Papers by Juan Ramirez-suarez
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Dec 1, 2015
Please cite this article in press as: Ramírez-Guerra, H.E., et al., Hydroxylysyl-pyridinoline occ... more Please cite this article in press as: Ramírez-Guerra, H.E., et al., Hydroxylysyl-pyridinoline occurrence and chemical characteristics of collagen present in jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) tissues.
Biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology, Sep 1, 2020
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
Food Chemistry, May 1, 2023
Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & Technologie, Mar 1, 2020
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Aug 11, 2017
Proteins are a potential source of health promoting biomolecules with medical, nutraceutical and ... more Proteins are a potential source of health promoting biomolecules with medical, nutraceutical and food applications. Nowadays, bioactive peptides production, its isolation, characterization and strategies for its delivery to target sites are a matter of intensive research. In vitro and in vivo studies regarding the bioactivity of peptides has generated strong evidence of their health benefits. Dairy proteins are considered the richest source of bioactive peptides, however proteins from animal and vegetable origin also have been shown to be important sources. Enzymatic hydrolysis has been the process most commonly used for bioactive peptide production. Most commercial enzymatic preparations frequently used are from animal (e.g., trypsin and pepsin) and microbial (e.g., Alcalase® and Neutrase®) sources. Although the use of plant proteases is still relatively limited to papain and bromelain from papaya and pineapple, respectively, the application of new plant proteases is increasing. This review presents the latest knowledge in the use and diversity of plant proteases for bioactive peptides release from food-proteins including
Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2006
Minced albacore muscle was treated with high-hydrostatic pressure at 275 and 310 MPa for 2, 4, an... more Minced albacore muscle was treated with high-hydrostatic pressure at 275 and 310 MPa for 2, 4, and 6 min and their effects on shelf life at 4 and − 20°C were studied. Physical (texture, color), chemical (moisture and lipid content, pH, lipid oxidation, electrophoresis), and microbiological analyses were carried out. Pressure increased pH, protected from lipid oxidation, maintained low microorganisms levels, changed the color of the muscle, and induced the formation of high molecular weight polypeptides most likely through disulfide bonding promoting texture improvement of samples. Pressure improved the shelf life of minced albacore muscle for N22 days at 4°C and N 93 days at −20°C.
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2009
The effect of transglutaminase (TG)-induced cross-linking on interfacial rheology and foam stabil... more The effect of transglutaminase (TG)-induced cross-linking on interfacial rheology and foam stability was investigated in sodium caseinate systems. Higher dilatational surface moduli values were found, when cross-linking was performed at an equilibrated interface. However, cross-linking prior to adsorption was not found to affect the moduli values, but increased the equilibrium surface tension value. Foaming ability of cross-linked sodium caseinate was little reduced, when short reaction times with the enzyme were used, but a considerable loss in foaming ability was observed with extensive cross-linking prior to foaming. Stability against drainage was increased with increasing reaction time. With 15 min reaction at 40 • C with 200 nkat/g TG, no liquid drainage was observed 2 h after foaming from 10% sodium caseinate foam. Much smaller bubbles were found in enzyme-treated foams as compared with the reference sodium caseinate foam at 30 min, 2 h and 24 h after foaming. TG-treatment retarded but did not inhibit bubble coarsening in foams. Most likely, the effects in stability were due to increase in continuous phase viscosity.
Chilean journal of agricultural research, 2020
Nowadays agriculture is facing constantly challenges to produce more and better food for a growin... more Nowadays agriculture is facing constantly challenges to produce more and better food for a growing population under a changing climate scenery. To afford this demand, agricultural practices must innovate in new methods for crop production, nutrition management, and plant health. In addition, the development of new compounds or biological agents able to improve plant yield (regulating plant physiology, metabolism, crop performance), and agro-product quality, are also necessary. In the last decade, agents with these characteristics have been proposed for a sustainable agriculture. These agents, defined as biostimulants, have showed to improve plant nutrition, quality, yield and abiotic tolerance in different agricultural crops. In particular, the use of protein hydrolysates as biostimulants offers promising results to reduce the use of agrochemicals and improve productivity parameters in a variety of cultivars, in agree with the modern agricultural production challenges. The present review is focused in the use of protein hydrolysates as plant biostimulants, describing typical and potential agro industrial by-products as sources substrates for protein-based biostimulants formulation, and commercial or experimental proteolytic enzymes used for hydrolysate production. Moreover, critical aspects during protein biostimulants manufacture, functional profiling and its applications are discussed. Finally, recent advances for the evaluation of protein hydrolysates on plant physiology and metabolism under experimental and commercial scale are also documented. Concluding in the necessity to conduct structural studies, in order to identify and produce bioactive peptides with agricultural applications.
