Mimosa tenuiflora (Mimosaceae) or “jurema-preta” is well distributed in the northeast Brazil, being popularly used to treat skin lesions, burns and inflammation. The healing effect of the alcoholic extract prepared with its barks corroborates the popular use. This study aimed to evaluate the inflamma...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between the glycemic index and the glycemic load of the diet with the risk of overweight and high adiposity in children with 5 years of age. METHODS: Cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of 232 children born and living in Diamantina (MG, Brazil). Parents and...
Background: Xylanases and β-D-xylosidases are the most important enzymes responsible for the degradation of xylan, the second main constituent of plant cell walls. Results: In this study, the main extracellular xylanase (XYL I) and p-xylosidase (BXYL I) from the fungus Penicillium janczewskii were p...
Background: The exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by yeast exhibit physico-chemical and rheological properties, which are useful in the production of food and in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries as well. The effect was investigated of selected carbon sources on the biosynthesis of EPS by Candid...
A banana é considerada um bom modelo de estudo para a transformação amido-sacarose, já que acumula um teor alto de amido durante o desenvolvimento, que é degradado durante o amadurecimento. Já foram detectadas em polpa de banana atividade e proteína relativa a várias enzimas supostamente envolvid...
Estudos com farinha de banana verde (FBV), rica em amido resistente, mostram efeitos positivos sobre a saciedade, resposta glicêmica e melhora do funcionamento intestinal. Entretanto, pouco se sabe sobre a capacidade da FBV em estimular seletivamente o crescimento e/ou atividades de microbiota intestina...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patient's satisfaction is a standard indicator of care quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a preoperative oral ingestion of 200 mL of a carbohydrate drink can improve comfort and satisfaction with anesthesia in elderly patients with hip fracture. METHOD: Pros...
Avaliou-se o efeito da suplementação de mananoligossacarídeo, ß-glucano e antibiótico em dietas de leitões machos castrados, durante a fase de creche (21 aos 54 dias de idade), sobre o desempenho, características morfo-histológicas da mucosa intestinal e ocorrência de diarreia. Foram utilizados ...
Microbiota in the gut play essential roles in human health. Prebiotics are non-digestible complex carbohydrates that are fermented in the colon, yielding energy and short chain fatty acids, and selectively promote the growth of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillae in the gastro-intestinal tract. Fructans and...
