Selenized yeast in production of selenium enriched Pleurotus ostreatus mushroom with good flavour

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential influence of selenized yeast (Sel Plex, Alltech Inc., Lexington, USA) on chemical composition and flavour of solid state grown mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus. Amino acid composition that influences the flavour of selenium-enriched P.ostreatus P80 (137.84 ppm of selenium in d.w.) and non enriched cultivated strains with particular emphasis on selenomethionine was determined by HPLC method, after complete hydrolysis. Volatile flavour compounds of mushroom cultures were analyzed by GC-MS using Headspace sampler. In mushrooms with high selenium content, selenium in the form of L-selenomethionine was present. High selenium concentration in fruit body did not significantly change the amino acid composition of mushrooms. The major amino acids of fruit body sample were glutamic acid, alanine, aspartic acid and tryptophan. In the fruit body of P.ostreatus P80 control, 30 volatile compounds were detected, and in selenium enriched sample number of detected compounds was 25. Compounds that were detected in control sample, but not in eriched fruit body are 2-amino-N-ethylpropanamide, 2-methylpropyl pentan-2-yl sulfite, 2,3-pentanedione, heptan-2-one, pentan-1-ol, 2-methyldihydrofuran-3(2H)-one,1-hydroxyacetone, 3-hydroxy-2-butanon, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 2,6-dimethylpyrazine and benzaldehyde. Compounds that were detected in enriched P.ostreatus P80, but not in control are acetone, ethylacetate, 2-propanol, acetonitrile, 2-methylbenzaldehyde and 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate. Selenized yeast presents good source of selenium for selenium enriched mushroom production with good flavour, which is probably safety for consumption

Stabilność chemiczna klejów ortodontycznych opartych na sieci polimerowej w zależności od pH środowiska zewnętrznego

Chemical stability of composite adhesive systems is crucial for the safety of their use.The study assessed chemical stability of four light-cured orthodontic adhesives: Contec LC, Transbond XT, Transbond Plus, Resilience, depending on pH value of the external environment. Samples of polymerized orthodontic adhesives were treated with (high-performance liquid chromatography) HPLC-grade water solutions of phosphate-citrate buffer with pH values respectively: 4, 5,6 and 7 at 36 °C. The eluates obtained after 1 hour, 24 hours and 7 days of sample incubation were analyzed for the presence of camphorquinone (CQ), bisphenol A (BPA), triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA), bisphenol A diglycidyl methacrylate (Bis-GMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenon (DMPA) usingultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC). Out of the seven searchable substances, TEGDMA was present in eluates obtained from Contec LC, Resilience and Transbond XT materials and EGDMA in eluates obtained from Resilience adhesive. The eluates obtained from the Transbond Plus adhesive system were virtually free of the sought substances. The highest concentrations of TEGDMA in solutions were recorded after 1 hour of incubation regardless ofthe type of material. In the case of Contec LC material, an increase in TEGDMA concentrations was observed along with an increase in the solutions’ pH, butonly for the elution period of 1 hour and 7 days, the effect of the solvent’s pH was statistically significant (p ≤ 0.001). In the case of Resilience and Transbond XT, no significant differences in TEGDMA concentrations were observed with respect to pH of the external environment. In the conditions of the conducted study, a lack of chemical stability was confirmed for the majority of assessed orthodontic adhesive systems based on polymers, expressed in emission of component monomers to the external environment. The chemical compound identified in the study was TEGDMA, and for each pH of the solvent, statistically significant differences in its release were found between the materials. However, no explicit relationship was observed between chemical in stability of the studied materials and pH of the external environment within the assumed range of assessment.Stabilność chemiczna kompozytowych systemów adhezyjnych jest kluczowa z punktu widzenia bezpieczeństwa ich stosowania. W badaniu oceniano stabilność chemiczną czterech światłoutwardzalnych klejów ortodontycznych: Contec LC, Transbond XT, TransbondPlus, Resilience, w zależności od wartości pH środowiska zewnętrznego. Próbki spolimeryzowanych klejów ortodontycznych poddano działaniu roztworów buforufosforanowo-cytrynianowego na bazie wody o czystości HPLC, o wartości pH: 4, 5,6 oraz 7 i temperaturze 36 °C. Eluaty uzyskane po 1 h, 24 h i 7 dniach inkubacji próbek analizowano metodą chromatografii cieczowej wysokociśnieniowej (HPLC) pod względem obecności kamforochinonu (CQ), bisfenolu A (BPA), dimetakrylanu glikolu trietylenowego (TEGDMA), dimetakrylanu uretanu (UDMA), bisfenolu A metakrylanu diglicydylu (Bis-GMA), dimetakrylanu glikoluetylenowego (EGDMA), 2,2-dimetoksy-2-fenyloacetofenonu (DMPA). Z siedmiu związków chemicznych identyfikowanych w roztworach potwierdzono obecność TEGDMA w eluatach uzyskanych z materiałów Contec LC, Resilience i Transbond XT oraz obecność EGDMA w eluatach z kleju Resilience. Eluaty otrzymane z systemu adhezyjnego TransbondPlus praktycznie biorąc nie zawierały poszukiwanych substancji. Największe stężenia TEGDMA w roztworach stwierdzono po 1 h inkubacji próbek ortodontycznych systemów łączących, niezależnie od rodzaju materiału. W odniesieniu do kleju Contec LC obserwowano wzrost stężenia TEGDMA wraz zwartością pH roztworów, ale wpływ pH rozpuszczalnika był istotny statystycznie (p ≤ 0,001) tylko w wypadku czasu wymywania 1 h i 7 dni. W roztworach po inkubacji materiałów Resilience i Transbond XT nie stwierdzono istotnych różnic stężeń TEGDMA w zależności od pH środowiska zewnętrznego. W warunkach przeprowadzonego badania potwierdzono brak stabilności chemicznej większości ocenianych, polimerowych, ortodontycznych systemów adhezyjnych wyrażający się emisją tworzących je monomerów do środowiska zewnętrznego. W odniesieniu do każdej wartości pH rozpuszczalnika wykazano istotne statystycznie różnice w uwalnianiu TEGDMA pomiędzy badanymi materiałami. Jednocześnie w przyjętym zakresie oceny nie zaobserwowano jednoznacznej zależności stabilności chemicznej badanych materiałów od pH środowiska zewnętrznego

