| hla-b27 subtypes in patients with spondylarthropathies, ige levels against some allergens and their relationship to the disease parameters. | in suitable genetic backgrounds, some exogenous and/or endogenous antigens may cause spa. in this study, we investigated hla b27 subtypes and its relationship to some allergens and clinical findings in a group of spa patients. forty-eight patients (19f, 29m) with spa (27 with ankylosing spondylitis, 5 with reactive arthritis, 15 undifferentiated and 1 with psoriatic arthritis) were included to the study. hla-b alleles have been assessed using the lipa (line probe assay) reverse hybridization pri ... | 2009 | 19750986 |
| capsaicin induces apoptosis through ubiquitin-proteasome system dysfunction. | capsaicin is an active component of red pepper having an antiproliferative effect in a variety of cancer cells, which recent evidence suggests due to its ability to induce apoptosis. however, the molecular mechanisms through which capsaicin induces apoptosis are not well understood. here we demonstrate that capsaicin-induced apoptosis is mediated via the inhibition cellular proteasome function. treatment of capsaicin to mouse neuro 2a cells results in the inhibition of proteasome activity in a d ... | 2010 | 20069556 |
| characterization of acc deaminase gene in pseudomonas entomophila strain ps-pjh isolated from the rhizosphere soil. | the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (acc) deaminase cleaves the ethylene precursor acc into alpha-ketobutyrate and ammonia. the decreased level of ethylene allows the plant to be more resistant to a wide environmental stress including plant pathogens. in the present study, we characterized the acc deaminase activity of a pseudomonas entomophila strain ps-pjh isolated from the red pepper rhizosphere region of red pepper grown at jinan, korea. the isolate produced 23.8 +/- 0.4 micromol of ... | 2010 | 20082369 |
| toward a quarter century of pathogen-derived resistance and practical approaches to plant virus disease control. | the concept of pathogen-derived resistance (pdr) describes the use of genetic elements from a pathogen's own genome to confer resistance in an otherwise susceptible host via genetic engineering [j. theor. biol. 113 (1985) 395]. illustrated with the bacteriophage qbeta in escherichia coli, this strategy was conceived as a broadly applicable approach to engineer resistance against pathogens. for plant viruses, the concept of pdr was validated with the creation of tobacco plants expressing the coat ... | 2010 | 20109666 |
| nsaid-activated gene-1 as a molecular target for capsaicin-induced apoptosis through a novel molecular mechanism involving gsk3beta, c/ebpbeta and atf3. | capsaicin, a natural product of the capsicum species of red peppers, is known to induce apoptosis and suppress growth. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-activated gene-1 (nag-1) is a cytokine associated with pro-apoptotic and antitumorigenic property in colorectal and lung cancer. our data demonstrate that capsaicin leads to induction of apoptosis and up-regulates nag-1 gene expression at the transcriptional level. overexpression of ccaat/enhancer binding protein beta (c/ebpbeta) caused a sig ... | 2010 | 20110283 |
| capsiate inhibits ultraviolet b-induced skin inflammation by inhibiting src family kinases and epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. | capsiate, one of the major capsaicinoids, is nonpungent and present in sweet pepper. we investigated the effects of capsiate on the ultraviolet b (uvb)-induced inflammatory response in skin and its molecular mechanisms. capsiate-pretreated human keratinocytes inhibited intracellular reactive oxygen species (ros), which activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappab (nf-kappab) pathways. therefore, we determined the effects of capsiate on these pathways. capsiate inhibite ... | 2010 | 20123015 |
| development of a modified caco-2 cell model system for studying iron availability in eggs. | a modified caco-2 cell model system was developed for studying iron availability in mixtures of fresh and/or cooked foods subjected to a simulated gastrointestinal digestion. the effect of combining foods containing high levels of ascorbic acid with cooked eggs on ferritin expression in the cells was measured. there was no detectable increase in ferritin with eggs alone, indicating that none of the iron was available for uptake into the cells, but when mixed with orange juice or salad (lettuce, ... | 2010 | 20170171 |
| beneficial influence of dietary spices on the ultrastructure and fluidity of the intestinal brush border in rats. | the beneficial influence of three common spices was examined in experimental rats on: (i) the membrane fluidity of intestinal brush-border membranes (bbm), (ii) the activity of intestinal membrane-bound enzymes, and (iii) ultrastructural alterations in the intestinal epithelium. groups of male wistar rats were maintained on dietary black pepper (0.5 %), red pepper (3.0 %), ginger (0.05 %) and spice bioactive compounds piperine (0.02 %) and capsaicin (0.01 %) for 8 weeks. a membrane fluidity stud ... | 2010 | 20178671 |
| effect of ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds on antioxidative defense system and oxidative stress in rats fed high-fat . high-cholesterol diet. | the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds on the antioxidative defense system and oxidative stress in rats fed a high fat . high cholesterol diet. rats were divided into four experimental groups which were composed of high fat . high cholesterol diet group (hf), high fat . high cholesterol diet with 0.1% ethanol extracts from red pepper seeds supplemented group (hea), high fat . high cholesterol diet with 0.2% ethanol extracts from r ... | 2010 | 20198203 |
| [clinical and microbiological profile of women with bacterial vaginosis]. | to study the clinical and microbiological profile of women with bacterial vaginosis participating in a randomized, double-blind clinical trial, which compared the vaginal use of preparations from red pepper tree and metronidazole for the treatment of genital discharge. | 2010 | 20305946 |
| gastrointestinal protective effect of dietary spices during ethanol-induced oxidant stress in experimental rats. | spices are traditionally known to have digestive stimulant action and to cure digestive disorders. in this study, the protective effect of dietary spices with respect to activities of antioxidant enzymes in gastric and intestinal mucosa was examined. groups of wistar rats were fed for 8 weeks with diets containing black pepper (0.5%), piperine (0.02%), red pepper (3.0%), capsaicin (0.01%), and ginger (0.05%). all these spices significantly enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes--superoxi ... | 2010 | 20383223 |
| red pepper as a probe for obesity. | | 2010 | 20408546 |
| biogenic amine content in dry fermented sausages as influenced by a producer, spice mix, starter culture, sausage diameter and time of ripening. | sixteen types of dry fermented sausages were commercially produced as combinations of two producers (designated k and r), two starter cultures (pediococcus pentosaceus, c; lactobacillus curvatus+staphylococcus carnosus, f), two spicing mixtures (h; p) and two casing diameters (4.5cm, t; 7cm, w), and were sampled at days zero, 14, 28 (end of ripening), 49, 70, 91 and 112 (samples were stored at 15 degrees c and relative humidity of 70% between days 28 and 112). tyramine and putrescine content (y, ... | 2009 | 20416663 |
