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No. of bitstreams: 1 carolina moroni - atividade antioxidante e antimicrobiana apresentada por hidrolisados enzimticos obtidos de subprodutos da corvina micropogonias furnieri.pdf: 1099496 bytes, checksum: f4121ee0cb5558274a8aa510dfe92eaf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / A corvina (Micropogonias furnieri) é a principal espécie processada pelas indústrias de Rio Grande, na Região sul do Brasil. Desse processamento é descartado e ou subutilizada grande quantidade de subprodutos (carcaça, pele, vísceras), se tornando necessário encontrar meios de aproveitamento dessa matéria, uma vez que estes subprodutos apresentam uma quantidade valiosa de proteínas. Um método eficiente para o aproveitamento destas proteínas é a hidrólise enzimática para obtenção de peptídeos bioativos. Maior atenção tem se concentrado sobre peptídeos com atividades antioxidantes devido aos radicais livres que são gerados pela oxidação, um processo vital em todos os organismos vivos, sendo que estes radicais estão relacionados com muitas doenças tais como: doenças do coração, arteriosclerose e câncer e sobre atividade antimicrobiana (PAM), devido aos PAM apresentarem uma atividade microbicida rápida e potente contra inúmeros micro-organismos. Desta forma o objetivo deste trabalho foi obter peptídeos bioativos, a partir de um processo de hidrólise enzimática, utilizando como substratos o isolado proteico obtido da carne mecanicamente separada de corvina (IP) e ossos de corvina (OC). A reação de hidólise ocorreu em banho termostatizado, utilizando três enzimas em separado: Alcalase (pH 8,0 e 50 °C), Flavourzyme (pH 7,0; 50 °C) e Protamex (pH 7,0; 40 °C). A concentração de enzima e substrato proteico foi de 1:10(U/g) segundo a atividade específica de cada uma (Alcalase 99,75 U/g, Flavourzyme 2,07 U/g e Protamex 8,41 U/g), quando o processo de hidrólise se tornou constante a reação foi interrompida pela inativação da enzima à 90°C/10 min. Foi então realizado o fracionamento dos peptídeos pelo método de ultrafiltração, nas fraçõe maiores que 3 kDa foram avaliadas as atividades antioxidantes e antimicrobianas, sendo que a fração obtida dos OD, utilizando a enzima Protamex apresentou atividade antioxidante, onde em concentrações de 1,0 mg/mL, pode se observar uma diminuição de espécies reativas de oxigênio no interior da células de hepatócitos de Zebrafish. A fração obtida do IP utilizando a Flavourzyme e a fração obtida dos OD utilizando a Alcalase apresentaram zona de inibição para a bactéria Salmonella Enteritidis, valores estes de 48,0 mm e 54,7 mm, respectivamente, já para a bactéria Staphylococcus coagulase positiva três frações apresentaram zona de inibição, uma obtida do IP utilizando a Alcalase e duas dos OD uma utilizando a Alcalase e outra a Protamex, com zona de inibição de 37,3, 32,7 mm e 69,3 mm, respectivamente. Com esses resultados pode-se concluir que os subprodutos da corvina, podem ser uma fonte de peptídeos bioativos, a fim de avaliar a incorporação destes em alimentos funcionais. / Whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) is the main specie processed by Rio Grande industries in southerv Brazil. From this processing, a large amount of byproducts (carcasses, skin, offal) are discarded, making it necessary to find means to use this material. Since these byproducts have a number of valuable proteins. An efficient method for the utilization of these proteins is the enzymatic hydrolysis to obtain bioactive peptides. Increased attention has focused on antioxidant activity due to oxidation, which is a vital process in all live organisms, and its effect generates free radicals which are linked to many diseases such as heart disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer and has on antimicrobial ativicty, due since these have a rapid and powerful microbicidal activity against numerous micro-organisms. Thus the aim of this study was to obtain bioactive peptides from a process of enzymatic hydrolysis, using the protein isolate obtained from meat that is mechanically separated from croaker (PI) and croaker bones (CB) as substrates. The hydrolysis reaction occurred in a thermostated bath using three separate: Alcalase (pH 8.0, 50 °C), Flavourzyme (pH 7.0, 50 °C) and Protamex (pH 7.0, 40 °C), the enzyme concentration and protein substrate was 1:10 (U/g) according to each specific activity (Alcalase 99.75 U/g, Flavourzyme 2.07 U/g and Protamex 8.41 U/g) and when the hydrolysis process became constant, the reaction was stopped by inactivating the enzyme at 90 °C/10 min. It was then held fractionation of peptides by ultrafiltration method, the 3 kDa larger than fraçõe antioxidant and antimicrobial activities were evaluated, and the fraction obtained from the OD Protamex using the enzyme showed antioxidant activity, and at concentrations of 1.0 mg / mL, can observe a reduction of reactive oxygen species inside the cells of zebrafish hepatocytes. The fraction obtained using the IP Flavourzyme and the fraction of OD obtained using Alcalase showed zone of inhibition for Salmonella Enteritidis, values of 48.0 mm and 54.7 mm, respectively, while for the bacteria Staphylococcus coagulase positive three fractions exhibited zone of inhibition obtained from one IP using Alcalase one and two of OD using Alcalase and another Protamex with inhibition zone 37.3, 32.7 mm and 69.3 mm, respectively. With these results it can be concluded that the products of croaker, can be a source of bioactive peptides to assess their incorporation into functional foods.

