Publications by authors named "Blaz Jug"
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- Listeria monocytogenes can form tough biofilms in food processing areas, making it hard to eliminate despite existing control strategies.
- Research on fungal proteins showed that they effectively disrupt biofilm formation without directly killing the bacteria at higher temperatures.
- Fungal lectins specifically inhibited biofilm development at room temperature, suggesting potential use in preventing Listeria contamination on surfaces in food processing.
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- The study investigates the essential oils from kumquat, a small citrus fruit, focusing on their chemical profile, bioactive components, and biological activities using various extraction methods (microwave-assisted distillation and Clevenger hydrodistillation).
- It assesses the cytotoxic effects of kumquat essential oils on different cancer cell lines (HeLa, HCT116, U2OS) and a healthy cell line (RPE1), finding the oils showed notable cytotoxicity in cancer cells but less effect on healthy cells.
- Besides cytotoxicity, the essential oils exhibited antioxidant and antibacterial activities, with major components like limonene remaining stable post-digestion, contributing to their potential for health benefits.
Modulation of adhesion to biotic model surfaces by fungal lectins and protease inhibitors.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- * The study tested different types of coordinated interactions between the bacterium, fungal lectins, and Caco-2 cells, finding that pre-incubation with lectins was most effective at reducing invasive bacterial cells.
- * These findings suggest that fungal lectins could be valuable in developing new treatments and preventive measures against such bacterial infections.
L. is a traditional medicinal plant with a wide range of biological activities due to the degradation products of the glucosinolate glucotropaeolin. Therefore, the goals of this study were to identify volatiles using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis (GC-MS) of the hydrosols (HYs) isolated using microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and microwave hydrodiffusion and gravity (MHG).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Paulownia tomentosa Steud. (P. tomentosa) is a medium-sized tree traditionally used in Chinese folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe full role of the gene in the biological processes, such as essential amino acid synthesis, nitrogen and pyruvate metabolism, and flagellar assembly, of Campylobacter jejuni has not been clearly described to date. Therefore, in this study, we used a comprehensive approach at the cellular and molecular levels, including transcriptomics and proteomics, to investigate the key role of the gene and compared C. jejuni 11168Δ ( mutant) and C.
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