Bread enriched with quinoa leaves–The influence of protein–phenolics interactions on the nutritional and antioxidant quality

M Świeca, Ł Sęczyk, U Gawlik-Dziki, D Dziki - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the functional and potential biological properties of bread fortified
with quinoa leaves (QL) in the light of protein–phenolic interactions. The addition of QL …

Conjugation of ovotransferrin with catechin shows improved antioxidant activity

J You, Y Luo, J Wu - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Ovotransferrin (OTF), representing 12–13% of the total egg white, is a member of transferrin
family with antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Catechin is a polyphenolic antioxidant …

Natural products–learning chemistry from plants

A Staniek, H Bouwmeester, PD Fraser… - Biotechnology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plant natural products (PNPs) are unique in that they represent a vast array of different
structural features, ranging from relatively simple molecules to very complex ones. Given the …

Peptides in common bean fractions inhibit human colorectal cancer cells

DAL Vital, EG De Mejía, VP Dia, G Loarca-Piña - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to characterize peptides present in common bean non-digestible
fractions (NDF) produced after enzymatic digestion and determine their antiproliferative …

Molecular interaction between (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate and bovine lactoferrin using multi-spectroscopic method and isothermal titration calorimetry

W Yang, F Liu, C Xu, F Yuan, Y Gao - Food Research International, 2014 - Elsevier
The molecular interaction between bovine lactoferrin (LF) and (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate
(EGCG) was investigated in an aqueous solution at pH 6.0. The presence of EGCG did not …

Interactions between tea catechins and casein micelles and their impact on renneting functionality

S Haratifar, M Corredig - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Many studies have shown that tea catechins bind to milk proteins. This research focused on
the association of tea polyphenols with casein micelles, and the consequences of the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the in vitro bioaccessibility of phenolics and antioxidant activity during consumption of dried fruits with nuts

S Kamiloglu, AA Pasli, B Ozcelik… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dried fruits and nuts are considered as healthy snacks and they are often consumed
together in the Turkish diet. In order to investigate the effect of codigestion of dried fruits (figs …

Content of major classes of polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and cell protective activity of pecan crude extracts and their fractions

LA de la Rosa, AA Vazquez-Flores… - Journal of functional …, 2014 - Elsevier
Acetonic extracts of pecan kernels and nutshells were fractionated using Sephadex LH-20
and three fractions were obtained from each. Only fraction II of both extracts contained …

Wheat bread with pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima L.) pulp as a functional food product

R Różyło, U Gawlik-Dziki, D Dziki… - Food technology and …, 2014 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak In this study, a new application of pumpkin pulp in bread production is shown. The
aim of this work is to determine the influence of the addition of fresh pumpkin pulp directly …

[HTML][HTML] Antiproliferative activity of tea catechins associated with casein micelles, using HT29 colon cancer cells

S Haratifar, KA Meckling, M Corredig - Journal of Dairy Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have shown that green tea polyphenols display anticancer activities in
many organ sites by using different experimental models in rodents and in cultured cell lines …