Substantiation of technology for pates of milt from salmon fishes

Salmon milt is a valued raw material with high content of biologically active nucleoproteins, as DNA and RNA, and lipids enriched by phospholipids, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins, and polyene fatty acids, therefore development of new products on the base of fish milt with high nutritional value, caloric content and good organoleptic properties is actual for fish industry. New technology for pates of the milt from salmon fishes is presented. Its key condition is an optimal ratio between protein, fat and water necessary for stability of the pate mass. There is determined that this ratio is provided by the milt : oil : water ratio as (45-55) : (15-20) : (15-20). So far as the milt has incomplete composition of proteins, some chopped muscle tissue of salmon (5-20 %) should be added to the raw material for the pates to heighten their nutritional value and to improve their organoleptic properties. Besides, 10-15 % of shrimps, scallops and squids should be added to the raw material to enhance biological value of the pates. Optimal time for the pates emulsification before thermal processing is determined as 7-9 minutes that ensures their homogeneous, tender structure. Several recipes for pates of salmon milt are proposed. Thermal treatment of the pates is recommended under the temperature 85oC until the temperature inside the pate mass reaches 72oC. The finished products can be stored up to 72 hours under the temperature 2-6oC

Comparative study of chemical and functional-technological properties for milts of commercial fishes

Milts are produced as food waste after processing of such raw fishes of high nutritional value as salmons, cod, and herring. Their using as a basement for food products is a perspective way of fish-processing technology development. Chemical and function-technology properties of chopped milt are investigated to determine their suitability for producing of food products, as sausages, pates, souses, and pastes and these properties are compared for the milts from salmon, cod, and herring. The milts are 3-26 % of the raw fish weight for these commercial species that is a significant amount of food waste. The milt tissue is slightly saturated by fats (coefficient of food saturation is 0.3 for all investigated fishes) and highly saturated by water, so the milt should be combined with other raw materials for increasing the food value. The milt lipids differ from the lipids of muscular tissue by high concentration of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids with five and six connections; the amount of these fatty acids is twice higher than the amount of saturated ones (49-52 % of total fatty acids). Moreover, the milt lipids have high coefficients of metabolism comparing with the lipids of muscular tissue, that’s why they are easy digested by human. The milts of all investigated fish species are distinguished by ability for fat emulsification. These high functional-technological properties allow to recommend the milts of salmons, cod and herring for high spectrum of food products, including emulsion ones

Investigation of functional and technological properties of crushed milts

Fresh milts of salmon, cod, and herring possess high technological properties which are lowered in the processes of freezing and storage. The lowering is insignificant in the first month of storage but becomes more essential after two months of storage, in particular for the milt of cod. One of these properties is a high emulsifying ability. Stability of the emulsion systems with use of milt depends on the fish species, freshness of the raw materials, and preliminary thermal processing: the emulsions with milt of salmon have higher stability relative to the milts of other species and the unprocessed milt provides the highest stability of the emulsion systems. The milts could be used in emulsified products both as the emulsifiers and as functional ingredients that include proteins, nucleic acids, phospholipids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids

Prevalence and spatiotemporal dynamics of HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form 03_AB (CRF03_AB) in the Former Soviet Union countries.

BackgroundHIV-1 circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) infections has been increasing in Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries in the recent decade. One is the CRF03_AB, which circulated in the region since late 1990s and probably became widespread in northwestern FSU countries. However, there is not much information provided about the dissemination of this recombinant. Here, we examine the prevalence, evolutionary dynamics and dispersion pattern of HIV-1 CRF03_AB recombinant.MethodsWe analyzed 32 independent studies and 151 HIV-1 CRF03_AB pol sequences isolated from different FSU countries over a period of 22 years. Pooled prevalence was estimated using a random effects model. Bayesian coalescent-based method was used to estimate the evolutionary, phylogeographic and demographic parameters.ResultsOur meta-analysis showed that the pooled prevalence of CRF03_AB infection in northwestern FSU region was 5.9% [95%CI: 4.1-7.8]. Lithuania (11.6%), Russia (5.9%) and Belarus (2.9%) were the most affected by CRF03_AB. We found that early region wide spread of HIV-1 CRF03_AB originated from one viral clade that arose in the city of Kaliningrad in 1992 [95%HPD: 1990-1995]. Fourteen migration route of this variant were found. The city of Kaliningrad is involved in most of these, confirming its leading role in CRF03_AB spread within FSU. Demographic reconstruction point to this is that CRF03_AB clade seems to have experienced an exponential growth until the mid-2000s and a decrease in recent years.ConclusionThese data provide new insights into the molecular epidemiology of CRF03_AB as well as contributing to the fundamental understanding of HIV epidemic in FSU

Correction: Prevalence and spatiotemporal dynamics of HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant Form 03_AB (CRF03_AB) in the Former Soviet Union countries.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241269.]

