digestive tract Articles
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Scientists at UC Berkeley discover hidden clues that present key developments for bioproducts
On March 11, 2019, scientists at the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) published a study on nature microbiology on the gut anatomical properties of the passalid beetle that helps it transform decaying wood into energy-rich materials. Passalid beetles’ digestive tracts contain microbes that provide a roadmap for the production of affordable, nature-derived bioproducts and ...
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Detailed Introduction to Inulinase
Inulinase is a kind of hydrolase that can hydrolyze β-2, l-d-fructan glycosidic bond. Inulinase-secreting microorganisms are widely distributed in nature, including various microorganisms in soil, water, and animal digestive tracts. Inulinase can hydrolyze inulin to fructose or fructooligosaccharide under certain temperature conditions. According to the inulinase in microorganisms mainly ...
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Human Microbiome Research Promotes Progress of Precision Medicine
A large part of bacterial, archaeal, viral, and fungal microbial taxa consists of the human microbiome. While many of these microorganisms are commensal, some are harmful to humans and many are symbiotic. Our livelihoods are strongly intertwined with the microbes we allocate our bodies with, regardless of whether their appearance is advantageous, insignificant, or harmful. Over the past few ...
By CD Genomics
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A Brief Introduction to Protease
Protease is a general term for a class of enzymes that hydrolyze protein peptide chains. According to the way they degrade polypeptides, they are divided into two categories: endopeptidases and telopeptidases. Endopeptidase can cut the large molecular weight polypeptide chain from the middle to form the smaller molecular weight prions and peptones. Telopeptidases can be further divided into ...
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Broad Application Areas of Cellulase Release Strong Market Demand
Cellulase (β-1,4-glucan-4-glucanohydrolase) is a general term for a group of enzymes that degrade cellulose to produce glucose. Cellulase is a kind of complex enzyme, including C1 enzyme, CX enzyme and glucosidase and other components. Among them, C1 enzyme and CX enzyme can decompose cellulose into cellobiose, and glucosidase can decompose cellobiose into glucose, thereby providing ...
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Could Probiotics be the Future of Vaginal Health?
A healthy vagina is home to a diversity of microbes that work in tandem to keep an acidic environment in check. But this balance of flora can be easily disrupted, or shift throughout the menstrual cycle. This is where probiotics might come in, to help replenish the good bacteria, and curb the bad. Probiotics and the vaginal microbiome The billions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes ...
By Juno Bio
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Bioprinting Algae To Improve Tissue Oxygenation
Engineers often rely on Mother Nature to help solve difficult problems. After millions of years of evolution, living organisms such as plants, animals, and microbes have discovered how to survive in even the harshest of environments. Often times, organisms from different species are able to provide each other with the nutrients, resources, or protection that both need to prosper. We call ...
By Allevi, Inc.
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Microalgae Yogurt: pro-life X2
Probiotics are beneficial forms of gut bacteria that help stimulate the natural digestive juices and enzymes that keep our digestive organs functioning properly. Microalgae are probiotic foods that have been shown to increase the amount of both Lactobacillus and bifidobacteria in the digestive tract. In addition to detoxify our body, microalgae stimulate the immune ...
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Enzymatic Mechanism by Which Dolphin Gut Microbes Degrade Plant Polysaccharides Unveiled
Symbiotic microbial groups within the digestive tract of herbivores are the main source of depolymerized lignocellulases. The dolphin is the largest extant rodent, usually living in the Pantanal wetland and Amazon basin, and is also known as the "king of grass" due to its diet based on grasses and aquatic plants. They can efficiently depolymerize and utilize lignocellulosic biomass through ...
By CD BioGlyco.
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Unlocking the Potential of α-Galactosidase
Introduction α-Galactosidase, a versatile enzyme, is gaining recognition for its pivotal role in various industries. In this article, we will delve deeper into the scientific underpinnings, applications, and benefits of α-Galactosidase. Our goal is to provide a detailed, informative exploration of this enzyme, grounded in scientific objectivity. α-Galactosidase: An Enzyme at ...
