{"title":"Traditional Asian plant-based fermented foods as vitamin B12 sources: A mini-review","authors":"Kyohei Koseki, Fei Teng, Tomohiro Bito, Fumio Watanabe","doi":"10.1002/jsf2.137","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsf2.137","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plant-based foods, such as vegetables and beans, are deficient in vitamin B<sub>12</sub> (B<sub>12</sub>). If plant-based foods containing adequate B<sub>12</sub> can be produced microbially, incorporating them into a vegetarian diet would prevent B<sub>12</sub> deficiency. Asian indigenous fermented foods from soybeans, vegetables, and tea leaves, are commercially accessible. The B<sub>12</sub> level in the fermented products has been characterized to determine whether they may serve as a viable source of B<sub>12</sub> in humans. Since their B<sub>12</sub> content is very low (<0.5 μg/100 g wet weight), most traditional Asian plant-based fermented foods do not appear to serve as adequate daily B<sub>12</sub> sources. However, some stinky tofu and pickled vegetable products contain >10 μg of B<sub>12</sub> per 100 g wet weight. Nonetheless, further clinical research is warranted to clarify whether these products can increase the serum B<sub>12</sub> levels of humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":93795,"journal":{"name":"JSFA reports","volume":"3 7","pages":"294-298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41390128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JSFA reportsPub Date : 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1002/jsf2.136
Jing Mo, Wenbin Wang, Yongyi Wang, Huachun Cheng, Xiaofang Li, Bo Wang
{"title":"Rapid and simultaneous identification of Lonicera Japonicae Flos and Lonicerae Flos using MLPA-HRM and rhPCR-HRM","authors":"Jing Mo, Wenbin Wang, Yongyi Wang, Huachun Cheng, Xiaofang Li, Bo Wang","doi":"10.1002/jsf2.136","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsf2.136","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lonicera Japonicae Flos (LJF) and Lonicerae Flos (LF), derived from different species of <i>Lonicera</i>, are two different types of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) according to their differences in composition and effectiveness. Because of the high price, good effectiveness of the medicinal, and functional values, LJF is often adulterated by LF in the market. Therefore, two single nucleotide polymorphism-based genotyping methods, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification high-resolution melting (MLPA-HRM) and RNase H2-dependant PCR (rhPCR)-HRM, were established for the identification of LF and LJF.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Highly specific MLPA probes and rhPCR-primers were designed based on the <i>trnL-trnF</i> regions. The melting temperature (<i>T</i><sub><i>m</i></sub>) of amplicons was derived from the peak of the HRM curve, and the differences in <i>T</i><sub><i>m</i></sub> values were used to identify LJF and LF. The two methods have both shown good specificity for identifying LJF and LF without cross-reaction, and have high sensitivity with the detection limits of 0.1 ng DNA template. For mixed samples, MLPA-HRM could detect LJF mixed with 10% LF while rhPCR-HRM could detect 5% LF in mixed samples. The MLPA-HRM and rhPCR-HRM were performed on DNA extracted from 54 samples of LJF and LF randomly selected from the medicinal material market, all samples were successfully identified and further verified with DNA barcoding.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>MLPA-HRM and rhPCR-HRM methods developed in our study not only provided fast, simple, sensitive, and practical identification of LJF and LF, but also provided technical references for the adulteration identification of other herb-medicines, they are of great significance to the quality control and safe use of plant medicinal materials.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":93795,"journal":{"name":"JSFA reports","volume":"3 7","pages":"331-341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45554148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JSFA reportsPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.1002/jsf2.134
J. Alejandro Arboleda-Murillo, Andres F. Cañon-Ibarra, Leidy T. Sanchez, Magda I. Pinzon, Cristian C. Villa
{"title":"Applications of curcumin loaded nanoemulsions in photoinactivation of Aspergillus niger spores","authors":"J. Alejandro Arboleda-Murillo, Andres F. Cañon-Ibarra, Leidy T. Sanchez, Magda I. Pinzon, Cristian C. Villa","doi":"10.1002/jsf2.134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jsf2.134","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Aspergillus niger</i> is one of the most common fungal contaminants of food products, leading to several economic losses on fruit, vegetables and other food products during storage. Over the years, several new techniques have been developed to control fungal growth, including photodynamic inactivation, in which excitation of a photosensitizer in the right wavelength leads to ROS production and microbial death.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>On this paper, curcumin was used as a natural photosentitizer against <i>A. niger</i> spores. Nanoemulsions were used in order to encapsulated curcumin and increase its water solubility. Results showed that spores inhibition could reach up to 80% after 3 min of irradiation while values for un-encapsulated curcumin were around 30%.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Results presented show that nanoemulsions could be use to enhance the photoinactivation properties of curcumin, against fungal spores from <i>A. niger.</i> This type of process can be use for food decontamination and preservation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":93795,"journal":{"name":"JSFA reports","volume":"3 7","pages":"299-303"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50143886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JSFA reportsPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.1002/jsf2.135
S. Veluri, O. Olukosi
{"title":"Influence of adaptation length on metabolizable energy assay of maize and barley supplemented with or without glucanase determined by index method in broilers","authors":"S. Veluri, O. Olukosi","doi":"10.1002/jsf2.135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jsf2.135","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93795,"journal":{"name":"JSFA reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42813396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JSFA reportsPub Date : 2023-05-25DOI: 10.1002/jsf2.134
J. A. Arboleda‐Murillo, Andrés F. Cañon-Ibarra, Leidy T. Sanchez, M. I. Pinzón, Cristian C. Villa
{"title":"Applications of Curcumin Loaded Nanoemulsions in Photoinactivation of\u0000 A. Niger\u0000 spores","authors":"J. A. Arboleda‐Murillo, Andrés F. Cañon-Ibarra, Leidy T. Sanchez, M. I. Pinzón, Cristian C. Villa","doi":"10.1002/jsf2.134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jsf2.134","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93795,"journal":{"name":"JSFA reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47671390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}