Stabilność chemiczna klejów ortodontycznych opartych na sieci polimerowej w zależności od temperatury środowiska zewnętrznego

In the present study the authors assessed chemical stability of four light-cured orthodontic adhesives: Contec LC, Transbond XT, Transbond Plus, Resilience, with respect to temperature of the external environment. Polymerized samples of orthodontic adhesives were treated with pH 7 phosphate-citrate buffer solutions based on HPLC-grade water at 20, 36 and 50°C. After 1 hour, 24 hours and 7 days of sample incubation, the obtained eluates were analyzed using the high performance liquid chromatography method (HPLC) which confirmed the presence of triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) monomer in solutions obtained after incubation of Contec LC, Resilience and Transbond XT samples. The presence of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) monomer was also detected in eluates obtained from the Resilience adhesive. The eluates obtained after storage of Transbond Plus adhesive system were free of the sought substances. TEGDMA monomer concentrations were highest in the eluates obtained after 1 hour of incubation, the lowest after 7 days of storage of orthodontic adhesive samples, regardless of the temperature of the phosphate-citrate buffer. In addition, there were statistically significant differences in concentrations of monomers depending on the tested adhesive system. The rate of degradation of orthodontic adhesives based on a polymer network may also be adversely affected by an increase in ambient temperature.Oceniano stabilność chemiczną czterech światłoutwardzalnych klejów ortodontycznych: Contec LC, Transbond XT, Transbond Plus oraz Resilience w warunkach zmiennych wartości temperatury środowiska zewnętrznego. Spolimeryzowane próbki klejów poddawano działaniu roztworów buforu fosforanowo-cytrynianowego na bazie wody o czystości HPLC o pH 7 i temperaturze 20, 36 i 50 °C. Po upływie 1 h, 24 h i 7 dni inkubacji próbek uzyskane eluaty analizowano metodą chromatografii cieczowej wysokociśnieniowej HPLC, która potwierdziła obecność monomeru dimetakrylanu glikolu trietylenowego (TEGDMA) w roztworach otrzymanych po inkubacji próbek materiałów Contec LC, Resilience i Transbond XT. W eluatach uzyskanych z kleju Resilience wykryto ponadto obecność monomeru dimetakrylanu glikolu etylenowego (EGDMA). Eluaty otrzymane po inkubacji systemu adhezyjnego Transbond Plus były wolne od poszukiwanych substancji. Największe stężenia monomeru TEGDMA były w eluatach uzyskanych po 1 h inkubacji, a najmniejsze po 7 dniach przechowywania próbek klejów ortodontycznych, niezależnie od temperatury buforu fosforanowo-cytrynianowego. Wykazano też istnienie istotnych statystycznie różnic stężeń oznaczonych monomerów w zależności od badanego systemu adhezyjnego. Zaobserwowano, że wzrost temperatury otoczenia może wywierać niekorzystny wpływ także na tempo degradacji klejów ortodontycznych opartych na matrycy polimerowej

