Jingwen Wang

Bio: Jingwen Wang is an academic researcher from Shenyang Agricultural University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fermentation & Digestion. The author has co-authored 1 publications.

Changes of bioactive substances in lactic acid bacteria and yeasts fermented kiwifruit extract during the fermentation

Abstract: Probiotic fermented fruit extract is a new kind of food with potential health care efficacy. In this study, transformation of bioactive substances in Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeast fermented kiwifruit extract were researched. The highest levels of total polyphenol, superoxide dismutase (SOD) were found in Lactobacillus paracasei LG0260 fermented kiwifruit extract with 2.31 ± 0.06 mgGAE/g, 369 ± 12.73 U.mL−1, respectively. LAB fermented kiwifruit extract dramatically had a highest vitamin C (VitC) concentration during the fermentation, while yeast and natural fermented samples were decline steadily. Another interesting founding, a highest level of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae J2861 fermented kiwifruit extract with 24.132 ± 1.01 μg/mL. Furthermore, the main organic acids in fresh kiwifruit and yeast fermented kiwifruit extract were citric acid and malic acid. However, lactic acid and citric acid were the main organic acids in LAB fermented kiwifruit extract. A total of 43 kinds of flavor compounds in fresh kiwifruit and 88 kinds of flavor compounds in fermented kiwifruit extract were identified. Esters and alcohols in fermented kiwifruit system increased by the fermentation of selected bacteria which improved the taste and flavor.

Enzymes-Assisted Extraction of Plants for Sustainable and Functional Applications

Abstract: The scientific community and industrial companies have discovered significant enzyme applications to plant material. This rise imparts to changing consumers’ demands while searching for ‘clean label’ food products, boosting the immune system, uprising resistance to bacterial and fungal diseases, and climate change challenges. First, enzymes were used for enhancing production yield with mild and not hazardous applications. However, enzyme specificity, activity, plant origin and characteristics, ratio, and extraction conditions differ depending on the goal. As a result, researchers have gained interest in enzymes’ ability to cleave specific bonds of macroelements and release bioactive compounds by enhancing value and creating novel derivatives in plant extracts. The extract is enriched with reducing sugars, phenolic content, and peptides by disrupting lignocellulose and releasing compounds from the cell wall and cytosolic. Nonetheless, depolymerizing carbohydrates and using specific enzymes form and release various saccharides lengths. The latest studies show that oligosaccharides released and formed by enzymes have a high potential to be slowly digestible starches (SDS) and possibly be labeled as prebiotics. Additionally, they excel in new technological, organoleptic, and physicochemical properties. Released novel derivatives and phenolic compounds have a significant role in human and animal health and gut-microbiota interactions, affecting many metabolic pathways. The latest studies have contributed to enzyme-modified extracts and products used for functional, fermented products development and sustainable processes: in particular, nanocellulose, nanocrystals, nanoparticles green synthesis with drug delivery, wound healing, and antimicrobial properties. Even so, enzymes’ incorporation into processes has limitations and is regulated by national and international levels.

Exploring the effect of in vitro digestion on the phenolics and antioxidant activity of Lycium barbarum fruit extract

Abstract: To assess the effect of the digestive system on the phenolics and antioxidant capacity of Lycium barbarum fruit, its extract was digested and analyzed in vitro. The results revealed that the phenolics/flavonoids contents and antioxidant capacity in the pH-treated group and digested group generally decreased by 4.39%–21.22% in the oral and intestinal digestions but increased by 1.26%–16.14% in the gastric digestion. The phenolic content and antioxidant capacity were highly correlated in digested groups (r > 0.899, p < 0.01). Five main phenolics including rutin, p-coumaric acid and its hexoside derivatives were identified and quantified, and these phenolics displayed higher stability during the digestion, implying that they may be the potential functional phenolics of L. barbarum fruit.