| disease resistance to bacterial pathogens affected by the amount of ferredoxin-i protein in plants. | summary ferredoxin-i (fd-i) is a fundamental protein that is involved in several metabolic pathways. the amount of fd-i found in plants is generally regulated by environmental stress, including biotic and abiotic events. in this study, the correlation between quantity of fd-i and plant disease resistance was investigated. fd-i levels were increased by inoculation with pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae but were reduced by erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora. transgenic tobacco over-expressing fd-i ... | 2007 | 20507485 |
| tissue distribution & elimination of capsaicin, piperine & curcumin following oral intake in rats. | curcumin, capsaicin and piperine--the bioactive compounds present in spices--turmeric (curcuma longa), red pepper (capsicum annuum) and black pepper (piper nigrum) respectively, have a considerable portion of structural homology. tissue distribution and elimination of these three structurally similar bioactive compounds was examined following their oral intake in rats. | 2010 | 20516541 |
| antimicrobial effects of hypochlorite on escherichia coli in water and selected vegetables. | in this study, the antimicrobial effects of hypochlorite (hocl) on escherichia coli in tap water were investigated. the effects of 0.1% thyme oil and 100 mg/l hocl on e. coli on vegetables (lettuce, parsley leafs, and red pepper) were also studied. e. coli was reduced by 2.54, 3.33, 3.93, 4.87, and 5.57 log colony forming units (cfu)/ml with 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 10, and 50 mg/ml hocl, respectively. there was an increase of more than 30% in the inactivation of e. coli with 10 degrees c rise in tempera ... | 2010 | 20524899 |
| identification of begomoviruses infecting crops and weeds in belize. | plants including pepper, red kidney bean, squash, string bean and tomato, as well as weeds with viral symptoms were collected from five districts in belize over a three year period with the aim of determining the diversity of the begomoviruses present. sixty five percent of the samples screened via dna hybridization produced signals indicative of begomovirus infection. subsequent pcr amplifications and nucleotide sequence analyses revealed the presence of four begomoviruses in belize. pepper gol ... | 2008 | 20596296 |
| the aflatoxin contamination of ground red pepper and pistachio nuts sold in turkey. | total aflatoxin (aft) and aflatoxin b1 (afb1) contamination, ph and water activity, and mold and yeast counts in unpacked and packed ground red pepper (grp) and pistachio nut have been studied from september 2008 to february 2009. 17.1% (14/82) and 23.1% (19/82) unpacked grp were over aft and afb1 legal limits, respectively, while only one packed sample was over legal limit of afb1 by 89.99 ppb. both of aft and afb1 were detected in 50.5% (48/95) of unpacked pistachio nuts with the contamination ... | 2010 | 20600537 |
| tomato yellow leaf curl viruses: ménage à trois between the virus complex, the plant and the whitefly vector. | tomato yellow leaf curl disease (tylcd) is one of the most devastating viral diseases affecting tomato crops in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world. here, we focus on the interactions through recombination between the different begomovirus species causing tylcd, provide an overview of the interactions with the cellular genes involved in viral replication, and highlight recent progress on the relationships between these viruses and their vector, the whitefly bemisia tabaci. t ... | 2010 | 20618703 |
| the 126- and/or 183-kda replicases or their coding regions are responsible both for inefficient local and for systemic movements of paprika mild mottle virus japanese strain in tomato plants. | paprika mild mottle virus japanese strain (pammv-j), a member of the genus tobamovirus, was originally isolated from sweet pepper plants (capsicum annuum l.). in experimental conditions, pammv-j spread more slowly in inoculated leaves of tomato plants and moved to uninoculated upper leaves at a lower frequency than tomato mosaic virus (tomv). in this study, we aimed to identify the viral factors responsible for the low efficiency of local and systemic movement of pammv-j in tomato plants. using ... | 2010 | 20708047 |
| fruits and vegetables protect against the genotoxicity of heterocyclic aromatic amines activated by human xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes expressed in immortal mammalian cells. | heterocyclic aromatic amines (haas) can be formed during the cooking of meat and fish at elevated temperatures and are associated with an increased risk for cancer. on the other hand, epidemiological findings suggest that foods rich in fruits and vegetables can protect against cancer. in the present study three teas, two wines, and the juices of 15 fruits and 11 vegetables were investigated for their protective effect against the genotoxic effects of 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (iq) ... | 2010 | 20713174 |
| hypoxanthine levels in human urine serve as a screening indicator for the plasma total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein modulation activities of fermented red pepper paste. | fermented red pepper paste (frpp) is one of the most well-known traditional foods in korea. the effects of frpp in experimental animals and adipocytes have been previously reported. however, the biochemical effects have not yet been validated in humans with various genetic backgrounds and environmental factors. in this study, 28 female volunteers (body mass index, more than 23 kg/m(2)) aged 19 to 60 years were treated with either frpp or a placebo for 12 weeks. marked cholesterol modulation was ... | 2010 | 20797477 |
| effect of biofumigation with manure amendments and repeated biosolarization on fusarium densities in pepper crops. | in the region of murcia (southeast spain), sweet pepper has been grown as a monoculture in greenhouses for many years. until 2005, when it was banned, soils were disinfested with methyl bromide (mb) to control pathogens and to prevent soil fatigue effects. the genus fusarium plays an important role in the microbiological component associated with yield decline in pepper monocultures. in the present study, soils were treated with manure amendments, alone (biofumigation, b) or in combination with ... | 2011 | 20820866 |
| production and migration of mycotoxins in sweet pepper analyzed by multimycotoxin lc-ms/ms. | in this work the presence and migration behavior of mycotoxins formed in sweet pepper, inoculated by fusarium species involved in internal fruit rot, were investigated. two different commercial sweet pepper cultivars were inoculated with two different fusarium proliferatum isolates that were sampled from diseased peppers. after 10 days of incubation at 20 °c in a closed container, the lesion caused by the fungal infection was dissected. around the lesion, up to three concentric rings of pepper f ... | 2010 | 20825158 |
| effect of polyacetylenic acids from prunella vulgaris on various plant pathogens. | this study is aiming at characterizing antifungal substances from the methanol extract of prunella vulgaris and at investigating those substances' antifungal and antioomycete activities against various plant pathogens. | 2010 | 20849392 |
| expression of sweet pepper hrap gene in banana enhances resistance to xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. | banana xanthomonas wilt (bxw), caused by the bacterium xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, is the most devastating disease of banana in the great lakes region of africa. the pathogen's rapid spread has threatened the livelihood of millions of africans who rely on banana fruit for food security and income. the disease is very destructive, infecting all banana varieties, including both east african highland bananas and exotic types of banana. in the absence of natural host plant resistance amon ... | 2010 | 21029318 |
