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Genomes and Genes | chicorySummarySummary: A thick-rooted perennial (Cichorium intybus) native to Europe but widely grown for its young leaves used as salad greens and for its roots, dried and ground-roasted, used to flavor or adulterate coffee. (From Webster, 3d ed) Top Publications
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Sesquiterpene lactones in a hairy root culture of Cichorium intybusJanusz Malarz
Department of Phytochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna Street 12, 31 343 Krakow, Poland
Z Naturforsch C 57:994-7. 2002..The yield of 8-desoxylactucin reached 0.03 g l(-1) at the early stationary phase of the culture...
The ybiT gene of Erwinia chrysanthemi codes for a putative ABC transporter and is involved in competitiveness against endophytic bacteria during infectionArancha Llama-Palacios
Departamento de Biotecnología UPM, E T S Ingenieros Agronomos, E 28040 Madrid, Spain
Appl Environ Microbiol 68:1624-30. 2002..A ybiT mutant (BT117) was constructed by marker exchange. It retained full virulence in potato tubers and chicory leaves, but it showed reduced ability to compete in planta against the wild-type strain or against selected ..
Antimalarial activity of lactucin and lactucopicrin: sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Cichorium intybus LTheodore A Bischoff
Department of Pharmacy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Ethnopharmacol 95:455-7. 2004..Preparative isolation and bioassay against HB3 clone of strain Honduras-1 of Plasmodium falciparum identified the previously known light-sensitive sesquiterpene lactones Lactucin and Lactucopicrin to be antimalarial compounds...
Antibacterial activity of Cichorium intybusJ Petrovic
Faculty of Science, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro
Fitoterapia 75:737-9. 2004..All the tested extracts showed antibacterial activity, the ethyl acetate extract being the most active. Water extract inhibits Agrobacterium radiobacter sp. tumefaciens, Erwinia carotovora, Pseudomonas fluorescens and P. aeruginosa...
Jerusalem artichoke and chicory inulin in bakery products affect faecal microbiota of healthy volunteersBrigitta Kleessen
Institute of Bacteriology and Mycology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 29, D 04103 Leipzig, Germany
Br J Nutr 98:540-9. 2007A study was conducted to test the effects of Jerusalem artichoke inulin (JA) or chicory inulin (CH) in snack bars on composition of faecal microbiota, concentration of faecal SCFA, bowel habit and gastrointestinal symptoms...
Validation of reference genes for gene expression analysis in chicory (Cichorium intybus) using quantitative real-time PCRAsad Maroufi
Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Coupure Links 653, Gent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
BMC Mol Biol 11:15. 2010..Thus far, only actin-2 has been used as a reference gene for qRT-PCR in chicory, and a full comparison of several candidate reference genes in chicory has not yet been reported.
Defoliation induces fructan 1-exohydrolase II in Witloof chicory roots. Cloning and purification of two isoforms, fructan 1-exohydrolase IIa and fructan 1-exohydrolase IIb. Mass fingerprint of the fructan 1-exohydrolase II enzymesW Van den Ende
Department of Biology, Laboratory for Developmental Biology, Botany Institute, K U Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Plant Physiol 126:1186-95. 2001The cloning of two highly homologous chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum cv Flash) fructan 1-exohydrolase cDNAs (1-FEH IIa and 1-FEH IIb) is described...
The effects of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and chicory (Cichorium intybus) when compared with perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) on ovine gastrointestinal parasite development, survival and migrationC L Marley
Institute of Rural Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL, UK
Vet Parasitol 138:280-90. 2006Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of birdsfoot trefoil and chicory on parasitic nematode development, survival and migration when compared with perennial ryegrass...
Biosynthesis of germacrene A carboxylic acid in chicory roots. Demonstration of a cytochrome P450 (+)-germacrene a hydroxylase and NADP+-dependent sesquiterpenoid dehydrogenase(s) involved in sesquiterpene lactone biosynthesisJ W de Kraker
Plant Research International, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Plant Physiol 125:1930-40. 2001Sprouts of chicory (Cichorium intybus), a vegetable grown in the dark, have a slightly bitter taste associated with the presence of guaianolides, eudesmanolides, and germacranolides...
Influencing the binding configuration of sucrose in the active sites of chicory fructan 1-exohydrolase and sugar beet fructan 6-exohydrolaseKatrien Le Roy
K U Leuven, Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, Box 2434, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
New Phytol 178:572-80. 2008..It is demonstrated for the first time that invertase activity can be introduced in an S101L mutant of chicory (Cichorium intybus) 1-FEH IIa by influencing the orientation of Trp 82...
