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Gugino IM, Alfeo V, Ashkezary MR, Marconi O, Pirrone A, Francesca N, Cincotta F, Verzera A, Todaro A. Maiorca wheat malt: A comprehensive analysis of physicochemical properties, volatile compounds, and sensory evaluation in brewing process and final product quality. Food Chem 2024; 435:137517. [PMID: 37748254 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
Abstract
This study explores the potential of Maiorca wheat malt as an alternative ingredient in beer production, investigating its impact on the brewing process and beer quality at different recipe contents (50 %, 75 %, 100 %). The study encompasses a comprehensive analysis of key malt parameters, revealing Maiorca malt's positive influence on maltose, glucose, filterability, extract, free amino nitrogen, and fermentability. Notably, the malt exhibited heightened levels of α-amylase and β-amylase enzymes compared to conventional commercial malt. Furthermore, the analysis of aroma compounds and subsequent sensory evaluations unveiled a significant correlation between the proportion of Maiorca malt in the formulation and intensified estery, fruity, malty, honey, complemented by a reduction in attributes such as aromatic compounds, phenolic, yeasty, sulfury, oxidized, and solvent-like odors. This research underscores the favorable contribution of Maiorca wheat malt to enhancing both the brewing process and final beer quality, highlighting its potential as an innovative ingredient in brewing practices.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ignazio Maria Gugino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, University of Perugia, via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Viale G. Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Viale G. Palatucci, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Kaveh M, Yeganehzad S, Rabie Ashkezary M, Hesarinejad MA, Todaro A, Nishinari K. Chewing gum base: A comprehensive review of composition, production, and assessment methods: Advances and approaches in biodegradability. J Texture Stud 2023; 54:789-807. [PMID: 37584385 DOI: 10.1111/jtxs.12793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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The gum base mass is a colloidal system and the main component of chewing gum; which is an inert, non-nutritious, indigestible, and insoluble part of chewing gum, therefore this substance does not dissolve in the mouth when chewed. The gum base plays the most crucial role in determining the mechanical properties, flexibility, and overall quality of chewing gum. Moreover, it acts as a delivery system to transport sweeteners, flavorings, and other ingredients in chewing gum. Despite the massive market for chewing gum and the provision of a list of the main ingredients in gum base by the Code of Federal Regulations and some international organizations, there is a lack of information about chewing gum base and its compositions in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to present an overview of the characteristics, ingredients and applications, production process, assessment, and modification methods of the gum base along with the advances and approaches in biodegradability. Biodegradability concerns play a promoting role in the research and development of chewing gum and its applications in the food industry, medical and dental sectors. Reviewing previous studies can surely help for faster development of this path.
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- Mona Kaveh
- Department of Food Processing, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Food Processing, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Food Processing, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Glyn O. Phillips Hydrocolloid Research Centre, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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Cirlincione F, Pirrone A, Gugino IM, Todaro A, Naselli V, Francesca N, Alfonzo A, Mirabile G, Ferraro V, Balenzano G, Gargano ML. Technological and Organoleptic Parameters of Craft Beer Fortified with Powder of the Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1000. [PMID: 37888256 PMCID: PMC10608011 DOI: 10.3390/jof9101000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Beer is one of the oldest and most popular alcoholic beverages and is currently consumed worldwide. The various components used in the brewing process have a physiological impact on the consumer and current research aims to improve its technological and functional properties through the addition of natural compounds (plants or mushrooms). In this work, the addition of two different amounts (5 and 10 g/L) of Pleurotus eryngii var. eryngii in powder form added at different production stages (PRE and POST alcoholic fermentation) showed the improvement in yeast viability during the alcoholic fermentation, increased the alcoholic content, and improved the sensorial profile. Regarding the organoleptic profile in the experimental samples, cocoa/chocolate and mushroom aromas were found and the samples PRE10 and POST5 received the best ratings with respect to all evaluated parameters.
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- Fortunato Cirlincione
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Bldg. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy; (F.C.); (A.P.); (I.M.G.); (A.T.); (V.N.); (N.F.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy—Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, University Campus “Ernesto Quagliariello”, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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Canale M, Sanfilippo R, Strano MC, Amenta M, Allegra M, Proetto I, Papa M, Palmeri R, Todaro A, Spina A. Artichoke Industrial Waste in Durum Wheat Bread: Effects of Two Different Preparation and Drying Methods of Flours and Evaluation of Quality Parameters during Short Storage. Foods 2023; 12:3419. [PMID: 37761128 PMCID: PMC10527894 DOI: 10.3390/foods12183419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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'Violetto di Ramacca' is a local variety of artichoke grown in Sicily (Southern Italy), known for its purple color with green streaks. In this study, the effects of two different preparation and drying methods (method A, fresh sample oven-dried at 40 °C for 48 h then mixed and ground into flour; and B, minced and frozen sample oven-dried at 40 °C for 24 h then blended and ground into flour) for flours from different parts of the artichoke (bracts, stems, and mix), used at different percentages of integration (5, 7.5, and 10%), in combination with re-milled semolina, have been evaluated. The polyphenol contents of the flours produced with the two methods were measured. The results showed significant differences between the methods and samples, with a range from 9.09 mg GAE/g d.m. (bracts 100%, method A) to 2.62 mg/g (mix 100%, method B). The values were then lowered in the flour products with supplements ranging from 0.96 mg GAE/g (bract flour 10%, method A) to 0.11 mg GAE/g (mixed flour 7.5%, method B). As the amounts of polyphenols increased, the antioxidant activity increased, with a range that varied in the pure flour from 8.59 mg trolox eq/g d.m. (bract flour, method A) to 3.83 mg trolox eq/g d.m. (mixed flour, method B). These flours were also analyzed for color, highlighting a clear difference between methods A (greener) and B (browner). The flours thus obtained were used to produce breads, which were evaluated for their physicochemical characteristics during 4 days of storage. The results showed a reduction in volumes and heights, an increase in the percentage of integration of the artichoke flours, a greater quantity of moisture in the integrated breads, and a lower reduction in the structural characteristics during storage compared to the control breads. The TPA was conducted on the breads from T0 to T4, highlighting that, although initially more compact, the integrated breads offered less alteration of the values during storage. The aw ranged from 0.63 (mix flour 5%, method B) to 0.90 (bract flour 5%, method B). The amounts of polyphenols (from 0.57 mg GAE/g in bread with bracts at 10% (method A) to 0.13 mg GAE/g in bread with mix 5% (method B)) and the antioxidant activity (from 0.55 mg trolox eq/g d.m. in bread with bract flour 10% (method A) to 0.14% mg trolox eq/g d.m. in bread with mix flour) were also evaluated, showing a trend similar to the values obtained in the flours. Colorimetric tests highlighted a color more similar to wholemeal bread in the loaves produced with method B. Statistical factor analysis and cluster analysis were conducted for all trials.
