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2023-04-01

Li, Zhen, Zheng, Mengzhou, Zheng, Jinshui, Gänzle, Michael G.

Fermented foods are consumed throughout the world and substantially contribute to food security. Many fermented products rely on the participation of Bacillus species, but their contribution to food quality is not well documented. The purpose of this review is to highlight metabolic properties...

2018-03-03

Holic, Roman, Xu, Yang, Caldo, Kristian Mark P., Singer, Stacy D., Field, Catherine J., Weselake, Randall J., Chen, Guanqun

Punicic acid (PuA; 18: 3Δ 9cis,11trans,13cis ) is an unusual 18-carbon fatty acid bearing three conjugated double bonds. It has been shown to exhibit a myriad of beneficial bioactivities including anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, anti-obesity, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. Pomegranate...

2015-01-01

Ianniello, Rocco G., Zheng, Jinshui, Zotta, Teresa, Ricciardi, Annamaria, Gänzle, Michael G.

Aims: This study evaluated the aerobic and respiratory metabolism in Lactobacillus reuteri and Lactobacillus spicheri, two heterofermentative species used in sourdough fermentation. Methods and Results: In silico genome analysis, production of metabolites and gene expression of pyruvate oxidase,...

2010

Godbout, Roseline, Mita, Raja, Field, Catherine J., Beaulieu, Michael J.

Malignant gliomas (MG) are highly infiltrative tumors that consistently recur despite aggressive treatment. Brain fatty acid-binding protein (FABP7), which binds docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA), localizes to sites of tumor infiltration and is associated with a poor prognosis...

2019-01-01

Hu, Ziyi, Gänzle, Michael G.

Chitosan has attracted a growing attention as a food preservative due to its versatility, nontoxicity, biodegradability and biocompatibility. This review aims to provide a critical appraisal of the limitations and opportunities of the use of chitosan as a food preservative. The application of...

2023-03-02

Gaur, Gautam, Chen, Chen, Gänzle, Michael G.

In plants, hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids occur mainly as esters. This study aimed to determine the contribution of individual phenolic acid esterases in Lp. plantarum TMW1.460, which encodes for four esterases: TanA, Lp0796, Est1092 and a homolog of Lj0536 and Lj1228 that was termed...

2014-12-01

Black, Brenna A., Yan, Yalu, Galle, Sandra, Hu, Ying, Curtis, Jonathan M., Gänzle, Michael G.

This study determined whether chitin-oligosaccharides and chitosan-oligosaccharides (COS) are suitable acceptor carbohydrates for the LacLM-type β-galactosidase of Lactobacillus plantarum. Enzymatic reactions were carried out with lactose as galactosyl-donor and chitinbiose (N,N′-diacetyl...

2020-01-01

Lin, Jieting, Luo, Xiaotong, Gänzle, Michael G., Luo, Lixin

The halophilic lactic acid bacterium Tetragenococcus halophilus has been widely used in high-salinity fermentation processes of food. Previous studies have indicated that the catabolism of arginine may contribute to the osmotic stress adaptation of T. halophilus. Unusually, in the chromosome of...

2020-01-01

Li, Qing, Gänzle, Michael G.

Extracellular glycosyl hydrolases are uncommon in lactobacilli and include amylases and fructosidases mediating starch and fructan utilization, respectively. Extracellular arabinanases have not been described in lactobacilli. This study is aimed at identifying the function of an arabinan...

2014-01-01

Wang, Yvonne, Black, Brenna A., Curtis, Jonathan M., Gänzle, Michael G.

α-Galacto-oligosaccharides (α-GOS) are produced by transgalactosylation reactions of α-galactosidase (α-Gal) or by conversion of raffinose family oligosaccharides by levansucrase. Similarly to β-GOS, α-GOS have the potential to mimic glycan receptors on eukaryotic cells and act as molecular...