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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cyanobacteria grown under abiotic stress affect on some metabolites that used as promising for foods and feeds biotechnology. Thus, the objective of the study was to evaluate the 3 local cyanobacteria isolates for production of foods and feeds under various concentration of phosphorus. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cyanobacteria namely; Anabaena sp., Merismopedia tenuissima and Spirulina platensis were grown photoautotrophically in modified medium. The growth pattern in the medium containing various phosphorus concentrations were followed and harvested around 14 days. RESULTS: A decrease in phosphorus concentrations by 50% led to an increase in chlorophyll-a of M. tenuissima and S. platensis. The application of high concentration of phosphorus (+100%) to the culture of Anabaena sp. led to an increase in dry weight and growth rate by 0.382 mg mL-1 and 0.013 h-1, respectively. The deficiency of phosphorus concentrations led to a decrease in carbohydrate contents of Anabaena, Merismopedia and Spirulina with compared to the control culture. In general, the total lipid contents of Anabaena sp. and M. tenuissima were stimulated by phosphorus deficiency. The phosphorus-free media and increase in phosphorus concentration by 100% resulted in an increase in protein fractions such as soluble, insoluble, globulins, prolamines, glutelins and total protein content of Anabaena sp. The application of high concentration of phosphorus (+100%) to the culture of S. platensis led to an increase in total lipid contents in comparison to control. The highest phycobiliprotein contents of S. platensis were recorded at 50% phosphorus deficiency. CONCLUSION: Cyanobacteria has a soft cell wall that makes it especially easy to digest and is additionally full of live active enzymes which further enhances metabolism and the efficient intake of nutrients.
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Biotechnology , Cyanobacteria , Food Microbiology , Phosphorus/metabolismABSTRACT
Although rice is a key crop species, few studies have addressed both rice seed physiological and nutritional quality, especially at the tissue level. In this study, an exhaustive "multi-omics" dataset on the mature rice seed was obtained by combining transcriptomics, label-free shotgun proteomics and metabolomics from embryo and endosperm, independently. These high-throughput analyses provide a new insight on the tissue-specificity related to rice seed quality. Foremost, we pinpointed that extensive post-transcriptional regulations occur at the end of rice seed development such that the embryo proteome becomes much more diversified than the endosperm proteome. Secondly, we observed that survival in the dry state in each seed compartment depends on contrasted metabolic and enzymatic apparatus in the embryo and the endosperm, respectively. Thirdly, it was remarkable to identify two different sets of starch biosynthesis enzymes as well as seed storage proteins (glutelins) in both embryo and endosperm consistently with the supernumerary embryo hypothesis origin of the endosperm. The presence of a putative new glutelin with a possible embryonic favored abundance is described here for the first time. Finally, we quantified the rate of mRNA translation into proteins. Consistently, the embryonic panel of protein translation initiation factors is much more diverse than that of the endosperm. This work emphasizes the value of tissue-specificity-centered "multi-omics" study in the seed to highlight new features even from well-characterized pathways. It paves the way for future studies of critical genetic determinants of rice seed physiological and nutritional quality.
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La harina de nuez de Barinas (Caryodendron orinocense K.) de acuerdo a estudios realizados presenta un contenido de pro teínas en el rango de 15-18%, que permite se pueda considerar como fuente de proteína. Sin embargo no se conoce la composición de estas proteínas. En este estudio se realizó un proceso de fraccionamiento de acuerdo a la solubilidad en diferentes solventes (agua, cloruro de sodio al 5%, hidróxido de sodio 0,02N, etanol al 70%), y el establecimiento de la composición proteica según el peso molecular de la harina de nuez de Barinas obtenida a partir de las nueces secas, molidas y des grasadas, determinando el rango de pesos moleculares por SDS-PAGE y su comparación con el rango de pesos moleculares de las proteínas de la harina de soya (Glycine max). Asi mismo, se determinó la digestibilidad in vitro por hidrólisis enzimática. Los resultados indican un rango de PM de 20.000- 97.000 daltons para la soya y de 6.500-45.000 daltons para la nuez de Barinas. El peso molecular más bajo sugiere una más fácil digestión de las proteínas, que corrobora el valor de la di - ges tibilidad obtenido de 75%. Las proteínas presentes están cons tituidas por albúminas 50,72%, globulinas 15,56%, prolaminas 23,10% y glutelinas 2,52% que representan el 92,15% del total de proteínas presentes. Estas fracciones presentaron una pureza de 81,57%, 94,01%, 70,86% y 92,53%, respectivamente. Estos resultados sugieren la posibilidad de uso de la harina de Caryodendron orinocense K en el desarrollo de productos alimenticios para niños y ancianos.
Nuez de Barinas (Caryodendron orinocense K.) flour has been reported to have a content of proteins in the range of 15-18% that allows considering it as a source of proteins. However, there is no evidence on the composition of these proteins. The objective of this study was the extraction and separation of the different fractions of proteins based on their solubility in different solvents (water, 5% sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide 0.02N, and 70% ethanol), and the protein composition assessment of the nuez de Barinas flour from dried, milled, and defatted nuts; by analysis of the range of mo lecular weight by SDS-PAGE. Molecular weights of proteins from soybean (Glycine max) flour, were used for comparison. In vitro protein digestibility was determined by enzymatic hydrolysis. Results presented soy proteins in the range of 20.000-97.000 daltons while the nuez de Barinas flour proteins were in the range of 6.500-45.000 daltons. Low molecular weight proteins should suggest a much easier digestibility of these proteins, which is related to the digestibility index of 75% found. Protein composition was found to be 50,72% albumins, 15,56% globulins, 23,10% prolamins, and 2,52% glutelins which represent 92,15% of total proteins present. These fractions showed a percent purity of 81.57, 94.01, 70.86 and 92.53, respectively. These results suggest the possibility to use this flour Caryodendron orinocense K. in developing food products for children and elderly persons.
