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Open AccessProtein carbonylation in food and nutrition: a concise update
Protein oxidation is a topic of indisputable scientific interest given the impact of oxidized proteins on food quality and safety. Carbonylation is regarded as one of the most notable post-translational modifi...
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Open AccessAn in vitro assay of the effect of lysine oxidation end-product, α-aminoadipic acid, on the redox status and gene expression in probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri PL503
This study was designed to gain information about the underlying mechanisms of the effects of a food-occurring free oxidized amino acid, α-aminoadipic acid (AAA), on the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri PL503. Thi...
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Spectrophotometric Analysis of Protein Carbonyls
Oxidation of proteins is a major threat to their functionality and to the sensory properties and nutritional value of meat and meat products. Moreover, the intake of protein oxidation products may also involve...
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Lipid Oxidation in Meat Systems: Updated Means of Detection and Innovative Antioxidant Strategies
Lipid oxidation is recognized as a main threat to meat quality, owing to its impact on the nutritional value and sensory properties of processed muscle foods. Moreover, certain lipid oxidation products display...
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Short-term deceleration capacity of heart rate: a sensitive marker of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) manifests as reduced heart rate variability (HRV). In the present study, we explored the deceleration capacity of heart rate (DC) in pati...
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Open AccessMelatonin modulates red-ox state and decreases viability of rat pancreatic stellate cells
In this work we have studied the effects of pharmacological concentrations of melatonin (1 µM–1 mM) on pancreatic stellate cells (PSC). Cell viability was analyzed by AlamarBlue test. Production of reactive ox...
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Increased markers of cardiac vagal activity in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2-associated Parkinson’s disease
Cardiac autonomic dysfunction manifests as reduced heart rate variability (HRV) in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD), but no significant reduction has been found in PD patients who carry the LRRK2 mutation. Nov...
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Collapse of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes in post-mortem broiler thigh muscles triggers oxidative stress and impairs water-holding capacity
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the collapse of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes, namely, catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in post-mortem (PM...
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The impaired quality of chicken affected by the wooden breast myopathy is counteracted in emulsion-type sausages
The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of using chicken meat affected by wooden breast (WB) myopathy in the production of chicken sausages. Compare the technological and sensory properties of su...
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Response to Lewis A: Reconciling the Case of Jahi Mcmath
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Rényi and permutation entropy analysis for assessment of cardiac autonomic neuropathy
Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a complication of diabetes with a long asymptomatic phase that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Early identification of CAN in Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1...
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Effect of the cooking method (grilling, roasting, frying and sous-vide) on the oxidation of thiols, tryptophan, alkaline amino acids and protein cross-linking in jerky chicken
Broiler breast (pectoralis major) meat was submitted to salting with NaCl + NaNO3 followed by a drying process to produce jerky-type chicken. The final product (raw broiler charqui) was desalted and then cooked u...
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Antioxidant protection of proteins and lipids in processed pork loin chops through feed supplementation with avocado
This study was conducted to analyze the impact of dietary avocado on the oxidative stability of lipids and proteins during pork processing. Loins from control (fed basic diet) and treated pigs (fed on avocado...
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Effect of pre-cooking methods on the chemical and sensory deterioration of ready-to-eat chicken patties during chilled storage and microwave reheating
The effects of pre-cooking methods, namely, boiling (BL), roasting (RT) and grilling (GR), refrigerated storage (14 days/+4 °C) and microwave reheating on chicken patties were studied. Physical, chemical and s...
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Role of Phenolics Extracting from Rosa canina L. on Meat Protein Oxidation During Frozen Storage and Beef Patties Processing
Recent findings suggested that using frozen material for meat processing leads to products with increased protein oxidation rates and impaired quality traits. Therefore, the effects of frozen storage and the a...
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Open AccessQEEG Spectral and Coherence Assessment of Autistic Children in Three Different Experimental Conditions
We studied autistics by quantitative EEG spectral and coherence analysis during three experimental conditions: basal, watching a cartoon with audio (V–A), and with muted audio band (VwA). Significant reduction...
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Phenolic-rich extracts from Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum L.) inhibit lipid oxidation but accelerate protein carbonylation and discoloration of beef patties
An extraction procedure of phenolics from Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum L.) was optimized; extracts were characterized in terms of phenolic content, composition, and in vitro antioxidant activity. Additionally,...
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Application of time–intensity method to assess the sensory properties of Iberian dry-cured ham: effect of fat content and high-pressure treatment
This paper describes the effect of high-pressure treatment (HHP) (600 MPa) on the oxidative stability (hexanal) and the sensory properties of sliced and vacuum-packaged Iberian dry-cured ham varying in intram...
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Analysis of volatile molecules in Iberian dry-cured loins as affected by genetic, feeding systems and ingredients
Volatile molecules of unseasoned dry-cured loins (DCL) produced from pigs with different genetic [IB = pure Iberian, IBxD = (♀) Iberian × (♂) Duroc (50%) and DxIB = (♀) Duroc × (♂) Iberian (50%)] and feeding s...
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Phospholipid oxidation, non-enzymatic browning development and volatile compounds generation in model systems containing liposomes from porcine Longissimus dorsi and selected amino acids
Lipid oxidation, non-enzymatic browning development and volatile compounds generation were studied in sterile meat-model systems containing selected amino acids and/or liposomes during 35 days at 25 °C under p...