Peanut digestome: Identification of digestion resistant IgE binding peptides.
Stability to proteolytic degradation in the digestive tract is considered a general feature shared by most food allergens. Current digestibility models exclusively utilize purified allergen proteins, neglecting the relevant effects of matrix that occur for foodstuff systems. In the present study, we investigated digestion stability of the major peanut allergens directly in the natural matrix […]
The need to revisit ochratoxin A risk in light of diabetes, obesity, and chronic kidney disease prevalence.
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin, or fungal toxin, that contaminates multiple foodstuffs worldwide. Affected commodities include oats, wheat, maize, barley, raisins and other dried vine fruits, wine, beer, coffee, and cocoa. Although OTA has been shown to cause kidney disease, including kidney cancer, in multiple animal species, the impact of dietary OTA on human […]
Allergenicity Attributes of Different Peanut Market Types.
Four different market classes of peanut (Runner, Virginia Spanish, and Valencia) are commonly consumed in Western countries, but for some consumers peanuts are a main cause of food-induced anaphylaxis. Limited information is available on the comparative allergenicity of these distinct market classes. The aim of this study was to compare allergenicity attributes of different peanut […]
Impact of maximum levels in European legislation on exposure of mycotoxins in dried products: case of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in nuts and dried fruits.
Ellagic acid Attenuates Bleomycin and Cyclophosphamide-induced Pulmonary Toxicity in Wistar Rats
Threshold dose for peanut: Risk characterization based upon published results from challenges of peanut-allergic individuals
Population thresholds for peanut are unknown. However, lowest- and no-observed adverse effect levels (LOAELs and NOAELs) are published for an unknown number of peanut-allergic individuals. Publications were screened for LOAELs and NOAELs from blinded, low-dose oral challenges. Data were obtained from 185 peanut-allergic individuals (12 publications). Data were analyzed by interval-censoring survival analysis and three […]
Changes in the phenolic and lipophilic composition; in the enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activity of Ficus carica L. cultivar Dottato fruits during maturation
Fruits of Ficus carica cultivar Dottato from Italy were examined to assess how the stage of ripeness influences their chemical composition; antioxidant activity; pancreatic lipase inhibition and antiproliferative properties on C32 melanoma cells. First harvested fruits (June) showed a major content in furanocoumarins and pyranocoumarins whereas the fruits collected in September showed the highest polyphenolic […]
Comparison of dry; wet and microwave digestion methods for the multi element determination in some dried fruit samples by ICP-OES
The aim of this study was used to investigate the level of trace metals (Ba; Pb; Cd; Mn; Cr; Co; Ni; Cu; Mn; Zn; Sr and Fe) in some dried fruits (Prunus domestica L.; Ficus carica L.; Morus alba L.; Vitis vinifera L.; Prunus armeniaca L.; and Malus domestica) samples from Turkey. Trace elements were […]
Hepatoprotective effect and antioxidant role of sun; sulphited-dried apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) and its kernel against ethanol-induced oxidative stress in rats
The present study was carried to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect and antioxidant role of sun; sulphited-dried apricot and its kernel against ethanol-induced oxidative stress. The hepatopreventive and antioxidant potential of the plant's supplementations were evaluated by measuring level of serum liver damage marker enzymes (AST; ALT; GGT and LDH); antioxidant defense systems (GSH; GR; SOD; […]
Study on antioxidant activity of common dry fruits
This study investigates the antioxidant activity of different dry fruits (almonds; walnut; cashew nut; raisins and chironji) through several chemical and biochemical assays: reducing power; lipid peroxidation damage in biomembranes and determination of antioxidant enzymes activity (SOD and CAT). To estimate the total phenolic content; the assay using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent was used. The EC(50) values […]