1H-NMR analysis of feces: new possibilities in the helminthes infections research

Abstract Background Analysis of the stool samples is an essential part of routine diagnostics of the helminthes infections. However, the standard methods such Kato and Kato-Katz utilize only a fraction of the information available. Here we present a method based on the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) which could be auxiliary to the standard procedures by evaluating the complex metabolic profiles (or phenotypes) of the samples. Method The samples were collected over the period of June-July 2015, frozen at −20 °C at the site of collection and transferred within four hours for the permanent storage at −80 °C. Fecal metabolites were extracted by mixing aliquots of about 100 mg thawed stool material with 0.5 mL phosphate buffer saline, followed by the homogenization and centrifugations steps. All NMR data were recorded using a Bruker 600 MHz AVANCE II spectrometer equipped with a 5 mm triple resonance inverse cryoprobe and a z-gradient system. Results Here we report an optimized method for NMR based metabolic profiling/phenotyping of the stools samples. Overall, 62 metabolites were annotated in the pool sample using the 2D NMR spectra and the Bruker Biorefcode database. The compounds cover a wide range of the metabolome including amino acids and their derivatives, short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, carbohydrates, purines, alcohols and others. An exploratory analysis of the metabolic profiles reveals no strong trends associated with the infection status of the patients. However, using the penalized regression as a variable selection method we succeeded in finding a subset of eleven variables which enables to discriminate the patients on basis of their infections status. Conclusions A simple method for metabolic profiling/phenotyping of the stools samples is reported and tested on a pilot opisthorchiasis cohort. To our knowledge this is the first report of a NMR-based feces analysis in the context of the helminthic infections

[Studying the structure of a gene pool population of the Russian White chicken breed by genome-wide SNP scan] Изучение структуры генофондной популяции русской белой породы кур методом геномного SNP-сканирования

