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Effect of whey protein purity and glycerol content upon physical properties of ...
Ramos, Óscar L.; Reinas, Isabel; Silva, Sara I.; Fernandes, João C.; Cerqueira, M. A.; Pereira, Ricardo; Vicente, A. A.; Poças, M. FátimaThis manuscript describes the detailed characterization of edible films made from two different protein products e whey protein isolate (WPI) and whey protein concentrate (WPC), added with three levels of glycerol (Gly) e i.e. 40, 50 and 60%(w/w). The molecular structure, as well as barrier, tensile, thermal,surface and optical properties of said films were determined, in attempts to provide a better understand...
Mineral stress affects the cell wall composition og grapevine (Vitis vinifera L...
Fernandes, João C.; Garcia-Angulo, Penélope; Goulão, Luis F.; Acebes, José L.; Amâncio, SaraVersão provisória aceite p. publicação na Plant Science (ISSN 0168-9452)em 19-01-2013 ; Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is one of the most economically important fruit crops in the world. Deficit in nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur nutrition impairs essential metabolic pathways. The influence of mineral stress in the composition of the plant cell wall (CW) has received residual attention. Using grapevine callus a...
Inhibition of Bladder Tumor Growth by Chitooligosaccharides in an Experimental ...
Fernandes, João C.; Sereno, José; Garrido, Patricia; Parada, Belmiro; Cunha, Maria F. X.; Reis, Flávio; Pintado, M. E.; Santos-Silva, AliceUrinary bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with the highest incidence in industrialized countries. Patients with cancer commonly use unconventional and complementary therapy including nutraceuticals. In this study we evaluated the efficacy of chitooligosaccharides (in orange juice) in rat bladder cancer chemoprevention and as therapeutic agent, on a rat model of urinary bladder carcinog...
Features and performance of edible films, obtained from whey protein isolate fo...
Ramos, Óscar L.; Silva, Sara I.; Soares, José C.; Fernandes, João C.; Poças, M. Fátima; Pintado, Manuela E.; Malcata, F. XavierThe goal of this research effort was to assess the efficacy of edible films produced fromwhey protein isolate (WPI) and glycerol, including incorporation of lactic acid (LA) and propionic acid (PRO), chitooligosaccharideswith nominal MW of 3 kDa (COS) and natamycin (NA) as antimicrobial agents. Their features were evaluated in vitro via agar diffusion and viable cell counting, against spoilage microflora often ...
Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of chitooligosaccharides upon lymphocytes
Fernandes, João C.; Borges, Margarida; Nascimento, Henrique; Bronze-da-Rocha, Elsa; Ramos, Oscar S.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Malcata, F. XavierTwo COS mixtures and a low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) were tested for potential cytotoxicity and genotoxicity upon human lymphocytes. Genotoxicity was evaluated in vitro by cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus and alkaline comet assays, while cytotoxicity was assessed by flow cytometry analysis. Our results suggest that COS do not exhibit any genotoxicity upon human lymphocytes, independently of MW or concent...
Plant aqueous extracts: Antioxidant capacity via haemolysis and bacteriophage
Gião, Maria S.; Leitão, Isabel; Pereira, Ana; Borges, André B.; Guedes, Catarina J.; Fernandes, João C.; Belo, Luís; Santos-Silva, Alice; Hogg, Tim A.The bacteriophage P22/Salmonella Typhimurium system, as well as human erythrocytes have been used to assay for protection, against forced oxidation caused by hydrogen peroxide, brought about by several aqueous extracts of selected adventitious plants grown in Portugal. This study proved, for the first time, that the aforementioned bacteriophage-based system is a suitable method to assess the antioxidant activit...
Antioxidant activity of chitooligosaccharides upon two biological systems: Eryt...
Fernandes, João C.; Eaton, Peter; Nascimento, Henrique; Gião, Maria S.; Ramos, Óscar S.; Belo, Luís; Santos-Silva, Alice; Pintado, Manuela E.Most of the reports to date on the antioxidant capacity of chitosans and chitooligosaccharides (COS) are based on strictly chemical methods. When studying antioxidants with potential in vivo applications, the method used to evaluate the antioxidant activity should be representative of the conditions in which the antioxidant might have a protective effect. In this work we evaluate the antioxidant activity of two...
Study of the antibacterial effects of chitosans on bacillus cereus (and its spo...
Fernandes, João C.; Eaton, Peter; Gomes, Ana M.; Pintado, Manuela E.; Malcata, F. XavierBacillus cereus is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is widely distributed in nature. Its intrinsic thermal resistance coupled with the extraordinary resistance against common food preservation techniques makes it one of the most frequent food-poisoning microorganisms causing both intoxications and infections. In order to control B. cereus growth/sporulation, and hence minimize the aforementioned ha...
Antimicrobial effects of chitosans and chitooligosaccharides, upon Staphylococc...
Fernandes, João C.; Tavaria, Freni K.; Soares, José C.; Ramos, Óscar S.; Monteiro, M. João; Pintado, Manuela E.; Malcata, F. XavierThe objective of this study was to elucidate the controversial relationship between the molecular weight (MW) of chitosans and their antibacterial activity (upon different inoculum levels, at several concentrations). The influence of food components on the activity was also ascertained, as well as acceptance by a sensory panel. All the compounds tested exhibited antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aur...
Atomic force microscopy study of the antibacterial effects of chitosans on Esch...
Eaton, Peter; Fernandes, João C.; Pereira, Eulália; Pintado, Manuela E.; Malcata, F. XavierChitosan has been reported to be a non-toxic, biodegradable antibacterial agent. The aim of this work was to elucidate the relationship between the molecular weight of chitosan and its antimicrobial activity upon two model microorganisms, one Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and one Gramnegative (Escherichia coli). Atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging was used to obtain high-resolution images of the effec...
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