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- Michele Canale
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy;
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy;
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy; (M.C.S.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (M.P.)
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy; (M.C.S.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (M.P.)
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy; (M.C.S.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 98, 95123 Catania, Italy; (I.P.); (R.P.)
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy; (M.C.S.); (M.A.); (M.A.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 98, 95123 Catania, Italy; (I.P.); (R.P.)
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- DSAAF—Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 12 Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial Crops, Corso Savoia, 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy;
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Velotto S, Palmeri R, Alfeo V, Gugino IM, Fallico B, Spagna G, Todaro A. The effect of different technologies in Pomegranate jam preparation on the phenolic compounds, vitamin C and antioxidant activity. FOOD BIOSCI 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbio.2023.102525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Todaro A, Arena E, Timpone R, Parafati L, Proetto I, Pesce F, Pisana F, Fallico B, Palmeri R. Use of concentrated fruit juice extracts to improve the antioxidant properties in a soft drink formulation. Int J Gastron Food Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2022.100649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Alexandrou C, Bacchio S, Bergner G, Constantinou M, Di Carlo M, Dimopoulos P, Finkenrath J, Fiorenza E, Frezzotti R, Garofalo M, Hadjiyiannakou K, Kostrzewa B, Koutsou G, Jansen K, Lubicz V, Mangin-Brinet M, Manigrasso F, Martinelli G, Papadiofantous E, Pittler F, Rossi G, Sanfilippo F, Simula S, Tarantino C, Todaro A, Urbach C, Wenger U. Quark masses using twisted-mass fermion gauge ensembles. Int J Clin Exp Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.104.074515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Alfeo V, De Francesco G, Sileoni V, Blangiforti S, Palmeri R, Aerts G, Perretti G, Todaro A. Physicochemical properties, sugar profile, and non-starch polysaccharides characterization of old wheat malt landraces. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Pino A, Liotta L, Caggia C, Chiofalo V, De Nardo F, Zumbo A, Todaro A, Randazzo CL. Effect of seasonality on physico-chemical and microbiological properties of nicastrese milk and artisanal cheese. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2021; 368:6287572. [PMID: 34048553 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnab055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Nicastrese is an indigenous Italian goat breed reared in the Calabria region under semi-extensive practices. From January to June, the milk yield of 400 multiparous Nicastrese goats was evaluated. In addition, tank milk and ripened cheese samples were subjected to physico-chemical and microbiological analyses with the aim to assess the effect of the seasonality on quality parameters. The volatile organic compounds profile of the ripened Nicastrese cheese samples was evaluated. Results showed that the seasonality had a significant effect on milk fat, lactose, urea, citric acid contents and acidity. Microbiological analysis of tank milk samples revealed variability among the different microbial groups investigated except for Escherichia coli. In addition, faecal coliforms and Listeria spp. were never detected. Regarding 60 days ripened cheese samples, almost all microbial groups showed a significant decrease during the analysed period, with the exception of Enterobacteria. It is interesting to note that Escherichia coli and Listeria spp. were not detected in any cheese sample investigated, confirming the cheese safety. Overall, volatile organic compounds, detected on cheese samples, decreased trough the investigated period and this behavior could be related to the feeding quality and to the milk's goat nutritional components.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy
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- Associazione Italiana Razze Autoctone a Rischio di Estinzione, Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy
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Matraxia M, Alfonzo A, Prestianni R, Francesca N, Gaglio R, Todaro A, Alfeo V, Perretti G, Columba P, Settanni L, Moschetti G. Non-conventional yeasts from fermented honey by-products: Focus on Hanseniaspora uvarum strains for craft beer production. Food Microbiol 2021; 99:103806. [PMID: 34119099 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The increasing interest in novel beer productions focused on non-Saccharomyces yeasts in order to pursue their potential in generating groundbreaking sensory profiles. Traditional fermented beverages represent an important source of yeast strains which could express interesting features during brewing. A total of 404 yeasts were isolated from fermented honey by-products and identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Wickerhamomyces anomalus, Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii and Hanseniaspora uvarum. Five H. uvarum strains were screened for their brewing capability. Interestingly, Hanseniaspora uvarum strains showed growth in presence of ethanol and hop and a more rapid growth than the control strain S. cerevisiae US-05. Even though all strains showed a very low fermentation power, their concentrations ranged between 7 and 8 Log cycles during fermentation. The statistical analyses showed significant differences among the strains and underlined the ability of YGA2 and YGA34 to grow rapidly in presence of ethanol and hop. The strain YGA34 showed the best technological properties and was selected for beer production. Its presence in mixed- and sequential-culture fermentations with US-05 did not influence attenuation and ethanol concentration but had a significant impact on glycerol and acetic acid concentrations, with a higher sensory complexity and intensity, representing promising co-starters during craft beer production.
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- Michele Matraxia
- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Italian Brewing Research Centre, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze 4, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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Consonni D, Bordini L, Nava C, Todaro A, Lunghi G, Lombardi A, Magioni D, De Palo F, Guerrieri L, Gatti M, Serra D, Polonioli M, Pratò S, Muscatello A, Bandera A, Auxilia F, Castaldi S. COVID-19: What happened to the healthcare workers of a research and teaching hospital in Milan, Italy? Acta Biomed 2020; 91:e2020016. [PMID: 32921712 PMCID: PMC7716960 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v91i3.10361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The paper wants to present the data of infection of the Health Care Workers of a research and teaching hospital in Milan, Italy. The majority (2554, 55.9%) of 4572 HCWs were tested for SARS-CoV-2 and 8.8% were found positive. Most of the tested workers were women, but we found higher relative frequency of positivity for men, even after adjustment for age, working area, and occupation. The higher frequency of positive tests in the medicine area is probably explained by the higher concentration in that area of COVID-19 patients. Conversely, the low frequency of positive HCWs in intensive care units is probably explained by the diffuse and continuous use of PPD. Our results show that HCWs in a research and teaching hospital in the most hit Region in Italy had a similar pattern of infection as all other HCWs all over the world. The problem of SARS-CoV-2 infections among the hospital personnel HCWs should remind us the concerns about hospital acquired infections both for patients and HCWs.
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- Dario Consonni
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- 2Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche Luigi Sacco, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (MACH), University of Milan, Italy.
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- Dept Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Italy and ASST Fatebenefratelli e Sacco, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy; Dept Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Italy.