The effect of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and chicory (Cichorium intybus) on parasite intensities and performance of lambs naturally infected with helminth parasitesC L Marley
Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth SY23 3AL, UK
Vet Parasitol 112:147-55. 2003..it was found that under UK environmental conditions lambs with naturally acquired helminth infections grazing chicory (Cichorium intybus) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) had fewer helminth parasites than sheep grazing ..
Tumour inhibitory activity of chicory root extract against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in miceB Hazra
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India
Fitoterapia 73:730-3. 2002The tumour-inhibitory effect of an ethanolic extract of chicory root was studied against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice; significant results were obtained at doses from 300 to 700 mg/kg.
A chicory cytochrome P450 mono-oxygenase CYP71AV8 for the oxidation of (+)-valenceneKatarina Cankar
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
FEBS Lett 585:178-82. 2011b>Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), which is known to have a variety of terpene-hydroxylating activities, was screened for a P450 mono-oxygenase to convert (+)-valencene to (+)-nootkatone...
Insights into the fine architecture of the active site of chicory fructan 1-exohydrolase: 1-kestose as substrate vs sucrose as inhibitorMaureen Verhaest
Laboratorium voor Biokristallografie, Faculteit Farmaceutische Wetenschappen, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, O and N II, bus 822, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
New Phytol 174:90-100. 2007..Here we report on complexes between chicory (Cichorium intybus) 1-FEH IIa with the substrate 1-kestose and the inhibitors sucrose, fructose and 2,5 dideoxy-2,..
Dietary chicory inulin increases whole-body bone mineral density in growing male ratsMarcel B Roberfroid
Universite Catholique de Louvain, B 1348 Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
J Nutr 132:3599-602. 2002b>Chicory inulin is a natural linear fructan that is not digested in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract but is fermented in the cecocolon...
Toxicological evaluation of a chicory root extractBarbara M Schmidt
Biotech Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 8520, USA
Food Chem Toxicol 45:1131-9. 2007..sub-chronic toxicity study in male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were conducted to evaluate the safety of a chicory root extract being investigated as a therapeutic for inflammation...
Gastrointestinal and immunological responses of senior dogs to chicory and mannan-oligosaccharidesChristine M Grieshop
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
Arch Anim Nutr 58:483-93. 2004..Dogs were randomly allotted to treatments [1% chicory (CH), 1% mannan-oligosaccharide (MOS), 1% chicory + 1% MOS (CM), or no supplementation (control, CON)] in a ..
Properties of fructan:fructan 1-fructosyltransferases from chicory and globe thistle, two Asteracean plants storing greatly different types of inulinRudy Vergauwen
K U Leuven, Laboratory for Developmental Biology, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Plant Physiol 133:391-401. 2003..Echinops ritro) store fructans with a considerably higher degree of polymerization than the one observed in chicory (Cichorium intybus) and Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)...
Growth, fructan yield, and quality of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) as related to photosynthetic capacity, harvest time, and water regimeAndrea Monti
Department of Agroenvironmental Science and Technologies, University of Bologna, Viale G Fanin 44 46, I 40127, Bologna, Italy
J Exp Bot 56:1389-95. 2005..At present, fructans are mostly supplied by chicory, which is only grown and processed in The Netherlands, France, and Belgium...
Inhibition of the expression and activity of cyclooxygenase-2 by chicory extractC Cavin
Quality and Safety Department, Nestle Research Center, P O Box 44, Vers chez les Blanc, CH 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 327:742-9. 2005b>Chicory is a major source of fructans with reported prebiotic-bifidogenic properties. In the present study, the potential anti-inflammatory activities of chicory were investigated...
The use of chicory for parasite control in organic ewes and their lambsS Athanasiadou
Animal Nutrition and Health Department, Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
Parasitology 134:299-307. 2007..The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential benefits of grazing lactating ewes and their lambs on chicory (Cichorium intybus)...
Prebiotic effects of chicory inulin in the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystemTom Van de Wiele
Laboratory Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
FEMS Microbiol Ecol 51:143-53. 2004The prebiotic potential of native chicory inulin was assessed in the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME) by monitoring microbial community from the colon compartments, its metabolic activity and community ..
A glutathione S-transferase cDNA identified by mRNA differential display is upregulated during somatic embryogenesis in CichoriumR Galland
, , , , 59655 Cedex, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Biochim Biophys Acta 1522:212-6. 2001CHI-GST1, a cDNA encoding a glutathione S-transferase, was isolated by differential display in leaf tissues of chicory, during the early stages of somatic embryogenesis...
Polymeric surfactants based on inulin, a polysaccharide extracted from chicory. 1. Synthesis and interfacial propertiesC V Stevens
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Biomacromolecules 2:1256-9. 2001Inulin, the polydisperse reserve polysaccharide from chicory, has been modified by carbamoylation in organic solvents...