| [screening of potential antibiotics, inhibitors of the nonmevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis--2-c-methyl-d-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate derivatives]. | the recently discovered nonmevalonate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis is a prospective target in screening of new antibiotics. because of the absence of the pathway in the animal cells, the specific inhibitors of the pathway will be a new class of antibiotics against many pathogens (which cause, e.g., malaria, tuberculosis, etc), combining high efficiency and low toxicity. several derivatives of 2-c-methyl-d-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate (mec) were synthesized. 4-phospho-methyl-d-erythritol ... | 2010 | 21033467 |
| salmonella montevideo infections associated with salami products made with contaminated imported black and red pepper --- united states, july 2009-april 2010. | in august and september 2009, pulsenet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, detected a multistate cluster of salmonella montevideo infections with an indistinguishable pulse-field gel electrophoresis (pfge) pattern (xbai pfge pattern jixx01.0011). cases were geographically dispersed, and the age and sex distributions were typical for reported salmonella cases. montevideo is the seventh most common salmonella serotype in the united states; of 1,225 pfge pa ... | 2010 | 21178949 |
| 'candidatus phytoplasma costaricanum' a new phytoplasma associated with a newly emerging disease in soybean in costa rica. | a new phytoplasma associated with a newly emerging soybean (glycine max) disease, soybean stunt (soyst), was found in 2002 in a soybean plantation in alajuela province, costa rica. the same or very closely related phytoplasma also infected sweet pepper (capsicum annuum) with purple vein syndrome (swppv) and passion fruit vine (passiflora edulis) with bud proliferation (pasfbp) in the same region. sequence analysis of cloned 16s rdnas (genbank accession nos. fj226068-fj226073 and hq225624-hq22563 ... | 2011 | 21216914 |
| capsaicinoids-induced changes of plasma glucose, free fatty acid and glycerol concentrations in rats. | red peppers are used as a spice for enhancing the palatability of foods. two major capsaicinoids, dihydrocapsaicin (dhc) and capsaicin (cap) are responsible for up to 90% of the total pungency of pepper fruits. these capsaicinoids are known to enhance energy metabolism and thermogenesis. however, there is a little information on the effects of capsaicinoids on the lipolysis and carbohydrate metabolism. we studied the effects of dhc and cap on plasma glucose, free fatty acid (ffa) and glycerol co ... | 2011 | 21297348 |
| enhancement of growth and salt tolerance of red pepper seedlings (capsicum annuum l.) by regulating stress ethylene synthesis with halotolerant bacteria containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase activity. | three 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (acc) deaminase-producing halotolerant bacteria were isolated from west coast soil of yellow sea, incheon, south korea and evaluated for their efficiency in improving red pepper plant growth under salt stress. the strains rs16, rs656 and rs111 were identified by 16s rrna gene sequencing as brevibacterium iodinum, bacillus licheniformis and zhihengliuela alba, respectively. two hour exposure of 100, 150 and 200 mm nacl stress on 8 day old red pepper see ... | 2011 | 21300550 |
| efficient sweet pepper transformation mediated by the baby boom transcription factor. | pepper (capsicum l.) is a nutritionally and economically important crop that is cultivated throughout the world as a vegetable, condiment, and food additive. genetic transformation using agrobacterium tumefaciens (agrobacterium) is a powerful biotechnology tool that could be used in pepper to develop community-based functional genomics resources and to introduce important agronomic traits. however, pepper is considered to be highly recalcitrant for agrobacterium-mediated transformation, and curr ... | 2011 | 21305301 |
| [effect of sweet pepper, enriched with selenium, on the transplantable ehrlich carcinoma in mice]. | effect of sweet pepper enriched and non-enriched with se on ehrlich carcinoma growth at balb/c mice was investigated. 1000 mg/kg of both preparations of sweet pepper (per os administration for mice of 9 months age) inhibited an early stage of tumour growth on 42-62% and 37-65% respectively. no effect on tumour growth was registered for 4 months mice. | 2010 | 21341476 |
| studies on the metabolism and toxicology of emerging capsinoids. | introduction: capsinoids are nonpungent compounds that are found in almost all pungent peppers and are abundant in the sweet pepper cultivar ch-19 sweet. since the discovery of capsinoids 13 years ago, various physiological effects of these compounds - especially reduction of visceral fat - have been observed both in rodents and humans. recently, capsules containing capsinoids have become commercially available and comprehensive studies have been performed on the metabolism and toxicity of capsi ... | 2011 | 21355789 |
| neuroprotection by spice-derived nutraceuticals: you are what you eat! | numerous lines of evidence indicate that chronic inflammation plays a major role in the development of various neurodegenerative diseases, including alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, and meningitis. why these diseases are more common among people from some countries than others is not fully understood, but lifestyle factors have been linked to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. for example, the incidence of certain neurodegenerative diseases a ... | 2011 | 21360003 |
| toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of isoeugenol (cas no. 97-54-1) in f344/n rats and b6c3f1 mice (gavage studies). | isoeugenol is one of several structurally similar phenylpropenoid compounds produced by plants. it has been extracted from calamus, savory, basil, ylang-ylang, clove, tuberose, jonquil, nutmeg, tobacco, sandalwood, dill seed, mace, gardenia, petunia, and other flowers. isoeugenol can also be produced by isomerization of eugenol, which occurs naturally in clove, pimento, bay leaf, and cinnamon. as a fragrance with a spicy, carnation-like odor, isoeugenol is incorporated into numerous household an ... | 2010 | 21372857 |
| root treatment with rhizobacteria antagonistic to phytophthora blight affects anthracnose occurrence, ripening, and yield of pepper fruit in the plastic house and field. | we previously selected rhizobacterial strains ccr04, ccr80, gse09, ise13, and ise14, which were antagonistic to phytophthora blight of pepper. in this study, we investigated the effects of root treatment of rhizobacteria on anthracnose occurrence, ripening, and yield of pepper fruit in the plastic house and field in 2008 and 2009. we also examined the effects of volatiles produced by the strains on fruit ripening and on mycelial growth and spore development of colletotrichum acutatum and phytoph ... | 2011 | 21405997 |
| the vanilloid capsaicin induces il-6 secretion in prostate pc-3 cancer cells. | capsaicin (8-methyl-n-vanillyl-6-nonenamide), a constituent of green and red peppers, has been linked with suppression of tumorigenesis through a mechanism that is not well understood. in the present study, we examined the effects of capsaicin on the production of the cytokine interleukin (il)-6 by pc-3 cells at both protein and mrna levels which were evaluated by elisa and real-time pcr, respectively. capsaicin-treated pc-3 cells increased the synthesis and secretion of il-6 which was abrogated ... | 2011 | 21474332 |
