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Edible insects - new meat alternative: a review [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2023
Nowadays, the challenge of finding food capable of meeting the needs of the population in terms of availability, nutritional value and sustainability is not only a necessity, but also an aspiration for a healthier lifestyle. The replacement of vertebrate
Milena Ruskova, Todorka PETROVA, Zhivka GORANOVA   +2 more
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Cross-Talk Between Intestinal Microbiota and Host Gene Expression in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata) Juveniles: Insights in Fish Feeds for Increased Circularity and Resource Utilization

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
New types of fish feed based on processed animal proteins (PAPs), insect meal, yeast, and microbial biomasses have been used with success in gilthead sea bream.
Fernando Naya-Català, Gabriella do Vale Pereira, M. Carla Piazzon, Ana Margarida Fernandes, Ana Margarida Fernandes, Josep Alvar Calduch-Giner, Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla, Luis E. C. Conceição, Jaume Pérez-Sánchez   +8 more
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Ultrafiltration of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) and Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Protein Concentrates to Enhance Emulsifying and Foaming Properties

Membranes, 2023
Mealworm, TM (Tenebrio molitor), and black soldier fly, BSF (Hermetia illucens) are of special interest for food and feed applications due to their environmental benefits such as low water and land requirements, low greenhouse gas emissions, and high ...
Madushika K. Ranasinghe, Aurélie Ballon, Sílvia de Lamo-Castellví, Montserrat Ferrando, Carme Güell   +4 more
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Effect of Blanching Plus Fermentation on Selected Functional Properties of Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Powders

Foods, 2020
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of blanching followed by fermentation of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) with commercial meat starter cultures on the functional properties of powders produced from the larvae.
An Borremans, Sara Bußler, Sorel Tchewonpi Sagu, Harshadrai Rawel, Oliver K. Schlüter, Van Campenhout Leen   +5 more
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Effects of Enzymatic Hydrolysis on the Functional Properties, Antioxidant Activity and Protein Structure of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Protein

Insects, 2020
The effects of chemical protein extraction, and enzymatic hydrolysis with Alcalase, papain and pepsin, on the functional properties, antioxidant activity, amino acid composition and protein structure of black soldier fly (H. illucens) larval protein were
Inayat Batish, Devon Brits, Pedro Valencia, Caio Miyai, Shamil Rafeeq, Yixiang Xu, Magdalini Galanopoulos, Edward Sismour, Reza Ovissipour   +8 more
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Structural, functional, and evolutionary analysis of Cry toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis: an in silico study

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2021
Background Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a gram-positive spore-forming soil bacterium that synthesizes crystalline (Cry) protein, which is toxic and causing pathogenicity against mainly three insect orders: Coleoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera.
Sujit Kumar Das, Sukanta Kumar Pradhan, Kailash Chandra Samal, Nihar Ranjan Singh   +3 more
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Screening of Membrane Protein Production by Comparison of Transient Expression in Insect and Mammalian Cells

Biomolecules, 2023
Membrane proteins are difficult biomolecules to express and purify. In this paper, we compare the small-scale production of six selected eukaryotic integral membrane proteins in insect and mammalian cell expression systems using different techniques for ...
Jagan Mohan Kaipa, Ganna Krasnoselska, Raymond J. Owens, Joop van den Heuvel   +3 more
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Potential of Extracted Locusta Migratoria Protein Fractions as Value-Added Ingredients

Insects, 2018
Although locusts can be sustainably produced and are nutrient rich, the thought of eating them can be hard to swallow for many consumers. This paper aims to investigate the nutritional composition of Locusta migratoria, including the properties of ...
Claudia Clarkson, Miranda Mirosa, John Birch   +2 more
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Applications of Proteomic Tools to Study Insect Vector–Plant Virus Interactions

Life, 2020
Proteins are crucial players of biological interactions within and between the organisms and thus it is important to understand the role of proteins in successful partnerships, such as insect vectors and their plant viruses.
Priyanka Mittapelly, Swapna Priya Rajarapu   +1 more
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A continuous-exchange cell-free protein synthesis system based on extracts from cultured insect cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
In this study, we present a novel technique for the synthesis of complex prokaryotic and eukaryotic proteins by using a continuous-exchange cell-free (CECF) protein synthesis system based on extracts from cultured insect cells.
Marlitt Stech, Robert B Quast, Rita Sachse, Corina Schulze, Doreen A Wüstenhagen, Stefan Kubick   +5 more
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