Biosynthesis of a novel polymeric chitosan-betaxanthin and characterization of the first sugar-derived betalains and their effects in the in vivo model Caenorhabditis elegans

Caenorhabditis elegans as an in vivo model for food bioactives: A review

“… Bioactive Compound Source Bioactivities Studied C. elegan s strain used Evaluation used Reference Carbohydrates Barley β-glucan Anti-obesity N2 Lifespan; Oil red staining; Triglyceride assay; RT-PCR; SCFA assay; Xiao et al (2020) Betaxanthins Antioxidant N2; TJ375 Lifespan; Quantification of hsp-16 . 2::GFP Guerrero-Rubio et al (2021) Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) Anti-obesity N2; mu86; e1370; nr2014; tm420; tm331; wa36 Lifespan; Oil red staining; Triglyceride level; RT-PCR Zhu et al (2021) Casein-maltodextrin Maillard Conjugates Antioxidant; anti-aging N2 Lifespan; Thermal stress; Lipofuscin level; SOD and CAT activity Sun et al (2021) Fructan exopolysaccharides Antioxidant N2; TJ356 Survival under oxidative stress; Lifespan; Daf-16 localization; Lakra et al (2021) Fucoidan from algae ( Fucus vesiculosus, Undaria pinnatifida, Macrocystis pyrifera) Antimicrobial N2 Bacterial Quantification Palacios-Gorba et al (2020) Resistant starch; Fermented starch; Short chain fatty acids Anti-obesity N2 Red Niles staining Zheng et al (2010) Straw mushroom ( Volvariella volvacea ) Anti-obesity N2; ok524; mu86; nr2041; tm420; tm331; wa36; tm3116 Locomotive behavior; worm size; growth rate; reproductive assay; Oil red staining; Triglyceride quantification; RT-PCR; Detection of GFP-labeled proteins Bai et al (2021) Wheel wingnut ( Cyclocarya paliurus ) Anti-obesity N2; XA7702; RB1716; CE541; CE548; BX107; BX106; BX153; BX160; BX110; WBM170; ZXW618 Triglyceride quantification; Oil red staining; Lipid droplet analysis; Pharyngeal pumping assays; Body size assay; RT-PCR; Visualization of SBP-1::GFP and ACS-2::GFP Lin et al (2020) …”