β Galactosidases have been obtained from microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria and
yeasts; plants, animals cells, and from recombinant sources. The enzyme has two main …

Natural products and health foods have recently received a lot of attention both by health
professionals and the common population for improving overall well-being, as well as in the …

Numerous examples have been presented of enzyme activities, assayed in vitro, that appear
relevant to the synthesis of structural polysaccharides, and to their assembly and …

BACKGROUND: Grape skin cell walls form a barrier against the diffusion of colour. The
colour of red wines is mainly due to anthocyanins, although their concentration in wine is not …

Prickly pears were submitted to high hydrostatic pressure (HHP)(pressure: 100, 350 and 600
MPa; temperature: 17–34° C; time: come-up time (CUT) and 5 min) to enhance their health …

Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica) cladodes are recommended for their therapeutic properties;
their maturity stage may affect their biological properties. Cladodes of three maturity stages …

White (Opuntia albicarpa) and red (Opuntia ficus-indica) prickly pears were peeled and
submerged in chitosan solutions containing different concentrations of acetic acid (1.0 or …

Physico-chemical parameters of the fruits of five Hylocereus genotypes grown in their
natural habitat in Costa Rica were determined and their morphological traits were assessed …

Nowadays, there is a growing interest in the exploitation of by-products from fruits and
vegetables, generated from industrial processing or human feeding. Residues of popularly …

High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) promotes the release of bioactive compounds from their
intracellular compartments making them more bioaccessible. Our aim was to propose a …