| trpv1 agonist monoacylglycerol increases ucp1 content in brown adipose tissue and suppresses accumulation of visceral fat in mice fed a high-fat and high-sucrose diet. | the administration of such a transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (trpv1) agonist as capsaicin, which is a pungent ingredient of red pepper, promotes energy metabolism and suppresses visceral fat accumulation. we have recently identified monoacylglycerols (mgs) having an unsaturated long-chain fatty acid as the novel trpv1 agonist in foods. we investigated in this present study the effects of dietary mgs on uncoupling protein 1 (ucp1) expression in interscapular brown adipose tissue (ibat) a ... | 2011 | 21597186 |
| impact of biochar application to soil on the root-associated bacterial community structure of fully developed greenhouse pepper plants. | adding biochar to soil has environmental and agricultural potential due to its long-term carbon sequestration capacity and its ability to improve crop productivity. recent studies have demonstrated that soil-applied biochar promotes systemic resistance of plants to several prominent foliar pathogens. one potential mechanism for this phenomenon is root-associated microbial elicitors whose presence is somehow augmented in the biochar-amended soils. the objective of this study was to assess the eff ... | 2011 | 21622786 |
| effect of combination on the antioxidant and inhibitory properties of tropical pepper varieties against ╬▒-amylase and ╬▒-glucosidase activities in vitro. | abstract pepper used as a spice for food preparations is usually a single type or a combination of several different varieties. this choice is usually based on individual preferences, without consideration of health benefits. therefore, the present study investigated the health benefits of a combination of 3 pepper varieties commonly consumed in nigeria. aqueous extracts (1:100ôçëw/v) of capsicum annuum var. grossum, c. annuum var. abbreviatum, and c. annuum var. accuminatum and a combination of ... | 2011 | 21663471 |
| capsaicin represses transcriptional activity of ß-catenin in human colorectal cancer cells. | capsaicin is a pungent ingredient in chili red peppers and has been linked to suppression of growth in various cancer cells. however, the underlying mechanism(s) by which capsaicin induces growth arrest and apoptosis of cancer cells is not completely understood. in the present study, we investigated whether capsaicin alters ß-catenin-dependent signaling in human colorectal cancer cells in vitro. exposure of sw480, lovo and hct-116 cells to capsaicin suppressed cell proliferation. transient trans ... | 2011 | 21764279 |
| niosomes vs microemulsions: new carriers for topical delivery of capsaicin. | the development of advanced biomaterials and drug-delivery systems has had a significant impact on our ability to treat several diseases. a new study was performed on niosomal formulations obtained from a mixture of commercial surfactants (tween 80 and span 80) to be applied topically for the release of capsaicin. capsaicin is the pungent principle of red pepper and it has a variety of pharmacological actions on the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems. niosomal carriers were prepared ... | 2011 | 21684725 |
| heterology expression of the sweet pepper cbf3 gene confers elevated tolerance to chilling stress in transgenic tobacco. | various studies have confirmed that the cbf (c-repeat binding factor) family of transcription factors has a key role in regulating many plants' responses to cold stress. here we isolated cbf3 from sweet pepper (capsicum frutescens). green fluorescent protein (gfp) fusion protein of cfcbf3 was targeted to the nucleus of the onion epidermis cell. rna gel blot analysis indicated that cfcbf3 was expressed in leaves of sweet pepper and the expression was induced by low temperature, drought and salini ... | 2011 | 21724293 |
| plant ferredoxin-like protein (pflp) outside chloroplast in arabidopsis enhances disease resistance against bacterial pathogens. | protection of crops against bacterial disease is an important issue in agricultural production. one of the strategies to lead plants become resistant against bacterial pathogens is employing a transgene, like plant ferredoxin-like protein (pflp). pflp is a photosynthetic type ferredoxin isolated from sweet pepper and contains a signal peptide for targeting towards chloroplasts. our previous reports indicated that transgenic plants with this protein are more resistant against bacterial pathogens. ... | 2010 | 21802603 |
| effect of starter culture, spice mix and storage time and temperature on biogenic amine content of dry fermented sausages. | two types of dry fermented sausage differing in spicing mixture and the diameter (low content of red pepper+diameter 80 mm, h-sausage; high content of red pepper+diameter 55 mm, p-sausage, respectively) were produced in parallel with two different starter cultures (pediococcus pentosaceus+staphylococcus carnosus, b-samples and s. carnosus+staphylococcus xylosus+lactobacillus farciminis, f-samples, respectively). the sausages were ripened 21 days and subsequently stored 91 days at the room temper ... | 2004 | 22061810 |
| Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Capsicum baccatum: From traditional use to scientific approach. | Peppers from Capsicum species (Solanaceae) are native to Central and South America, and are commonly used as food and also for a broad variety of medicinal applications. | 2012 | 22100562 |
| radio-frequency heating to inactivate salmonella typhimurium and escherichia coli o157:h7 on black and red pepper spice. | the efficacy of radio-frequency (rf) heating to inactivate salmonella typhimurium and escherichia coli o157:h7 on black and red pepper spice was investigated. a 27.12mhz rf heating system consisted of two parallel-plate electrodes was used, with the sample being placed between them. black peppers (whole and ground) and red peppers (+16mesh, -16+25mesh, and -25mesh) inoculated with s. typhimurium and e. coli o157:h7 were treated with rf energy during 50s for black peppers and 40s for red peppers, ... | 2011 | 22153186 |
| genetic diversity and mycotoxin production of fusarium lactis species complex isolates from sweet pepper. | an internal fruit rot disease of sweet peppers was first detected in belgium in 2003. research conducted mostly in canada indicates that this disease is primarily caused by fusarium lactis pirotta. ninety-eight fusarium isolates obtained from diseased sweet peppers from belgium, as well as from other countries (canada, the netherlands and the united kingdom) were identified by sequencing the translation elongation factor 1α (ef). of these 98 isolates, 13 were identified as f. oxysporum schltdl., ... | 2011 | 22098923 |
| a whole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism-based approach to trace and identify outbreaks linked to a common salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar montevideo pulsed-field gel electrophoresis type. | in this study, we report a whole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (snp)-based evolutionary approach to study the epidemiology of a multistate outbreak of salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar montevideo. this outbreak included 272 cases that occurred in 44 states between july 2009 and april 2010. a case-control study linked the consumption of salami made with contaminated black and red pepper to the outbreak. we sequenced, on the solid system, 47 isolates with xbai pfge pattern jixx01 ... | 2011 | 22003026 |