Construction of 12 EST libraries and characterization of a 12,226 EST dataset for chicory (Cichorium intybus) root, leaves and nodules in the context of carbohydrate metabolism investigationNicolas Dauchot
Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire Végétale, Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de Paix Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium
BMC Plant Biol 9:14. 2009The industrial chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a member of the Asteraceae family that accumulates fructan of the inulin type in its root...
N-glycosylation affects substrate specificity of chicory fructan 1-exohydrolase: evidence for the presence of an inulin binding cleftKatrien Le Roy
K U Leuven, Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
New Phytol 176:317-24. 2007Recently, the three-dimensional structure of chicory (Cichorium intybus) fructan 1-exohydrolase (1-FEH IIa) in complex with its preferential substrate, 1-kestose, was determined...
Characterization of expressed sequence tags obtained by SSH during somatic embryogenesis in Cichorium intybus LSylvain Legrand
UMR USTL, INRA 1281 Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés, Universite de Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Bâtiment SN2, 59655 Villeneuve d Ascq, France
BMC Plant Biol 7:27. 2007..In chicory, genetic variability with respect to the formation of somatic embryos was detected between plants from a ..
Cloning and functional analysis of chicory root fructan1-exohydrolase I (1-FEH I): a vacuolar enzyme derivedfrom a cell-wall invertase ancestor? Mass fingerprint of the 1-FEH I enzymeW Van den Ende
K U Leuven, Department of Biology, Botany Institute, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Plant J 24:447-56. 2000This paper describes the cloning and functional analysis of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) fructan 1-exohydrolase I cDNA (1-FEH I). To our knowledge it is the first plant FEH cloned...
Induction of 1-FEH in mature chicory roots appears to be related to low temperatures rather than to leaf damageW Van den Ende
Department of Biology, Laboratory for Developmental Biology, Botany Institute, KULeuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
ScientificWorldJournal 2:1750-61. 2002Large-scale inulin production from chicory roots (Cichorium intybus L...
Expression analysis of a chicory fructan 1-exohydrolase gene reveals complex regulation by coldAn Michiels
Laboratory for Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
J Exp Bot 55:1325-33. 2004..Characterization of the FEHIIa promoter may provide tools to study cold-induced expression and to increase freezing tolerance in agricultural crops...
In vivo effect of dried chicory root (Cichorium intybus L.) on xenobiotica metabolising cytochrome P450 enzymes in porcine liverMartin Krøyer Rasmussen
Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
Toxicol Lett 200:88-91. 2011..In porcine liver, CYP1A2, 2A and 2E1 are important for the metabolism of skatole. Feeding chicory roots to pigs is known to decrease the skatole concentration in plasma and fat...
Comparative analysis of NBS domain sequences of NBS-LRR disease resistance genes from sunflower, lettuce, and chicoryAlex Plocik
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125-3393, USA
Mol Phylogenet Evol 31:153-63. 2004..from the family Asteraceae: Helianthus annuus (sunflower), Lactuca sativa (lettuce), and Cichorium intybus (chicory)...
Biosynthesis of costunolide, dihydrocostunolide, and leucodin. Demonstration of cytochrome p450-catalyzed formation of the lactone ring present in sesquiterpene lactones of chicoryJan-Willem de Kraker
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 8, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Plant Physiol 129:257-68. 2002b>Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is known to contain guaianolides, eudesmanolides, and germacranolides. These sesquiterpene lactones are postulated to originate from a common germacranolide, namely (+)-costunolide...
Fructan biosynthetic and breakdown enzymes in dicots evolved from different invertases. Expression of fructan genes throughout chicory developmentWim Van den Ende
Department of Biology, Laboratory for Developmental Biology, Botany Institute, KULeuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
ScientificWorldJournal 2:1281-95. 2002..progress has now succeeded in elucidating the biochemistry and molecular biology of fructan biodegradation in chicory, an economically important species used for commercial inulin extraction...
Isolation and characterization of two germacrene A synthase cDNA clones from chicoryHarro J Bouwmeester
Plant Research International, Business Unit Cell Cybernetics, P O Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Plant Physiol 129:134-44. 2002b>Chicory (Cichorium intybus) sesquiterpene lactones were recently shown to be derived from a common sesquiterpene intermediate, (+)-germacrene A...
Excretion of major odor-causing and acidifying compounds in response to dietary supplementation of chicory inulin in growing pigsT C Rideout
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
J Anim Sci 82:1678-84. 2004The excretion of major odor-causing and acidifying compounds in response to dietary supplementation of chicory inulin extract was investigated with six Yorkshire barrows, with an average initial BW of 30 kg, according to a balanced two-..
