation of satellite cells or myoblasts are crucial. Our previous study in C2C12 myoblasts demonstrated that 15% (mimic appropriate exercise) and 20% (mimic excessive exercise) stretches promoted and inhibited the proliferation respectively; and AR played ...
agitation; air; chemical oxygen demand; environmental technology; headspace analysis; prototypes; sewage treatment; suburban areas; total nitrogen; turbulent flow; wastewater; wastewater treatment; China
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... Small-scale anaerobic and aerobic systems for wastewater treatment suffer relatively low efficiencies due primarily to a lack of mechanical agitation/mixing. Here, a pneumatic agitation system was designed by installing a U-tube between the anaerobic and anoxic units, pumping air to the closed headspace of the anaerobic unit and releasing the pressurized air through the U-tube to create turbulence ...
emulsions; gelation; hydrogels; in vitro digestion; protein isolates; soybean oil; texture; wheat bran
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... The application of natural polymers in emulsion-filled gels is an effective way to enhance the protective and controlled release properties of bioactive compounds. In this study, wheat bran arabinoxylan–soy protein isolate (WBAX-SPI) emulsion-filled gels were formed by embedding a WBAX emulsion containing 10 mL/100 mL soybean oil in a dispersion of WBAX and SPI polymer followed by gelation. The ph ...
... The growth of Vibrio bacteria is affected by environmental conditions, and unfavorable conditions will produce different degrees of stress on Vibrio. The cells respond to the stress on the bacteria through changes in biological characteristics and transcriptomes. To study the effect of NaCl concentration on Vibrio brasiliensis, we have determined the biological characteristics of the 0%, 1%, 2%, 3 ...
... The current study focused on how matrix ratio affected the gel properties and microstructures of sugar beet pectin (SBP)/soy protein isolate (SPI)-based gels with and without emulsion. Roles of emulsion stabilized by Tween 20 and different ratios of matrices in gelation induced by laccase and heat treatment were evaluated. The textural, rheological and thermal stability properties of either gels o ...
... Emulsion gel, a novel oral delivery carrier, provides the possibility to co-load hydrophilic and lipophilic nutrients simultaneously. In this study, duo-induction methods of laccase and glucono-δ-lactone (L&GDL) or laccase and transglutaminase (L&MTG) were used to prepare the soy protein isolate-sugar beet pectin (SPI-SBP) emulsion gel. The textural data of the emulsion gel was normalized to analy ...
... Wheat bran arabinoxylan-bovine serum albumin (WBAX-BSA) conjugates were prepared via enzymatic synthesis using horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and H₂O₂ as catalysts. The conjugates were characterized by ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis), high-performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The feasibility of it ...
... In present study, a combination of biopolymers soy protein isolate (SPI) and sugar beet pectin (SBP) has been used to prepare an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogel by enzymatic method. The obtained results showed that the rheological properties, textural properties and swelling properties could be tuned by regulating the concentrations of SPI and SBP as well as the amount of laccase. ...
amylopectin; amylose; arabinoxylan; ethanol; gel strength; gelatinization; hydrogen bonding; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; retrogradation; storage time; wheat bran; wheat starch
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... The effect of wheat bran arabinoxylan (WBAX) with different molecular characteristics on the gelatinization and long-term retrogradation behavior of wheat starch (WS) have been evaluated. WBAXs with Mw of 280–754 kDa and Ara/Xyl of 0.45–0.62 were obtained through alkaline extraction with graded ethanol precipitation. WBAXs with larger Mw and branching degree could impede gelatinization process of ...
emulsions; gels; lipid content; modulus of elasticity; protein isolates; rheology; soybean oil; texture; water holding capacity; wheat bran
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... This study aimed to prepare wheat bran arabinoxylans‐soy protein isolate (WBAXs‐SPI) emulsion‐filled gels with different oil contents and investigate their rheological, textural, water‐holding capacity (WHC), and microstructural properties. The rheological analysis results showed that the maximum correlation interaction occurs when the soybean oil concentration was 10%, and the elastic modulus (G′ ...
... Hydrogels are a series of soft and wet materials with three dimensions of crosslinked networks. Hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their diverse functional properties, and their wide range of applications, such as in soft robots and actuators, stretched electronic devices, tissue engineering materials, controlled-release drug delivery vehicles, biomedicine materials, food science, and ...
... Global warming increases the risk of pests and weeds before wintering, and decreases the grain yield of winter wheat. Therefore, the sowing date should be delayed properly. But the variety of winter wheat that can adapt to late sowing remains unclear. Here, we selected two winter wheat cultivars and evaluated four sowing date treatments on 1 October (early sowing), 8 (normal sowing), 15 (late sowi ...
biopolymers; electron microscopy; heat; heat treatment; hydrogels; laccase; oxidation; pH; plant gums; research; separation; soy protein isolate
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... Corn fiber gum (CFG) -soy protein isolate (SPI) double-network (DN) hydrogels were fabricated using laccase and a heat treatment process, in which CFG solution formed the first gel network via laccase oxidation, while SPI formed the second network through heating, as described in our previous research. The aim of this study was to investigate the influences of CFG/SPI constituents (CFG concentrati ...
... BACKGROUND: Androgen receptor (AR) has been reported to play vital roles in exercise-induced increase of muscle mass in rats, but needs to be further verified and the mechanism behind remains unclear. As AR target genes, insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) promote muscle hypertrophy through activating PI3K/Akt- mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, a classic pathway ...
arabinoxylan; bagasse; biomass; bran; gel chromatography; hemicellulose; hydrocolloids; molecular weight
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... The molecular characterization and rheological properties of hemicellulose B (Hemi. B) fractions isolated from sorghum bran (SBR), sorghum bagasse (SBA) and sorghum biomass (SBI) were undertaken. The monosaccharide analysis results confirmed that these polysaccharides had a typical arabinoxylan structure. High performance size exclusion chromatography study indicated that Hemi. B from SBR and SBA ...
bioinformatics; body weight changes; formononetin; hepatotoxicity; liver; liver function
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... Formononetin is a promising bioactive phytoestrogen with evident pharmacological properties. However, the potential hepatoprotective benefit is evidenced limitedly in experiments. This study was designed to investigate the hepatoprotective mechanism and benefit of formononetin against liver injury via network pharmacology combined with biochemical determination. The computational data from network ...
ambient temperature; bioactive compounds; corn; encapsulation; equations; hydrocolloids; hydrogels; intestinal secretions; models; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oral administration; plant gums; protein isolates; proteolysis; riboflavin; scanning electron microscopy; thermosensitivity
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... Corn fiber gum (CFG)-soybean protein isolate (SPI) double network (DN) hydrogels, with varied concentrations of CFG, were fabricated at room temperature in order to develop a biocompatible vehicle for the oral administration of thermosensitive bioactive compounds. Riboflavin (vitamin B₂) was encapsulated in the gel as a model bioactive compound. The compound release properties of these DN hydrogel ...
... Pickering emulsions stabilized by food-compatible particles have drawn researchers’ attention in recent years. In this study, we have fabricated Pickering emulsions stabilized by zein/corn fiber gum (CFG) complex particles (ZCPs) via electrostatic interaction. The particle size of zein nanoparticle was 173.4 ± 2.16 nm, and the ζ-potential was +27.4 ± 1.27 mV. The presence of CFG significantly chan ...