scholarly journals The Nutritional Facts of Bamboo Shoots and Their Usage as Important Traditional Foods of Northeast India

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Nongdam ◽  
Leimapokpam Tikendra
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Habitat Destruction ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Bamboo Shoot ◽  
Traditional Foods ◽  
Bamboo Shoots ◽  
Fermented Bamboo Shoot

Bamboo shoots are considered as one of the useful health foods because of their rich contents of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres, and minerals and very low fat. Though bamboo shoots provide lots of health benefits, their consumption is confined mostly to Southeast Asian and East Asian countries. The acceptability of bamboo shoots as popular vegetable crop is very less due to their high pungent smell and bitter acidic taste. The use of bamboo as food in India is mainly restricted to Northeastern part of the country where they form an indispensable part of several traditional speciality dishes. The different ethnic communities take fresh or fermented bamboo shoot as one of most preferred traditional food items. Some of the important bamboo based traditional foods are ushoi, soibum, rep, mesu, eup, ekhung, hirring, and so forth. Bamboo shoots should be properly processed before they are consumed as freshly harvested shoots have high content of toxic cyanogenic glycosides which may pose serious health problems. The prospect of bamboo shoot industry in Northeast India is bright due to its rich genetic resources of bamboos. However, habitat destruction and extensive use of bamboos for food, handicraft, and construction purposes have resulted in severe depletion of natural bamboo resources. This review stresses upon the high nutritive values and health benefits of bamboo shoots and their usage as important traditional foods in Northeast India. The bamboo market potential of the region and use of in vitro plant micropropagation methods as effective means of bamboo conservation are also emphasized in this paper.

scholarly journals The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and Bamboo Shoot Flour (Dendrocalamos Asper) addition on the Quality of Sweet Potato (Manihot Utilisima) Crackers

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khairiah Nur ◽  
Rahmat Afrizal ◽  
Yuslinaini Yuslinaini
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Bamboo Shoot ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Bamboo Shoots ◽  
Completely Randomized Design

<p class="E-JOURNALAbstrakTitle">Bamboo shoots are bamboo plants that have many health benefits because they are rich in Food fiber and potassium. Making crackers with the addition of bamboo shoot flour is one way of using bamboo shoots in food. The purpose of this study was to see the effect of adding sodium bicarbonate, adding bamboo shoot flour and the interaction of adding sodium bicarbonate and bamboo shoot flour to the quality of cassava crackers. This study followed a completely randomized design with 2 levels with 3 levels namely bamboo shoot flour (10%, 20% and 30%) and sodium bicarbonat (0.01%, 0.02% and 0.03%). The results showed that the best treatment of water content was obtained at 0.01% NaHCO3 and 20% bamboo shoot flour at 12.26%. The best ash content was 10% bamboo shoot flour and 0.03% NaHCO3 2.26%. The color and taste organoleptic tests on bamboo shoot flour and NaHCO3 were 2.33 (disliked) in color and 2.47 (disliked), respectively</p>

In-Vitro Study of Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative activity of Cyanogenic glycoside extracted from Bamboo shoot of Bambusa arundinacea

2021 ◽  
pp. 5661-5667
Author(s):  
Binku Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Hplc Analysis ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Bamboo Shoot ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Bamboo Shoots ◽  
Apoptotic Activity

Bambusa arundinacea is a common bamboo species found in Andaman and Nicobar islands. There are over 1200 species of bamboo belonging to 75 genera which has been documented worldwide. Bamboo plants especially the leaves and shoots are known to have cyanogenic glycosides like taxiphyllin and amygdalin apart from vitamin C and other components. Immature bamboo shoots are consumed as vegetable in several asian countries. In the present study the crude extract of Bambusa arundinacea in various solvents was performed. Further preliminary phytochemical screening of the extract was done. Based the results of phytochemical screening, methanol extract was selected for further study. HPLC analysis was done confirm the presence of Amygdalin. GC-MS Analysis of methanol extract of B.arundinacea shows the presence of 40 compounds. The major compounds found in the methanol extracts based on the retension time were beta.-Sitosterol; 2-Methyl-7-phenylindole, 1-(Methylamino)anthraquinone, (R)-(-)-14-Methyl-8-hexadecyn-1-ol and 2-Ethylbutyric acid, nonadecyl ester. Antimicrobial activity of the extracts were tested using two Gram positive bacteria namely S. aureus and pneumonia and two Gram negative bacteria viz. Escherichia coli and Streptococcus mutant. The zone of inhibition was maximum in acetone and ethylacetate extracts while it was minimum for methanol extract. This might be due to the presence of taxiphyllin in the acetone and ethylacetate extract which are relatively non-polar as compared to methanol. To determine whether the inhibition of cell proliferation by methanolic extract from bamboo shoot was due to the induction of apoptosis, PC3 cell exposed to methanol extract were stained with acridine orange/ethidium bromide. The results show that at dose of 150 μg/mL, methanolic extract showed increased percentages of early apoptotic cells. Based on the results of the study, methanol extract of Bambusa arundinacea is a rich source of secondary metabolites, with presence of high levels of flavanoids and tannins. Presence of amygdalin in methanol extract is confirmed by HPLC analysis. Though the extract has a comparatively low antimicrobial activity yet the high anti-apoptotic activity of the extract coupled with a rich antioxidant ativity makes it an ideal candidate as a source of drug for cancer therapy.