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Background Tuna muscle greening is a problem that occurs after heating. A hypothesis has been pos... more Background Tuna muscle greening is a problem that occurs after heating. A hypothesis has been postulated to address this problem, involving a conserved Cys residue at position 10 (Cys-10) present on tuna myoglobin (Mb) that is exposed during the thermic treatment, forming a disulfide bond with free cysteine (Cys) in the presence of trimethylamine oxide (TMAO), resulting in the greening of the tuna Mb. Methods We present a study using skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) metmyoglobin (MbFe(III)-H2O) where the effect of free Cys (1–6 mM), TMAO (1.33 mM), and catalase on the greening reaction (GR) was monitored by UV-vis spectrometry during thermal treatment at 60 °C for 30 min. Moreover, the participation of Cys-10 on the GR was evaluated after its blocking with N-ethymaleimide. Results The GR occurred in tuna MbFe(III)-H2O after heat treatment with free Cys, forming sulfmyoglobin (MbFe(II)-S) as the responsible pigment for the tuna greening. However, the rate constants of MbFe(II)-S pr...
Elva Janette Guillén-Sánchez1, Ramón Pacheco-Aguilar1, María Elena Lugo-Sánchez1, Susana María Sc... more Elva Janette Guillén-Sánchez1, Ramón Pacheco-Aguilar1, María Elena Lugo-Sánchez1, Susana María ScheurenAcevedo1, María Gisela Carvallo-Ruiz1, Gerardo Navarro-García2 and Juan Carlos Ramírez-Suarez*1 1 Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Calidad de Productos Pesqueros. Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD). Carretera a La Victoria, Km 0.6, Hermosillo, Sonora, 83304, México. 2 Departamento de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Sonora, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México.
BIOtecnia, 2015
A partial characterization (proximate, amino acid and fatty acid compositions, electrophoresis, a... more A partial characterization (proximate, amino acid and fatty acid compositions, electrophoresis, a w and color) of loricariid catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, Weber, 1991) roe, an invasive species of dams and rivers worldwide, was carried out and evaluated as a possible food resource. Mature roe showed high protein and lipid concentrations (26.0 ± 1.5 and 8.2 ± 0.7, respectively), low a w (0.89), and a yellow to orange color (hue angle of 68.90 ± 8.5° and chroma of 32.0 ± 0.2). Roe showed that essential amino acids (EAA) prevailed over non-essential (NEAA) (EAA/NEAA ratios of 1.4 and 1.6 for total and free amino acids, respectively) and low ω6/ω3 balance (0.98). Due to its characteristics, loricarid catfish roe can be used as a raw material for caviar-type products.
LWT - Food Science and Technology, 2015
Abstract The effect of freezing storage on protein denaturation and gelling capacity of jumbo squ... more Abstract The effect of freezing storage on protein denaturation and gelling capacity of jumbo squid muscle was evaluated. Squid mantle muscle samples were evaluated in both, ground (G) and whole presentations (W), and in a control consisting of ground muscle (C). G and W samples were submitted to two freezing storage periods (−20 °C), 1 day (GF-1, WF-1) and 30 d (GF-30, WF-30). Proximate composition, pH, surface hydrophobicity (SoANS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were evaluated. Additionally folding test, texture profile analysis and water holding capacity were monitored in gels prepared with the different samples. The quality of gels was not affected by any treatment. Neither freezing, grinding or storage period had a significant effect on the above parameters, suggesting that functional properties of the squid mantle muscle are highly stable. DSC did not reveal any denaturation, also adducing high stability of muscle proteins. SoANS revealed that freezing, grinding and time, had an effect on protein properties; however, these influences were apparently not significantly enough to have a further effect on the gel quality. Finally, gelling capacity of muscle was not affected by any factor. Considering these results, squid muscle may be considered as a useful resource either fresh or frozen.