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Gaglio R, Franciosi E, Todaro A, Guarcello R, Alfeo V, Randazzo CL, Settanni L, Todaro M. Addition of selected starter/non-starter lactic acid bacterial inoculums to stabilise PDO Pecorino Siciliano cheese production. Food Res Int 2020; 136:109335. [PMID: 32846533 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The present study was carried out to produce Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) Pecorino Siciliano cheese with a multi-species lactic acid bacteria (LAB) culture, composed of starter and non-starter strains in order to reduce the microbiological variability of the products derived without LAB inoculums. To this end, cheese samples produced in six factories located in five provinces (Agrigento, Catania, Enna, Palermo and Trapani) of Sicily, and previously characterised for physicochemical, microbiological and sensory aspects, have been investigated in this work for bacterial microbiome, fatty acid (FA) composition as well as volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles. Analysis of the cheese microbiomes indicated that streptococci (30.62-77.18% relative abundance) and lactobacilli (on average 25.90% relative abundance) dominated the bacterial communities of control cheeses, produced without exogenous inoculums, whereas the cheeses produced with the selected multi-strain culture saw the dominance of lactococci (in the range 6.49-14.92% relative abundance), streptococci and lactobacilli. After the addition of the selected mixed culture, Shannon index increased in all cheeses, but only the cheeses produced with the selected LAB mixed culture in the factory 2 showed Gini-Simpson diversity index (0.79) closer to the reference value (0.94) for a perfect even community. FA composition, mainly represented by saturated FA (on average 69.60% and 69.39% in control cheeses and experimental cheeses, respectively), was not affected by adding LAB culture. The presence of polyunsaturated FA ranged between 7.93 and 8.03% of FA. VOC profiles were different only for the content of butanoic acid, registered for the experimental cheeses at higher concentrations (on average 662.54 mg/kg) than control cheeses (barely 11.96 mg/kg). This study validated addition of the ad hoc starter/non-starter culture for PDO Pecorino cheese production.
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- Raimondo Gaglio
- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), Via E. Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Santa Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Caggia C, Palmeri R, Russo N, Timpone R, Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Barbagallo S. Employ of Citrus By-product as Fat Replacer Ingredient for Bakery Confectionery Products. Front Nutr 2020; 7:46. [PMID: 32373622 PMCID: PMC7179755 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.00046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Citrus fruits processing is one of the foremost industrial activities in Sicily and the main residual by-product consists in peels and seeds (known as “pastazzo”). Traditionally this by-product has been used for different purposes, and only most recently, it has been described as source of a wide range of healthy bioactive compounds and dietary fibers. In the present work, a debittered food grade orange fiber (DOF), extracted from orange juice by-product, was experimentally obtained and tested as fat-replacer at different percentages (30, 50, and 70%) in bakery confectionery products (brioches). The DOF showed high total fiber content, low water activity and a high water binding capacity. The obtained bakery products were characterized for nutritional, technological and microbiological parameters through storage at room temperature. Results highlighted that the addition of DOF results in final products with increased moisture content, mainly after 1 day of storage, and good textural proprieties. Furthermore, the fat-replacing strategy, at different levels of DOF, resulted in final products with, besides a constant content of carbohydrates, showed lowered fat content, increased content of dietary fiber and protein. In particular, the 50% fat replacement allowed to obtain brioches with improved technological properties and with desirable microbiological traits, mostly within the first 24 h from production and up to 5 days of storage.
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- Cinzia Caggia
- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- SAAF - Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Di3A - Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Fabroni S, Amenta M, Timpanaro N, Todaro A, Rapisarda P. Change in taste-altering non-volatile components of blood and common orange fruit during cold storage. Food Res Int 2020; 131:108916. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.108916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ashkezary MR, Bonanno A, Todaro M, Settanni L, Gaglio R, Todaro A, Alabiso M, Maniaci G, Mazza F, Grigoli AD. Effects of adding solid and molten chocolate on the physicochemical, antioxidant, microbiological, and sensory properties of ewe's milk cheese. J Food Sci 2020; 85:556-566. [PMID: 32067252 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.15045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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A novel dairy product, namely "chocolate cheese", was produced with two typical Sicilian food products: Pecorino cheese, processed from ewe's milk, and Modica chocolate. The cheese, manufactured with 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% (w/w) solid or molten chocolate, was evaluated after 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks of vacuum storage for its nutritional and health properties. The addition of chocolate reduced the pH, protein, fat, and ash; the addition of 5% or 10% molten chocolate reduced hardness (N/mm2 ). The addition of either solid or molten chocolate resulted in a slight increase (P < 0.1038) in the total polyphenol content, a higher oleic acid content, and less oxidative stability. The microbiological profile showed that the total mesophilic count and the number of mesophilic coccus lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were approximately equal (about 108 CFU/g) in all cheese. The survival of the microorganisms was affected by both the chocolate added and the storage time. Chocolate cheese stored for 6 weeks had less Enterobacteriaceae than control cheese, whereas yeasts were detected at higher cell densities in the former cheese. Filamentous fungi were undetectable in some cheese. Differences were also observed in the number of mesophilic rod LAB, which increased progressively over time in all cheese, and in Enterobacteriaceae, yeasts, and filamentous fungi, which decreased during storage. Descriptive and hedonic sensory tests and principal component analysis showed that fresh cheese and cheese stored for 2 weeks, including 5% molten chocolate, were the most preferred by evaluators. Based on these results, chocolate cheese has the potential to be appreciated in the market for its nutritional, health, and sensory properties. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Chocolate cheese, made by combining two typical Sicilian foods, Pecorino cheese and Modica chocolate, is proposed as a novel dairy product. The highest sensory acceptance was obtained with the addition of 5% molten chocolate and storage for 2 weeks. Given its improved antioxidant properties, healthier fat, and sensory properties, chocolate cheese has the potential to be appreciated in the market, especially by young consumers.
