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Background: Anthocyanins are a kind of flavonoids and natural water-soluble pigments, which endow fruits, vegetables, and plants with multiple colors. They are important source of new products with prebiotic activity. However, there is no systematic review documenting prebiotic activity of anthocyanins and their structural analogues. This study aims to fill this gap in literature.Purpose: The objective of this review is to summarize and evaluate the prebiotic activity of anthocyanin's, and discuss the physical and molecular modification methods to improve their biological activities.Study Design and Methods: In this review, the databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Researchgate and Elsevier) were searched profoundly with keywords (anthocyanin's, prebiotics, probiotics, physical embedding and molecular modification).Results: A total of 34 articles were considered for reviewing. These studies approved that anthocyanins play an important role in promoting the proliferation of probiotics, inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria and improving the intestinal environment. In addition, physical embedding and molecular modification have also been proved to be effective methods to improve the prebiotic activity of anthocyanins. Anthocyanins could promote the production of short chain fatty acids, accelerate self degradation and improve microbial related enzyme activities to promote the proliferation of probiotics. They inhibited the growth of harmful bacteria by inhibiting the expression of harmful bacteria genes, interfering with the role of metabolism related enzymes and affecting respiratory metabolism. They promoted the formation of a complete intestinal barrier and regulated the intestinal environment to keep the body healthy. Physical embedding, including microencapsulation and colloidal embedding, greatly improved the stability of anthocyanins. On the other hand, molecular modification, especially enzymatic modification, significantly improved the biological activities (antioxidant, prebiotic activity and so on) of anthocyanins.Conclusion: All these research results displayed by this review indicate that anthocyanins are a useful tool for developing prebiotic products. The better activities of the new anthocyanins formed by embedding and modification may make them become more effective raw materials. Our review provides a scientific basis for the future research and application of anthocyanins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Soybean peptides Maillard reaction products (SMRPs) had prebiotic activities. • SMRPs could elevated the abundance of microbe generated SCFAs. • Lipopolysaccharide secreted bacterial were restrained after SMRPs intake. • Gut microflora relieved oxidative stress, cognitive impairment and inflammation. Soybean peptides Maillard reaction products (SMRPs) as a flavor enhancer were prepared to investigate its potential prebiotic activities on modulating gut microbiota to alleviate aging-related disorders in d -galactose-induced ICR mice. The mice were divided into six groups during 6 weeks experimental period, including normal control, natural aging control, d -galactose aging group, low, medium and high dose SMRPs groups (200, 400 and 800 mg/kg/day). Results showed that d -galactose aging mice with SMRPs administration had increased food intake, body weight, organ indexes, urine fluorescence intensity and feces color. Additionally, SMRPs could elevate richness and diversity of gut microbiota and ameliorate microbial community structure. The pathogenic bacteria was effectively suppressed while beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium were promoted. Furthermore, oxidative stress, cognitive impairment and systemic inflammation were ameliorated after SMRPs administration due to gut microflora constitution and their metabolite alterations. Our results demonstrated that SMRPs might possess potential prebiotic activities to attenuate aging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effects of red raspberry extract (RRE) intake on hyperlipidemia mice induced by high-fat diet (HFD) were investigated in this study. After intragastric gavage of RRE for 8 weeks, the body weight and the adipose tissue mass of mice in RRE administration groups significantly (p < 0.05) decreased compared to the group without RRE treatment. RRE treatment significantly (p < 0.05) lowered triglyceride and total cholesterol levels of hyperlipidemia mice. Pparα, Hmgcr, Ldlr, Cyp7a1, Acsl3, Pnpla2 and Pin4 were confirmed as the regulatory genes by transcriptome analysis and qRCR validation. According to KEGG pathway analysis, target genes such as Cyp7a1 and Pin4 were further regulated by the activation of PPARα resulting from RRE supplementation. Meanwhile, liver cholesterol synthesis and conversion were inhibited by the expressions of Hmgcr and Cyp7a1 genes regulated by RRE intake, and Ldlr gene was down-regulated to limit the transport of cholesterol. In addition, RRE treatment could accelerate the conversion from triglyceride to fatty acid. To conclusion, RRE intake would be a protection against diet-induced hypertriglyceridemia. Image 1 • RRE supplementation attenuated hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress