Development and characterization of physical stability, glycemic index, flow behaviors, and antioxidant activity of finger millet-based beverage.

Millets are gaining attention as a superfood due to their higher nutritional value and cost-effectiveness. In this regard, extraction condition for the development of finger millet-based beverage was optimized using a central composite design. Soaking time (X) and temperature (X) in the range of 5-10 h and 40-60°C, respectively, were the independent variables taken for three responses, namely, yield, total solids, and sedimentation index.

Formulization and characterization of guar gum and almond gum based composite coating and their application for shelf-life extension of okra (Hibiscus esculentus).

The current novel study aims was to development and characterization of gum based (guar gum: almond gum) composite formulations with or without addition of oregano essential oils to extend the shelf life of okra at ambient condition. In this study, the optimized composite of guar gum: almond gum (75:25 V/V) prepared with addition of different concentrations (0.05, 0.

Application and functional properties of millet starch: Wet milling extraction process and different modification approaches.

In the past decade, the demand and interest of consumers have expanded for using plant-based novel starch sources in different food and non-food processing. Therefore, millet-based value-added functional foods are acquired spare attention due to their excellent nutritional, medicinal, and therapeutic properties. Millet is mainly composed of starch (amylose and amylopectin), which is primary component of the millet grain and defines the quality of millet-based food products.

Development and optimization of oleogel made with soy protein isolate and xanthan gum using emulsion template approach and its comparison with solid fats.

This study aims to develop oleogel as a potential substitute for solid fats in the diet. A novel combination of unmodified Soy Protein Isolate (SPI) and Xanthan Gum (XG) have been utilized to gelate sunflower oil, using an emulsion template approach. The experimental trials employing Response Surface Methodology are conducted to optimize various parameters that affect the oil binding capacity, textural and rheological properties of the oleogel.

Biogenic engineered nanomaterials for enhancing bioavailability developing nano-iron-fortified smart foods: advances, insight, and prospects of nanobionics in fortification of food.

Iron deficiency is a significant cause of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Treatment of IDA is challenging due to several challenges, including low target bioavailability, low palatability, poor pharmacokinetics, and extended therapeutic regimes. Nanotechnology holds the promise of revolutionizing the management and treatment of IDA.

Edible coating as postharvest management strategy for shelf-life extension of fresh tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An overview.

Tomato is considered as one of the most grown horticultural crops having a short shelf-life due to its climacteric nature of ripening, susceptibility to postharvest microbial decay, and mechanical damage, resulting in huge postharvest losses. Recently, the use of edible coatings has been seen as a promising environment friendly and sustainable technology for preserving the quality attributes and prolonging the shelf-life of tomato during storage. Although a lot of literature is available on the aspects of edible coating for fresh produce, especially stone and tropical fruits, but there is no dedicated comprehensive review that specifically addresses the requirements of edible coatings for whole fresh tomato.

Recent Advances in Novel Packaging Technologies for Shelf-Life Extension of Guava Fruits for Retaining Health Benefits for Longer Duration.

Guava ( L.) fruit is also known as the apple of tropics, belongs to the family of genus Psidium, and is widely cultivated in tropical zones of the world. Recently, the importance of guava fruit has increased due to its inherent nutritional content, pleasant aroma, excellent flavor, and delicious taste.

Comprehensive review on potential applications of microfluidization in food processing.

Microfluidizer is one of the emerging processing technologies which has brought tremendous and desirable changes in food matrix. By generating high cavitation, shear, velocity impact and turbulent forces, microfluidizer brought structural modifications in food which led to significant improvements in physicochemical, functional, nutritional, rheological and sensory properties of food products without affecting their natural flavour. Reduction in particle size and thereby increase in surface area has brought these unique modifications.

Evaluation of structural, chemical and digestibility properties of multigrain pasta.

Abstract: Millet flours due to their high dietary fibre and therapeutic health benefits offer immense potential to enhance the nutritional quality of conventional durum wheat pasta. In the present study, physiochemical and functional properties of durum wheat semolina (DWS), sorghum flour (SF), finger millet flour (FMF) and multigrain flour (MF) prepared with a blend of DWS (51.60%), SF (31.

Film formation and deposition methods of edible coating on food products: A review.

The greatest challenge encountered by the food manufacturer is the loss of quality of food products during storage, which eventually adds to the waste. Edible packaging is known as a potential alternative to protecting food quality and improving shelf life by delaying microbial spoilage and providing moisture and gas barrier properties. Developments in edible packaging and technology have shown promising results in enhancing the shelf life of food products.

Polycysteine-encoding leaderless short ORFs function as cysteine-responsive attenuators of operonic gene expression in mycobacteria.

