Protein malnutrition is quite common worldwide; its deficiency has adverse effects in all organs. Edible insect＇s traditional cultural food, commonly consumed in rural communities, now intake is also being incorporat...Protein malnutrition is quite common worldwide; its deficiency has adverse effects in all organs. Edible insect＇s traditional cultural food, commonly consumed in rural communities, now intake is also being incorporated in some countries. Grasshoppers comprise proteins, the building blocks of AA （amino acids）, that are one of the five classes of complex biomolecules found in cells and tissues that play an important role in human metabolism and nutrition. This research was conducted to determine proximal composition of Sphenarium purpurascens Ch, grasshoppers, focused on proteins and AA. Sampling was performed during autumn, 2013, in Oaxaca State. Dry raw adult insects were ground and proceeded to macro molecules proximal analysis, protein by Kjeldahl AOAC （Association of Official Analytical Chemists） method and essential AA in a Beckman 6300 equipment. Obtained data were： total proteins 71.56%; lipids 8.14%; minerals 3.52%; fiber 7.48%; soluble carbohydrates 9.30%. Essential AA （mg/16 g-N）： isoleucine 4.5; leucine 8.1; lysine 5.4; methionine ＋ cysteine 5.1; phenylalanine ＋ tyrosine 8.5; threonine 3.5; tryptophan 0.6; valine 5.5. Sphenarium purpurascens Ch, Grasshoppers represent a good source of proteins and essential AA that can grow almost everywhere, available mostly all year round and affordable to all social groups, thus being a good option to improve human health.展开更多
To exploit efficient adsorbents for removing middle molecular peptides containing DFLAE (DE5, a typical peptide sequence accumulated in uremic serum) sequence by hemoperfusion, we designed and synthesized three affini...To exploit efficient adsorbents for removing middle molecular peptides containing DFLAE (DE5, a typical peptide sequence accumulated in uremic serum) sequence by hemoperfusion, we designed and synthesized three affinity adsorbents (C1-Zn^2+, C2-Zn^2+ and C3-Zn^2+) that could have high affinity to DE5. Subsequently, we evaluated the corresponding adsorption ability of each adsorbent by static adsorption experiments and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The results showed that C1-Zn^2+ bad the best adsorption ability to DE5-containing peptides and the adsorption capacity for DE5 was 8.52 mg/g. By changing the adsorption conditions, the adsorption mechanism was elucidated. The main driving force of the adsorption is metal-carboxyl coordination and the hydrophobic force affords the cooperative effect. It is expected that our present work can provide basic understanding for the design of adsorbents with high affinity and selectivity towards oligopeptides.展开更多
文摘Protein malnutrition is quite common worldwide; its deficiency has adverse effects in all organs. Edible insect＇s traditional cultural food, commonly consumed in rural communities, now intake is also being incorporated in some countries. Grasshoppers comprise proteins, the building blocks of AA （amino acids）, that are one of the five classes of complex biomolecules found in cells and tissues that play an important role in human metabolism and nutrition. This research was conducted to determine proximal composition of Sphenarium purpurascens Ch, grasshoppers, focused on proteins and AA. Sampling was performed during autumn, 2013, in Oaxaca State. Dry raw adult insects were ground and proceeded to macro molecules proximal analysis, protein by Kjeldahl AOAC （Association of Official Analytical Chemists） method and essential AA in a Beckman 6300 equipment. Obtained data were： total proteins 71.56%; lipids 8.14%; minerals 3.52%; fiber 7.48%; soluble carbohydrates 9.30%. Essential AA （mg/16 g-N）： isoleucine 4.5; leucine 8.1; lysine 5.4; methionine ＋ cysteine 5.1; phenylalanine ＋ tyrosine 8.5; threonine 3.5; tryptophan 0.6; valine 5.5. Sphenarium purpurascens Ch, Grasshoppers represent a good source of proteins and essential AA that can grow almost everywhere, available mostly all year round and affordable to all social groups, thus being a good option to improve human health.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20634030 & 51003048)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20090031120020) the Fun-damental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘To exploit efficient adsorbents for removing middle molecular peptides containing DFLAE (DE5, a typical peptide sequence accumulated in uremic serum) sequence by hemoperfusion, we designed and synthesized three affinity adsorbents (C1-Zn^2+, C2-Zn^2+ and C3-Zn^2+) that could have high affinity to DE5. Subsequently, we evaluated the corresponding adsorption ability of each adsorbent by static adsorption experiments and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The results showed that C1-Zn^2+ bad the best adsorption ability to DE5-containing peptides and the adsorption capacity for DE5 was 8.52 mg/g. By changing the adsorption conditions, the adsorption mechanism was elucidated. The main driving force of the adsorption is metal-carboxyl coordination and the hydrophobic force affords the cooperative effect. It is expected that our present work can provide basic understanding for the design of adsorbents with high affinity and selectivity towards oligopeptides.