in the HFD mice. • RRE intake regulated PPARa expression to further ameliorate lipid metabolism disorder. • RRE intake reduced Hmgcr expression resulting in lower cholesterol. • RRE treatment could accelerate the conversion from triglyceride to fatty acid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Effects of Maillard reaction products derived from 1 to 3 kDa soybean peptides (MRPF3) on aging ICR mice were investigated. Seven animal groups were established for 5 weeks, including one normal group and six D-galactose (1000 mg kg−1/day) treated groups. Aging control was D-galactose + saline solution, and positive controls were D-galactose + ascorbic acid (Vc) (400 mg kg−1/day) and oligofructose (400 mg kg−1/day), respectively, while the test groups are D-galactose + high (800 mg kg−1/day), medium (400 mg kg−1/day) and low (200 mg kg−1/day) doses of MRPF3. Compared with the aging controls, food intake, body weights and organ indexes returned to normal after feeding with MRPF3, and the color of feces as well as the fluorescence intensity of urine increased. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver significantly decreased with the intake of MRPF3, and the activities of SOD and GSH-Px and the total antioxidant capacity of serum significantly increased. The abundance ratio of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes significantly decreased in MRPF3 groups, and the abundance of Lactobacillus significantly increased, while potentially pathogenic bacteria such as Porphyromonadaceae significantly decreased. Our results showed that MRPF3 might offer a potent retardation potential for aging. Graphical abstract Image 1 Highlights • Maillard reaction products derived from 1 to 3 kDa soybean peptides (MRPF3) were made. • Aging ICR mice were treated with MRPF3 at high, medium and low doses, respectively. • Physiological indexes of aging mice returned to normality after feeding with MRPF3. • Malondialdehyde content in liver decreased, antioxidant capacity of serum increased. • Pathogenic bacterial were inhibited while beneficial ones proliferated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we investigated PEGylated black kidney bean protein isolates (BKBPI) by PEG succinimidyl carbonate (PEG-SC), PEG succinimidyl succinate (PEG-SS) and PEG succinimidyl propionate (PEG-SPA) conjugation. The functional properties, thermodynamic stability, in vitro digestion stability, and hemagglutination activity of the modified products were evaluated. The degree of PEGylation was measured, and FTIR analysis revealed that protein-PEG conjugations were formed, and that no obvious changes in water- and fat-holding capacities were observed. The solubility, emulsifying property, and foaming property were all improved through the modification, while, higher thermodynamic stability was achieved with the increase in Td values and reduction of ΔH. The PEGylated proteins were found to be more resistant to in vitro digestion, and the hemagglutination activity was significantly ( P <  0.05) decreased, indicating the higher safety of the protein isolate. The results showed that the functional properties, thermodynamic stability, and biological safety of BKBPI were improved by PEGylation, which could serve to increase the applications for this protein. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a well-known allergenic indicator in kidney beans, lectins have always been the serious threats for human health. Herein, we introduced a new label-free voltammetric immunosensor for the direct determination of kidney bean lectin (KBL) with potential allergenic activity. Gold nanoparticles-polyethyleneimine-multiwalled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite was one-pot synthesized and modified onto the glass carbon electrode to enhance catalytic currents of oxygen reduction reaction. The KBL polyclonal antibody, acquired from rabbit immunization, was orientedly immobilized on the electrode modified with recombinant staphylococcal protein A via fragment crystallizable (Fc) region of antibody. Under the optimized condition, the immunosensor displayed a good linear response (R2 = 0.978) to KBL with a range from 0.05 to 100 μg/mL and a detection limit of 0.023 μg/mL. Simultaneously, the immunosensor exhibited well selectivity, interference-resistant ability, stability (4 °C) and reproducibility. Compared with the conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, the immunosensor was successfully applied to quantify allergenic activity of lectin in raw and cooked (boiled for 30 min) kidney bean milk samples. This new approach provides new perspectives both for rapid quantification of lectin in kidney beans-derived foodstuffs and as a real-time monitoring tool for the allergenic potential during the whole production and consumption process. • First electrochemical immunosensor report for allergenic activity of lectin. • Oriented antibody immobilization using recombinant staphylococcal protein A. • AuNPs-PEI-MWCNTs nanocomposite was used for signal amplification. • The immunosensor shows high sensitivity and fast response to kidney bean lectin. • Allergenicity-recognizable detection of immunosensor towards kidney bean milks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]