Orientador: Fernanda Paula Collares / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T15:44:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 UclesSantos_JoseRicardo_M.pdf: 2719947 bytes, checksum: c27f8219ba712b28246c216abd73b478 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O pão de queijo, um produto tipicamente brasileiro, é considerado um produto de panificação que não contém glúten, pois em sua formulação não é utilizada farinha de trigo e sim fécula nativa de mandioca ou fécula de mandioca fermentada naturalmente e/ou modificada. Devido ao seu alto teor de carboidratos, possui grande aceitabilidade e pode ser utilizado por pessoas portadoras de doença celíaca. O alto consumo deste produto no Brasil e a procura crescente dos consumidores por produtos alimentícios não somente nutritivos e saborosos, mas que também tragam benefício à saúde, estimula o estudo da incorporação de ingredientes nutricionais e funcionais à massa de pão de queijo que não afetem suas propriedades reológicas, físicas e sensoriais. O objetivo deste trabalho, portanto, foi avaliar o efeito da incorporação de componentes nutricionais e funcionais, como o isolado protéico de soja e a polidextrose, na qualidade da massa e do pão de queijo assado, com e sem adição de fécula de mandioca pré-gelatinizada, visando determinar quais dos teores adicionados de cada um destes ingredientes conferem as melhores características físicas e sensoriais ao pão de queijo. Para atingir este objetivo, o trabalho foi dividido em três etapas: (i) avaliação do teor adequado de fécula de mandioca e polvilho azedo adicionado à formulação de pão de queijo, através da determinação de suas propriedades físicas, reológicas e sensoriais; (ii) análise do efeito combinado dos ingredientes nutricionais e funcionais incorporados à massa de pão de queijo com diferentes teores de fécula de mandioca e polvilho azedo, com e sem a etapa de escaldamento, nas suas propriedades reológicas, físicas e sensoriais, utilizando a metodologia de superfície de resposta; (iii) caracterização física, química, reológica e sensorial das formulações de pão de queijo, com e sem a adição de fécula de mandioca pré-gelatinizada, escolhidas no item anterior. Na primeira etapa do trabalho, massas elaboradas com teores de 70% e 100% de fécula de mandioca apresentaram maiores consistências em U.F. em relação às massas elaboradas com altos teores de polvilho azedo, durante o processo de mistura similado no farinógrafo Brabender. Os pães de queijo elaborados com altos teores de polvilho azedo apresentam coeficientes de expansão de até 80,00%, sendo que os pães elaborados com fécula de mandioca apresentaram valor máximo de expansão de 66,67%. Devido a este poder de expansão apresentado pelos pães de queijo elaborados com polvilho azedo, a força de compressão (textura dos pães) obtida foi de 7,85% a 28,40% menor à reportada para pães de queijo elaborados com fécula de mandioca. Sensorialmente, os pães de queijo elaborados com altos teores de fécula de mandioca apresentaram as maiores médias em relação aos atributos de aceitação geral, textura, cor e sabor em comparação com os pães de queijo com altos teores de polvilho azedo, que segundo os provadores lembra o biscoito de polvilho. Na segunda etapa do trabalho, foi possível a determinação de um modelo matemático para o volume específico dos pães de queijo elaborados com adição de fécula de mandioca pré-gelatinizada, e para o ângulo de tonalidade do miolo (h) de pães de queijo elaborados sem adição de fécula de mandioca prégelatinizada, explicando a interação que existe entre as variáveis (fécula de mandioca, polvilho azedo, isolado protéico de soja e polidextrose). O modelo matemático do volume mostra que a utilização de teores entre 79,76% e 100% de polvilho azedo, 5,50% de isolado protéico de soja e teores abaixo de 1,03% de polidextrose confere grandes volumes ao pão de queijo, assim como teores de 0,00% de polvilho azedo, 5,50% de isolado protéico de soja e teores de polidextrose acima de 5,07%. Para o ângulo de tonalidade (h), o modelo matemático determinou que a utilização dos valores extremos, teores mínimo e máximo, de polvilho azedo (0,00% e 100,00%) com teores de 0,00% a 9,00% de isolado protéico de soja e teores médios de polidextrose (2,21%) na formulação de pão de queijo, conferiu altos ângulos de tonalidade do miolo. Os