scholarly journals Novel Exopolysaccharide Produced from Fermented Bamboo Shoot-Isolated Lactobacillus Fermentum

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1531
Author(s):  
Thi Bich Thuy Do ◽  
Thi Ai Luyen Tran ◽  
Thi Van Thi Tran ◽  
Trung Hieu Le ◽  
Vijay Jayasena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Monosaccharide Composition ◽  
Trna Synthetase ◽  
Lactobacillus Fermentum ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Bamboo Shoot ◽  
Bamboo Shoots ◽  
Sequencing Method ◽  
Fermented Bamboo Shoot

This study aimed at providing a route towards the production of a novel exopolysaccharide (EPS) from fermented bamboo shoot-isolated Lactobacillus fermentum. A lactic acid bacteria strain, with high EPS production ability, was isolated from fermented bamboo shoots. This strain, R-49757, was identified in the BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection, Ghent University, Belgium by the phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase gene sequencing method, and it was named Lb. fermentum MC3. The molecular mass of the EPS measured via gel permeation chromatography was found to be 9.85 × 104 Da. Moreover, the monosaccharide composition in the EPS was analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Consequently, the EPS was discovered to be a heteropolysaccharide with the appearance of two main sugars—D-glucose and D-mannose—in the backbone. The results of one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analyses prove the repeating unit of this polysaccharide to be [→6)-β-D-Glcp-(1→3)-β-D-Manp-(1→6)-β-D-Glcp-(1→]n, which appears to be a new EPS. The obtained results open up an avenue for the production of novel EPSs for biomedical applications.

scholarly journals Bioactive Peptides from Agriculture and Food Industry Co-Products: Peptide Structure and Health Benefits

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirawat Yongsawatdigul ◽  
Ali Hamzeh
Keyword(s):  
Structural Changes ◽  
Bioactive Peptides ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Physiological Impact ◽  
Agriculture And Food

Co-products from food processing are typically disposed or turned into low value animal feed. Proteinaceous co-products can be converted to bioactive peptides exerting health benefits, which can lead to development of nutraceuticals and functional foods. This is an effective means for valorization of these co-products. The release of encrypted peptides exhibits various bioactivities, including antihypertension, antioxidant, immunomodulatory activities among others, in vitro, and some activities have been demonstrated in vivo. Structure modification of bioactive peptides occurring under gastrointestinal digestion and cellular transport remains the important factor determining the health benefits of bioactive peptides. Understanding peptide transformation in gastrointestinal tract and in blood circulation before reaching the target organs would shed some lights on its bioavailability and subsequently ability to exert physiological impact. In this chapter, the potential health promoting properties of peptides encrypted in various sources of co-products will be reviewed based on evidence on in vitro, in vivo and clinical trial studies. Structural changes of bioactive peptides under physiological condition will also be discussed in relation to its bioactivities.

scholarly journals Health Benefits of Fermented Bamboo Shoots: The Twenty-First Century Green Gold of Northeast India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prapti Behera ◽  
Seetharaman Balaji
Keyword(s):  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
First Century ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Tribal Area ◽  
Bamboo Shoots ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Anti Oxidant ◽  
Twenty First Century

AbstractThe word “bamboo” reminds us of “a hollow stick,” but it is filled with a plethora of health benefits. The tribals of northeastern India ferment these beneficial bamboo shoots for the goodness of mankind. Fermentation is an important age-old biotechnological procedure used for the preservation of food products. Fermented bamboo shoots form the niche for many microorganisms, and this confers positive effects and advantages in many ways. These magical shoots have tremendous health benefits like anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-aging, cardioprotective, weight loss, probiotics, to name a few. Apart from health benefits, fermented bamboo shoots form important functional foods and have industrial and economical values. Though these are commonly found and started in the tribal area, and local markets, today, they are valuable all around the world, as popular as gold. Hence, fermented bamboo shoots are referred as “green gold” of India. This review briefs about various health benefits, advantages, disadvantages, future scope, and finally the economic values of fermented bamboo shoots, the “green gold” of the twenty-first century.

