Laura Plaza-Vinuesa

Aug 7, 2024 | pubs.acs.org | Ana Sánchez-Arroyo |Laura Plaza-Vinuesa |José Miguel Mancheño |Rosario Muñoz

IntroductionClick to copy section linkSection link copied!Mycotoxins are toxic chemical compounds produced by molds that cause huge economic losses to global agriculture. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is an important mycotoxin mostly found in dried fruits, coffee and cocoa beans, cereals, and spice. (1) To control OTA contamination, several countries have established regulations for OTA levels in a variety of food products.

Aug 7, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Ana Sánchez-Arroyo |Laura Plaza-Vinuesa |José Miguel Mancheño |Rosario Muñoz

IntroductionClick to copy section linkSection link copied!Mycotoxins are toxic chemical compounds produced by molds that cause huge economic losses to global agriculture. Ochratoxin A (OTA) is an important mycotoxin mostly found in dried fruits, coffee and cocoa beans, cereals, and spice. (1) To control OTA contamination, several countries have established regulations for OTA levels in a variety of food products.

Feb 23, 2023 | dx.doi.org | F. Moreno |Rosario Muñoz |Laura Plaza-Vinuesa |Ana Sánchez-Arroyo

Intestinal lactic acid bacteria can help alleviate lactose maldigestion by promoting lactose hydrolysis in the small intestine. This study shows that protein extracts from probiotic bacterium WCFS1 possess two metabolic pathways for lactose metabolism, involving β-galactosidase (β-gal) and 6Pβ-galactosidase (6Pβ-gal) activities.