parâmetros de textura, luminosidade e saturação da cor da crosta e do miolo dos pães de queijo, com e sem a adição de fécula de mandioca prégelatinizada, não apresentaram diferença significativa (p=0,05), sendo que a elaboração de pães de queijo utilizando concentrações na faixa estudada não produz alterações na qualidade do produto. Na última etapa do trabalho, duas formulações de pão de queijo, selecionadas na 2a etapa considerando os escores sensoriais de aparência geral, textura, aroma e sabor, foram caracterizadas física, química, reológica e sensorialmente, sendo que as duas formulações apresentaram diferença significativa (p=0,05) no perfil reológico da massa, no volume, textura e cor dos pães de queijo assados, mas sensorialmente foram igualmente aceitas pelos consumidores, quanto à aparência geral, cor do miolo, textura, aroma e sabor / Abstract: ¿Pao de queijo¿ (cheese bread), a typically Brazilian product, is considered a gluten-free bakery product, as its formulation does not contain wheat flour but native cassava starch, naturally fermented and/or modified. Due to its high content of carbohydrates, it has great acceptance and can be consumed by individuals who suffer from celiac disease. The high consumption of this product in Brazil and the growing demand, by consumers, of food products that are not only nutritious and tasty, but also bring health benefits, stimulates the study of the incorporation of nutritional and functional ingredients to cheese bread doughs, which do not affect its rheological, physical and sensorial properties. The objective of this study, therefore, was to evaluate the effect of the incorporation of the nutritional and functional components, such as soy protein isolate and the polydextrose, on the quality of cheese bread dough and of baked cheese bread, with or without the addition of pre-gelatinized cassava starch, with the objective of determining the contents of each of these ingredients that confer the best physical and sensorial characteristics to cheese bread. In order to achieve this objective, the study was divided in three phases: (i) evaluation of the appropriate content of cassava starch and sour cassava starch added to the formulation, by determining physical, rheological and sensorial properties; (ii) analysis of the combined effect of functional and nutritional ingredients incorporated to the cheese bread dough with different contents of cassava starch and sour cassava starch, with and without the scalding process, on rheological, physical and sensorial properties, using the response surface methodology; (iii) physical, chemical and rheological characterization of the cheese bread formulations, with or without the addition of pre-gelatinized cassava starch, chosen in the previous stage/step. In the first phase of the study, doughs elaborated with 70% and 100% of cassava starch presented greater consistency profiles when compared to high contents of sour cassava starch, during the mixing process simulated in the Brabender farinograph. The cheese breads elaborated with high contents of sour cassava starch presented expansion coefficients of up to 80.00%, while the cheese breads elaborated with cassava starch presented a maximum value of expansion of 66.67%. Due to this power of expansion presented by the cheese breads elaborated with sour cassava starch, the force of compression (texture of breads) obtained was 7.85% to 28.40% lower than that of those reported for cheese breads elaborated with cassava starch. Sensorially, the cheese breads produced with high contents of cassava starch presented the highest scores with respect to the attributes general acceptance, texture, color and flavor, in comparison to the cheese breads with high contents of sour cassava starch, which according to the panelists resembled the sour cassava starch biscuits (¿biscoito de polvilho¿). In the second phase of the study, it was possible to determine a mathematical model for the specific volume of cheese breads elaborated with the addition of pre-gelatinized cassava starch, and for the shade angle (h) of cheese breads elaborated without the addition of pre-gelatinized cassava starch, explaining the interaction between the variables (cassava starch, sour cassava starch, soy protein isolate and polydextrose). The mathematical model showed that the use of contents between 79.76% and 