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Compound Active Probiotics Are Widely Used in the Field of Health
Probiotics are a class of active microorganisms that are beneficial to the host. They are the general term for active beneficial microorganisms that colonize the human intestine and reproductive system and can produce definite health effects to improve the host's micro-ecological balance and play a beneficial role. The beneficial bacteria or fungi in humans and animals mainly include: Clostridium ...
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Modified bacteria produce tetanus toxin, which is utilized to treat fatal pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant tumor of the digestive tract that is difficult to diagnose and treat, and the morbidity and mortality rates have risen dramatically in recent years. Pancreatic cancer is at an advanced stage when diagnosed when cancer cells have spread and are hard to control. The most frequent pancreatic cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), accounting for ...
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Introduction and Detection Methods for Phytochemicals
What Are Phytochemicals? Phytochemicals are natural compounds that have only been discovered so far and are natural food pigments. The human body is unable to produce them and must obtain them from food. Soy isoflavones in soybeans, lycopene in tomatoes, catechins in green tea, carotenoids in carrots, zeaxanthin, polyphenols, etc., are all phytochemicals. Classification and Functions of Common ...
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Why Supplementing Digestive Enzymes Is Necessary for Most People?
Enzymes are proteins with catalytic functions in organisms. The distinguishing feature of enzymes is that they have a high degree of catalytic function and specificity, and the activity of enzymes can be adjusted, which is closely related to the conversion of different energy forms. Up to now, there are nearly 2,000 known enzymes. Digestive enzyme is one of them. It is mainly secreted by the ...
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What are Strongyloides?
Strongyloides is an opportunistic pathogenic parasitic nematode. Adults parasitize in the small intestine of cats, dogs and humans. The larvae can invade lung, brain, liver, kidney and other tissues and organs, causing strongyloidiasis. The disease is mainly prevalent in warm and humid tropical and subtropical regions. In recent years, due to the continuous increase of HIV/AIDS infection rate in ...
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Anti Helicobacter Pylori Formula Shows Initial Results
Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is closely related to the occurrence and development of gastric cancer, peptic ulcer, Hp-related dyspepsia and other diseases. Studies have found that Hp can cause gastric microbial disorders, change the microbial diversity and community structure in the stomach, and cause precancerous lesions. The public health community has made great efforts to eradicate Hp for a long ...
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How the Gut Adapts in Short Bowel Syndrome Patients
Gut Adaptation; the body’s natural ability to “heal” itself. The human body is nothing short of miraculous. It can create life, perform incredible feats, and allow us to experience the world through a number of senses. But what happens when the body becomes damaged from illness or injury? Medical advancements have helped us come a long way in fighting disease, injury and ...
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What Can Lead to Pediatric SBS?
Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome (also called SBS or Short Gut Syndrome) generally develops shortly after birth due to an underlying gastrointestinal (GI) condition. The condition then can lead to intestinal surgery, in which part of the short bowel is removed. SBS is a devastating condition where patients struggle to absorb life-sustaining nutrients from their diet due to the surgical removal of ...
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Under Sewer-Veillance - Wastewater & COVID-19
Wastewater & COVID-19 Connections When the word wastewater crosses your mind, there is probably also a memory of your Mom’s voice telling you – wash your hands! When humans transitioned into community living, keeping your living space separate from your bathroom space was an important rule to learn. We can thank early scientists who were curious about how diseases spread and ...
By Flottweg SE
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The Relationship Between Enzyme Function and Health
In the early 20th century, humans discovered vitamins, and then trace elements and minerals. It was only in the mid-1980s that humans realized the importance of enzymes. Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine Arthur Kornberg said: "For our lives, we can no longer find other substances as important as enzymes in nature." Enzymes control the entire body, and when enzymes function abnormally is ...
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