Application of the in combo screening approach for the discovery of non-alkaloid acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Cichorium intybusJ M Rollinger
Institute of Pharmacy Pharmacognosy, Josef Moeller Haus, Innrain 52c, Austria
Curr Drug Discov Technol 2:185-93. 2005..extract screening of Tyrolean plants using an enzyme assay with Ellman's reagent, the dichloromethane extract of chicory roots (Cichorium intybus L.) showed a pronounced inhibitory effect on AChE...
Erwinia chrysanthemi tolC is involved in resistance to antimicrobial plant chemicals and is essential for phytopathogenesisRavi D Barabote
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
J Bacteriol 185:5772-8. 2003..These results suggest that by conferring resistance to the antimicrobial compounds produced by plants, the E. chrysanthemi tolC plays an important role in the survival and colonization of the pathogen in plant tissue...
Tol-Pal proteins are critical cell envelope components of Erwinia chrysanthemi affecting cell morphology and virulenceJean Francois Dubuisson
Unité de Microbiologie et Génétique, UMR 5122 CNRS INSA UCBL, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I, bât André Lwoff, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Microbiology 151:3337-47. 2005..Moreover, tol-pal mutants showed a reduced virulence in a potato tuber model and on chicory leaves...
Chicory extracts from Cichorium intybus L. as potential antifungalsD Mares
Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, University of Ferrara, C so Porta Mare 2, I 44100, Ferrara, Italy
Mycopathologia 160:85-91. 2005..This behaviour is discussed on the basis of the presence in the chicory extract of the two main sesquiterpene lactones, 8-deoxylactucin and 11 beta,13-dihydrolactucin.
Lettuce and chicory byproducts as a source of antioxidant phenolic extractsRafael Llorach
Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Department of Food Science and Technology, CEBAS-CSIC, P.O. Box 4195, Murcia 30080, Spain
J Agric Food Chem 52:5109-16. 2004..Methanol extraction yielded a raw extract with a high phenolic content, the baby and chicory extracts being the richest with approximately 50 mg of phenolics/g of freeze-dried extract...
Dietary fructooligosaccharides alter the cultivable faecal population of rats but do not stimulate the growth of intestinal bifidobacteriaC Gourgue-Jeannot
Bureau of Nutritional Research, Food Directorate, Health Products and Foods Branch, Health Canada, Banting Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Can J Microbiol 52:924-33. 2006..Culturing of faecal material using chicory inulin as the sole carbohydrate source revealed the presence of a greater diversity of inulin-utilizing bacterial ..
How chicory fructans contribute to zootechnical performance and well-being in livestock and companion animalsJan van Loo
Orafti, B3300 Tienen, Belgium
J Nutr 137:2594S-2597S. 2007..Animals in general seem not to be able to hydrolyze beta-glycoside bonds, such as the chicory inulin beta(2-1) bond...
Relative effects on virulence of mutations in the sap, pel, and hrp loci of Erwinia chrysanthemiE López-Solanilla
Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, ETS Ingenieros Agronomos, Ciudad Universitaria, Spain
Mol Plant Microbe Interact 14:386-93. 2001..The relative effects on virulence of those mutations have been analyzed on potato tubers and chicory leaves...
Efflux pump gene expression in Erwinia chrysanthemi is induced by exposure to phenolic acidsRamani S Ravirala
Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock 79409, UA
Mol Plant Microbe Interact 20:313-20. 2007..This ability of plant-pathogenic bacteria to co-opt plant defense-signaling molecules to activate multidrug efflux pumps may have evolved to ensure bacterial survival in susceptible host plants...
Utilization of chicory roots for microbial endoinulinase productionJ P Park
Department of Biotechnology, Taegu University, Kyungsan, Kyungbuk 712-714, Korea
Lett Appl Microbiol 33:183-7. 2001AIMS: The optimal culture conditions for endoinulinase production using chicory roots were studied in shake-flask culture. METHODS AND RESULTS: Much higher enzyme production was achieved with Xanthomonas sp...
Low metal bioavailability in a contaminated urban siteYing Ge
Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, , Canada
Environ Toxicol Chem 21:954-61. 2002..Three field-collected plant species (dandelion, bladder campion, and chicory) varied in their tendency to accumulate metals in either their leaves or roots...
Effects of the ethanol extract of Cichorium intybus on the immunotoxicity by ethanol in miceJoung Hoon Kim
Department of Newly Developed Drugs, Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chunbuk, South Korea
Int Immunopharmacol 2:733-44. 2002..These findings indicate that the immunotoxicity induced by EtOH is significantly restored or prevented by CIEE treatment...
Inulin-type fructans of longer degree of polymerization exert more pronounced in vitro prebiotic effectsT Van De Wiele
Laboratory Microbial Ecology and Technology LabMET, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
J Appl Microbiol 102:452-60. 2007..We assessed to what extent fructans of different degrees of polymerization (DP) differ in their prebiotic effectiveness towards in vitro microbial communities from the proximal and distal colon...
