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Anti-inflammatory effects of cellulose nanofiber made from pear in inflammatory bowel disease model
Publication date: January 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 1 Author(s): Kazuo Azuma , Tomohiro Osaki , Shinsuke Ifuku , Hiroyuki Saimoto , Minoru Morimoto , Osamu Takashima , Takeshi Tsuka , Tomohiro Imagawa , Yoshiharu Okamoto , Saburo Minami The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of cellulose nanofibers from Japanese pear (P-CNF) on acute IBD by using a mouse model of this disorder. Furthermore, using this mouse model, we compared the effects between P-CNF and cellulose nanofibers from wood (W-CNF). P-CNF suppressed shortening of the colon length and improved...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Cress seed (Lepidium sativum) mucilage, an overview
Publication date: January 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 1 Author(s): Fataneh Behrouzian , Seyed M.A. Razavi , Glyn O. Phillips Cress seed mucilage (Lepidium sativum L.), which is used in pharmaceuticals, has attained increased significance in the growing trend towards using natural ingredients. The physicochemical, pharmacological, functional and textural properties are here reviewed, along with its potential as a pharmaceutical excipient, herbal drug, and food ingredient. There is evidence that it can exhibit antimicrobial, antihypertensive, antioxidant, antispasmodic, antid...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Enzyme resistant carbohydrate based micro-scale materials from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) pulp for food and pharmaceutical applications
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Nilushni Sivapragasam , Pushparajah Thavarajah , Jae-Bom Ohm , Dil Thavarajah Bio-based micro-scale materials are increasingly used in functional food and pharmaceutical applications. The present study produced carbohydrate-based micro-scale tubular materials from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) pulp (SBP), a by-product of sugar beet processing. The isolated carbohydrates were composed of 84% non-sucrose carbohydrates and small amount of fat (13%), protein (1.22%), and ash (0.9%). These highly pure carbohydrate...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Effect of Psyllium fibre content on the textural and rheological characteristics of biscuit and biscuit dough
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Anabela Raymundo , Patrícia Fradinho , Maria Cristiana Nunes It is well supported that a significant intake of dietary fibre reduces the risk of several chronic diseases. The development of staple foods enriched with fibre is an important contribution to a broader supply of food products with health beneficial effect. In this sense, the objective of this work is the development of biscuits enriched with Psyllium fibre. The maximum level of Psyllium incorporation was studied. The effect of this fibre and wheat...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Interactions between schizophyllan and curdlan molecules in solutions
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Yiping Cao , Jun He , Yapeng Fang , Katsuyoshi Nishinari , Glyn O. Phillips The polymer–polymer mutual interactions of two structurally similar and bioactive polysaccharides, schizophyllan (SPG) and curdlan (CUD) were investigated by means of intrinsic viscosity measurements. A weak repulsion exists between SPG and CUD molecules in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) solutions, which might be attributed to the presence of glucosyl side groups on SPG backbone. On the contrary, in 0.25M aqueous sodium hydroxide (NaOH) ...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Screening of antioxidant activities of polysaccharides extracts from endemic plants in Gabon
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Line Edwige Mengome , Aline Voxeur , Jean Paul Akue , Patrice Lerouge The usage of plants as food, cosmetics or medicinal products is common throughout the world, particularly in the traditional medicines of Africa, Asia, and South America. Despite this long-standing use, many properties of plant constituents, including their capacity to inactivate reactive oxygen species, remain unknown today. In this context, polysaccharides were isolated from barks, leaves or stems of endemic plants of Gabon by sequential ...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

In vitro fermentation of galacto-oligosaccharides and its specific size-fractions using non-treated and amoxicillin-treated human inoculum
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): S.E. Ladirat , H.A. Schols , A. Nauta , M.H.C. Schoterman , F.H.J. Schuren , H. Gruppen In order to elaborate on the impact of amoxicillin treatment on the in vitro fermentation of specific structures of galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), GOS was fractionated based on its degree of polymerization (DP) and the fermentation of individual DPs was studied. Different DP fractions of GOS and different isomeric structure within a DP fraction were preferentially degraded depending on the treatment applied to the micro...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Water-insoluble glucans from the edible fungus Ramaria botrytis
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Sunil K. Bhanja , Dilip Rout , Pradip Patra , Ipsita K. Sen , Chanchal K. Nandan , Syed S. Islam Two water-insoluble glucans were isolated from the fruiting bodies of an edible fungus, Ramaria botrytis by extracting with sodium hydroxide. Structural characterizations of these glucans were investigated on the basis of total hydrolysis, methylation analysis, periodate oxidation, Smith degradation, and NMR experiments (1H, 13C, TOCSY, DQF-COSY, and HSQC) and the structures of the repeating units were establish...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of aqueous extracts of eight edible mushrooms
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Lu Ren , Yacine Hemar , Conrad O. Perera , Gillian Lewis , Geoffrey W. Krissansen , Peter K. Buchanan Polysaccharides extracts of eight edible mushroom species, including five species collected from New Zealand forests and parks, were tested for their ability to inhibit the growth of five common bacterial strains. Antibacterial activity was assayed using the disc diffusion and microdilution methods. An aqueous extract from Cordyceps sinensis inhibited the growth of Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus epider...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

The anti-diabetic potential of polysaccharides extracted from members of the cucurbit family: A review
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Rachel Simpson , Gordon A. Morris Diabetes is a growing global problem and a heavy financial burden on health care services. It is estimated that over 380 million people suffer from this condition which causes many deaths each year in addition to being associated with increased risk of other health problems. Traditional medicine is a promising area of research in diabetes therapy as it is widely accessible and it is believed that over 200 plants have anti-diabetic properties including members of the cucurbit fa...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Manipulating dietary fibre: Gum Arabic making friends of the colon and the kidney
Publication date: April 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 3, Issue 2 Author(s): Sami A. Khalid , Abdelrahman M. Musa , Amal M. Saeed , Elsir A. Abugroun , Elamin O. Sid Ahmed , Mohamed B. Ghalib , Elamin I. Elnima , Suaad Y. Alkarib , Tagelsir Mustafa Abdelsalam , Abdelmagid Abdelgader , Glyn O. Phillips , Aled O. Phillips There is an appreciation that the incidence of chronic renal disease is increasing worldwide. This is a health issue, which carries significant morbidity and mortality for patients. Furthermore treatment of patients with renal failure is expensive and therefore...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

An eight-week high complex carbohydrate, energy restricted dietary intervention is associated with weight loss and a reduction of inflammation markers
Conclusion An energy-restricted diet rich in complex carbohydrates is associated with weight loss, reduction of inflammatory markers and improved metabolic profile. (Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre)
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Consistency of UHT beverages enriched with insoluble fibre during storage
Publication date: July 2014 Source:Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, Volume 4, Issue 1 Author(s): Nashi K. Alqahtani , John Ashton , Lita Katopo , Enamul Haque , Oliver A.H. Jones , Stefan Kasapis The investigation deals with the effect of incorporating insoluble fibre in UHT treated beverages in order to improve the nutritional profile of these product concepts. A variety of insoluble fibres are used including orange fibre, kibbled wheat fibre and oat fibre, whose particle size distribution ranges over an order of magnitude from 372 to 35µm. The work demonstrates that the overall acceptability of UHT b...
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - October 12, 2014 Category: Food Science Source Type: research