| Modulation of lipopolysaccharide-induced oxidative stress by capsaicin. | This study investigated the effect of capsaicin (the active principle of hot red pepper and a sensory excitotoxin) on oxidative stress after systemic administration of the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (100 µg/kg, i.p.) in rats. Capsaicin (15, 150 or 1,500 µg/kg; 10, 100 or 400 µg/mL) was given via intragastric (i.g.) or intraperitoneal (i.p.) routes at time of endotoxin administration. Rats were killed 4 h later. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were measured in brain, liver, ... | 2011 | 22127606 |
| Interaction of microbial ß-glucuronidase with vegetable pectins. | The purpose of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of vegetable carbohydrates on the activity of microbial ß-glucuronidase (ßG) and the adsorption of the enzyme on carbohydrates. This study used pectin-protein complexes (PPCs) with molecular weights of 300 kDa isolated under conditions simulating a gastric environment from cabbage (HCl-PPCC and HCl+pepsin-PPCCP) and sweet pepper (PPCP and PPCPP). As a sample for comparison, microcrystalline cellulose was used. The activity of ßG f ... | 2011 | 21859154 |
| activation of trpa1 by a non-pungent capsaicin-like compound, capsiate. | background and purpose capsiate is produced by 'ch-19 sweet' (capsicum annuun l.), a non-pungent cultivar of red pepper. like capsaicin, capsiate is thought to enhance energy metabolism by activating the sympathetic nervous system and suppressing inflammation, but the underlying mechanisms for this are uncertain. we previously reported that capsiate could activate transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (trpv1), a capsaicin receptor. the purpose of the present study is to investigate whether c ... | 2011 | 21883144 |
| Studies on antimicrobial activities of solvent extracts of different spices. | The antimicrobial activities of the ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol extract of 12 plant species were studied. The extract of Capsicum annuum (red pepper) (fruit) Zingiber officinale (ginger) (root), Cuminum cyminum (cumin), Alpinia ficinarum (galingale), Coriandrum sativum (coriander), Cinnamomun zeylanicum Nees (cinnamomun), Origanum onites L. (thyme), Folium sennae (senna), Eugenia caryophyllata (cloves), Flos tiliae (lime), Folium menthae crispae (peppermint) and Piper nigrum (blackpepper ... | 2011 | 21882663 |
| capsaicin induces apoptosis of cisplatin-resistant stomach cancer cells by causing degradation of cisplatin-inducible aurora-a protein. | various chemotherapeutic agents such as cisplatin have been used to treat gastric cancer. however, a substantial number of patients acquire resistance to this treatment, and this is followed by rapid relapse of the disease. we investigated the anticancer effect of capsaicin, the active ingredient in red pepper, in the cisplatin-resistant korean human gastric cancer cell line snu-668. we found that treatment of snu-668 cells with capsaicin in combination with cisplatin induced higher apoptotic ce ... | 2011 | 21932983 |
| Beneficial Effects of Capsiate on Ethanol-Induced Mucosal Injury in Rats Are Related to Stimulation of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Release. | Capsiate is a non-pungent analogue of capsaicin from CH-19 Sweet peppers. Capsaicin is reported to trigger calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) release through activation of transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily member 1 (TRPV1) and produces beneficial effects on gastric mucosa. This study aimed to investigate whether capsiate is able to produce beneficial effects on gastric mucosa and whether the protective effects of capsipate occur through a mechanism involving the activation of ... | 2011 | 21928164 |
| flow injection assessment of nitrate contents in fresh and cooked fruits and vegetables grown in fiji. | nitrates form part of the essential chemistry of soils and plants. thus, plant roots are able to absorb nitrate directly from the soil. it has been discovered that human nitrate intake is mainly from vegetables. vegetables play an important role in human nutrition since they are an outstanding source for vitamins, minerals, and biologically active compounds. in risk assessment of nitrate contents, this study reports the nitrate levels of 8 commonly consumed fruits and vegetables grown in fiji, t ... | 2011 | 22417577 |
| effects of simulated heat waves on an experimental plant-herbivore-predator food chain. | greater climatic variability and extreme climatic events are currently emerging as two of the most important facets of climate change. predicting the effects of extreme climatic events, such as heat waves, is a major challenge because they may affect both organisms and trophic interactions, leading to complex responses at the community level. in this study, we set up a simple three-level food chain composed of a sweet pepper plant, capsicum annuum; an aphid, myzus persicae; and a ladybeetle, col ... | 2012 | 23504840 |
| analgesic effect of capsaicin in idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. | twelve informed and consenting patients were studied to determine the influence of capsaicin, the pungent component of the red pepper, on trigeminal neuralgia. all of these patients had idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. these patients were followed up for 1 yr after the topical application over the painful area of 1.0 g of capsaicin three times a day for several days. six patients had complete and four patients had partial relief of pain; the remaining two patients had no relief of pain. of the 1 ... | 1999 | 1539818 |
| non-mutagenicity of capsaicin in albino mice. | capsaicin, the active principle of red pepper, administered intraperitoneally to adult male mice at doses of 0.4, 0.8 or 1.6 mg/kg body weight/day (1/20, 1/10 or 1/5 of the ld50) on five consecutive days, did not induce any clinical signs of toxicity. no significant alterations were observed in epididymal weights, caudal sperm counts, testicular weights or testicular histology. in the sperm morphology assay, sperms at 1, 3, 5 and 7 wk did not reveal any treatment-related increase in the incidenc ... | 2011 | 3209135 |
| [organic acids of various kinds of vegetables. iv. changes in the acids and sugar in tomatoes, sweet peppers and cucumbers during development and ripening]. | concentrations of organic acids and sugars in tomatoes and sweet peppers change notably during ripening. the concentration of malic acid decreases while that of citric acid increases considerably and in redripe fruits clearly exceeds the content of malic acid. several maxima and minima in acid concentrations occur during development. both species show constant proportions of citric and isocitric acid (200:1 and 30:1 respectively). in sweet pepper, quinic and ascorbic acid can be found in noticea ... | 2013 | 3811599 |
| mould deterioration of agricultural commodities during transit: problems faced by developing countries. | huge quantities of agricultural commodities are being either imported or exported by the developing countries. the commodities have to be transported from the fields of cultivation to the centres of consumption, considerable time being taken for the movement not only because of long distances but also because of various socio-economic, environmental and biological reasons. these commodities are likely to be damaged by mould growth and subsequent aflatoxin accumulation. if the contamination occur ... | 2010 | 3275325 |