Indole-3-Propionic Acid, a Tryptophan-Derived Bacterial Metabolite, Reduces Weight Gain in Rats

Recent evidence suggests that tryptophan, an essential amino acid, may exert biological effects by means of tryptophan-derived gut bacteria products. We evaluated the potential contribution of tryptophan-derived bacterial metabolites to body weight gain. The study comprised three experimental series performed on separate groups of male, Sprague-Dawley rats: (i) rats on standard laboratory diet treated with water solution of neomycin, an antibiotic, or tap water (controls-1); (ii) rats on standard diet (controls-2) or tryptophan-high (TH) or tryptophan-free (TF) diet; and (iii) rats treated with indole-3-propionic acid (I3P), a bacterial metabolite of tryptophan, or a vehicle (controls-3). (i) Rats treated with neomycin showed a significantly higher weight gain but lower stool and blood concentration of I3P than controls-1. (ii) The TH group showed significantly smaller increases in body weight but higher stool and plasma concentration of I3P than controls-2. In contrast, the TF group showed a decrease in body weight, decreased total serum protein and a significant increase in urine output. (iii) Rats treated with I3P showed significantly smaller weight gain than controls-3. Our study suggests that I3P, a gut bacteria metabolite of tryptophan, contributes to changes in body weight gain produced by antibiotics and tryptophan-rich diet

The Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Enantiomeric Pure (R)- and (S)-3-(piperidin-3-yl)-1H-Indole Derivatives

This article describes the synthesis of new chiral 3-(piperidin-3-yl)-1H-indole derivatives (R)-10a-c and (S)-11a-c from the corresponding diastereomers: (3R, 2R) and (3S, 2R)-2-[3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-piperidyl]-2-phenyl-acetamides (3R, 2R)-4a, (3R, 2R)-6b, (3R, 2R)-8c and (3S, 2R)-5a, (3S, 2R)-7b, (3S, 2R)-9c. Diastereomers were obtained by N-alkylation of derivatives of racemic 3-(piperidin-3-yl)-1H-indoles 1a-c using (S)-2-(4-toluenesulfonyloxy)-phenylacetic amide (S)–II. The same method was applied to obtain (3R, 2S)-methyl-2-[3-(1H-indole-3-yl)-1-piperidyl]-2-phenylacetate (3R, 2S)-2a and (3S, 2S)-methyl-2-[3-(1H-indole-3-yl)-1-piperidyl]-2-phenylacetate (3S, 2S)-3a diastereomers by treating amine 1a with (R)-2-(4-toluenesulfonyloxy)-phenylacetic acid methylester (R)-I. Systematic studies via single crystal X-ray crystallography were used to determine the molecular structure of the racemates 1a-c and the absolute configuration of the enantiomers. The solid racemates 1b and 1c were “true racemates” crystallizing in a centrosymmetric space group, while 1a formed a racemic conglomerate of homoenantiomeric crystals. The absolute configuration was determined for the enantiomeric pairs (R)-10a/(S)-11a, (R)-10b/(S)-11b, and (R)-12c/(S)-13c, as well as for (3S,2S)-3a. Spectra of 1H, 13CNMR, HPLC, and HRMS for diastereomers and enantiomers were consistent with the determined structures

