The escalating global challenges of food security,waste management,and environmental sustainability have necessitated the application of novel green approaches to utilize agro-industrial food waste as a valuable biore...The escalating global challenges of food security,waste management,and environmental sustainability have necessitated the application of novel green approaches to utilize agro-industrial food waste as a valuable bioresource.Enzymatic conversion of food waste into high-value bioproducts emerges as one of the promising solutions to address these issues.The current review explores the critical role of enzymes in facilitating the conversion of diverse agro-industrial residues,including those from plants and animals,into biochemicals and functional ingredients.The current review evaluates the environmental and economic benefits of enzyme-mediated bioconversion processes,underlining the circular economy paradigm,which prioritizes resource efficiency and waste minimization.The enzyme production from diverse plant and animal-based food wastes as raw materials has been highlighted beside the description of different bioproducts from food waste using enzymes and the integration of enzymatic bioprocessing.The economic analysis and case studies of the enzyme-mediated processes for biochemical production from food waste have also been emphasized.By harnessing the synergistic potential of enzymes and circular economy principles,the bioconversion of agro-industrial food waste into novel bioproducts presents a viable pathway toward sustainable resource utilization and a circular bioeconomy.展开更多
Cell migration influences many normal and pathological processes and is one of key issues addressed in cancer research studies.In this report,a plasma patterned polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)substrate was used to selectiv...Cell migration influences many normal and pathological processes and is one of key issues addressed in cancer research studies.In this report,a plasma patterned polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)substrate was used to selectively position hepatocarcinoma cells in order to characterize their migration behavior.We observed that cell mobility was directly related to the differentiation stage of the cells,with poorly-differentiated(SK-Hep-1)cells exhibiting higher mobility that well-differentiated(Hep-G2)cells.We propose that this difference occurs due to a loss of adhesion molecules presented at the apical membranes of the poorly-differentiated SK-Hep-1 cells,thereby reducing their adhesion to the surface.Our results provide new insight into the relationship between carcinoma cell differentiation grade and mobility.Further this experimental process may provide a simple and effective model for universal cell biology studies and applications in microsystems technology.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Council(NSTC)project,Taiwan(Ref.No.112-2222-E-992-005).
文摘The escalating global challenges of food security,waste management,and environmental sustainability have necessitated the application of novel green approaches to utilize agro-industrial food waste as a valuable bioresource.Enzymatic conversion of food waste into high-value bioproducts emerges as one of the promising solutions to address these issues.The current review explores the critical role of enzymes in facilitating the conversion of diverse agro-industrial residues,including those from plants and animals,into biochemicals and functional ingredients.The current review evaluates the environmental and economic benefits of enzyme-mediated bioconversion processes,underlining the circular economy paradigm,which prioritizes resource efficiency and waste minimization.The enzyme production from diverse plant and animal-based food wastes as raw materials has been highlighted beside the description of different bioproducts from food waste using enzymes and the integration of enzymatic bioprocessing.The economic analysis and case studies of the enzyme-mediated processes for biochemical production from food waste have also been emphasized.By harnessing the synergistic potential of enzymes and circular economy principles,the bioconversion of agro-industrial food waste into novel bioproducts presents a viable pathway toward sustainable resource utilization and a circular bioeconomy.
基金the National Science Council(NSC 99-2113-M-110-005 and 99-2738-M-110-001)of Taiwanthe National Sun Yat-sen University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,and the Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital(VGHNSU100-001)for financial support of this work.
文摘Cell migration influences many normal and pathological processes and is one of key issues addressed in cancer research studies.In this report,a plasma patterned polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)substrate was used to selectively position hepatocarcinoma cells in order to characterize their migration behavior.We observed that cell mobility was directly related to the differentiation stage of the cells,with poorly-differentiated(SK-Hep-1)cells exhibiting higher mobility that well-differentiated(Hep-G2)cells.We propose that this difference occurs due to a loss of adhesion molecules presented at the apical membranes of the poorly-differentiated SK-Hep-1 cells,thereby reducing their adhesion to the surface.Our results provide new insight into the relationship between carcinoma cell differentiation grade and mobility.Further this experimental process may provide a simple and effective model for universal cell biology studies and applications in microsystems technology.