| protection of erwinia amylovora bacteriophage y2 from uv-induced damage by natural compounds. | bacteriophages have regained much attention as biocontrol agents against bacterial pathogens. however, with respect to stability, phages are biomolecules and are therefore sensitive to a number of environmental influences. uv-irradiation can readily inactivate phage infectivity, which impedes their potential application in the plant phyllosphere. therefore, phages for control of erwinia amylovora, the causative agent of fire blight, need to be protected from uv-damage by adequate measures. we in ... | 2015 | 26904378 |
| pepper, sweet (capsicum annuum). | capsicum (pepper) species are economically important crops that are recalcitrant to genetic transformation by agrobacterium (agrobacterium tumefaciens). a number of protocols for pepper transformation have been described but are not routinely applicable. the main bottleneck in pepper transformation is the low frequency of cells that are both susceptible for agrobacterium infection and have the ability to regenerate. here, we describe a protocol for the efficient regeneration of transgenic sweet ... | 2015 | 25300852 |
| an improved plant regeneration and agrobacterium - mediated transformation of red pepper (capsicum annuum l.). | capsicum annuum (red pepper) is an important spice cum vegetable crop in tropical and subtropical countries. here, we report an effective and reproducible auxin free regeneration method for six different red pepper cultivars (aca-10, kashi anmol, lca-235, pbc-535, pusa jwala and supper) using hypocotyl explants and an efficient agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol. the explants (hypocotyls, cotyledonary leaves and leaf discs) collected from axenic seedlings of six red pepper cultivars ... | 2012 | 24082498 |
| microbial decontamination of red pepper powder by cold plasma. | effects of the microwave-powered cold plasma treatments (cpts) on the inhibition of microorganisms in red pepper powder, including aspergillus flavus and bacillus cereus spores, were investigated. combinations of heat treatment with cpt were investigated for the inhibition of b. cereus spores on the powder. the number of a. flavus was reduced by 2.5 ± 0.3 log spores/g by the cpt with nitrogen at 900 w and 667 pa for 20 min. cpt at 900 w and 667 pa for 20 min inhibited naturally occurring total a ... | 2014 | 24290635 |
| assessment of total aflatoxin level in red pepper obtained from istanbul. | aflatoxins (aspergillus flavus toxins (aft)) are biologically active secondary metabolites mostly produced by some aspergillus species that causes hepatotoxicity, teratogenicity, immunotoxicity, and cancers in human. the aim of this study is to determine the level of total aft in powdered red pepper in the retail markets in 40 district of istanbul using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. of the 36 unpacked powdered red pepper samples, 32 samples (88%) contained aft in the range of 0.2-106.4 µg/k ... | 2013 | 22851524 |
| nutritional changes in powdered red pepper upon in vitro infection of aspergillus flavus. | quantitative losses in various biochemical constituents like capsaicin, carotenes, ascorbic acid, polyphenols, mineral matter, sugars (soluble and insoluble), protein and fat were estimated after the successful growth of aspergillus flavus for 30 days on powdered red pepper. the fungal biomass was measured by ergosterol content and aflatoxin b1 by hplc. amongst the various nutritional constituents evaluated for nutritional losses and changes the highest nutritional loss was reported in total car ... | 2009 | 24031333 |
| spices mycobiota and mycotoxins available in saudi arabia and their abilities to inhibit growth of some toxigenic fungi. | the prevalence and population density of the mycobiota of 50 samples belonging to 10 kinds of spices (anise, black pepper, red pepper, black cumin, peppermint, cardamom, clove, cumin, ginger and marjoram) which collected from different places in jeddah governorate were studied. the natural occurrence of mycotoxins in those samples was also investigated. fifteen genera and thirty - one species of fungi in addition to one species variety were isolated and identified during this study. the most com ... | 2007 | 24015069 |
| mycomon-monitoring project of toxigenic fungi in food in years 1999 - 2001. | an occurrence of the toxigenic fungi producing aflatoxins and ochratoxin a in food was investigated in the study ("mycomon") in years 1999-2001. twenty five commodities were purchased from retail in twelve collection places in the czech republic (300 food samples together). the presence of potentially toxigenic fungiaspergillus flavus was observed in 28% of the sampled food (black pepper, black tea, caraway seeds, fine flour, fruit tea, oat flakes) in the year 1999, in 17% of the sampled food (b ... | 2002 | 23606161 |
| bioconversion of capsaicin by aspergillus oryzae. | this study identified metabolites of capsaicin bioconverted by aspergillus oryzae, which is generally used for mass production of gochujang prepared by fermenting red pepper powder in korea. a. oryzae was incubated with capsaicin in potato dextrose broth. capsaicin decreased depending on the incubation period, but new metabolites increased. five capsaicin metabolites purified from the ethyl acetate fraction of the capsaicin culture were identified as n-vanillylcarbamoylbutyric acid, n-vanillyl-9 ... | 2015 | 26072923 |
| supplementation with aspergillus oryzae-fermented kochujang lowers serum cholesterol in subjects with hyperlipidemia. | kochujang, a traditional fermented red pepper paste, is known for its hypocholesterolemic effect; however, these studies used non-commercial preparations of kochujang. in this study, we examined whether commercially-made kochujang in which aspergillus oryzae (also known as koji) was used as a microorganism for fermentation has the same cholesterol-lowering effects. | 2015 | 24961447 |
| effect of meadowsweet flower extract-pullulan coatings on rhizopus rot development and postharvest quality of cold-stored red peppers. | the study involved an examination of the antifungal activity on red peppers of pullulan coating (p) and pullulan coating containing either water-ethanol (p + eemf) or ethanol extract of meadowsweet flowers (p + eemf). pullulan was obtained from a culture of aureobasidium pullulans b-1 mutant. both non-inoculated peppers and those artificially inoculated with rhizopus arrhizus were coated and incubated at 24 °c for 5 days. the intensity of the decay caused by rhizopus arrhizus in the peppers with ... | 2014 | 25157463 |
| improvement of polymyxin-egg yolk-mannitol-bromothymol blue agar for the enumeration and isolation of bacillus cereus in various foods. | a modified polymyxin-egg yolk-mannitol-bromothymol blue agar (mpemba) was developed by supplementing polymyxin-egg yolk-mannitol-bromothymol blue agar (pemba) with trimethoprim to improve the selectivity for and recoverability of bacillus cereus from naturally and artificially contaminated food samples. the number of b. cereus in mpemba was significantly higher than in pemba, indicating better recoverability (p < 0.05) in red pepper powder (pemba 0.80 ± 0.22 log cfu/g versus mpemba 1.95 ± 0.17 l ... | 2017 | 28207304 |
| effects of ripening duration and rosemary powder addition on salchichon modified sausage quality. | the ripening durations and ingredients for the salchichon sausages were modified to increase pork rear leg consumption by korean consumers. the salchichon, a ripened pork sausage, was produced to evaluate the efficacy of two different ripening durations with and without rosemary powder on salchichon sausage quality, and the treatments were: i) 45 days of ripening without rosemary, ii) 60 days of ripening without rosemary, iii) 45 days of ripening with 0.05% rosemary, and iv) 60 days of ripening ... | 2015 | 25924959 |