Metabolic response of the gastrointestinal tract and serum parameters of rabbits to diets containing chicory flour rich in inulinJ Juskiewicz
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 92:113-20. 2008..carried out on 54-day-old rabbits addressed the analysis of physiological properties of diets supplemented with chicory roots flour...
[The effect of cichorium root extract on the morphofunctional state of liver in rats with carbon tetrachloride induced hepatitis model]S G Krylova
Eksp Klin Farmakol 69:34-6. 2006....
Analgesic and sedative activities of lactucin and some lactucin-like guaianolides in miceA Wesołowska
Department of New Drugs Research, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smetna Str, 31 343 Krakow, Poland
J Ethnopharmacol 107:254-8. 2006..Lactucopicrin appeared to be the most potent analgetic of the three tested compounds. Lactucin and lactucopicrin, but not 11beta,13-dihydrolactucin, also showed sedative properties in the spontaneous locomotor activity test...
Effect of chicory products with different inulin content on rat caecum physiologyJ Juskiewicz
Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 90:200-7. 2006..of physiological properties of model casein diets supplemented with 5% cellulose or different preparations of chicory roots: flour, pulp, high- and low-molecular inulin (IN(HM) and IN(LM) respectively)...
The role of several multidrug resistance systems in Erwinia chrysanthemi pathogenesisAlfredo Maggiorani Valecillos
, , , Avda. Complutense s/n, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
Mol Plant Microbe Interact 19:607-13. 2006..These results indicate that the function of these systems in plants could be related to the specificity to extrude a toxic compound that is present in a given host...
Differential role of ferritins in iron metabolism and virulence of the plant-pathogenic bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937Aïda Boughammoura
Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Pathogènes, UMR 217 INRA UMPC AgroParisTech, 16 rue Claude Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
J Bacteriol 190:1518-30. 2008..chrysanthemi depending on the host, indicating the importance of a perfect control of iron homeostasis in this bacterial species during infection...
Biomass allocation is an important determinant of the tannin concentration in growing plantsD A Haring
Agroscope Reckenholz Tanikon, Research Station ART, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland
Ann Bot 99:111-20. 2007....
Role of the PhoP-PhoQ system in the virulence of Erwinia chrysanthemi strain 3937: involvement in sensitivity to plant antimicrobial peptides, survival at acid Hh, and regulation of pectolytic enzymesArancha Llama-Palacios
, , Madrid, Spain
J Bacteriol 187:2157-62. 2005..These results suggest that the PhoP-PhoQ system plays a role in the virulence of this bacterium in plant tissues, although it does not contribute to bacterial growth at acid pH...
Effects of oligofructose-enriched inulin on intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal womenLeah Holloway
Clinical Studies Unit and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, USA
Br J Nutr 97:365-72. 2007..The purpose of the present investigation was to test the hypothesis that treatment with a spray-dried mixture of chicory oligofructose and long-chain inulin (Synergy1; SYN1) would increase the absorption of both Ca and Mg and alter ..
Toxicological profile of carboxymethyl inulinF R Johannsen
Environmental, Safety and Health, Solutia, Inc, 575 Maryville Centre Drive, St Louis, MO 63141, USA
Food Chem Toxicol 41:49-59. 2003Carboxymethylinulin (CMI), formed by carboxylation of a natural carbohydrate obtained from the chicory plant, is particularly effective in sequestration of hard water cations, and thus serves as a unique anti-scalant which could find ..
Enrichment of higher molecular weight fractions in inulinFrank T Moerman
Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, K U Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, B 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
J Agric Food Chem 52:3780-3. 2004..crystallization from aqueous solution, and precipitation from solvent/water mixtures were used to enrich native chicory and dahlia inulin in the higher molecular weight fractions...
Effect of cold stress on early vigour, photosynthesis, chlorophyll A fluorescence and pigment content of industrial chicoryS Devacht
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO, Plant Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 109 box 1, BE-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 72:165-9. 2007
Effects of condensed tannins and crude sesquiterpene lactones extracted from chicory on the motility of larvae of deer lungworm and gastrointestinal nematodesAbdul L Molan
AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Parasitol Int 52:209-18. 2003..determine the effects of condensed tannins (CT) and an extract containing crude sesquiterpene lactones (CSL) from chicory (Cichorium intybus) on the motility of the first-(L1) and third-stage (L3) larvae of deer lungworm Dictyocaulus ..
