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Sequential Hydrolysis of Chicken Feathers Composed of Ultrasound and Enzymatic Steps: An Enhanced Protein Source with Bioactive Peptides

Biomass, 2022
Chicken feather is a massive by-product. Its incorrect disposal can lead to serious environmental impacts. However, chicken feather is a promising low-cost keratin source.
Nely de Almeida Pedrosa, Cristiano José de Andrade, José Carlos Cunha Petrus, Alcilene Rodrigues Monteiro   +3 more
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Lactoferrin-Derived Peptides as a Control Strategy against Skinborne Staphylococcal Biofilms

Biomedicines, 2020
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) widely colonize the human skin and play an active role in host defense. However, these bacteria may cause malodours and increase infection incidence rate in immune-compromised patients and individuals with ...
Laura Quintieri, Leonardo Caputo, Linda Monaci, Maria Maddalena Cavalluzzi, Nunzio Denora   +4 more
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Limited Benefit of Marine Protein Hydrolysate on Physical Function and Strength in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Marine Drugs, 2021
Age-related muscle wasting can compromise functional abilities of the elderly. Protein intake stimulates muscle protein synthesis; however, ageing muscle is more resistant to stimuli.
Linda Kornstad Nygård, Ingunn Mundal, Lisbeth Dahl, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad   +4 more
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Boosting Ethanol Productivity of Zymomonas mobilis 8b in Enzymatic Hydrolysate of Dilute Acid and Ammonia Pretreated Corn Stover Through Medium Optimization, High Cell Density Fermentation and Cell Recycling

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The presence of toxic degradation products in lignocellulosic hydrolysate typically reduced fermentation rates and xylose consumption rate, resulting in a decreased ethanol productivity.
Ying Li, Rui Zhai, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Xiangxue Chen, Xinchuan Yuan, Zhihua Liu, Mingjie Jin   +6 more
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Nano-liposomal zein hydrolysate for improved apoptotic activity and therapeutic index in lung cancer treatment

Drug Delivery, 2022
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world with a high mortality rate. Zein is a protein compound whose protein isolate is not useful and whose protein hydrolysis produces biological activity.
Sahand Mazloum-Ravasan, Maryam Mohammadi, Elaheh Madadi Hiagh, Alireza Ebrahimi, Joo-Hyun Hong, Hamed Hamishehkar, Ki Hyun Kim   +6 more
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Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Collagen, Gelatin, and the Derived Peptides from Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) Skin

Marine Drugs, 2020
Skin waste from tuna processing needs to be utilized, such as extraction of its collagen and gelatin. Their functional properties can be improved by enzymatic hydrolysis for conversion to peptides.
Mala Nurilmala, Hanifah Husein Hizbullah, Euis Karnia, Eni Kusumaningtyas, Yoshihiro Ochiai   +4 more
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Meyerozyma caribbica Isolated from Vinasse-Irrigated Sugarcane Plantation Soil: A Promising Yeast for Ethanol and Xylitol Production in Biorefineries

Journal of Fungi, 2023
The production of fuels and other industrial products from renewable sources has intensified the search for new substrates or for the expansion of the use of substrates already in use, as well as the search for microorganisms with different metabolic ...
Bárbara Ribeiro Alves Alencar, Renan Anderson Alves de Freitas, Victor Emanuel Petrício Guimarães, Rayssa Karla Silva, Carolina Elsztein, Suzyanne Porfírio da Silva, Emmanuel Damilano Dutra, Marcos Antonio de Morais Junior, Rafael Barros de Souza   +8 more
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Immunomodulatory activity of small molecular (≤3 kDa) Coix glutelin enzymatic hydrolysate

CyTA - Journal of Food, 2017
In this study, small molecular (≤3 kDa) Coix glutelin hydrolysate (CGH) was obtained by the method of enzymatic hydrolysis and then immunomodulatory activity was evaluated in vitro and in vivo.
Ling-Ling Li, Bin Li, Hui-Fang Ji, Qun Ma, Ling-Zhi Wang   +4 more
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Recent Advances in In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Antioxidant, ACE-Inhibitory and Anti-Inflammatory Peptides from Legume Protein Hydrolysates

Molecules, 2023
Consumption of legumes has been shown to enhance health and lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and specific types of cancer. ACE inhibitors, antioxidants, and synthetic anti-inflammatories are widely used today; however, they have several ...
Deia Tawalbeh, Muhammad H. Al-U’datt, Wan Amir Nizam Wan Ahmad, Fisal Ahmad, Norizah Mhd Sarbon   +4 more
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A Novel Gelatinase from Marine Flocculibacter collagenilyticus SM1988: Characterization and Potential Application in Collagen Oligopeptide-Rich Hydrolysate Preparation

Marine Drugs, 2022
Although the S8 family in the MEROPS database contains many peptidases, only a few S8 peptidases have been applied in the preparation of bioactive oligopeptides.
Jian Li, Jun-Hui Cheng, Zhao-Jie Teng, Xia Zhang, Xiu-Lan Chen, Mei-Ling Sun, Jing-Ping Wang, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Jun-Mei Ding, Xin-Min Tian, Xi-Ying Zhang   +10 more
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