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Insect Chemical Defense
Research on the defensive chemistry of insects during the last decade is reviewed, with special emphasis on non-volatile compounds. The isolation and...
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Chemical Signalling in Beetles
This chapter reviews chemical structures of biologically active, volatile compounds in beetles. Techniques used for structure elucidation are briefly...
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Mammalian Semiochemicals
Progress that has been made in research on the chemical aspects of mammalian semiochemistry over the past decade is discussed on the basis of...
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Pheromones of True Bugs
The Heteroptera, or true bugs, comprise a large and widely distributed group of sucking insects, with about 38,000 described species, some of which...
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Pheromone Reception
Insects are analytical chemists par excellence. They perceive the world through semiochemicals with inordinate sensitivity. A male moth, for example,...
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Extracellular Communication in Bacteria
Populations of bacterial cells often coordinate their responses to changes in their local environmental conditions through “quorum sensing”, a...
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Inexpensive and colorimetric RNA detection at ambient temperature with a cell-free protein synthesis platform
While many proposals of paper-based diagnostics utilize cell-free gene expression systems, these assays oftentimes suffer from the need for...
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Role of Low-Voltage Electrostatic Field-Vacuum in Delaying Postharvest Senescence of White Hypsizygus marmoreus
Membrane lipid peroxidation and cell wall component degradation can accelerate the aging process of fresh mushroom. Fresh mushroom confronted with...
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Gene expression modulation tools for bacterial synthetic biology
Synthetic biology has revolutionized the creation of microbial cell factories for the efficient production of value-added chemicals and materials...
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Enhancing Beef Texture: Optimizing the Impact of Non-ionizing Radiation Intensity, Exposure Time, and Thickness of Nanocomposite Packaging
This research investigated the influence of process parameters—non-ionizing radiation, exposure time, and film thickness—on the texture of M....
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Alternative green extraction techniques to enhance recovery of antioxidant compounds from red peel prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L. Miller)
Prickly pear ( Opuntia ficus-indica L. Miller) is a natural source of antioxidant compounds that have gained significant attention due to their...
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Light reception of Phycomyces revisited: several white collar proteins confer blue- and red-light sensitivity and control dynamic range and adaptation
The giant-fruiting body, sporangiophore, of the fungus Phycomyces blakesleeanus grows toward near-UV/blue-light (phototropism). The blue-light...
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Enhancing Meat Product Quality: Exploring the Effects of Additives on Myofibrillar Protein Functionality
Additives are utilized in the production of high-quality meat products to minimize costs and fulfill consumer demands for healthier food choices....
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Recent Advances in Biorefinery of Tenebrio molitor Adopting Green Technologies
Insects are promising alternatives to meet the world population’s demand for high-quality foods and to overcome important issues in animal farming...
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Development of Predictive Classification Models and Extraction of Signature Wavelengths for the Identification of Spoilage in Chicken Breast Fillets During Storage Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Technologies for rapid identification and prediction of food spoilage can be crucial in minimizing food waste and losses, although their efficiency...
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Ultrasound Pretreatment of Oat and Barley Bran Contributes to the β-Glucans Content and Technological Properties of Flatbread with or Without Sourdough
Sourdough fermentation of bran can overcome the technological problems encountered in bread making but favors the activity of endogenous β-glucanase...
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Improving Fructooligosaccharide Production via sacC Gene Deletion in Zymomonas mobilis: A Novel Approach for Enhanced Prebiotic Production
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are promising prebiotics in the relevant and increasing market of functional food. Industrially, these compounds are...
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Evolution of the Italian pasta ripiena: the first steps toward a scientific classification
In this study, phylogenetic and biogeographic methods are used to investigate the evolutionary relationships between various types of Italian pasta...
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Externally supplied ascorbic acid moderates detrimental effects of UV-C exposure in cyanobacteria
The defensive role performed by exogenously supplied ascorbic acid in the cyanobacterium Nostoc muscorum Meg1 against damages produced by UV-C...
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Unlocking digital growth: overcoming barriers to digital transformation for Indian food SMEs
This paper aims to study how firms must be agile to overcome risks and manage cost repercussions. Specifically, it focuses on promoting...
