The search for anticancer MMP-9 inhibitors (MMPIs) in food products has become a major goal for research. MMPIs in soy have been related only to saponins and isoflavones, but recently, low specific protein fractions in soybeans were shown to reduce MMP-9 activity as well. The present work aimed at comparing the MMPI potential of protein fractions (P) and non-protein fractions (NP) isolated from...

1. Male rats at 1 (young) and 9 months (adult) of age were fed on purified diets, supplemented with or without cholesterol, containing 200 g protein/kg (casein (CAS), whey protein (WHY) or soya-bean protein (SOY] for 4 weeks. 2. SOY exerted a hypocholesterolaemic effect in young rats regardless of dietary cholesterol, whereas in adult rats it was observed only when a cholesterol-enriched diet w...

Guardeño L.M., Vázquez-Gutiérrez J.L., Hernando I., Quiles A. (2013): Effect of different rice starches, inulin, and soy protein on microstructural, physical, and sensory properties of low-fat, gluten, and lactose free white sauces. Czech J. Food Sci., 31: 575–580. The microstructural, physical, and sensory properties of low-fat sauces made with different rice starches, soy protein ,and inulin ...

Seizures are a common phenotype in many neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, and fragile X syndrome. Mouse models of these disorders overexpress amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) and amyloid-β (Aβ) and are highly susceptible to audiogenic-induced seizures (AGS). We observed decreased AGS in these mice fed a casein-based, purified diet (D07030301) as opposed to a...

BACKGROUND Soy foods have been substituted for meat in recent years because of proposed health benefits. Research indicates, however, that soy protein and phytate in soy products inhibit the absorption of divalent cations. METHODS Our study was primarily designed to determine the effect of consuming two to three servings per day of soy foods, providing ∼19 g protein and ∼36 mg isoflavones, on...

The hypocholesterolemic effect of soy is well-documented and this has led to the regulatory approval of a health claim relating soy protein to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, soybeans contain additional components, such as isoflavones, lecithins, saponins and fiber that may improve cardiovascular health through independent mechanisms. This review summarizes the evidence...

Background: Many of the benefits of soy have been attributed to soy isoflavones. Objective: The objective was to determine the effects of highand low-isoflavone soy-protein foods on both lipid and nonlipid risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Forty-one hyperlipidemic men and postmenopausal women participated in a study with three 1-mo diets: a low-fat dairy food control diet...

The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled Structure of Self-assembled Native Soy Globulin in Aqueous Solution as a Function of the Concentration and the pH by N. Chen, M. Zhao C. Chassenieux, T. Nicolai (2016) [1]. Please refer to this article for interpretation of the data. The protein composition of soy protein isolate (SPI) was characterized by SDS-Page....

To determine whether dietary modifications with tomato products and/or a soy supplement affected circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and other markers of cell signaling in postmenopausal women at risk for developing breast cancer. Eligible and consented postmenopausal women at high risk for developing breast cancer were enrolled in a 26-week, two-arm (tomato and soy, 10 wee...