100% of sour cassava starch, 5.50 % of soy protein isolate and contents below 1.03% of polydextrose confers great volumes to cheese bread, as well as contents of 0.00% of sour cassava starch, 5.50% of soy protein isolate and contents of polydextrose above 5.07%. For the shade angle (h), the mathematical model determined that the use of extreme values, minimum and maximum contents, of sour cassava starch (0.00% and 100.0%) with contents of 0.00% to 9.00% of soy protein isolate and intermediate contents of polydextrose (2.21%) in the formulation of cheese bread conferred high shade angles to the crumb. The parameters of texture, luminescence (L*) and color saturation (C*) of the crust and crumb of the cheese breads, with and without the addition of pregelatinized cassava starch, did not present significant difference (p=0.05), indicating that the elaboration of cheese breads using the concentrations in the range studied for the different variables does not produce alterations in the quality of the product. In the last phase of the study, two formulations of cheese bread, selected in the second phase considering the sensorial scores of general appearance, aroma and flavor, were characterized physically, sensorially, rheologically and chemically. These two formulations presented significant differences (p=0.05) in the rheological profile of the dough, specific volume, texture and color of the baked cheese breads, but were equally accepted by consumers, as to general appearance, color of the cr8umb, texture, aroma and flavor / Mestrado / Mestre em Tecnologia de Alimentos

Orientador: Celio Kenji Miyasaka / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T19:03:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Abecia-Soria_MariaInes_D.pdf: 1397720 bytes, checksum: efabd9293a2a8d45841c5d131da10056 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: As proteínas do soro de leite são consideradas de alto valor nutritivo. Elas têm escore químico superior às de outras proteínas de origem animal, possuem elevadas concentrações de aminoácidos de cadeia ramificada (BCAA), com excelente balanço e biodisponibilidade de aminoácidos essenciais. As proteínas de soro de leite vêm sendo largamente utilizadas pela indústria de alimentos como suplemento na alimentação de esportistas, devido às suas características fisiológicas e funcionais, destacando-se o uso dos hidrolisados, que tem sido recomendado para situações de estresse metabólico como o exercício físico em que a reposição de proteínas no organismo se torna necessária. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar alterações metabólicas induzidas pelo consumo de proteínas do soro de leite [isolado (ISL) e seu hidrolisado (HSL) com grau de hidrólise 10%] em comparação com a dieta padrão [caseína (CAS)], utilizadas como única fonte protéica em ratos submetidos ao exercício físico. Foram utilizados 96 ratos machos Wistar (~100g) divididos em grupos segundo o tipo de dieta (CAS, ISL e HSL) e a intensidade do exercício físico [treinados (T), treinados exaustos (TEX), sedentários (S) e sedentários exaustos (SEX)] durante 35 dias. Os seguintes parâmetros foram analisados: tempo de exaustão, concentração de lactato no sangue, glicogênio hepático (GH) e muscular (GM), atividade das enzimas marcadoras de lesão tecidual, incluindo lactato desidrogenase (LDH), creatina quinase (CK), alanina e aspartato aminotranferase (ALT e AST, respectivamente). Os animais alimentados com HSL nos grupos TEX e SEX conseguiram correr por muito mais tempo até atingir a exaustão em relação aos que receberam as dietas com CAS e ISL (p<0.05). O tempo de exaustão em relação à dieta CAS foi 72 min maior no grupo TEX e 44 min maior no grupo SEX. A diferença no tempo de exaustão entre os animais alimentados com as dietas de HSL e ISL foi de 40 min. no grupo TEX e de 13 min no grupo SEX. A concentração de lactato dos animais alimentados com ISL e HSL foi significativamente menor em relação aos alimentados com CAS nos grupos T e S (p<0,05). A concentração de glicogênio hepático dos animais que receberam as dietas com ISL e HSL foi estatisticamente superior em comparação com os que consumiram CAS nos grupos T(46%) e S (61%). A concentração de glicogênio muscular não apresentou diferenças significativas entre as três dietas nos diferentes grupos de treinamento (TEX, SEX, T e S). A atividade da ALT