PEMANFAATAN FERMENTASI REBUNG UNTUK BAHAN SUPLEMEN PANGAN DAN TEPUNG SERAT

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andri Taruna Rachmadi
Keyword(s):  
Metal Content ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Food Supplements ◽  
Crude Fiber ◽  
Bamboo Shoot ◽  
Spontaneous Fermentation ◽  
Bamboo Shoots

One of the solutions to fulfill  the food sustainability is diversification of local food. One of the local food that potential to be used and processed is bamboo shoots. In South Kalimantan, the potential of bamboo as a producer of bamboo shoot plants with an estimated total area of 2158 hectares with a potential of 6 million stems. To increase the value and health of bamboo shoots can be made with fermentation. Fermentation is done by two methods, enzimatic fermentation and spontaneous fermentation. The results of the highest crude fiber obtained in spontaneous fermentation of bamboo shoots Haur 44.46% while the highest starch content present in fermented bamboo shoots Paring stater of 13.91%. Metal content, everything is still fulfill the quality standard. Flour bamboo shoots can be used as food supplements or raw materials of fiber flour.Keywords: bamboo shoots,  fermentation, fiber flour

Polyphenols of leaves of Apium graveolens inhibit in vitro protein glycation and protect RINm5F cells against methylglyoxal-induced cytotoxicity

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Martha Perez Gutierrez ◽  
Alethia Muñiz-Ramirez ◽  
Abraham Heriberto Garcia Campoy ◽  
Jose Maria Mota Flores ◽  
Sergio Odin Flores
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Protein Glycation ◽  
Apium Graveolens ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Rinm5f Cells ◽  
Protein Carbonyl Content

Background: The health benefits of edible plants have been widely investigated and disseminated. However, only polyphenols have been found to have sufficient therapeutic potential to be considered in clinical trials. Fewer manuscripts have other applications such as prospective health benefits and disease treatment. Other components of edible plants are responsible for a range of other benefits including antimalarial, burns, flu, cancer, inflammation, diabetes, glycation, antimicrobial, prevention of neurodegeneration, analgesic, antimigraine activity, sedative activities, etc. Accordingly, the public needs to be informed of the potential edible plants have to act on different targets and maintain better control over diabetes compared to commercial drugs which can be toxic, have side effects, do not have the capacity to maintain blood glucose at normal levels, and do not protect the patient from the complications of diabetes over time. Consequently, edible plants, such as Apium graveolen, which have therapeutic targets on AGEs formation, are potentially a better alternative treatment for diabetes.Methods: The leaves of celery were extracted with methanol (CM). Polyphenols contents in CM were investigated by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass. The ability of the compounds to inhibit formation of AGEs was evaluated in vitro models using formation of AGE fluorescence intensity, level of fructosamine, Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML), methylglyoxal (MG)-derived protein, and formation of amyloid cross β structure. Protein-oxidation was determined by thiol group and protein carbonyl content. Inhibition of MG-derived AGEs and MG-trapping ability were also measured. Additionally, insulin production was determined in methylglyoxal-treated pancreatic RINm5F cells assay. Results: Apigenin, kaempferol, apiin, rutin, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, chlorogenic acid, coumaroylquinic acid, and p-coumaric acid were the major polyphenols contained in CM. In all the model tests CM displayed potent AGE inhibitory activity, suggesting that CM delayed the three stages of glycation. Accordingly, the mechanisms of action of celery involving dicarbonyl trapping and breaking the crosslink structure in the AGEs formed may contribute to the protection of pancreatic RINm5F cells against MG conditions.Conclusion: These findings indicate that CM have an excellent anti-glycation effect which may be beneficial for future development of antiglycating agents for the treatment of diabetes.Keywords: Apium graveolens, anti-glycation, polyphenols methylglyoxal, insulin, pancreatic cells

scholarly journals New Endeavors of (Micro)Tissue Engineering: Cells Tissues Organs on-Chip and Communication Thereof