| development of blood-yolk-polymyxin b-trimethoprim agar for the enumeration of bacillus cereus in various foods. | blood-yolk-polymyxin b-trimethoprim agar (bypta) was developed by the addition of egg yolk, laked horse blood, sodium pyruvate, polymyxin b, and trimethoprim, and compared with mannitol-yolk-polymyxin b agar (mypa) for the isolation and enumeration of bacillus cereus (b. cereus) in pure culture and various food samples. in pure culture, there was no statistical difference (p>0.05) between the recoverability and sensitivity of mypa and bypta, whereas bypta exhibited higher specificity (p<0.05). t ... | 2013 | 23732830 |
| improvement of mannitol-yolk-polymyxin b agar by supplementing with trimethoprim for quantitative detection of bacillus cereus in foods. | mannitol-yolk-polymyxin b agar (mypa) was modified by supplementation with trimethoprim. the ability of the supplemented medium to select for and recover bacillus cereus from pure cultures and food samples with high background microflora was compared with mypa. for evaluation of the modified mypa (mmypa) in food samples with high background microflora, b. cereus was experimentally spiked into red pepper powder, fermented soybean paste, vegetable salad, and radish sprouts, and then it was recover ... | 2012 | 22980022 |
| screening foods for processing-resistant bacterial spores and characterization of a pressure- and heat-resistant bacillus licheniformis isolate. | this study was carried out to isolate pressure- and heat-resistant indicator spores from selected food matrices (black pepper, red pepper, garlic, and potato peel). food samples were processed under various thermal (90 to 105°c) and pressure (700 mpa) combination conditions, and surviving microorganisms were isolated. an isolate from red pepper powder, bacillus licheniformis, was highly resistant to pressure-thermal treatments. spores of the isolate in deionized water were subjected to the combi ... | 2014 | 24853517 |
| quality characteristics of stirred yoghurt added with fermented red pepper. | pungency of hot pepper has limited its usage even though it shows various health beneficial effects. this study was conducted to develop the novel yoghurt containing hot pepper with diminishing pungency and aimed to examine the quality characteristics of yoghurt prepared with fermented red pepper. hot pepper was first fermented with bacillus licheniformis sk1230 to reduce the pungency of capsaicin. we then examined the quality, sensory characteristics, and antioxidant activity of yoghurt contain ... | 2014 | 26761278 |
| microbial composition of the korean traditional food "kochujang" analyzed by a massive sequencing technique. | kochujang is a traditional korean fermented food that is made with red pepper, glutinous rice, salt, and soybean. kochujang is fermented by naturally occurring microorganisms through which it obtains various health-promoting properties. in this study, the bacterial diversities of 9 local and 2 commercial brands of kochujang were analyzed with a barcoded pyrosequencing technique targeting the hyper-variable regions v1/v2 of the 16s rrna gene. through the analysis of 13524 bacterial pyrosequences, ... | 2012 | 22515251 |
| a determinant of disease symptom severity is located in rna2 of broad bean wilt virus 2. | broad bean wilt virus 2 (bbwv2), which belongs to the genus fabavirus, is a destructive pathogen of many economically important horticultural and ornamental crops. in this study, we constructed infectious full-length cdna clones of two distinct isolates of bbwv2 under control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35s promoter. bbwv2-pap1 isolated from paprika (capsicum annuum var. gulosum) induces severe disease symptoms in various pepper varieties, whereas bbwv2-rp1 isolated from red pepper (capsicum ... | 2016 | 26428303 |
| genetic compositions of broad bean wilt virus 2 infecting red pepper in korea. | the incidence of broad bean wilt virus 2 (bbwv2) on red pepper was investigated using the samples obtained from 24 areas of 8 provinces in korea. two hundred and five samples (79%) out of 260 collected samples were found to be infected with bbwv2. while the single infection rate of bbwv2 was 21.5%, the co-infection rate of bbwv2 with cucumber mosaic virus, pepper mottle virus, pepper mild mottle virus and/or potato virus y was 78.5%. to characterize the genetic diversity of bbwv2 korean isolates ... | 2013 | 25288954 |
| the antimicrobial effect of spice-based marinades against campylobacter jejuni on contaminated fresh broiler wings. | the antimicrobial effect of spice-based marinades against campylobacter jejuni on inoculated fresh broiler wings was investigated. experiments were carried out with 1 strain of c. jejuni and 6 marinades. four experimental marinades were composed for the study and contained spices (thyme, rosemary, basil, marjoram, and so on) and different combination of bioactive compounds. two marinades were commercial and contained spices (black pepper, sweet red pepper, and so on) and chemical additives (mono ... | 2015 | 25627752 |
| a quantitative and direct pcr assay for the subspecies-specific detection of clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis based on a ferredoxin reductase gene. | the gram-positive bacterium clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is the causal agent of canker disease in tomato. because it is very important to control newly introduced inoculum sources from commercial materials, the specific detection of this pathogen in seeds and seedlings is essential for effective disease control. in this study, a novel and efficient assay for the detection and quantitation of c. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in symptomless tomato and red pepper seeds was de ... | 2012 | 22752914 |
| fungicide sensitivity among isolates of colletotrichum truncatum and fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex infecting bell pepper in trinidad. | bell pepper is an economically important crop worldwide; however, production is restricted by a number of fungal diseases that cause significant yield loss. chemical control is the most common approach adopted by growers to manage a number of these diseases. monitoring for the development to resistance to fungicides in pathogenic fungal populations is central to devising integrated pest management strategies. two fungal species, fusarium incarnatum-equiseti species complex (fiesc) and colletotri ... | 2017 | 28381958 |
| transgenic sweet pepper plants fromagrobacterium mediated transformation. | fertile transgenic sweet pepper (capsicum annuum var. grossum) plants were regenerated at relatively high rate from various explants that were cocultivated withagrobacterium tumefaciens strain gv3111-se harbouring a plasmid that contains the cucumber mosaic virus coat protein (cmv-cp) gene. the rate of plant regeneration was found to depend on the types of explants cultured and the media used. young leaves were most effective for bud induction and subsequent plant elongation while hypocotyls wer ... | 1996 | 24178658 |
| bioflavour production from tomato and pepper pomaces by kluyveromyces marxianus and debaryomyces hansenii. | bioflavours are called natural flavour and/or fragrance compounds which are produced using metabolic pathway of the microorganism and/or plant cells or their enzyme systems with bioengineering approaches. the aim of this study was to investigate bioflavour production from tomato and red pepper pomaces by kluyveromyces marxianus and debaryomyces hansenii. obtained specific growth rates of k. marxianus and d. hansenii in tomato pomace were 0.081/h and 0.177/h, respectively. the bioflavour profile ... | 2015 | 25614449 |