Genome-wide transcriptomic analyses have revealed abundant expressed short open reading frames (ORFs) in bacteria. Whether these short ORFs, or the small proteins they encode, are functional remains an open question. One quarter of mycobacterial mRNAs are leaderless, beginning with a 5'-AUG or GUG initiation codon.

Sustainable Graphene Aerogel as an Ecofriendly Cell Growth Promoter and Highly Efficient Adsorbent for Histamine from Red Wine.

The utilization of a sustainable and lightweight graphene aerogel (GA), synthesized from crude biomass, as a cell growth promoter and an adsorbent for the efficient removal of histamine (HIS), a food toxicant, from the real food matrix has been explored. Due to the self-supported three-dimensional nanoporous honeycomb-like structure of the graphene framework and the high surface area, the synthesized GA achieved an 80.69 ± 0.

Mycobacterial MenJ: An Oxidoreductase Involved in Menaquinone Biosynthesis.

MenJ, annotated as an oxidoreductase, was recently demonstrated to catalyze the reduction (saturation) of a single double bond in the isoprenyl side-chain of mycobacterial menaquinone. This modification was shown to be essential for bacterial survival in J774A.1 macrophage-like cells, suggesting that MenJ may be a conditional drug target in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other pathogenic mycobacteria.

Review of toxicological assessment of d-limonene, a food and cosmetics additive.

R-(+)-limonene (d-limonene) is a commonly used flavor additive in food, beverages and fragrances for its pleasant lemon-like odor. Considering its increasing applications, it's necessary to understand toxicological effects and risk associated with its use. R-(+)-limonene is rapidly absorbed in experimental animals and human beings following oral administration.

Small RNAs regulate the biocontrol property of fluorescent Pseudomonas strain Psd.

The production of biocontrol factors by Pseudomonads is reported to be controlled at the post-transcriptional level by the GacS/GacA signal transduction pathway. This involves RNA-binding translational repressor proteins, RsmA and RsmE, and the small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) RsmX, RsmY, and RsmZ. While the former represses genes involved in secondary metabolite production, the latter relieves this repression at the end of exponential growth.

Partial Saturation of Menaquinone in : Function and Essentiality of a Novel Reductase, MenJ.

Menaquinone (MK) with partially saturated isoprenyl moieties is found in a wide range of eubacteria and Archaea. In many Gram-positive organisms, including mycobacteria, it is the double bond found in the β-isoprene unit that is reduced. Mass spectral characterization of menaquinone from mycobacterial knockout strains and heterologous expression hosts demonstrates that (designated ) encodes an enzyme which reduces the β-isoprene unit of menaquinone in , forming the predominant form of menaquinone found in mycobacteria.

Enhancement of the functionality of bread by incorporation of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus).

In view of the wider consumption of bakery products, they could be good choice for the delivery of functionality. The present study attempts to develop a functional formulation of bread by incorporation of shatavari (Asparagus racemosus Willd.), which is an important medicinal plant of India.

Novel insights into the mechanism of inhibition of MmpL3, a target of multiple pharmacophores in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

MmpL3, a resistance-nodulation-division (RND) superfamily transporter, has been implicated in the formation of the outer membrane of Mycobacterium tuberculosis; specifically, MmpL3 is required for the export of mycolic acids in the form of trehalose monomycolates (TMM) to the periplasmic space or outer membrane of M. tuberculosis. Recently, seven series of inhibitors identified by whole-cell screening against M.

Multitarget drug discovery for tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.

We report the discovery of a series of new drug leads that have potent activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as against other bacteria, fungi, and a malaria parasite. The compounds are analogues of the new tuberculosis (TB) drug SQ109 (1), which has been reported to act by inhibiting a transporter called MmpL3, involved in cell wall biosynthesis. We show that 1 and the new compounds also target enzymes involved in menaquinone biosynthesis and electron transport, inhibiting respiration and ATP biosynthesis, and are uncouplers, collapsing the pH gradient and membrane potential used to power transporters.

Effect of various process treatment conditions on the allyl isothiocyanate extraction rate from mustard meal.

Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), which has the potential to be used as flavoring, antibacterial, antifungal, antifermentative and antibrowning agent in food industry, was extracted from the pretreated MM by distillation technique. The mustard meal was analyzed for the proximate composition and the metals Fe, Mg and Zn. At the optimum pretreatment conditions of temperature 60 °C, time 120 min and pH 4.

Indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas fluorescens Psd and plant growth regulation by hormone overexpression.

Pseudomonas fluorescens is an important biological component of agricultural soils that bestows a number of direct and indirect beneficial attributes to the plants. We analyzed the biocontrol strain P. fluorescens Psd for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) biosynthesis and studied the effect of its consequent manipulation on its plant-growth-promoting (PGP) potential.