dos animais que consumiram HSL nos grupos SEX e S foi estatisticamente menor que os que receberam CAS. A atividade da AST dos animais alimentados com HSL foi significativamente menor que a dos que consumiram a dieta com CAS nos diferentes grupos de treinamento (TEX, SEX, T e S). A atividade da CK e LDH dos ratos que receberam a dieta com HSL foi estatisticamente menor que dos alimentados com CAS em todos os grupos de treinamento exceto no grupo S. Dos resultados obtidos neste trabalho pode-se concluir que o uso das proteínas do soro de leite [principalmente o hidrolisado (10% grau de hidrólise)] em relação à proteína padrão (CAS) como única fonte protéica em ratos submetidos a exercício físico, promoveu a) menor ganho de peso em todos os grupos, b) maior resistência à exaustão tanto no grupo TEX como no SEX, c) maior concentração de glicogênio hepático nos grupos T e S e d) maior proteção contra possíveis lesões hepáticas e musculares nos diferentes grupos estudados (TEX, SEX, T e S) / Abstract: The milk whey proteins are considered to be of high nutritive value and superior chemical score in comparison to other proteins of animal origin. They have high concentrations of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) with excellent balance and bioavailability of essential amino acids. The milk whey proteins are widely used in the food industry as supplements for sportsmen due to their physiological and functional properties, and their hydrolysates are thought to be more efficient in the recovery of debilitated organisms under pronounced catabolic state because of their great stimulation to protein synthesis. In view of the energy value of proteins in exhaustive exercise, several studies on exercise and protein metabolism have been carried out in the attempt to elucidate the proper amount of protein that must be consumed by sportsmen. The present work had the objective of evaluating the metabolic changes induced by consumption of milk whey proteins [isolate (WPI) and its hydrolysate (WPH) with hydrolysis degree 10%] used as the only protein source in comparison to the standard diet [casein (CAS)] in rats submitted to physical exercise. 96 male Wistar rats (~100g) were divided in groups according to the type of diet (CAS, ISL and HSL) and the intensity of physical exercise [trained (T), trained taken to exhaustion (TEX), sedentary (S) and sedentary exhausted (SEX)] during 35 days. The following parameters were analyzed: time of exhaustion (min.), blood lactate concentration (mmol/L), liver glycogen (LG) and muscular glycogen (MG) (g/100g of tissue), activity of tissue injury marker enzymes (U/L) including lactate desidrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK) and alanine and aspartate aminotranferase (ALT and AST respectively). The results showed that the animals fed with HSL in the groups TEX and SEX ran for much longer times until exhaustion in relation to the ones that received the diets with CAS and ISL (p<0.05). The exhaustion time in relation to the CAS diet was 72 min longer for the TEX group and 44 min longer for the SEX group. The difference in exhaustion time between the animals fed with the WPH and WPI diets was of 40 min for the group TEX and 13 min for the SEX group. The lactate concentration in the animals fed with WPI and WPH was statistically lower than in the ones fed with CAS in the groups T and S (p99<0,05). The concentration of liver glycogen in the animals that received the diets with WPI and WPH was statistically higher than in the animals that consumed CAS in the groups T (46%) and S (61%). The concentration of muscular glycogen did not have significant differences between the three types of diet in the different groups of training (TEX, SEX, T and S). The activity of the ALT of the animals that consumed WPH in the groups SEX and S was statistically lower than that of the animals that received CAS. The activity of the AST of the animals fed with WPH was significantly lower than that of the animals that consumed the diet with CAS in all of the groups of training (TEX, SEX, T and S). The activity of CK and LDH in the rats fed with HSL diet was statistical lower than in the ones fed with CAS in all of the groups of training except in the group S. From the results obtained in this work it can be concluded that the use of milk whey proteins [mainly the whey protein hydrolysate (10% hydrolysis degree)] in relation to the standard protein (CAS) as the only protein source in rats submitted to physical exercise promoted a) lesser weight gain in all of the groups, b) higher resistance to exhaustion in groups TEX and SEX, c) higher hepatic glycogen concentration in groups T and S and d) higher protection against possible hepatic and muscular injuries in all of the studied groups (TEX, SEX, T and S) / Doutorado / Nutrição Experimental e Aplicada à Tecnologia de Alimentos / Doutor em Alimentos e Nutrição