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Haysam M.M.A.M. Ahmed ◽  
Liliana S. Moreira Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Human Model ◽  
Human Stem Cells ◽  
Animal Testing ◽  
Preclinical Research ◽  
On Chip

The development of new therapies is tremendously hampered by the insufficient availability of human model systems suitable for preclinical research on disease target identification, drug efficacy, and toxicity. Thus, drug failures in clinical trials are too common and too costly. Animal models or standard 2D in vitro tissue cultures, regardless of whether they are human based, are regularly not representative of specific human responses. Approaching near human tissues and organs test systems is the key goal of organs-on-chips (OoC) technology. This technology is currently showing its potential to reduce both drug development costs and time-to-market, while critically lessening animal testing. OoC are based on human (stem) cells, potentially derived from healthy or disease-affected patients, thereby amenable to personalized therapy development. It is noteworthy that the OoC market potential goes beyond pharma, with the possibility to test cosmetics, food additives, or environmental contaminants. This (micro)tissue engineering-based technology is highly multidisciplinary, combining fields such as (developmental) biology, (bio)materials, microfluidics, sensors, and imaging. The enormous potential of OoC is currently facing an exciting new challenge: emulating cross-communication between tissues and organs, to simulate more complex systemic responses, such as in cancer, or restricted to confined environments, as occurs in osteoarthritis. This review describes key examples of multiorgan/tissue-on-chip approaches, or linked organs/tissues-on-chip, focusing on challenges and promising new avenues of this advanced model system. Additionally, major emphasis is given to the translation of established tissue engineering approaches, bottom up and top down, towards the development of more complex, robust, and representative (multi)organ/tissue-on-chip approaches.

scholarly journals In vitro fecal fermentation characteristics of bamboo shoot (Phyllostachys edulis) polysaccharide

2021 ◽  
pp. 100129
Author(s):  
Qi Li ◽  
Weijie Wu ◽  
Hangjun Chen ◽  
Xiangjun Fang ◽  
Yanchao Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bamboo Shoot ◽  
Phyllostachys Edulis

Antioxidant Response Activating nanoParticles (ARAPas) localize to atherosclerotic plaque and locally activate the Nrf2 pathway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Maiocchi ◽  
Ana Cartaya ◽  
Sydney Thai ◽  
Adam Akerman ◽  
Edward Bahnson
Keyword(s):  
Atherosclerotic Plaque ◽  
Targeted Delivery ◽  
Polymeric Nanoparticles ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Antioxidant Response ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Drug Molecules ◽  
Classically Activated Macrophages ◽  
Nrf2 Activator

Atherosclerotic disease is the leading cause of death world-wide with few novel therapies available despite the ongoing health burden. Redox dysfunction is a well-established driver of atherosclerotic progression; however, the clinical translation of redox-based therapies is lacking. One of the challenges facing redox-based therapies is their targeted delivery to cellular domains of redox dysregulation. In the current study, we sought to develop Antioxidant Response Activating nanoParticles (ARAPas), encapsulating redox-based interventions, that exploit macrophage biology and the dysfunctional endothelium in order to selectively accumulate in atherosclerotic plaque. We employed flash nanoprecipitation (FNP) to synthesize bio-compatible polymeric nanoparticles encapsulating the hydrophobic Nrf2 activator drug, CDDO-Methyl (CDDOMe-ARAPas). Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-activators are a promising class of redox-active drug molecules whereby activation of Nrf2 results in the expression of several antioxidant and cyto-protective enzymes that can be athero-protective. In this study, we characterize the physiochemical properties of CDDOMe-ARAPas as well as confirm their in vitro internalization by murine macrophages. Drug release of CDDOMe was determined by Nrf2-driven GFP fluorescence. Moreover, we show that these CDDOMe-ARAPas exert anti-inflammatory effects in classically activated macrophages. Finally, we show that CDDOMe-ARAPas selectively accumulate in atherosclerotic plaque of two widely-used murine models of atherosclerosis: ApoE−/− and LDLr−/− mice, and are capable of increasing gene expression of Nrf2-transcriptional targets in the atherosclerotic aortic arch. Future work will assess the therapeutic efficacy of intra-plaque Nrf2 activation with CDDOMe-ARAPas to inhibit atherosclerotic plaque progression. Overall, our present studies underline that targeting of atherosclerotic plaque is an effective means to enhance delivery of redox-based interventions.

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