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- Mansour Rabie Ashkezary
- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (SAAF), Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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Guarcello R, Gaglio R, Todaro A, Alfonzo A, Schicchi R, Cirlincione F, Moschetti G, Francesca N. Insights Into the Cultivable Microbial Ecology of "Manna" Ash Products Extracted From Fraxinus angustifolia ( Oleaceae) Trees in Sicily, Italy. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:984. [PMID: 31164870 PMCID: PMC6536662 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Microbial communities characterizing a specific food matrix, generally, strongly contribute to both its composition, and properties for food applications. To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the cultivable microbial ecology of Sicilian “Manna” ash products in order to acquire new information on the hygienic quality, shelf-life and potential application of this traditional food. To this purpose, several manna samples belonging to different commercial categories were collected and subjected to the analysis of bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous fungi. Furthermore, an investigation of the sugar content and physicochemical parameters was performed. The results of our study followed the trend generally reported for other sugary foods. Conversely, as regards microbiological analyses, in the present study, the presence of microorganisms at high levels confirmed their survival in stressing conditions characterizing this food matrix in a viable and cultivable form. Most species were osmophilic, endophytic bacteria, antagonistic of fungi pathogen of plants. Yeasts were the most abundant microbial populations and a total of six species were identified: Candida aaseri, Candida lactis-condensi, Citeromyces matritensis, Lachancea thermotolerans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Zygosaccharomyces bailii. Filamentous fungi included five genera, which were considered common contaminants of honey and of other foods due to their xerophilic characteristics. Interestingly, our results suggest that the strains of L. thermotolerans isolated in this study might be evaluated for their potential to act as starters either singly or in multi-combination for food applications.
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- Rosa Guarcello
- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Pino A, Vaccalluzzo A, Solieri L, Romeo FV, Todaro A, Caggia C, Arroyo-López FN, Bautista-Gallego J, Randazzo CL. Effect of Sequential Inoculum of Beta-Glucosidase Positive and Probiotic Strains on Brine Fermentation to Obtain Low Salt Sicilian Table Olives. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:174. [PMID: 30800110 PMCID: PMC6376858 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the present study, the β-glucosidase positive strain Lactobacillus plantarum F3. 3 was used as starter during the fermentation of Sicilian table olives (Nocellara Etnea cultivar) at two different salt concentrations (5 and 8%), in order to accelerate the debittering process. The latter was monitored through the increase of hydroxytyrosol compound. In addition, the potential probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei N24 strain was added after 60 days of fermentation. Un-inoculated brine samples at 5 and 8% of salt were used as control. The fermentation was monitored till 120 days through physico-chemical and microbiological analyses. In addition, volatile organic compounds and sensorial analyses were performed during the process and at the end of the fermentation, respectively. Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts were, in depth, studied by molecular methods and the occurrence of the potential probiotic N24 strain in the final products was determined. Results highlighted that inoculated brines exhibited a higher acidification and debittering rate than control ones. In addition, inoculated brines at 5% of salt exhibited higher polyphenols (hydoxytyrosol, tyrosol, and verbascoside) content compared to samples at 8% of NaCl, suggesting a stronger oleuropeinolytic activity of the starter at low salt concentration. Lactobacilli and yeasts dominated during the fermentation process, with the highest occurrence of L. plantarum and Wickerhamomyces anomalus, respectively. Moreover, the potential probiotic L. paracasei N24 strain was able to survive in the final product. Hence, the sequential inoculum of beta-glucosidase positive and potential probiotic strains could be proposed as a suitable technology to produce low salt Sicilian table olives.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Olive, Citrus and Tree Fruit, Acireale, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Food Biotechnology Department, Instituto de la Grasa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Pignani S, Todaro A, Ferrarese M, Marchi S, Lombardi S, Balestra D, Pinton P, Bernardi F, Pinotti M, Branchini A. The chaperone-like sodium phenylbutyrate improves factor IX intracellular trafficking and activity impaired by the frequent p.R294Q mutation. J Thromb Haemost 2018; 16:2035-2043. [PMID: 29993188 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Essentials Missense mutations often impair protein folding, and thus intracellular trafficking and secretion. Cellular models of severe type I hemophilia B were challenged with chaperone-like compounds. Sodium phenylbutyrate improved intracellular trafficking and secretion of the frequent p.R294Q. The increased coagulant activity levels (∼3%) of p.R294Q would ameliorate the bleeding phenotype. SUMMARY Background Missense mutations often impair protein folding and intracellular processing, which can be improved by small compounds with chaperone-like activity. However, little has been done in coagulopathies, where even modest increases of functional levels could have therapeutic implications. Objectives To rescue the expression of factor IX (FIX) variants affected by missense mutations associated with type I hemophilia B (HB) through chaperone-like compounds. Methods Expression studies of recombinant (r)FIX variants and evaluation of secreted levels (ELISA), intracellular trafficking (immunofluorescence) and activity (coagulant assays) before and after treatment of cells with chaperone-like compounds. Results As a model we chose the most frequent HB mutation (p.R294Q, ~100 patients), compared with other recurrent mutations associated with severe/moderate type I HB. Immunofluorescence studies revealed retention of rFIX variants in the endoplasmic reticulum and negligible localization in the Golgi, thus indicating impaired intracellular trafficking. Consistently, and in agreement with coagulation phenotypes in patients, all missense mutations resulted in impaired secretion (< 1% wild-type rFIX). Sodium phenylbutyrate (NaPBA) quantitatively improved trafficking to the Golgi and dose dependently promoted secretion (from 0.3 ± 0.1% to 1.5 ± 0.3%) only of the rFIX-294Q variant. Noticeably, this variant displayed a specific coagulant activity that was higher (~2.0 fold) than that of wild-type rFIX in all treatment conditions. Importantly, coagulant activity was concurrently increased to levels (3.0 ± 0.9%) that, if achieved in patients, would ameliorate the bleeding phenotype. Conclusions Altogether, our data detail molecular mechanisms underlying type I HB and candidate NaPBA as affordable 'personalized' therapeutics for patients affected by the highly frequent p.R294Q mutation, and with reduced access to substitutive therapy.