Os isolados protéicos de soja são utilizados como ingredientes em diversos alimentos e sua utilização vêm aumentando juntamente com o aumento das pesquisas sobre os metabólitos secundários da soja, as isoflavonas. Alguns efeitos benéficos vem sendo associados às isoflavonas, entre estes a sua ação antioxidante, a redução ao risco de câncer, doenças cardiovasculares e osteoporose. O objetivo deste estudo foi o de otimizar as condições de extração das isoflavonas e de suas formas conjugadas a partir da farinha desengordurada de soja, visando o preparo de isolado protéico de soja. Os resultados mostraram que a obtenção de isolados protéicos de soja com teor aumentado de isoflavonas depende da utilização de condições brandas de centrifugação para a separação do precipitado isoelétrico, assim como da utilização de água acidificada na sua lavagem. A presença de isoflavonas no isolado resulta de três fatores, o primeiro referindo-se à associação entre isoflavonas e proteínas através de interações hidrofóbicas, eletrostáticas, e pontes de hidrogênio; o segundo à menor solubilidade das isoflavonas presentes na farinha desengordurada de soja no pH isoelétrico; e o último ao processo de carreamento (físico) das isoflavonas pelas proteínas insolubilizadas. / Soy protein isolates are used as ingredients in several food products and their use is increasing together with the increase of the researches on the secondary metabolites of soy, the isoflavones. Some beneficial effects have been associated to the isoflavones, among these their antioxidant action, prevention of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. The objective of this study was to optimize the extraction conditions of the isoflavones from the defatted soy flour, seeking the preparation of soy protein isolates. The results showed that the obtention of soy protein isolates with increased content of isoflavones depends on the use of mild conditions of centrifugation for the separation of the isoelectric precipitate, as well as on the use of water acidified in the washing step. The presence of isoflavones in the isolates resulted from three factors, the first refers to the association between isoflavones and proteins through hydrophobic; and electrostatic interactions, and hydrogen bonding; the second to the decreased solubility of the isoflavones extracted from the defatted soy flour in the isoelectric pH; and the last to the carrying process (physical) of isoflavones by the precipitating proteins.

Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative strictly human pathogen and the major causative agent of whooping cough or pertussis. The incidence of this highly contagious respiratory disease in developed countries has increased in the last decades. One of the less characterized virulence factors of B. pertussis is the type three secretion system (TTSS) which is responsible for the secretion of the effector proteins into host eukaryotic cells. This diploma thesis sheds light onto factors influencing TTSS in vitro activity. Although TTSS of laboratory strain Tohama I was induced by biologically active compounds present in blood (e. g. complement proteins), TTSS of recent clinical isolate B1917 seems to be induced permanently. Furthermore, BB0302 encoding a GntR family transcription regulator in B. bronchiseptica RB50 (homologous to BP0209 of Tohama I) was studied, however, the deletion of this gene did not affect the TTSS functionality. Serum resistance is a factor that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of B pertussis. We show that Czech recent isolates (2008-2015) are significantly more resistant to serum killing in vitro than the original vaccine strains (1954-1965). This phenomenon seems to result from the adaptation of global B. pertussis population to its human host. In addition, this diploma...