A population of the Russian White chickens, bred at the gene pool farm of ARRIFAGB for 25 generations using individual selection, is characterized by resistance to a lowered temperature in the early postnatal period and white colour of the embryonic down. In 2002-2012, breeding was carried out by panmixia, and by now a new population of the Russian White chickens has been formed on the basis of the surviving stock. Comparison of the genetic variability of this population and the archival DNA of representatives of the 2001 population using microarray screening technology will help to assess the population structure and the preservation of the unique characteristics of its genome. The material for the study was DNA extracted from 162 chicken blood samples. Two groups of the Russian White breed were studied, the 2001 population and the current population. Genome-wide analysis using single nucleotide markers (SNP) included screening by means of the Illumina Chicken 60K SNP iSelect BeadChip microarray. Quality control of genotyping, determination of the population genetic structure by multidimensional scaling (MDS), calculation of linkage disequilibrium (LD) and allele frequency in the groups were carried out using PLINK 1.9 software program. The construction of a cluster delimitation model based on SNP genotypes was carried out using the ADMIXTURE program. According to the MDS analysis results, the current population can be divided into four MDS groups, which, when compared to the data of the pedigree, adequately reflect the origin of the studied individuals. The representatives of the ancestral population were genetically similar to the MDS3 group of the current population. Using the F-statistic of the two-way analysis of variance, a significant effect of the group, chromosome, chromosome in the group, and the distance between SNP markers on LD (r2) values was observed. In the 2001 group, the maximum r2 and the high incidence of LD equal to 1 were observed for all chromosomes, with a distance between SNP markers being 500-1000 Kb. There was also the greatest number of monomorphic alleles in this group. Based on the SNP analysis, we may conclude that the current Russian White chicken population is characterized by the disintegration of long LD regions of the ancestral population. Modelling clusters using the ADMIXTURE program revealed differences between the current population groups determined by MDS analysis. The groups composed of individuals included in MDS1 and MDS2 had a homogeneous structure and differed from each other at K = 4 and K = 5. The MDS4 group formed a genetically heterogeneous cluster different from the MDS1 and MDS2 groups at K of 2-5. The MDS3 group was phylogenetically close to the 2001 population (at K of 2-5). In general, the analysis of the current gene pool population of the Russian White chickens showed its heterogeneity while one of its groups (MDS3) was similar to the ancestral population of 2001, which in turn is characterized by a large number of monomorphic alleles and a high frequency of long LD regions. Thus, SNP scanning allowed evaluating the genetic similarity of individuals and the population structure of the Russian White chicken breed. Understanding the genetic structure is an important point in the panmictic breeding and tracking of historical changes in the molecular organization of the genome of a gene pool population with a limited number of animals. Популяция русских белых кур селекционировалась в генофондном хозяйстве Всероссийского НИИ генетики и разведения сельскохозяйственных животных (ВНИИГРЖ) в течение 25 поколений с использованием индивидуального подбора. Особенности этой породы — устойчивость к пониженной температуре выращивания в ранний постнатальный период и белый цвет эмбрионального пуха. В 2002-2012 годах ее разведение осуществлялось методом панмиксии, и к настоящему времени на основе сохранившегося поголовья сформирована новая популяция русских белых кур. Нашей целью было показать возможности полногеномного SNP-сканирования (single nucleotide polymorphisms) для изучения генетических особенностей структуры популяции малочисленных пород кур отечественного происхождения и динамические изменения молекулярной архитектуры на примере сравнения современной популяции русской белой породы с предковой популяцией 2001 года. Были проанализированы две группы кур: популяция 2001 года (6 гол., неродственные особи из двух линий) и современная популяция (156 гол.). SNP-анализ включал скрининг 162 образцов ДНК с помощью микрочипа Illumina Chicken 60K SNP iSelect BeadChip («Illumina», США). Контроль качества генотипирования, определение генетической структуры популяции методом многомерного шкалирования (multidimensional scaling, MDS), расчет показателей неравновесного сцепления (linkage disequilibrium, LD) и частоты встречаемости аллеей по группам проводили в программе PLINK 1.9. Построение модели разграничения кластеров на основе SNP-генотипов осуществляли с использованием программы ADMIXTURE. По результатам MDS-анализа современная популяция была условно разделена на четыре MDS-группы, что в сравнении с данными родословной адекватно отражает происхождение изученных особей. Представители предковой популяции были генетически сходны с группой MDS3. С применением F-статистики многофакторного дисперсионного анализа выявлено достоверное влияние группы, хромосомы, хромосомы в группе и дистанции между SNP-маркерами на значения LD (r2). В группе 2001 года по всем хромосомам наблюдались максимальные показатели r2 и высокая частота встречаемости LD, равного 1, при расстоянии между SNP-маркерами 500-1000 Кб. Количество мономорфных аллелей в этой группе также было самым высоким. На основании SNP-анализа сделан вывод о том, что современная популяция русских белых кур характеризуется распадом длинных LD-районов предковой популяции. Моделирование кластеров в программе ADMIXTURE выявило различия между группами современной популяции, определенными с помощью MDS-анализа. Группы, сформированные из особей, входящих в MDS1 и MDS2, имели однородную структуру и различались между собой при K = 4 и K = 5. Группа MDS4 образовывала генетически неоднородный кластер, отличающийся от групп MDS1 и MDS2 при значениях K от 2 до 5. Группа MDS3 была филогенетически близка к популяции 2001 года (при K от 2 до 5). Таким образом, анализ современной генофондной популяции русских белых кур показал ее неоднородность и сходство группы MDS3 с предковой популяцией 2001 года, которая, в свою очередь, характеризовалась большим числом мономорфных аллелей и высокой частотой встречаемости длинных LD-районов. SNP-сканирование позволило оценить генетическое сходство особей и популяционную структуру русской белой породы кур. Понимание генетической структуры важно при панмиктическом разведении и отслеживании исторических изменений в молекулярной организации генома генофондной популяции с ограниченным поголовьем

HIV-1 genotyping tropism profile in an HIV-positive population throughout the Russian Federation

<p>Most HIV-1 tropism studies have involved non-A subtypes. Our aim was to study the prevalence of R5- and non-R5-tropic HIV-1 variants and the tropism occurrence relative to the CD4 counts, treatment experiences, transmission routes and other features of infection in Russia, where subtype A is presumably predominant. In this multicenter, single-step, cross-sectional, epidemiologic study, 943 HIV-1-infected patients were enrolled at 12 AIDS centers throughout Russia. Viral tropism was determined using a genotype method-based kit. The V3 loop sequences were analyzed using the geno2pheno resource. The tropism was successfully predicted for 823 (87.3%) patients. Frequencies of R5-tropic and non-R5-tropic viruses in successfully analyzed samples were 70.2% (578) and 29.8% (245), respectively. Co-receptor usage correlated significantly only with the treatment experiences (<i>p</i> = 0.018) and CD4 counts (<i>p</i> = 0.004). But there was no dependence of R5/non-R5 co-receptor usage frequencies on presence/absence of a therapy change (<i>p</i> = 0.664) or HIV infection duration (<i>p</i> = 0.458). According to the env sequences, 457 (83.6%) of the samples in study were subtype A and 70 (12.8%) were subtype B. This indicates a stabilizing of immune system and thus little emergence of X4 viruses. We suggest that CCR5-antagonists could be used in both naïve and experienced patients in Russia after determination of HIV tropism.</p