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- S Pignani
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology and Experimental Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Alfeo V, Jaskula-Goiris B, Venora G, Schimmenti E, Aerts G, Todaro A. Screening of durum wheat landraces (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) for the malting suitability. J Cereal Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2018.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pino A, De Angelis M, Todaro A, Van Hoorde K, Randazzo CL, Caggia C. Fermentation of Nocellara Etnea Table Olives by Functional Starter Cultures at Different Low Salt Concentrations. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1125. [PMID: 29922251 PMCID: PMC5996112 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nocellara Etnea is one of the main Sicilian cultivars traditionally used to produce both olive oil and naturally fermented table olives. In the present study, the effect of different salt concentrations on physico-chemical, microbiological, sensorial, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) formation was evaluated in order to obtain functional Nocellara Etnea table olives. The experimental design consisted of 8 treatments as follow: fermentations at 4, 5, 6, and 8% of salt with (E1-E4 samples) and without (C1-C4 samples) the addition of starters. All the trials were carried out at room temperature (18 ± 2°C) and monitored for an overall period of 120 d. In addition, the persistence of the potential probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei N24 at the end of the process was investigated. Microbiological data revealed the dominance of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), starting from the 7th d of fermentation, and the reduction of yeasts and enterobacteria in the final product inoculated with starters. VOCs profile highlighted a high amount of aldehydes at the beginning of fermentation, which significantly decreased through the process and a concomitant increase of alcohols, acids, esters, and phenols. In particular, esters showed an occurrence percentage higher in experimental samples rather than in control ones, contributing to more pleasant flavors. Moreover, acetic acid, ethanol, and phenols, which often generate off-flavors, were negatively correlated with mesophilic bacteria and LAB. It is interesting to note that salt content did not affect the performances of starter cultures and slightly influenced the metabolome of table olives. Sensory data demonstrated significant differences among samples registering the highest overall acceptability in the experimental sample at 5% of NaCl. The persistence of the L. paracasei N24 strain in experimental samples, at the end of the process, revealed its promising perspectives as starter culture for the production of functional table olives with reduced salt content.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Brewing and Biochemistry, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Samant Y, Gravseth HM, Aas O, Ekle R, Strømholm T, Gigonzac V, Khireddine-Medouni I, Breuillard E, Bossard C, Guseva Canu I, Santin G, Chérié-Challine L, Bonney T, Kyeremateng-Amoah E, Forst L, Friedman L, Pesatori AC, Angelici L, Favero C, Dioni L, Mensi C, Bareggi C, Palleschi A, Cantone L, Consonni D, Bordini L, Todaro A, Bollati V. 1769 Occupational disease and morbidity modelling. Epidemiology 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pesatori AC, Angelici L, Favero C, Dioni L, Mensi C, Bareggi C, Palleschi A, Cantone L, Consonni D, Bordini L, Todaro A, Bollati V. 1769d Combination of mirnas, mesothelin and fibulin-3 as potential biomarkers in malignant pleural mesothelioma and asbestos-exposed subjects. Epidemiology 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pasqualone A, Laddomada B, Spina A, Todaro A, Guzmàn C, Summo C, Mita G, Giannone V. Almond by-products: Extraction and characterization of phenolic compounds and evaluation of their potential use in composite dough with wheat flour. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2017.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Alfeo V, De Causmaecker B, Goiris BJ, Aerts G, Planeta D, Todaro A. Preliminary evaluation of durum wheat ( Triticum TurgidumSubsp Durum) during malting process. Cereal Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cche.10032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Vincenzo Alfeo
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences; Università degli Studi di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology; Katholieke Universiteit; Ghent Belgium
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences; Università degli Studi di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences; Università degli Studi di Palermo; Palermo Italy
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Pino A, Liotta L, Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Mazzaglia A, De Nardo F, Chiofalo V, Caggia C. Polyphasic approach to study physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of artisanal Nicastrese goat's cheese. Food Microbiol 2017; 70:143-154. [PMID: 29173621 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nicastrese goat's cheese is produced in the South of Italy under traditional procedures, from raw goat milk without any starter cultures addition. Samples from milk to ripened cheese provided by 4 different farms were subjected to a polyphasic approach to study their physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics. In addition, volatile organic compounds formation in the final products was studied. Overall, gross composition and microbiological data revealed a significant variability among samples, which was confirmed by both the volatile organic compounds generated in the final products and by the sensorial data. Conventional technique allowed us to identify 720 isolates, mainly belonging to Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus brevis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and Enterococcus faecalis. Culture-independent methods revealed shifts in the microbial community structure, with an increase in biodiversity of metabolically active bacterial species, from milk to cheese samples. Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) allowed the identification of 36 compounds; free fatty acids and ketones represented the main detected, followed by alcohols and esters. Moreover, statistical analysis was performed in order to correlate VOCs to bacterial species. Data showed that ester compounds as well as alcohol and aldehydes were positively correlated to NSLAB, indicating that the occurrence of L. casei, L. plantarum and L. brevis species is relevant for the VOCs formation in the final product.
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- Alessandra Pino
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy
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- Italian Rare Breed Association (RARE), Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Italy
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Giannone V, Giarnetti M, Spina A, Todaro A, Pecorino B, Summo C, Caponio F, Paradiso VM, Pasqualone A. Physico-chemical properties and sensory profile of durum wheat Dittaino PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) bread and quality of re-milled semolina used for its production. Food Chem 2017; 241:242-249. [PMID: 28958525 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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To help future quality checks, we characterized the physico-chemical and sensory properties of Dittaino bread, a sourdough-based durum wheat bread recently awarded with Protected Designation of Origin mark, along with the quality features of re-milled semolina used for its production. Semolina was checked for Falling Number (533-644s), protein content (12.0-12.3g/100gd.m.), gluten content (9.7-10.5g/100gd.m.), yellow index (18.0-21.0), water absorption (59.3-62.3g/100g), farinograph dough stability (171-327s), softening index (46-66B.U.), alveograph W (193×10-4-223×10-4J) and P/L (2.2-2.7). Accordingly, bread crumb was yellow, moderately hard (16.4-27.1N) and chewy (88.2-109.2N×mm), with low specific volume (2.28-3.03mL/g). Bread aroma profile showed ethanol and acetic acid, followed by hexanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-phenylethanol, 3-methylbutanal, hexanal, benzaldehyde, and furfural. The sensory features were dominated by a thick brown crust, with marked toasted odor, coupled to yellow and consistent crumb, with coarse grain and well-perceivable sour taste and odor.
