Microalgae have been attracting great attention due to their richness of bioactive compounds and nutrients. They are excellent sources of protein, lipids, carbohydrates, natural pigments, and numerous carotenoids. However, ...

As the market for functional foods (i.e. foods that contain health-promoting components beyond traditional nutrients) continues to expand, research in the development of food products containing bifidobacteria and other ...

The development of functional foods containing probiotics has experienced a great boom in the last years, reflected by the increasing number of novel products available at the market, as well as by the well-documented ...

The aim of this study was to develop probiotic microcapsules of Bifidobacterium animalis and Lactobacillus acidophilus evaluating the survival of the microencapsulated probiotics under simulated gastrointestinal conditions ...

Background: Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) are euryhaline fishes capable of tolerating large salinity changes. In a previous study aimed to identify genes involved in osmotolerance, we isolated an mRNA sequence with ...

Biological invasions are one of the most important causes of global biodiversity loss. The human-mediated movement of species has increased significantly withglobalization and the expansion of international trade. Seaports ...

The development of strategies for the protection of oral tissues against the adverse effects of resin monomers is primarily based on the elucidation of underlying molecular mechanisms. The generation of reactive oxygen ...