Odukoya, Julianah Olayemi De Saeger, Sarah De Boevre, Marthe Adegoke, Gabriel Olaniran Audenaert, Kris Croubels, Siska Antonissen, Gunther Vermeulen, Karel Gbashi, Sefater Njobeh, Patrick Berka
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Toxins
Although previous studies have reported the use of nixtamalization for mycotoxins reduction in maize, the efficacy of calcium hydroxide and other nixtamalization cooking ingredients for mycotoxin reduction/decontamination in sorghum and other cereals still need to be determined. The current study investigated the effect of five nixtamalization cook...
Molina Hidalgo, Franciso Javier Vazquez-Vilar, Marta D'Andrea, Lucio Demurtas, Olivia C. Fraser, Paul Giuliano, Giovanni Bock, Ralph Orzáez, Diego Goossens, Alain
Molecular farming intends to use crop plants as biofactories for high value-added compounds following application of a wide range of biotechnological tools. In particular, the conversion of nonfood crops into efficient biofactories is expected to be a strong asset in the development of a sustainable bioeconomy. The ‘nonfood’ status combined with th...
Jones, Leslie de Kok, Brenda Moore, Katie de Pee, Saskia Bedford, Juliet Vanslambrouck, Katrien Toe, Laeticia Celine Lachat, Carl De Cock, Nathalie Ouédraogo, Moctar
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Poor maternal nutrition contributes to poor birth outcomes, including low birth weight and small for gestational age births. Fortified balanced energy protein (BEP) supplements may be beneficial, although evidence is limited. This mixed method study, conducted among pregnant women in Burkina Faso, is part of a larger clinical trial that seeks to un...
Cortés Morales, Edgar Alan Sedaghat Doost, Ali Velazquez, Gonzalo Van der Meeren, Paul
Lutein (LUT) is a natural colorant and antioxidant that is found in vegetable sources such as marigold flowers and green leaves. Due to its instability under some environmental conditions, carrier materials are desirable to protect and incorporate this natural colorant into food products. Whey protein isolate (WPI) and pectin have been studied as a...
Wang, Haisong Chen, Jinran Ren, Pengfei Zhang, Yiwen Omondi Onyango, Stanley
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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
In this study, the impact of ultrasound irradiation on the structural characteristics and antioxidant properties of yellow tea polysaccharides with different molecular weights (Mw) were investigated. Native yellow tea polysaccharide containing YTPS-3N, YTPS-5N and YTPS-7N were prepared through precipitation with ethanol at various concentrations of...
Schneider, Michele Gonzalez Sanchez, Nathalie Pauwels, Laurens Inzé, Dirk Baekelandt, Alexandra
A key strategy to increase plant productivity is to improve intrinsic organ growth. Some of the regulatory networks underlying organ growth and development, as well as the interconnections between these networks, are highly conserved. An example of such a growth-regulatory module with a highly conserved role in final organ size and shape determinat...
Willow, Jonathan Sulg, Silva Taning, Nji Tizi Clauvis Silva, Ana Isabel Christiaens, Olivier Kaasik, Riina Prentice Muro, Katterinne Lovei, Gabor L. Smagghe, Guy Veromann, Eve
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he pollen beetle Brassicogethes aeneus is a serious pest of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Europe. Management of this pest has grown difficult due to B. aeneus's development of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides, as well as the pressure to establish control strategies that minimise the impact on nontarget organisms. RNA interference represents...
Verstraete, Jana Strobbe, Simon Van Der Straeten, Dominique Stove, Christophe
In developing countries, people mainly depend on rice as their primary source of calories. However, the thiamine content of rice is below minimal requirements. Biofortification, via genetic engineering, is a cost-effective strategy to increase thiamine content in rice. We report on the optimization of a matrix-specific method, including extensive o...
Cai, Yongjian Huang, Lihua Chen, Bifen Zhao, Xiujie Zhao, Mouming Zhao, Qiangzhong Van der Meeren, Paul
Cellulose derived from agricultural by-products as a promising stabilizer for novel food emulsions has been attracting numerous interests. In this work, defatted okara was used to extract insoluble soybean fiber (ISF) under alkaline pH (7.0-12.0). The physicochemical properties of ISF, as well as the formation and stability properties of O/W emulsi...
Wu, Jianfeng Li, Hao A'yun, Qurrotul Sedaghat Doost, Ali De Meulenaer, Bruno Van der Meeren, Paul
Background: Milk proteins, i.e. caseins and whey proteins, are widely used in many fields due to their various nutritional and functional properties. In manufacturing some milk protein-containing products, in particular with a high concentration of milk proteins, such as (recombined) evaporated milk, one of the biggest challenges is the possible he...