2023 July - 116 articles
Hong Qu (HQ), obtained through fermentation of various grains using Monascus spp., has been widely utilized as the main and characteristic initial saccharification and traditional fermentation starter in the food brewing industry. The quality, color,...
The phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of wine and fermented pomace (FP) from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes harvested at three ripening stages were evaluated using LC-MS/MS and spectrophotometric analyses. An investigation of grey mold’s...
As a chemical platform, 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD) has been widely applied in various industrial fields. In this study, to enhance the production of 2,3-BD by Saccharomyces cerevisiae L7, Plackett–Burman (PB) multifactorial design, the steepest cl...
One of the most studied functional foods in dog feed today is the prebiotic. Prebiotics are known for their modulating effects on the intestinal microbiota, fecal characteristics, and the immune system, which promotes beneficial effects to the host....
To effectively utilize local fruit residue resources and regulate ethanol production in fermented feed, the impact of moisture adjustment, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculant, and chemical additive on the fermentation characteristics and ethanol pro...
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ubiquitous nonprotein amino acid that has multiple physiological functions and has received significant attention in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Although there are many GABA-producing bacteria, the hi...
Developing an effective method to achieve stability and improve the quality of Tibetan tea has scientific significance. Aspergillus niger K1 isolated and identified from Tibetan tea was inoculated in unsterilized or sterilized tea leaves to develop t...
The composition of the substrate is one of the most critical factors influencing the quality as well as the nutritional value and bioactive content of mushrooms. Therefore, the effects of various substrates, such as barley and oat straw (BOS), beech...
Fermented food products are widely consumed for their nutritional and health-promoting properties, earning them a central place in diets around the globe. However, these foods can present a paradox, as they have the potential to harbor not only benef...
The increase in the wastage of bread, representing 12.5 million tons per year, causes ecological problems, such as the production of methane and CO2, when that waste bread (WB) is improperly managed. To reduce this ecological footprint, a more sustai...
Sichuan black tea (SCBT) is well known for its pleasant sweet and citrus-like aroma. However, the origin of this distinctive aroma remains unknown. Herein, the aroma characteristics of SCBT during processing were comprehensively investigated by senso...
The biodegradability of water hyacinth for biogas and biofertilizer production was studied under mesophilic conditions. The effects of water hyacinth pretreatments were also included in this investigation. It was found that water hyacinth has a low b...
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) resist sodium selenite of concentrations greater than 100 mg/L in fermentation media. Selenium affects the growth rate, but once the microorganism absorbs selenium, this element is converted through a complex mechanism into...
Ferulic acid esterases belong to the category of carboxylesterases and possess the capability to enzymatically break down hemicellulose within lignocellulosic substances, thereby liberating ferulic acid. A ferulic acid esterase from Lentinula edodes...
Currently, there is an urgent need for the growing aquaculture sector to rely on sustainable ingredients which can achieve optimal growth while maintaining fish’s nutritional value (especially omega-3 fatty acid content) for human consumption....
Nitrification, a crucial process in wastewater treatment, involves the conversion of ammonium nitrogen to nitrate nitrogen through the sequential activities of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). In the present stud...
Table olives are considered high-quality food, and Italy has a wealth of varieties and typical features that are truly unique in the world (about eighty cultivars of table olives or dual-purpose olives, four of which are protected by the protected de...
Electron shuttling molecules (ESMs) have been proven to accelerate the electron transfer from the electrode to the electroactive microorganism in microbial electrosynthesis (MES) for higher CO2 reduction or chemical production rate. However, the micr...
Lignocellulosic substrates are considered to be crucial substrates for the production of biofuels. The main objective of the study is to attempt to produce bioethanol using bio-wastes such as mango peels, orange peels, and tapioca shells as renewable...
We studied the changes induced in pH, acidity, brix, reducing sugar, soluble protein, nutritional components, primary metabolites, and antioxidant activities of isoflavone-enriched soybean leaf during the different stages involved in Tricholoma matsu...
The majority of chemical compounds that contribute to varietal aroma originate from grape skin. To investigate the differences between volatile aroma compounds when different maceration conditions are applied, a total of six vinification treatments w...
The effects of additives on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L., LP) silage’s metabolites, microbial diversity and microbial metabolic pathways have been less studied in karst areas. This experiment sought to ascertain the impact of formic ac...
The objective of this work was to study the efficiency of different autolysis processes, combining different temperatures and pH conditions, when applied to a genetically engineered yeast residue. The determination of the supernatants’ dry weig...
Understanding how Aspergillus oryzae responds to light is critical for developing efficient light regulation strategies in the brewing and waste treatment industries. Although continuous light is known to restrict A. oryzae, little is known about A. ...
Due to its unique rock properties (e.g., porous nature, rough texture, and high calcium and magnesium content), limestone exhibits a high degree of bioreceptivity. However, the mechanisms underlying the establishment of limestone lithobiontic microbi...
The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of inoculation of Trichoderma harzianum, Eisenia fetida and cow dung on the physicochemical quality of paddy straw composting which was carried out for 90 days. The different treatment groups wer...
