Edible bird's nest: recent updates and industry insights based on laboratory findings

KC Chok, MG Ng, KY Ng, RY Koh, YL Tiong… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Edible bird's nest (EBN) is a traditional Chinese delicacy made of the saliva of swiftlets found
in Southeast Asia. With increasing demands for EBN, quality control of EBN products is …

Potential residual contaminants in edible bird's nest

BH Yeo, TK Tang, SF Wong, CP Tan, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Edible bird's nest (EBN) is recognized as a nourishing food among Chinese people. The
efficacy of EBN was stated in the records of traditional Chinese medicine and its activities …

Insights into the structure, metabolism, biological functions and molecular mechanisms of sialic acid: a review

D Li, Q Lin, F Luo, H Wang - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sialic acid (SA) is a kind of functional monosaccharide which exists widely in edible bird's
nest (EBN), milk, meat, mucous membrane surface, etc. SA is an important functional …

Characterization and extraction influence protein profiling of edible bird's nest

NN Mohamad Nasir, R Mohamad Ibrahim… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The edible bird nest (EBN) from Aerodramus fuciphagus has been consumed as a Chinese
traditional food for health and medicinal purposes due to its elevated nutritional value. The …

Dietary Neu5Ac intervention protects against atherosclerosis associated with human-like Neu5Gc loss—Brief report

K Kawanishi, JK Coker, KV Grunddal… - … , and vascular biology, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective: Species-specific pseudogenization of the CMAH gene during human evolution
eliminated common mammalian sialic acid N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) …

Explorations in a galaxy of sialic acids: A review of sensing horizons, motivated by emerging biomedical and nutritional relevance

SK Guin, T Velasco-Torrijos, E Dempsey - Sensors & Diagnostics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sialic acid (Sia) is widely distributed in free, polymeric and conjugated forms in living
creatures and humans. It serves various roles in human physiology including brain …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of edible bird's nest on T-lymphocyte proliferation, secondary lymphoid organs, and interleukin-2 production

T Dobutr, W Kantamala, S Phimwapi… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of edible bird's nest (EBN) in
vitro and in vivo studies. EBN-treated peripheral blood mononuclear cells showed that EBN …

Maternal Neu5Ac supplementation during pregnancy improves offspring learning and memory ability in rats

DS Bian, X Wang, J Huang, X Chen, H Li - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Sialic acids are postulated to improve cognitive abilities. This study aimed to evaluate the
effects of sialic acid on behavior when administered in a free form as N-acetylneuraminic …

Comparative proteomic analysis of edible bird's nest from different origins

X Wang, D Hu, F Liao, S Chen, Y Meng, J Dai… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Edible bird's nest (EBN) mainly made of saliva that secreted by a variety of swiftlets is a kind
of precious traditional Chinese medicine. EBNs from different biological and geographical …

[HTML][HTML] Insights on the molecular mechanism of neuroprotection exerted by edible bird's nest and its bioactive constituents

W Chu, CW Phan, SJ Lim, AS Babji - Food Science and Human Wellness, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases are often associated with the accumulation of oxidative stress
and neuroinflammation. Edible bird's nest (EBN) is a glycoprotein (sialylated mucin …