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Food Science and Technology
Loricariid catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus [Weber, 1991]) has invaded water catchments thr... more Loricariid catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus [Weber, 1991]) has invaded water catchments throughout the world, due to the lack of predators and high fecundity. An approach to control its population could be using its roe as food; however, more knowledge is needed. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the shelf-life of fresh loricariid catfish roe stored in ice, as an approach for possible food utilisation. Physicochemical characteristics (moisture content, aw, pH, hardness, and colour), protein electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), amino and fatty acid contents, oxidative stability (TBARS) and microbiology of roe were analysed at 0, 2, 4, 6, 11, 15 and 21 days. Moisture content (58.5 ± 2.1 vs. 60.4 ± 1.2%), aw (0.89) and pH (5.87 ± 0.14 vs. 5.96 ± 0.03) were shelf-stable (initial vs. final day, respectively). SDS-PAGE showed minor hydrolysis of its protein. Ice storage increased roe free amino acid concentration, confirming proteolysis of its proteins/peptides with not impact on the fatty acid content and TBARS (2.4-3.3 mg malonadehyde/kg sample). Thus, ice storage of fresh loricariid catfish (P. disjunctivus [Weber, 1991]) roe, under the study conditions, proved to be an effective preservation method for its food utilisation, maintaining its physicochemical and microbiological characteristics for up to 20 days.
Food Science and Biotechnology
Food Technology and Biotechnology
Freezing conditions affect fish muscle protein functionality due to its denaturation/aggregation.... more Freezing conditions affect fish muscle protein functionality due to its denaturation/aggregation. However, jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) muscle protein functionality remains stable even after freezing, probably due to the presence of low-molecular-mass compounds (LMMC) as cryoprotectants. Thus, water-soluble LMMC (<1 kDa) fraction obtained from jumbo squid muscle was evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. From its spectra, total carbohydrates, free monosaccharides, free amino acids and ammonium chloride were determined. Cryoprotectant capacity and protein cryostability conferred by LMMC were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. Fraction partial characterization showed that the main components are free amino acids (18.84 mg/g), carbohydrates (67.1 µg/mg) such as monosaccharides (51.1 µg/mg of glucose, fucose and arabinose in total) and ammonium chloride (220.4 µg/mg). Arginine, sarcosine and taurine were the main amino acids in the fraction. LMMC, at t...
Food Technology and Biotechnology
22±0.91 N, and increasing elasticity (p≥0.05). Shear force was only significant at 3.0 % fibre ad... more 22±0.91 N, and increasing elasticity (p≥0.05). Shear force was only significant at 3.0 % fibre addition. Water holding capacity also improved (p<0.05) with fibre addition (from 75 % in the control to 9095 % for the treatments). Whiteness was affected (p<0.05) when 3.0 % fibre was added. Differential scanning calorimetry showed two endothermic transition peaks in the gels. The second peak (actin) increased (p<0.05) by 12 °C with fibre addition.
Ciência Rural, 2017
ABSTRACT: The effect of the addition of natural antioxidants on oxidative stability of ray ( Rhin... more ABSTRACT: The effect of the addition of natural antioxidants on oxidative stability of ray ( Rhinoptera bonasus) liver oil was evaluated. Different concentrations of rosemary extract, α-tocopherol, and caffeic acid (w/w) were added to the oil. Afterwards, concentration of each antioxidant that gave the highest stability was used in an accelerated stability test (Schaal method). The protective effect was established by the retention in the oil of fatty acids eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA), and concentration of volatile compounds. The best concentrations were: 2.5% of rosemary extract, 0.5% of α-tocopherol, and 0.06% of caffeic acid. Rosemary extract showed to be the product with the greatest ability to retard oxidation, followed by α-tocopherol, and caffeic acid. A high correlation between the peroxide value and the concentration of the 2-decenal, 1-penten-3-ol, and 2-octenal, was reported, suggesting that this can be used to assess the development of oxidative ranc...
Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2016
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