Bovine trypanosomosis is a serious constraint to livestock development in large parts of Mozambique. In most areas where tsetse flies are present, the disease in livestock is controlled using curative and prophylactic trypanocidal drugs. Those drugs have been used for many years and new drugs are unlikely to become available in the near future. As a result, trypanosomes have developed resistance against the currently available trypanocidal compounds. Drug resistance has been detected in various African countries and is a serious impediment to the control of livestock trypanosomosis. A study was initiated to determine whether drug resistant trypanosome strains are present in Zambézia Province of Mozambique. The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity of Trypanosoma congolense isolates from Chinde, Nicoadala and Maganja da Costa Districts to diminazene aceturate, isometamidium chloride and homidium chloride. To assess the effect of the farming system and the intensity of drug regimens on the development of drug resistance, trypanosome isolates were collected from cattle from subsistence, semisubsistence and commercial livestock production systems. Drug-use practices in each of the production systems were determined using a questionnaire. The methodology used to assess the level of drugs resistance in the trypanosome isolates was the standardized method described by Eisler et al. (2001). Seven isolates were selected for resistance testing. For each of the seven isolates, five different doses varying between 0.01-20 mg/kg body weight for isometamidium chloride, 0.01-10 mg/kg body weight for homidium chloride and 1-30 mg/kg body weight for diminazene aceturate were used. For each dose rate six mice were treated intraperitoneally with the appropriate quantity of the drug dissolved in 0.2 ml of sterile distilled water 24 hours after the inoculation of the blood containing the trypanosomes. The control mice (six mice per trypanocidal drug) received the same amount of water without the drug. In four of the seven isolates high levels of multiple drug resistance (diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride) were detected. One isolate had a low level of multiple (diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride) drug resistance. Two isolates were susceptible to both diminazene aceturate and isometamidium chloride. One of those was highly susceptible to isometamidium chloride even at the lowest dose rate. The observed levels of drug resistance could in most cases be correlated to the drug-use practices in the particular livestock production system. The results obtained from homidium chloride treatment are not conclusive, because most the mice cured after receiving 10 mg/kg body weight of the drug. Hence more research is required to establish the homidium threshold in mice. The results of this study should be useful to define the strategy of disease control in places where resistance of trypanocide were been reported. / Dissertation (MSc (Veterinary Science))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Veterinary Tropical Diseases / unrestricted

<p>  </p> <p>  In this study, whey protein isolate (WPI) and high gellan gum (HAGG) were selected as natural ingredients to produce food-grade biopolymer particles for stabilizing the air-water interface. To achieve this, different mixing ratios of WPI and HAGG were employed, and heat treatment was implemented at different pH levels under the same concentration based on investigations of the pH-driven phase behavior of the WPI/HAGG complex system. The resulting WPI/HAGG complex particles were then evaluated for their ability to stabilize air-water interfaces by measuring their foaming properties.</p> <p><br></p> <p>  Foams generated using 0.1% (wt/wt) WPI/HAGG complex particles, heated at pH 5 with the mixing ratio 2:1 has demonstrated enhanced stability over a period of 30 hours compared to the WPI alone. The unique properties of these complex particles, including their smaller size (around 500nm), greater negative charge (more negative than -30 mV), and compact spherical core-shell structure, along with the higher viscosity in the continuous phase as well as the presence of small protein particles and gellan chains at the interface, collectively contribute to their superior performance as foam stabilizers. This allows for the creation of aerated food products with desirable characteristics, including product handling, enhanced texture, and prolonged shelf life in food industry.</p>

Under det här kandidatexamensarbetet har protein-nanofibers påverkan på material undersökts genom att jämföra fibrillerade filmer med ofibrillerade. Sojaproteinisolat fibrillerades under förhållandena pH 2 och 85 ◦C under minst ett dygn och de syntetiserade nanofibrerna analyserades med Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescens och atomkraftsmikroskopi (AFM). Spektra från analysmetoden ThT fluorescens indikerade på förekomsten av β-flak och analyserna med AFM visade på att fibrerna hade en morfologi som är karakteristisk för protein-nanofibrer. Resultaten antyder att de parametrar som påverkar morfologin hos fibrerna är fibrilleringstid och typ av protein. De gjutna filmerna från fibrillära respektive ofibrillära proteiner var sammanhängande bortsett från vissa sprickor. Värdena på E-modulen från AFM visade att det fibrillerade materialet var mer heterogent än det ofibrillerade. Filmer med sammanhängande yta erhölls vid tillsats av det mjukgörande additivet glycerol. Slutligen, material av både fibrillär och ofibrillär form kan framställas, däremot krävs vidare forskning för att optimera materialens egenskaper. / During this bachelor thesis project, the impact of protein nanofibers on materials has been analysed by comparing films made from fibrillar and non-fibrillar protein. Fibrillation of soy protein isolate was performed during at least 24 hours at pH 2 and a temperature of 85 ◦C. Analysis of the nanofibers was made with Thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The spectra from ThT Fluorescens indicated the presence of β-sheets and AFM confirmed that the fibrils had a morphology that is characteristic of protein nanofibers. The results indicated that heating time and protein type were the parameters which had the largest impact on the morphology of the fibrils. The synthesised films from both fibrillar and non-fibrillar protein were coherent with exception of some cracks. The elastic modulus from AFM indicated that the fibrillar film was more heterogeneous compared to the non-fibrillar film. To attain coherent films, the plasticising agent glycerol was added. To summarise, both fibrillar as well as non-fibrillar materials were successfully synthesised, however, further research is necessary to optimise the properties of the material.

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