| improved properties and microbiological safety of novel cottage cheese containing spices. | the study focuses on developing novel cottage cheese containing spices with acceptable sensory properties, increased biological value and extended shelf life. thirty types of cheese with added fresh or dried parsley, dill, pepper, garlic and rosemary were produced. characterisation of phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity and antibacterial activity of spices and cheese samples were evaluated. the cheese containing fresh pepper and fresh and dried herbs showed excellent sensory properties, wit ... | 2015 | 27904380 |
| nonivamide, a capsaicin analogue, exhibits anti-inflammatory properties in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and u-937 macrophages. | inflammation-related diseases are a worldwide problem. the counteraction of inflammation with compounds activating the trigeminal nerve is one strategy to fight these diseases. known trigeminally active compounds found in black or red pepper are the tingling t-pellitorine, the pungent capsaicin, and the less pungent nonivamide. the presented study compares the anti-inflammatory potential of nonivamide to the two known anti-inflammatory compounds, elucidating the mechanism of action and the role ... | 2017 | 27666931 |
| effect of the irrigation regime on the susceptibility of pepper and tomato to post-harvest proliferation of salmonella enterica. | raw produce is increasingly recognized as a vehicle of human gastroenteritis. non-typhoidal salmonella, pathogenic escherichia coli, and other human pathogens have been isolated from fruits and vegetables in the field and in the marketplace, which led to the hypothesis that these microbes can use plants as alternate hosts. however, environmental and physiological factors that facilitate persistence of these bacteria in the crop production environment and make produce more vulnerable to post-harv ... | 2015 | 25475277 |
| microbiological quality of retail spices in tehran, iran. | the microbiological quality of 351 samples of nine types of spices including black pepper, caraway, cinnamon, cow parsnip, curry powder, garlic powder, red pepper, sumac, and turmeric, collected from retail shops in tehran during 2007, was determined. the numbers of aerobic mesophilic bacteria, escherichia coli, and molds exceeded iran's national standard limits, at 63.2% (>5 × 10(5) cfu/g), 23.4% (>0.3 mpn/g), and 21.9% (>5 × 10(3) cfu/g) of the studied samples, respectively. coliform contamina ... | 2013 | 23643126 |
| [features of interaction bacterial strains micrococcus luteus lbk1 from plants varieties/hybrids cucumber and sweet pepper and with fungus fusarium oxysporum scelecht]. | the article presents the results of studying the impact of bacterial strain m. luteus lbk1, stimulating the growth and development of plant varieties/hybrids of cucumber and sweet pepper on the intensity of sporulation of the fungus f. oxysporum scelecht--fusariose rot pathogen. | 2014 | 24800513 |
| characterization of fusarium oxysporum isolated from paprika in korea. | in the present study we first report in korea the identification and characterization of fusarium oxysporum isolated from rotten stems and roots of paprika (capsicum annuum var. grossum) at masan, kyungsangnamdo in 2006. the fungal species produced white aerial mycelia accompanying with dark violet pigment on pda. the optimal temperature and ph for the growth of the species was 25℃ and ph 7, respectively. microscopic observation of one of isolates of the species shows that its conidiophores are ... | 2007 | 24015078 |
| a prospective study on symptom generation according to spicy food intake and trpv1 genotypes in functional dyspepsia patients. | capsaicin is an ingredient of red peppers that binds to transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1 (trpv1), and koreans eat more capsaicin-rich food than do japanese. this study aimed to compare symptom generation according to trpv1 genotypes and the intake of spicy foods. | 2016 | 27094759 |
| characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from sauce-type kimchi. | this study was carried out to investigate the isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria (lab) from naturally fermented sauce-type kimchi. sauce-type kimchi was prepared with fresh, chopped ingredients (korean cabbage, radish, garlic, ginger, green onion, and red pepper). the two isolated bacteria from sauce-type kimchi were identified as pediococcus pentosaceus and lactobacillus brevis by 16s rdna sequencing and tentatively named pediococcus sp. ij-k1 and lactobacillus sp. ij-k2, re ... | 2012 | 24471087 |
| detection of different microenvironments and lactobacillus sakei biotypes in ventricina, a traditional fermented sausage from central italy. | the present study evaluated the physico-chemical and microbiological features of ventricina, considering for the first time the presence of different compartments deriving from the technology of production. in fact meat pieces (pork muscle and fat cut into cubes of about 10-20cm(3)), mixed with other ingredients and then stuffed into pig bladder, are still distinguishable at the end of the ripening. they appear delimited on the outside by the casing and inside by thin layers consisting of spices ... | 2017 | 28006700 |
| effect of starter culture and turmeric on physico-chemical quality of carabeef pastirma. | carabeef samples were sliced, pressed, cured and divided into 6 groups. starter cultures (micrococcus varians m483 (mv), staphylococcus carnosus (sc), lactobacillus sakei (ls), m. varians m483+ lb. sakei and staph. carnosus + lb. sakei) were inoculated at the dose of 10(6)-0(7)cfu/g and stored at 10 ± 1°c for 7 days. uninoculated samples were maintained as control. samples were then divided into 2 treatment groups. samples of treatment 1 (t1) were smeared with a paste of turmeric followed by app ... | 2010 | 23572607 |
| microbial community structure of korean cabbage kimchi and ingredients with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. | kimchi is a traditional korean fermented vegetable food, the production of which involves brining of korean cabbage, blending with various other ingredients (red pepper powder, garlic, ginger, salt-pickled seafood, etc.), and fermentation. recently, kimchi has also become popular in the western world because of its unique taste and beneficial properties such as antioxidant and antimutagenic activities, which are derived from the various raw materials and secondary metabolites of the fermentative ... | 2016 | 26907755 |
| effect of storage temperature on survival and growth of foodborne pathogens on whole, damaged, and internally inoculated jalapeños (capsicum annuum var. annuum). | there is a lack of general knowledge regarding the behavior of foodborne pathogenic bacteria associated with jalapeño peppers. the survival and growth behaviors of listeria monocytogenes, escherichia coli o157:h7, and salmonella enterica on the interior and exterior of jalapeño peppers were determined under different storage conditions. jalapeños were inoculated with a five-strain cocktail of l. monocytogenes, e. coli o157:h7, or s. enterica on the intact external surface, injured external surfa ... | 2012 | 22289602 |
| virulence of meloidogyne incognita to expression of n gene in pepper. | four pepper genotypes classified as resistant and four pepper genotypes classified as susceptible to several avirulent populations of m. incognita were compared for their reactions against a population of meloidogyne incognita (chitwood) kofoid and white which had been shown to be virulent to resistant bell pepper (capsicum annuum) in preliminary tests. the virulent population of m. incognita originated from a commercial bell pepper field in california. the resistant pepper genotypes used in all ... | 2011 | 22791917 |