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- Virgilio Giannone
- Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca per la Cerealicoltura e le Colture Industriali, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Amendola, 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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Randazzo CL, Todaro A, Pino A, Pitino I, Corona O, Caggia C. Microbiota and metabolome during controlled and spontaneous fermentation of Nocellara Etnea table olives. Food Microbiol 2017; 65:136-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2017.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Allegra A, Sortino G, Inglese P, Settanni L, Todaro A, Gallotta A. The effectiveness of Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage edible coating on post-harvest maintenance of ‘Dottato’ fig ( Ficus carica L.) fruit. Food Packag Shelf Life 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2017.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cavalleri T, Angelici L, Favero C, Dioni L, Mensi C, Bareggi C, Palleschi A, Rimessi A, Consonni D, Bordini L, Todaro A, Bollati V, Pesatori AC. Plasmatic extracellular vesicle microRNAs in malignant pleural mesothelioma and asbestos-exposed subjects suggest a 2-miRNA signature as potential biomarker of disease. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176680. [PMID: 28472171 PMCID: PMC5417506 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Background Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer mainly caused by asbestos exposure and refractory to current therapies. Specific diagnostic markers for early MPM diagnosis are needed. Changes in miRNA expression have been implicated in several diseases and cancers, including MPM. We examined if a specific miRNA signature in plasmatic extracellular vesicles (EV) may help to discriminate between malignant pleural mesothelioma patients (MPM) and subjects with Past Asbestos Exposure (PAE). Methodology/Principal findings We investigated 23 MPM patients and 19 cancer-free subjects with past asbestos exposure (PAE). We screened 754 miRNAs in plasmatic EVs by OpenArray and found 55 differential miRNAs using logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, BMI, and smoking. Among the top-20 differential miRNAs chosen for validation by Real time PCR, 16 were confirmed. Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the most discriminating miRNA combination was given by miR-103a-3p + miR-30e-3p, which generated an AUC of 0.942 (95% CI 0.87–1.00), with a sensitivity of 95.5% and a specificity of 80.0%. Using multivariate Cox regression analysis including gender, age, BMI and smoking we found a Hazard Ratio for miR-103a-3p above the median of 0.37 (95%CI 0.13–1.13) and of 0.51 (95%CI 0.17–1.52) for miR-30e-3p. Conclusions This study suggests EV-associated miR-103a-3p and miR-30e-3p are able to discriminate MPM from PAE subjects. Larger and prospective studies are needed to confirm these two-miRNA signature alone or in combination with other biomarkers as diagnostic tools for MPM.
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- Tommaso Cavalleri
- Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- EPIGET—Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab—Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- EPIGET—Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab—Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- EPIGET—Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab—Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology Unit, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Medical Oncology Unit, Via F.Sforza 28, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Unit, Via F. Sforza 28, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Unit, Via F. Sforza 28, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology Unit, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Health Unit, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Preventive Medicine, Occupational Health Unit, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- EPIGET—Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab—Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology Unit, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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- EPIGET—Epidemiology, Epigenetics and Toxicology Lab—Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology Unit, Via San Barnaba 8, Milan, Italy
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Giannone V, Pitino I, Pecorino B, Todaro A, Spina A, Lauro MR, Tomaselli F, Restuccia C. Effects of innovative and conventional sanitizing treatments on the reduction of Saccharomycopsis fibuligera defects on industrial durum wheat bread. Int J Food Microbiol 2016; 235:71-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gentile C, Reig C, Corona O, Todaro A, Mazzaglia A, Perrone A, Gianguzzi G, Agusti M, Farina V. Pomological Traits, Sensory Profile and Nutraceutical Properties of Nine Cultivars of Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.) Fruits Grown in Mediterranean Area. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 2016; 71:330-338. [PMID: 27392960 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-016-0564-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this paper the diversity of fruit quality within nine loquat cultivars, including five international affirmed cultivars (Algerie, Golden Nugget, Peluche, Bueno, El Buenet) and four local cultivars (Sanfilippara, Nespolone di Trabia, BRT20 and Claudia), were investigated in order to discriminate the variation in pomological characteristics, sensory profile, and antioxidant properties. Finally, to evaluate potential bioactivity, antiproliferative activity of hydrophilic extracts from loquat fruits was assessed, at dietary relevant concentrations, against three human epithelial cell lines. Even though the international cultivars confirmed an appropriate level of commercial qualities in association to high levels in antioxidant compounds, the local cultivars revealed the best performances in a wide range of chemical-physical and sensory characteristics. Concerning bioactivity, our results indicate that hydrophilic extracts from all tested cultivars showed concentration-dependent antiproliferative activity with a significant variability of effects between different cell lines and between different cultivars. HeLa cells, the most sensitive and hydrophilic extracts from Peluche, showed the highest inhibitory effect followed by Nespolone di Trabia and Claudia. The results of this trial provide useful information on the pomological traits and the not yet known specific nutritional and functional properties of loquat fruits. Our data, besides helping to promote specific local cultivars, could serve to establish a database that will permit to improve the utilization of specific genetic resources in breeding programs.
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- C Gentile
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterraneo, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agrarie e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Instituto Agroforestal Mediterraneo, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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Randazzo C, Todaro A, Pino A, Pitino I, Corona O, Mazzaglia A, Caggia C. Giarraffa and Grossa di Spagna naturally fermented table olives: Effect of starter and probiotic cultures on chemical, microbiological and sensory traits. Food Res Int 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Alberio GRA, Barbagallo RN, Todaro A, Bono G, Spagna G. Effect of freezing/thawing process in different sizes of blue fish in the Mediterranean through lysosomal enzymatic tests. Food Chem 2013; 148:47-53. [PMID: 24262525 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 09/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The assessment of freshness of different sizes of blue fish (Engraulis encrasicolus 12 cm, Sardina pilchardus 15 cm, Trachurus trachurus 40 cm, Scomber japonicus colias 60 cm) was carried out using non-conventional enzymatic methods. The activities of the three lysosomal enzymes (α-glucosidase (AG), β-galactosidase (B-GAL) and β-N-acetylglucosamidase (B-NA)) in extracts of blue fish muscle were measured over a period of 21 days of storage. A significant increase (p<0.05) of AG activity was observed in all species, with a large increase seen after only one day of storage. B-NA activity increased slightly in sardines, horse mackerels and chub mackerel during frozen/thawed storage. Finally, the increase of B-GAL activity was significant (p<0.05) only in the samples of larger blue fish as horse mackerel and chub mackerel. All of these enzyme activities may be helpful predictive markers to limit fraud in these species.
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- Giuseppina R A Alberio
- Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agrarie e Alimentari (DISPA), Università degli Studi di Catania, via S. Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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Verga A, Bordini L, Ricci MG, Di Lucca P, Todaro A. [Medical visits before return to work, after a long lasting absence, above 60 days, for injuries or common diseases in a public transport company. Analysis and discussions of utility and consequences in term of evaluation of fitness to specific job]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2012; 34:368-371. [PMID: 23405664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the opportunity to do medical visits before return to work, after a long continuous absence, above 60 days, for injuries (occupational and non-occupational) or common diseases. We have examined medical records of 403 workers, in 2010 and 2011, occupied in a public transport company, in order to control the following variables: job, age, clinical conditions related to the absences, classification of the absence as injuries or common disease and conclusions about medical fitness to specific job. Our findings have shown an equal percentage of causes of absences in term of injuries or common diseases. The main cause of absence and of non fit to specific job, after medical evaluation, is depending on orthopaedic post-traumatic diseases. This evidence support the importance to do medical visits after long-lasting absence from work, particularly in case of jobs (bus, tram, subway drivers) at risk for other people.
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- A Verga
- Ospedale San Raffaele Resnati Via S. Croce, 10/a Milano, Italy.