Hurood cheese (namely Hurood) is a traditional acid-coagulated cheese in China. This work investigated key aroma compounds and their potential correlations with dominant species of Hurood sampled from three distinct geographical origins. Key aroma co...
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the Earth’s surface is a major societal concern, and therefore, there is a significant consumer demand for cosmetics formulated to mitigate the harmful effects of UV radiation. Synthetic sunscreens being form...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the leading cause of death, and it is critical to develop new functional foods to prevent intravascular thrombosis, the key cause of CVD. Fermented soy-based food is a good choice because of its native fibrinol...
With increasing awareness of the impact of food on the climate, consumers are gradually changing their dietary habits towards a more plant-based diet. While acceptable products have been developed in meat analogues and non-fermented dairy products, a...
The present study aimed to evaluate the anaerobic co-digestion process of chicken manure and corn stover to identify the key parameters that influence methane production. Results from both batch and semi-continuous tests showed that co-digestion enha...
Olive mill wastewater (OMW), a major by-product of the olive oil production industry, is rich in polyphenolic compounds that impart health benefits to several animals. Here, we evaluated the effects of OMW addition on the nutrients, quality, and bact...
Succinic acid (SA) is one of the most prominent C4 biomass-based platform chemicals that can be biologically obtained. This article verifies, for the first time, the possibility of producing succinic acid with fed-batch or repeated batch operations w...
Biodesulfurization using biotrickling filters (BTFs) under anoxic conditions is a cost-effective method for biogas clean-up. To improve the performance of BTFs, the microbial consortia from the anaerobic pond of a swine farm (SW), the denitrification...
The disinfection properties of photocatalysis on liquid digestate derived from biogas plants have been investigated for the first time. The study presents the physiological characteristics of liquid digestate retrieved from various biogas plants base...
Conversion of Pennisetum purpureum × Pennisetum americanum (Napier Pak Chong1) press cake into biobutanol using Clostridium beijerinckii TISTR 1461 was proposed as an alternative to combustion in this study. The optimum conditions for biobutano...
Cellulase and xylanase have been widely studied for bioconversion processes and applied in various industries. The high cost of these enzymes remains to be the major bottleneck for large-scale commercial application of lignocellulosic biorefinery. Th...
Muscular atrophy is a chronic muscle disease characterized by a loss of muscle mass and muscle weakness due to excessive protein breakdown relative to protein synthesis. Apoptosis is a major factor in sarcopenia and the final stage of muscle atrophy...
Baijiu is a traditional fermented Chinese beverage with a history of hundreds of years. The notable characteristics of Baijiu include diverse raw materials, complex technology, and the co-fermentation of multiple strains. Complex brewing technology h...
Bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) share their compositional and structural features with plant dietary fibers. Therefore, analysis of bacterial EPSs produced during fermentation of fruit or vegetables interferes with that of plant fibers. To get ri...
Solid-state fermentation (SSF) of Chinese jujube with Cordyceps militaris was performed in the present study. The results revealed that the contents of total phenolic and flavonoid in rice medium with 50% jujube content increased to 1.59 mg GAE/g d.w...
The production of bioplastics from renewable materials has gained interest in recent years, due to the large accumulation of non-degradable plastic produced in the environment. Here, sugar beet pulp (SBP) is evaluated as a potential raw material for...
The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize autochthonous Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts from Cabernet Sauvignon grape must and to analyze how they impacted the final characteristics of the wines obtained from the same type of must. This w...
Eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA, 20:4, ω-3) is the desaturation product of dihomo-gamma linolenic acid (DGLA, 20:3, ω-6) catalyzed by delta-17 desaturase, which is considered as a healthy product that helps to lower risk of heart diseases. The oleaginous...
In this study, we compared the digestibility levels and in vitro fermentation parameters of total mixed rations (TMRs) containing 20% and 40% defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSF) as a substitute for soybean meal (SBM) in the ba...
To investigate the feasibility of developing litchi leaves as silage, we determined the fermentation quality of four varieties of litchi leaves (including “Wanpu”, “Wuyejiu”, “Tongzai” and “Zhuangyuanhong&rdq...
Mau DNA polymerase is a family A DNA polymerase isolated from Massilia aurea. In this study, a recombinant plasmid, His6-tagged Mau-pET28c, was constructed. His-tagged Mau was expressed in Escherichia coli Rosseta 2 (DE3) competent cells and, af...
Producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) from lignin through biological conversion has great further potential, but is held by its high heterogeneous characteristic toxicity of the depolymerized products, and low bioconversion of the depolymerized produc...
Green synthesis is a promising strategy for producing eco-friendly, non-toxic, and less expensive metallic nanoparticles from plants and microorganisms. This research synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from fermented leaf extract of bush tea (A...
Cosmetics in the world have various characteristics, but differences in their effects on skin-domesticated bacteria were not known. In this study, to obtain insights into their effect on skin microbiota, we established an anaerobic culture and short-...
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