Pseudomonads associated with midrib rot and soft rot of butterhead lettuce and endiveB Cottyn
Department of Crop Protection, Agricultural Research Centre Burg Van Gansberghelaan 96, BE 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 70:101-9. 2005..morphology and fluorescence on pseudomonas agar F medium, oxidase reaction, and soft rot ability on detached chicory leaves...
Polyphenol content and antioxidative activity in some species of freshly consumed saladsDaniela Heimler
Dipartimento di Scienza del Suolo e Nutrizione della Pianta, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, P le delle Cascine 18, 50144 Firenze, Italy
J Agric Food Chem 55:1724-9. 2007..intybus cultivar exhibited the highest polyphenol content, while a wild C. intybus genotype exhibited the highest antiradical activity. In every case, the characteristics of the different salads as functional foods have been pointed out...
Increased amount of Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum and Megasphaera elsdenii in the colonic microbiota of pigs fed a swine dysentery preventive diet containing chicory roots and sweet lupineL Mølbak
National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
J Appl Microbiol 103:1853-67. 2007..The study focussed especially on Bifidobacterial species by using a noncultureable approach...
cDNA-AFLP display for the isolation of differentially expressed genes during chicory root developmentPascale Goupil
Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Physiologie et Génétique Moléculaire Végétales, Bâtiment SN2, F 59655 Villeneuve d Ascq, France
J Plant Physiol 160:303-9. 2003To identify genes expressed during root enlargment during the early vegetative growth of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), we used the cDNA-AFLP technology...
Polymorphism and modulation of cell wall esterase enzyme activities in the chicory root during the growing seasonCécile Thonar
Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire Végétale, Facultes Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B 5000 Namur, Belgium
J Exp Bot 57:81-9. 2006..Proteins extracted by NaCl treatment from root cell walls of two chicory varieties (Cichorium intybus L. cv...
Use of a Plackett-Burman experimental design to examine the impact of extraction parameters on yields and compositions of pectins extracted from chicory roots (Chicorium intybus L.)Christelle Robert
Faculte Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Unité de Chimie biologique industrielle, Passage des Déportés 2, B 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
J Agric Food Chem 54:7167-74. 2006b>Chicory root pectin was isolated by acid extraction followed by alcohol precipitation...
Influence of harvest date on the yield and quality of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)Isabelle M François
Laboratorium voor Plantenteelt, De Croylaan 42, BE 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 71:145-9. 2006
RNA interference (RNAI) as a tool to engineer high nutritional value in chicory (Chicorium intybus)M Asad
Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University Coupure Links 653, BE 9000 Gent, Belgium
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 71:75-8. 2006The major component of chicory (Chicorium intybus) root is inulin, which is a polymer of fructose. Inulin production from chicory is hampered by the enzyme fructan 1-exohydrolase (1-FEH) that degrades inulin and limits its yield...
Effects of anthracene on development of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and contribution of the symbiotic association to pollutant dissipationA Verdin
Laboratoire de Mycologie/Phytopathologie/Environnement, , Calais, France
Mycorrhiza 16:397-405. 2006The influence of anthracene, a low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), on chicory root colonization by Glomus intraradices and the effect of the root colonization on PAH degradation were investigated in vitro...
[Studies on chemical constituents of root of Cichorium intybus]Yi He
National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, Beijing 100050, China
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 27:209-10. 2002..To study the chemical constituents in the root of Cichorium intybus...
Cloning and functional analysis of a high DP fructan:fructan 1-fructosyl transferase from Echinops ritro (Asteraceae): comparison of the native and recombinant enzymesWim Van den Ende
KU Leuven, Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, B 3001 Leuven, Belgium
J Exp Bot 57:775-89. 2006..scolymus), and Viguiera discolor biosynthesize fructans with a considerably higher DP than Cichorium intybus (chicory), Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke), and Dahlia variabilis...
The effects of different plant extracts on nematodesSven Klimpel
Biodiversity and Climate Change Center BiK F, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 60325, Germany
Parasitol Res 108:1047-54. 2011..The plants used were bulbs of onions, garlic, chives, coconut, birch tree, ananas, cistrose, banana, chicory, date palm fruit, fig, pumpkin, and neem tree seeds...
Dietary effects on bifidobacteria and Clostridium perfringens in the canine intestinal tractJ Zentek
Veterinary University of Vienna, Vienna
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 87:397-407. 2003..Two extruded, dry diets, one supplemented with 3% chicory (1...
Testing for direct anthelmintic effects of bioactive forages against Trichostrongylus colubriformis in grazing sheepS Athanasiadou
Animal Nutrition and Health Department, Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 3JG, UK
Vet Parasitol 127:233-43. 2005..Lotus pedunculatus (lotus), Hedysarium coronarium (sulla), Onobrychis viciifolia (sainfoin), Cichorium intybus (chicory) and Lolium perenne/Trifolium repens (grass/clover)...