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Todaro A, Cavallaro R, Argento S, Branca F, Spagna G. Study and characterization of polyphenol oxidase from eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). J Agric Food Chem 2011; 59:11244-11248. [PMID: 21942648 DOI: 10.1021/jf201862q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study the catecholase and cresolase activities of eggplant polyphenol oxidase (PPO) were investigated. Enzyme activity was determined by measuring the increase in absorbance using catechol as substrate and 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone (MBTH) as coupled reagent. The effects of substrate specificity, heat inactivation, temperature, pH, and inhibitors were investigated to understand the enzymatic alteration of ready-to-eat preparations. Browning of vegetables was determined through a colorimeter. Decrease of lightness (L*) and increase of color difference values (ΔE*) were correlated with tissue browning. Antibrowning agents were tested on PPO under the same conditions. The enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by 0.4 M citric acid. Under natural pH conditions, the enzyme was also inhibited by tartaric acid and acetic acid. All of the results were used to understand the best conditions for food transformation (ready-to-eat and grilled eggplant slices).
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- Aldo Todaro
- Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agrarie e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Catania, via S. Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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Ali M, Todaro A, Aiello RA, D'agostino A, Scandurra G, Taibi E, Costa C, Caruso M, Girlando A. The role of integrated treatments for patients with cancer with bone metastases: The quarterback study. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e19655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Abbate E, Palmeri R, Todaro A, Ioppolo A, Spagna G. Production and characterization of glicosidases from Aspergillus terreus using “pastazzo” as inductor. J Biotechnol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.10.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Todaro A, Peluso O, Catalano AE, Mauromicale G, Spagna G. Polyphenol oxidase activity from three sicilian artichoke [ Cynara cardunculus L. Var. scolymus L. (Fiori)] cultivars: studies and technological application on minimally processed production. J Agric Food Chem 2010; 58:1714-1718. [PMID: 20073467 DOI: 10.1021/jf903399b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Several papers helped with the development of more methods to control browning, or study thermal polyphenol oxidase (PPO) inactivation, but did not provide any solutions to technological process problems and food process improvement. Artichokes [ Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus L. (Fiori)] are susceptible to browning; this alteration could affect and reduce the suitability for its use, fresh or processed. Within this study, the catecholase and cresolase activities of PPO from three different Sicilian artichokes cultivar were characterized with regard to substrate specificity and enzyme kinetics, optimum pH and temperature, temperature and pH stability, and inhibitor test; all of the results were used for technological purposes, particularly to optimize minimally processed productions (ready-to-eat and cook-chilled artichokes).
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- Aldo Todaro
- Dipartimento di Orto-Floro-Arboricoltura e Tecnologie Agroalimentari, Universita di Catania, via S Sofia 98, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Distefano G, Las Casas G, Caruso M, Todaro A, Rapisarda P, La Malfa S, Gentile A, Tribulato E. Physiological and molecular analysis of the maturation process in fruits of Clementine Mandarin and one of its late-ripening mutants. J Agric Food Chem 2009; 57:7974-82. [PMID: 19655798 DOI: 10.1021/jf900710v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Peel color is one of the main features affecting citrus quality. Clementine is a widespread citrus species with several mutants showing a delay in pigmentation and harvesting. This work characterizes the fruit development and ripening of two clementine clones, 'Comune', a widespread variety, and one of its natural mutations, 'Tardivo', which differ by a delayed color-break and extended harvest period. Morphological, chemical, and molecular analyses were carried out on fruits of both genotypes during the whole maturation process. Analysis showed that mutation did not affect ripening characteristics such as juice acidity and TSS. However, biochemical and molecular analysis revealed marked differences in the flavedo regarding carotenogenesis and chlorophyllase gene expression. Carotenoid showed quantitative differences at biochemical and molecular levels. Results demonstrated that the mutation in 'Tardivo' influenced the transcriptional activation of PSY, a key step in carotenoid biosynthesis. The differential PSY expression led to a significant quantitative difference in phytoene accumulation between the two genotypes. Also, 'Tardivo' showed delayed accumulation of carotenes, lutein, and beta,beta-xanthophylls. The differential expression of genes involved in ethylene biosynthesis and perception suggested differing responses to ethylene signaling between the two genotypes. Moreover, exogenous application of ethylene revealed a different sensitivity of the two varieties to this hormone. The analysis added new information to better understand the complex process of ripening in citrus.
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- Gaetano Distefano
- Dipartimento di OrtoFloroArboricoltura e Tecnologie Agroalimentari, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Fustinoni S, De Vecchi M, Bordini L, Todaro A, Riboldi L, Bertazzi PA. [Validity of carbohydrate-deficient transferrine (CDT) in assessing chronic abuse of ethyl alcohol in urban public transport workers]. Med Lav 2009; 100:359-369. [PMID: 19960777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to verify the ability of some chemical-clinical parameters, with particular emphasis on carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT), in assessing chronic abuse of ethanol in a group of urban public transport workers. METHODS In the 512 subjects, public transport tram drivers, all males, who entered the study, information on the intake of alcoholic beverages was collected during the periodical health surveillance controls performed according to Italian legislation (DM88/99). In the study subjects the following clinical-chemical parameters were measured: CDT gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), mean corpuscular volume of erythrocytes (MCV), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT). RESULTS The subjects were divided into five groups according to different levels of alcohol intake: non-drinkers, occasional drinkers, moderate drinkers, habitual drinkers and heavy drinkers. The median values of CDT GGT and MCV were higher in drinkers than in non-drinkers, with an increasing trend in proportion to the amount of ethanol ingested. The validity of each parameter in determining chronic abuse of ethyl alcohol was calculated taking as true the statement on alcohol intake made spontaneously by the subject. CDT was confirmed as the parameter with the best sensitivity and specificity: 90% and 98%, respectively, the negative predictive value was 99%, while the positive predictive power was 45%. The combination of CDT with GGT or MCV led to small improvements in the positive predictive ability, which reached 50% for CDT and MCV and 60% for CDT and GGT. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirmed that, also in the workplace, CDT is the most important parameter for the diagnosis of chronic abuse of alcohol intake, but also showed that the positivity of this marker cannot be taken as certainty of abuse. The adoption of further diagnostic tools is therefore proposed, such as a specific questionnaire to collect information on alcohol intake, and in case of positive CDT a second-level test with a high specificity.
