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Digestion (Small Intestine)

Compositions and Uses Thereof.

Patent

Patent Code: WO2005/044284 and PCT/GB2004/004682

Qi, X. and Tester, R. F. (2004) Compositions and Uses Thereof. WO2005/044284 and PCT/GB2004/004682.

A novel starch for the treatment of glycogen storage diseases.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Bhattacharya, K., Orton, R. C., Qi, X., Mundy, H., Morley, D. W., Champion, M. P., Eaton, S., Tester, R. F. and Lee, P. J. (2007) A novel starch for the treatment of glycogen storage diseases. Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease 30, 350-357.

Use of slow release starch (SRS) to treat hypoglycaemia in Type 1 diabetics.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Qi, X., Band, M., Tester, R. F., Piggott, J. and Hurel, S. J. (2010) Use of slow release starch (SRS) to treat hypoglycaemia in Type 1 diabetics. Nutrition and Food Science 40 (2), 228-234.

Tolerance and nutritional therapy of dietary fibre from konjac glucomannan hydrolysates for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Suwannaporn, P., Thepwong, K., Tester, R. F., Al-Ghazzewi, F., Piggott, J., Shen, N., Chen, Z., Chen, F., Yang, J., Zhang, D. and Tang, M. (2013) Tolerance and nutritional therapy of dietary fibre from konjac glucomannan hydrolysates for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre 2, 93-98.

Effect of short term administration of glucomannan hydrolysates on adult blood lipid parameters and glucose concentrations.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Suwannaporn, P., Tester, R. F., Al-Ghazzewi, F. H. and Artitdit, P (2015) Effect of short term administration of glucomannan hydrolysates on adult blood lipid parameters and glucose concentrations. Nutrition and Food Science 45, 616-624.

Beneficial health characteristics of native and hydrolysed konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) glucomannan.

Review article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Tester, R.F, and Al-Ghazzewi, A.H. (2016) Beneficial health characteristics of native and hydrolysed konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) glucomannan. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96, 3283-3291.

Inhibition of the adhesion of Escherichia coli to human epithelial cells by carbohydrates.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Al-Ghazzewi, F. H. and Tester, R. F. (2014) Inhibition of the adhesion of Escherichia coli to human epithelial cells by carbohydrates. Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre 4, 1-5.

Effect of composition and structure of native starch granules on their susceptibility to hydrolysis by amylase enzymes.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2016) Effect of composition and structure of native starch granules on their susceptibility to hydrolysis by amylase enzymes. Starch/Stärke 68, 811–815.

Effect of native starch granule size on susceptibility to amylase hydrolysis.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2016) Effect of native starch granule size on susceptibility to amylase hydrolysis. Starch/Stärke 68, 807–810.

Heat and moisture modification of native starch granules on susceptibility to amylase hydrolysis.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2016) Heat and moisture modification of native starch granules on susceptibility to amylase hydrolysis. Starch/Stärke 68, 816–820.

Glucomannans and nutrition

Review article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Al-Ghazzewi, F.H. and Tester, R.F. (2017) Glucomannans and nutrition. Food Hydrocolloids 68, 246-254.

Effect of tea/tea extracts on α-glucan hydrolysis by enzymes in vitro and in vivo – with parallel impacts on health

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi, Nicole Viti and Richard F. Tester (2018) Effect of tea/tea extracts on α-glucan hydrolysis by enzymes in vitro and in vivo - with parallel impacts on health. Starch/Stärke 70, article 1700339.

Gut associated lymphoid tissue: Carbohydrate interactions within the intestine

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2020) Gut associated lymphoid tissue: Carbohydrate interactions within the intestine. Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre 21, article 100210.

Lactose, maltose and sucrose – in health and disease

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2020) Lactose, maltose and sucrose - In health and disease. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 64, article 201901082.

Is sugar extracted from plants less healthy than sugar consumed within plant tissues? The sugar anomaly

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2021) Is sugar extracted from plants less healthy than sugar consumed within plant tissues? The sugar anomaly. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 101, 2194-2200.

Impact of starch gelatinisation on digestibility and human health 

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2023) Impact of starch gelatinisation on digestibility and human health. Starch, article 2200195.

Nutritional uses of starch to provide blood glucose control

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2023) Nutritional uses of starch to provide blood glucose control. Nutrire 48:14.

Phenylketonuria and dietary carbohydrate - A review.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2024) Phenylketonuria and dietary carbohydrate - A review. Food and Humanity 2, Article 100208. doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2023.100208.

Savory cracker development for blood glucose control and management: Glycogen storage diseases.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi, Minh N. Ta and Richard F. Tester (2024) Savory cracker development for blood glucose control and management: Glycogen storage diseases.  Journal of Medicinal Food 27, 79-87

Carbohydrate engineering in sweet energy biscuits

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Thao T. Le, Minh N. Ta, Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2024) Carbohydrate engineering in sweet energy biscuits Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 63, 144-154. 

The health benefits of wheat versus oats

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Xin Qi and Richard F. Tester (2024) The health benefits of wheat versus oats. Cereal Chemistry, 10804. https://doi.org/10.1002/cche.10804.