The effects of different plant extracts on intestinal cestodes and on trematodesFathy Abdel-Ghaffar
Department of Zoology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Parasitol Res 108:979-84. 2011..polyethylene glycol/propylene carbonate) PEG/PC extracts were made from coconut, onion, garlic, fig, date tree, chicory, ananas, and cistrose...
Introducing inulin-type fructansMarcel B Roberfroid
Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
Br J Nutr 93:S13-25. 2005Inulin is a generic term to cover all beta(2-->1) linear fructans. Chicory inulin is a linear beta(2-->1) fructan (degree of polymerisation (DP) 2 to 60; DPav=12), its partial enzymatic hydrolysis product is oligofructose (DP 2 to 8; ..
Performance and dietary preferences of white-tailed deer grazing chicory, birdsfoot trefoil or alfalfa in north central AlbertaG A Chapman
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 93:794-801. 2009..visitation of white-tailed deer grazing alfalfa (Medicago sativa), birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) or chicory (Cichorium intybus) in north central Alberta, Canada...
Analysis of carbohydrates by anion exchange chromatography and mass spectrometryCees Bruggink
Dionex B V, Lange Bunder 5, 4854 MB Bavel, The Netherlands
J Chromatogr A 1085:104-9. 2005..The applicability of the method was demonstrated analysing carbohydrates in real world samples such as chicory inulin where polyfructans up to a molecular mass of 7000 g/mol were detected as quadrupoly charged lithium ..
The consequences of short-term grazing of bioactive forages on established adult and incoming larvae populations of Teladorsagia circumcincta in lambsO Tzamaloukas
Animal Nutrition and Health Department, Scottish Agricultural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
Int J Parasitol 35:329-35. 2005..On day 21 p.i., lambs were allocated to one of three bioactive forage grazing treatments; chicory (Cichorium intybus), sulla (Hedysarum coronarium), lotus (Lotus pedunculatus), and the control grass/clover (..
Sensory and microbiological quality of yogurt drinks with prebiotics and probioticsL C Allgeyer
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
J Dairy Sci 93:4471-9. 2010..Three selected prebiotics, soluble corn fiber, polydextrose, and chicory inulin, were each present individually at an amount to claim an excellent source of fiber (5 g of fiber/serving) ..
In vitro analysis of the anthelmintic activity of forage chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) sesquiterpene lactones against a predominantly Haemonchus contortus egg populationJoyce G Foster
USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center, 1224 Airport Road, Beaver, WV 25813 9423, USA
Vet Parasitol 180:298-306. 2011The anthelmintic activity of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) herbage has been attributed to sesquiterpene lactones...
Chicory inulin does not increase stool weight or speed up intestinal transit time in healthy male subjectsJoanne Slavin
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Food Funct 2:72-7. 2011..We examined the effect of a 20 g day(-1) supplement of chicory inulin on stool weight, intestinal transit time, stool frequency and consistency, selected intestinal ..
Effect of plant species on the larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes which parasitise sheepJ H Niezen
AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Int J Parasitol 28:791-803. 1998..four contaminations in each of 2 years on plots of browntop, Yorkshire fog, ryegrass, tall fescue, lucerne, chicory, cocksfoot, white clover, and prairie grass and in the second year a mixed sward of ryegrass/white clover...
[The effect of natural probiotic inulin to the quantitative microbiological indicators of bifidogenic effect: in vitro research]Zdenka B Sokić
Visoka Skola za sanitarno ekologke inzenjere, Zemun
Med Pregl 61:173-7. 2008....
Determination of free inositols and other low molecular weight carbohydrates in vegetablesOswaldo Hernández-Hernández
Instituto de Química Orgánica General C S I C, c Juan de la Cierva, 3 28006 Madrid, Spain
J Agric Food Chem 59:2451-5. 2011..Apart from glucose, fructose, and sucrose, other saccharides such as sedoheptulose in chicory, spinach, cabbage, purple yam, eggplant, radish, and oak leaf lettuce, rutinose in eggplant skin, and a glycosyl-..
Evaluation of the chicory inulin efficacy on ameliorating the intestinal morphology and modulating the intestinal electrophysiological properties in broiler chickensW A Awad
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Science, Institute of Nutrition, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarplatz 1, Vienna, Austria
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 95:65-72. 2011b>Chicory (Cichorium intybus) belongs to plants of the Compositae family accumulating energy in the form of inulin fructan...
Unraveling the difference between invertases and fructan exohydrolases: a single amino acid (Asp-239) substitution transforms Arabidopsis cell wall invertase1 into a fructan 1-exohydrolaseKatrien Le Roy
Laboratory of Molecular Plant Physiology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Plant Physiol 145:616-25. 2007..the three-dimensional structures of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) cell wall Invertase1 (AtcwINV1) and chicory (Cichorium intybus) 1-FEH IIa were resolved...