Selenium-enriched Coriolus versicolor mushroom biomass: potential novel food supplement with improved selenium bioavailability

BACKGROUND: The ability of Coriolus versicolor medicinal mushroom to accumulate and transform selenium from selenourea and sodium selenite into an organic form - l-selenomethionine - during growth in liquid medium is examined in this paper. Additionally, the impact of supplementation on biological activity of the selenated mushroom methanol extracts, as well as their chemical composition, is studied. RESULTS Selenium accumulation was more efficient with sodium selenite application, but biomass yield was significantly lower (1.89 g DW L-1) compared to samples enriched with selenourea (4.48 g DW L-1). Mushroom sample obtained after growing in liquid medium with selenourea had significantly higher l-selenomethionine content compared to the sample grown in medium with sodium selenite. Selenium-enriched methanol extracts of C. versicolor mushroom showed improved antimicrobial and antioxidant activities compared to non-enriched extract. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that C. versicolor mushroom cultivated in liquid culture enriched with selenourea can be used for the production of novel food supplements with improved selenium bioavailability. More than 30% of total accumulated selenium from selenourea is transformed into l-selenomethionine. Differences in biological activity of methanol extracts can be explained not only by different selenium content but also by the differences in chemical composition of extracts

Turkey Tail Medicinal Mushroom, Trametes versicolor (Agaricomycetes), Crude Exopolysaccharides with Antioxidative Activity

Crude Trametes versicolor exopolysaccharides (cEPS) were used for antioxidative activity testing. Obtained results revealed high ability of cEPS for DPPH free radical scavenging and high chelating ability at the highest tested concentration (20 mg/mL), while the reducing power was significantly lower. However, based on the EC50 values, antioxidative activities of the cEPS decreased in the following order reducing power > DPPH scavenging ability > chelating ability. Due to the high carbohydrate and beta-glucan content it is assumed that they are the main carriers of cEPS antioxidative activities. D-glucose was the main monosaccharide (87.18 +/- 0.27%) while the dominant amino acids were L-lysine (L-glutamic and L-aspartic acid), which are amino acids with taste similar to the monosodium glutamate. In addition, content of sweet tasting amino acids compared with the group of bitter tasting amino acid was 2.1 times higher, indicating favorable composition of cEPS protein fraction for food industry applying

Stimulation of phenolic compounds production in the in vitro cultivated Polyscias filicifolia Bailey shoots and evaluation of the antioxidant and cytotoxic potential of plant extracts

In this study, an efficient method to enhance phenolic compound production in the in vitro cultured shoots of Polyscias filicifolia was developed. The phenolic compound content in P. filicifolia has not yet been reported. Shoots were treated with methyl jasmonate (JM) or salicylic acid (SA) at doses of 50, 100, or 200 µM. HPLC-UV-VIS and LC-MS techniques were used for the determination of chlorogenic, caffeic, and ferulic acids. The total phenolics and flavonoids were quantified, and the antioxidant capacity of plant extracts was determined using DPPH and ABTS methods. Finally, the cytotoxic activity of P. filicifolia extracts in normal (HaCaT) and cancer (A549) cells was investigated. Further, the effect of the extracts on cisplatin cytotoxicity was assessed. The elicitors significantly enhanced phenolic production compared to that in untreated shoots and leaves of intact plants. Chlorogenic acid was the most abundant compound with the highest yield of 5.03 ±0.25 mg/g DW after treatment with 50 µM SA. The total flavonoid and phenolic content was significantly and dose-dependently influenced by JM. The highest antioxidant capacity was noted in extracts derived from shoots grown on media supplemented with 50 µM SA and 200 µM JM; these doses were used for further cytotoxic activity investigations. The extracts from JM or SA treatments reduced cancer cell viability and increased their mortality, whereas the extract from JM treatment exhibited protective effect on normal cells. Moreover, the comparison of cytotoxic properties of plant extracts and cisplatin indicated that plant phenolic compounds in combination with anticancer drugs could reduce the detrimental effect of the latter on human cells