In this work a study about production of a biocatalyst that is responsible of the hydrolysis of mesquite gum to obtaining L-arabinose released and emulsifies agents was carried out. Production of crude enzymatic extracts obtained from Aspergillus niger has been reported for the degradation of arabinofuranosyl-glucosides, arabinans, arabinoxylans, etc. Growth...
Lactobacillus casei was entrapped in beads made with sodium alginate (A), amidated low-methoxyl pectin (P), and blends of A-P (1:2, 1:4, 1:6 ratios) by the extrusion technique. Diameter, sphericity and textural properties of the beads and the survivability of entrapped Lb. casei during yoghurt storage and in simulated gastrointestinal conditions...
The incidence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected people has drastically increased over the last few decades, and has motivated the search for new drugs and drug production methods. Calophyllum brasiliense (Cambes) is a rain forest tree that produces calanolides, secondary metabolites that are active against human immunodeficiency virus...
At the moment there exists a great demand worldwide for products that are not only elaborated by its nutritional or cosmetic properties but with the purpose of to improve the health and to prevent some illnesses, for it are added compound biologically active as vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, flavonoids, among...
Magnolia grandiflora, es un árbol perenne que se encuentra ampliamente distribuido desde el Sureste de Estados Unidos hasta el Sur de Venezuela. Esta especie ha sido utilizada con múltiples finalidades, desde su uso como árbol ornamental, hasta el aprovechamiento como recurso maderable y fuente de compuestos con propiedades farmacológicas, por...
La goma de mezquite (GM) es un exudado que producen los árboles del género Prosopis en sus ramas y troncos, como una respuesta a diferentes condiciones de estrés. La GM es considerada como una Arabinogalactano-proteína (AGP) del tipo II y se ha demostrado tiene una aplicación como emulsificante, debido a...
Cecropia peltata es una especie vegetal conocida en México como “guarumbo” y es usada en la medicina tradicional para el tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus. En este trabajo, se desarrollaron plantas de C. peltata de 5 meses de edad, en un sistema de cultivo hidropónico bajo condiciones controladas. Diferentes intensidades...
Mesquite gum is a highly branched polysaccharide that has demonstrated a great similarity with Arabic gum and even it has shown better functional properties than the latter. In this work it was found that mesquite gum is composed by three principal fractions with different molecular weights and chemical compositions, getting...