Applications of inulin and oligofructose in health and nutritionNarinder Kaur
Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, India
J Biosci 27:703-14. 2002..The main sources of inulin and oligofructose that are used in the food industry are chicory and Jerusalem artichoke...
Biochemical conservation and evolution of germacrene A oxidase in asteraceaeDon Trinh Nguyen
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada
J Biol Chem 285:16588-98. 2010..genes were further isolated from the representative species of three major subfamilies of Asteraceae (sunflower, chicory, and costus from Asteroideae, Cichorioideae, and Carduoideae, respectively) and also from the phylogenetically ..
Cloning, characterization and functional analysis of a 1-FEH cDNA from Vernonia herbacea (Vell.) RusbyAmanda Francine Asega
Seção de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Plantas, Instituto de Botânica, CP 3005, 01061 970, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
Plant Cell Physiol 49:1185-95. 2008..was shown to be a functional 1-FEH, hydrolyzing predominantly beta-2,1 linkages, sharing high identity with chicory FEH sequences, and its activity was inhibited by 81% in the presence of 10 mM sucrose. In V...
Physiological effects of dietary fructans extracted from Agave tequilana Gto. and Dasylirion sppJudith E Urías-Silvas
Unidad de Biotecnología e Ingeniería Genética de Plantas, CINVESTAV IPN Unidad Irapuato, A P 629, Irapuato, Gto, 36500, Mexico
Br J Nutr 99:254-61. 2008Recent data reported that inulin-type fructans extracted from chicory roots regulate appetite and lipid/glucose metabolism, namely, by promoting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) production in the colon...
Catalytic properties of hairpin ribozymes derived from Chicory yellow mottle virus and arabis mosaic virus satellite RNAsM DeYoung
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb 60115, USA
Biochemistry 34:15785-91. 1995Regions of the negative strands of the satellite RNAs of chicory yellow mottle virus (sCYMV1) and arabis mosaic virus (sArMV) have similarity in sequence and predicted secondary structure compared to the tobacco ringspot virus satellite ..
Inulin-type fructans and reduction in colon cancer risk: review of experimental and human dataBeatrice L Pool-Zobel
Department of Nutritional Toxicology, Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Br J Nutr 93:S73-90. 2005Inulin-type fructans (beta(2,1)fructans) extracted from chicory roots (Cichorium intybus) are prebiotic food ingredients, which in the gut lumen are fermented to lactic acid and SCFA...
Drivers of liking for yogurt drinks with prebiotics and probioticsL C Allgeyer
Dept of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Univ of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Food Sci 75:S212-9. 2010..Three selected prebiotics, soluble corn fiber, polydextrose, and chicory inulin, were each added at an excellent source of fiber (5 g fiber/serving) or a good fiber source (2...
Construction of a reference molecular linkage map of globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)E Portis
DiVaPRA Plant Genetics and Breeding, University of Torino, Via L da Vinci 44, 10095, Grugliasco Turin, Italy
Theor Appl Genet 120:59-70. 2009..scolymus), unlike other species belonging to Asteraceae (=Compositae) family (i.e. sunflower, lettuce and chicory), remains largely unexplored...
Impact of inulin and oligofructose on gastrointestinal peptidesNathalie M Delzenne
Unit of Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism, Nutrition and Toxicology, MD FARM PMNT 7369, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Avenue E Mounier 73, B 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Br J Nutr 93:S157-61. 2005..paper, we summarise the data supporting the following hypothesis: dietary inulin-type fructans extracted from chicory root may modulate the production of peptides, such as incretins, by endocrine cells present in the intestinal ..
[Inulin--potential prebiotic]Zdenka B Sokiić
Visoka zdravstveno sanitarna skola strukovnih studija Visan, Beograd
Med Pregl 62:153-6. 2009..Physical and chemical properties--Chicory inulin is available as white, odourless powders. The taste is neutral or slightly sweet...
Prebiotic effectiveness of inulin extracted from edible burdockDandan Li
Food Science and Technology, Jiang Nan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
Anaerobe 14:29-34. 2008..Compared with chicory inulin (C-INU), long-chain inulin (L-INU) and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), 1% (w/v) B-INU promoted the specific ..
The effect of fermentable carbohydrates on experimental swine dysentery and whip worm infections in pigsLisbeth E Thomsen
Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, KVL, Dyrlaegevej 100, DK 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Vet Microbiol 119:152-63. 2007..Both diets were based on triticale and barley and supplemented with either rape seed cake (Diet 1) or dried chicory root and sweet lupins (Diet 2)...
