Katarina Cankar
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Recent Articles
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Avila-Galvez M, Marques D, Figueira I, Cankar K, Bosch D, Brito M, et al.
Biomed Pharmacother
. 2023 Sep;
167:115413.
PMID: 37683593
Sesquiterpene lactones - such as those found in chicory - are considered promising bioactive compounds. These small molecules have shown several health benefits for various diseases, including brain disorders. However,...
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Hakkinen S, Cankar K, Nohynek L, van Arkel J, Laurel M, Oksman-Caldentey K, et al.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
. 2023 Jun;
16(2).
PMID: 37259292
Industrial chicory is an important crop for its high dietary fibre content. Besides inulin, chicory taproots contain interesting secondary metabolite compounds, which possess bioactive properties. Hairy roots are differentiated plant...
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Salvagnin U, Unkel K, Sprink T, Bundock P, Sevenier R, Bogdanovic M, et al.
Front Plant Sci
. 2023 May;
14:1111110.
PMID: 37123849
Root chicory ( L. var. ) is used to extract inulin, a fructose polymer used as a natural sweetener and prebiotic. However, bitter tasting sesquiterpene lactones, giving chicory its known...
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Cankar K, Hakkert J, Sevenier R, Papastolopoulou C, Schipper B, Baixinho J, et al.
J Agric Food Chem
. 2023 Apr;
PMID: 37036799
For several sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) found in Asteraceae plants, very interesting biomedical activities have been demonstrated. Chicory roots accumulate the guaianolide STLs 8-deoxylactucin, lactucin, and lactucopicrin predominantly in oxalated forms...
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De novo tryptophanase-based indole production by metabolically engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum
Mindt M, Ferrer L, Bosch D, Cankar K, Wendisch V
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
. 2023 Feb;
107(5-6):1621-1634.
PMID: 36786915
Indole has an increasing interest in the flavor and fragrance industry. It is used in dairy products, tea drinks, and fine fragrances due to its distinct floral odor typical of...
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Hakkinen S, Cankar K, Nohynek L, Suomalainen M, van Arkel J, Siika-Aho M, et al.
AMB Express
. 2022 Dec;
12(1):152.
PMID: 36472772
Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) is an important industrial crop that produces large quantities of the dietary fiber inulin in its roots. Following inulin extraction, the bagasse is typically used as...
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van Arkel J, Twarogowska A, Cornelis Y, De Marez T, Engel J, Maenhout P, et al.
ACS Food Sci Technol
. 2022 Oct;
2(10):1546-1557.
PMID: 36313154
Belgian endive is grown in a two-step cultivation process that involves growing of the plants in the field, cold storage of the taproots, and a second growth period in dark...
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Cankar K, Hakkert J, Sevenier R, Campo E, Schipper B, Papastolopoulou C, et al.
Front Plant Sci
. 2022 Sep;
13:940003.
PMID: 36105709
Chicory taproots accumulate sesquiterpene lactones lactucin, lactucopicrin, and 8-deoxylactucin, predominantly in their oxalated forms. The biosynthetic pathway for chicory sesquiterpene lactones has only partly been elucidated; the enzymes that convert...
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Avila-Galvez M, Rafael-Pita C, Fernandez N, Baixinho J, Anastacio J, Cankar K, et al.
Food Funct
. 2022 Aug;
13(17):8977-8988.
PMID: 35938740
SARS-CoV-2 is a highly transmissible and pathogenic coronavirus causing a respiratory disease that emerged in 2019, leading to a public health emergency situation which continues to date. The treatment options...
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Ferrer L, Mindt M, Suarez-Diez M, Jilg T, Zagorscak M, Lee J, et al.
J Agric Food Chem
. 2022 May;
70(18):5634-5645.
PMID: 35500281
Indole is produced in nature by diverse organisms and exhibits a characteristic odor described as animal, fecal, and floral. In addition, it contributes to the flavor in foods, and it...