Universal foodstuff

Universal primers for species authentication of animal foodstuff in a single polymerase chain reaction.

BACKGROUND There are many DNA-based systems for detecting animal species present in food and food products, applicable for food quality control and authentication. However, most (if not all) methods require more than one pair of primers and cannot be applied over a wide taxonomic range, e.g. identifying vertebrates and invertebrates with the same primers and protocols. RESULTS A pair of prime...

A safe foodstuff for wheat allergic patients

Background Lipid Transfer Protein (LTP) allergy constitutes the first cause of food allergy to vegetables in Southern Europe. LTPs are highly stable proteins, resistant to both gastric digestion and high temperatures. Allergic reactions to multiples vegetables, not phylogenetically related, are produced based on the cross-reactivity among these proteins, a phenomenon that has been named LTP syn...

Predicting foodstuff from jaw dynamics during masticatory crushing in man.

In previous in vitro experiments using an Instron instrument, each test food was found to have characteristic textural properties. In vivo experiments were now made (1) to determine the degree to which variations in the vertical jaw movements during the crushing phase of mastication can be explained by the inherent properties of the foodstuff being chewed, and (2) to establish the degree to whi...

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Absorption of cholesterol oxidation products from ordinary foodstuff in humans.

BACKGROUND Information on the absorption of cholesterol oxidation products (COP) from ordinary foodstuff in humans is scarce. METHODS Five healthy young men were offered a salami- and Parmesan-containing meal naturally rich in COP. Plasma and lipoprotein COP concentrations were measured over the following 9 h. RESULTS The mean plasma free (nonesterified) COP concentration showed its maximal...