Even though the use of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) is well documented for a variety of dairy food fermentation dating back to the earliest written records [1,2], the use of these Gram-positive anaerobic microorganisms as recombinant microbial cell factories has taken place during the last decades. In this context, it is important to note that the enormous potential of these Generally Recognized ...

GRAS transcription factors (TFs) play critical roles in plant growth and development such as gibberellin and mycorrhizal signaling. Proteins belonging to this gene family contain a typical GRAS domain in the C-terminal sequence, whereas the N-terminal region is highly variable. Although, GRAS genes have been characterized in a number of plant species, their classification is still not completel...

Collagen is the main structural protein of the different connective tissues, such as skin, bone, cartilage and tendons, and comprises about one-third of total proteins in mammals. Collagen extracted from collagen-rich materials with hot water is known as gelatin. The common materials used for extracting gelatin include pig skin (46%), bovine hide (29.4%), bones (23.1%) and other sources (1.5%) ...

The GRAS gene family is one of the most important plant-specific gene families, which encodes transcriptional regulators and plays an essential role in plant development and physiological processes. The GRAS gene family has been well characterized in many higher plants such as Arabidopsis, rice, Chinese cabbage, tomato and tobacco. In this study, we identified 38 GRAS genes in sacred lotus (Nel...

“Food additives” is a general term referring to anything added to food to achieve specific functions, for example, to aid in food processing, to increase the product’s nutritive value, to enhance the product’s palatability through regulating its physicochemical properties, and to extend the product’s storage stability. In muscle food processing, both synthetic and natural, generally recognized ...

BACKGROUND Lactobacillus plantarum is considered as a potential cell factory because of its GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status and long history of use in food applications. Its possible applications include in situ delivery of proteins to a host, based on its ability to persist at mucosal surfaces of the human intestine, and the production of food-related enzymes. By displaying differen...

In addition to therapeutic compounds, drug formulations routinelyalso contain excipients needed as co-solvents, preservatives, colorants, surfactantsand/or sweeteners. The majority of these excipients that have been used for many years, and are Generally Regarded As Safe, reflected in the ‘GRAS’ status [1,2]. Examples of excipients are lactose, aspartame, ethanol, propylene glycol, benzyl alcoh...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of a portable electrospinning device for the application of wound dressings. Approach: Four polymer nanofibers dressings were applied on superficial partial thickness wounds to a porcine model and compared with a traditional paraffin tulle gras dressing. The polymer nanofibrous dressings were applied using a handheld portable el...