Influence of Fermentation Time and Inoculation of Starter Culture on the Chemical Composition of Fermented Natural Coffee Followed by Depulping.

Fermentation using starter cultures has been considered an alternative and economically viable technology for the production of specialty coffees. This type of technology promotes several benefits, such as increased sensory quality, control over the fermentation process, predictability of the final product and added value. Coffee (Coffea arabica L.

Identification of citrinin as the defence metabolite of Penicillium corylophilum stressed with the antagonist fungus Beauveria bassiana.

Penicillium corylophilum isolated from mosquitoes was cultivated in liquid media leading to the first reported identification of citrinin (1a) as one metabolic component of this fungus. The produced amount of 1a indicated this compound as the most abundant secondary metabolite of this fungus. Stressing the culture of P.

A survey on inborn errors of metabolism in 323 neonates from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are a relevant cause of morbidity and death among children, and neonates in particular. However, little is known about the prevalence of these disorders in Brazilian newborns. Our laboratory of IEM (LABEIM) at the Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), has been working on the diagnosis of IEM since 1988.