Recent advances in plant‐based compounds for mitigation of mycotoxin contamination in food products: current status, challenges, and perspectives

Background: The safety and quality of food has been a matter of great discussion throughout the centuries and the application of nanotechnology in the field of nutraceuticals i.e. nanoceuticals has improved the variety and protection of food products in many ways. Objective: Improving the quality and safety of the food products with a view to improve public health and the invasion of nanotechnological advancements in the area of nutrition has resulted in the expansion of novel foods with improved oral bioavailability as well as thermal stability. The main objective of this review is to summarize available literature on nanoceuticals including patents and clinical trials. Method: The review was extracted from the searches performed at PubMed, Google Patents and Google Scholars, etc. Data from these searches was collected and evaluated for getting the information about the available literature on the nanoceuticals. Along with this, some reported patents have also been included in this review in order to conclude the future of nanoceuticals. Result: The literature so obtained was studied thoroughly as per the requirement of the objective of this review. The details of nanoceuticals including major applications, regulatory aspects, some reported patents and clinical trials are compiled here in this review. Nanoceuticals like vitamins, antibiotics, bioactive peptides, probiotics etc., which are dispersed, absorbed or incorporated in nano diameter range sacs, having improved solubility, delivery properties, biological activities, protection against degradation and therefore having improved biological activities and delivery to the target cells and tissues in the body. Different regulations from various countries recommended that any food ingredients which results from the use of nanotechnologies must undergo safety risk assessment standards before entering into the market as nano-food. Conclusion: The idea of “nanoceuticals” is increasing enthusiasm and marketable dairy/food and food supplements. This article focuses on the history, applications, regulation aspects, patents, clinical trials and future prospects of nanoceuticals.

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Principles and recent advances in electronic nose for quality inspection of agricultural and food products

Trends in Food Science & Technology ◽

10.1016/j.tifs.2020.02.028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 99 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Maimunah Mohd Ali ◽

Norhashila Hashim ◽

Samsuzana Abd Aziz ◽

Ola Lasekan

Keyword(s):

Electronic Nose ◽

Food Products ◽

Quality Inspection ◽

Recent Advances

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Genome editing in large animals: current status and future prospects

National Science Review ◽

10.1093/nsr/nwz013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 402-420 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jianguo Zhao ◽

Liangxue Lai ◽

Weizhi Ji ◽

Qi Zhou

Keyword(s):

Regenerative Medicine ◽

Genome Editing ◽

Biomedical Research ◽

Human Disease ◽

Gene Editing ◽

Disease Modeling ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Large Animals

AbstractLarge animals (non-human primates, livestock and dogs) are playing important roles in biomedical research, and large livestock animals serve as important sources of meat and milk. The recently developed programmable DNA nucleases have revolutionized the generation of gene-modified large animals that are used for biological and biomedical research. In this review, we briefly introduce the recent advances in nuclease-meditated gene editing tools, and we outline these editing tools’ applications in human disease modeling, regenerative medicine and agriculture. Additionally, we provide perspectives regarding the challenges and prospects of the new genome editing technology.

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The Current Status of Research on Gibberellin Biosynthesis

Plant and Cell Physiology ◽

10.1093/pcp/pcaa092 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 61 (11) ◽

pp. 1832-1849 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter Hedden

Keyword(s):

Gibberellic Acid ◽

Vascular Plants ◽

Molecular Mechanisms ◽

Bacterial Species ◽

Current Status ◽

Fusarium Fujikuroi ◽

Environmental Cues ◽

Gibberellin Biosynthesis ◽

Gibberellin Metabolism ◽

Recent Advances

Abstract Gibberellins are produced by all vascular plants and several fungal and bacterial species that associate with plants as pathogens or symbionts. In the 60 years since the first experiments on the biosynthesis of gibberellic acid in the fungus Fusarium fujikuroi, research on gibberellin biosynthesis has advanced to provide detailed information on the pathways, biosynthetic enzymes and their genes in all three kingdoms, in which the production of the hormones evolved independently. Gibberellins function as hormones in plants, affecting growth and differentiation in organs in which their concentration is very tightly regulated. Current research in plants is focused particularly on the regulation of gibberellin biosynthesis and inactivation by developmental and environmental cues, and there is now considerable information on the molecular mechanisms involved in these processes. There have also been recent advances in understanding gibberellin transport and distribution and their relevance to plant development. This review describes our current understanding of gibberellin metabolism and its regulation, highlighting the more recent advances in this field.

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