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Synthetic Biology and Food: Applications and Prospects
Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.Synthetic biology would provide revolutionary technological solutions to produce new food and feed components, such as artificial starch, animo acids, microbial protein, lipids, sweeteners, vitamins.
Yi‐Heng P. Job Zhang
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A Computational Approach for Identifying Plant-Based Foods for Addressing Vitamin Deficiency Diseases [PDF]
, 2015 Vitamins are nutrients that are essential to human health, and deficiencies have been shown to cause severe diseases. In this study, a computational approach was used to identify vitamin deficiency diseases and plant-based foods with vitamin content ...
Sarkar, Indra Neil, Yu, Christina
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.After collecting Musa paradisiaca leaves, some were dried and others were used to produce aqueous extracts. The extracts and powders were characterized and then administered to rats made anaemic by PHZ. After 14 days of administration of the two samples, the rats were euthanized and it was observed that after 9 days of treatment, the aqueous extract ...
Josée Rebeca Nombo +8 more
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Anaemia and cognitive function among Chinese elderly in Old Folks Homes [PDF]
, 2005 The relationship between anaemia and cognitive function was evaluated among 35 Chinese elderly (24 men and 11 women) aged 60 to 85 years (mean age 70.1 ± 6.7 years) from five old folks homes in Klang Valley. They were interviewed to obtain information on
Junara Mohd Alim, +5 more
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Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B(12) compared between rural Gambian and UK adults. [PDF]
, 2006 The disease risk indicator plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, including folate and vitamin B(12) status. Little is known about the determinants of tHcy in rural West Africa.
Bates, Christopher J +3 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.This study evaluated Bambara groundnut–wheat composite bread fortified with orange peel in diabetic rats. Diets significantly lowered blood glucose, inhibited α‐glucosidase and α‐amylase, and boosted antioxidant enzymes compared to controls. Results emphasize BG‐based functional foods' potential to help manage type 2 diabetes through regulation of ...
S. O. Oguntuase +3 more
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Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundSerum vitamin B12 and α-Klotho are important markers associated with aging. Limited studies have been conducted on the relationship between vitamin B12 and α-Klotho.ObjectivesThis study investigated the relationship between circulating α-Klotho
Yu-shan Li +6 more
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The Many Faces of Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Deficiency
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2019 Although cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was described over a century ago, it is still difficult to establish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the right treatment.
Bruce H.R. Wolffenbuttel, MD, PhD +3 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.Boiling retained the nutrients and polyphenol compounds in Plectranthus esculentus tubers better than frying or roasting. A bioavailability study showed that the phytates and oxalates in the tuber may not affect the bioavailabilities of calcium, zinc, or iron in Plectranthus esculentus tubers when eaten.
Mercy Amarachi Iroaganachi +4 more
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