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- Silvia Fustinoni
- Unitá Operativa di Epidemiologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, del Lavoro e dell'Ambiente "Clinica del Lavoro L. Devoto", Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena e Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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Catalano A, Todaro A, Spagna G. Myrosinase activity and quality parameters on fresh-cut Chinese cabbage stored at two different temperatures. N Biotechnol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2009.06.434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Catalano AE, Ingallinera B, Todaro A, Rapisarda P, Spagna G. Degradative enzymatic activities in fresh-cut blood-orange slices during chilled-storage. Int J Food Sci Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2008.01878.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Todaro A, Palmeri R, Barbagallo RN, Pifferi PG, Spagna G. Increase of trans-resveratrol in typical Sicilian wine using β-Glucosidase from various sources. Food Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Randazzo CL, De Luca S, Todaro A, Restuccia C, Lanza CM, Spagna G, Caggia C. Preliminary characterization of wild lactic acid bacteria and their abilities to produce flavour compounds in ripened model cheese system. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 103:427-35. [PMID: 17650203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03261.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this work was to preliminary characterize wild lactic acid bacteria (LAB), previously isolated during artisanal Pecorino Siciliano (PS) cheese-making for technological and flavour formation abilities in a model cheese system. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve LAB were studied for the ability to grow at 10 and 45 degrees C, to coagulate and acidify both reconstituted skim milk and ewe's milk. Moreover, the capacity of the strains to generate aroma compounds was evaluated in a model cheese system at 30- and 60-day ripening. Flavour compounds were screened by sensory analysis and throughout gas chromatography (GC)-mass spectrometry (MS). Most of the strains were able to grow both at 10 and 45 degrees C and exhibited high ability to acidify and coagulate ewes' milk. Sensory evaluation revealed that the wild strains produced more significant flavour attributes than commercial strains in the 60-day-old model cheese system. GC-MS data confirmed the results of sensory evaluations and showed the ability of wild lactobacilli to generate key volatile compounds. Particularly, three wild lactobacilli strains, belonging to Lactobacillus casei, Lb. rhamnosus and Lb. plantarum species, generated both in 60- and 30-day-old model cheeses system, the 3-methyl butan(al)(ol) compound, which is associated with fruity taste. CONCLUSIONS The present work preliminarily demonstrated that the technological and flavour formation abilities of the wild strains are strain-specific and that wild lactobacilli, which produced key flavour compounds during ripening, could be used as tailor-made starters. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study reports the technological characterization and flavour formation ability of wild LAB strains isolated from artisanal Pecorino cheese and highlights that the catabolic activities were highly strain dependent. Hence, wild lactobacilli could be selected as tailor-made starter cultures for the PS cheese manufacture.
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- C L Randazzo
- DOFATA, Sezione Tecnologie Agroalimentari, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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Bonini M, Lapucci G, Petrelli G, Todaro A, Pamich T, Rasi G, Bonini S. Predictive value of allergy and pulmonary function tests for the diagnosis of asthma in elite athletes. Allergy 2007; 62:1166-70. [PMID: 17845586 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01503.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Asthma is frequently found in athletes, often associated with rhinitis and allergy. AIM To study the predictive value of allergy and pulmonary function tests for the diagnosis of asthma in athletes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Ninety-eight national preOlympic athletes underwent an accurate medical examination including a validated questionnaire for asthma and rhinitis, spirometric recordings and skin prick testing with a panel of the most frequent inhalant allergens. Bronchodilator and/or exercise challenge were also performed in asthmatic subjects. RESULTS Clinical asthma was present in 20.4% of athletes, rhinitis in 35.3% (in 21.4% of cases alone and in 13.9% associated with asthma). Positive prick tests were recorded in 44.4% of athletes (in 60.5% of asthmatics, in 95.2% of rhinitics and in 21.0% of nonasthmatic - nonrhinitic subjects). Mean spirometric values and distribution of abnormal values were not different among asthmatics, rhinitics and nonasthmatics - nonrhinitic patients. Skin-tests positivity was not related to the abnormal spirometric data found in individual cases. Provocation tests with bronchodilators or exercise did not appear sensitive enough to diagnose mild forms of asthma in subjects with normal basal spirometric values. CONCLUSIONS Allergy testing and spirometry should be performed routinely in athletes because of the high prevalence of allergy, rhinitis and asthma in this population. However, the predictive value of these tests and of the bronchial provocation tests performed in this study seems too low to document mild or subclinical asthma in athletes.
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- M Bonini
- Research Center of Sport Medicine, UCSC, Italy
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Todaro A, Bordini L, Rubagotti M, Mensi C, Riboldi L. [Health surveillance in workers with a previous exposure to asbestos: a method of retrospective evaluation of exposition]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2007; 29:641-642. [PMID: 18409883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The medical surveillance of the previously exposed to asbestos like method of retrospective appraisal of the exposure. The medical surveillance of the previously exposed to asbestos is effected on indication of the Competent Physician by the DL 257/2006. An aspect that often countersigns such typology of surveillance is the lack of relative data about past environmental asbestos exposure. There've been submitted to sanitary controls 140 subject employees in a steel metal company where in past activity of heavy carpentry has been developed. All the subjects have been submitted in the period 1998-2007 to medical visit, PFR with DLCO, radiography of the chest, in some cases TC and BAL. The past exposure has been resulted inclusive between 1962 and 1981. None of these workers has developed asbestosis, while the 10% of the subjects have showed bilateral pleural plaques. 12 subjects have been submitted to close examination through BAL for the determination of the internal dose of asbestos with comparison of middle values of 3.9 ca /ml. Four cases of pulmonary neoplasm and any case of mesothelioma have been diagnosed. This experience shows as the medical surveillance of a homogeneous group of workers can furnish useful data also to frame previous asbestos exposure in absence of environmental data.
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- A Todaro
- Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano
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Solari F, Guerri A, Deamici MG, Todaro A. [Interaction between occupational health service and National Health Service. Appeals against duty ability judgements]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2007; 29:797-798. [PMID: 18409967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The main purpose of the medical surveillance, in conformity with the Italian D.L. 626/94, is the formulation of ability judgements. The above-mentioned D.L. 626/94 gives the workers the possibility to file a petition versus the judgement itself addressing it to the ASL concerned. The aim of the present work is to report experiences made with the occupational health service as for versus appeals. About 2000 examinations a year are carried out at our occupational health service and the concerned judgements are pronounced. 29 versus appeal have been forwarded between 2002 and half 2007. The ASL decision has been favourable to the "competent" doctor judgement in 21 cases, and adverse in 8. Most appeals concerned osteoarticular problems. Finally some remarks are made about the necessity of improving the cooperation between "competent" physicians and supervision national health services.
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- F Solari
- Servizio di Medicina del Lavoro SEA, Aeroporti Milano Linate e Malpensa
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