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The few available studies in the Caribbean, including the French West Indies, highlight urgent public health issues: increasing rates of obesity and chronic diseases have been observed over recent decades, revealing an advanced phase of the nutrition transition, which may affect nutrition security.
The chlorinated polycyclic ketone pesticide chlordecone (CLD) was used from 1971 until 1993 in the French West Indies to fight against the banana black weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus). Its application resulted in a long term pollution of soils which is thought to last 5 to 7 centuries for the heavies
Economic development is associated with a nutrition transition process characterised by the consumption of highly processed food rich in energy at the expense of natural food containing large amounts of fibre and low amounts of sugar and fat. In turn, nutrition transition is correlated to an enhance
To cause disease, many bacterial phytopathogens depend on the presence of a molecular syringe, which injects bacterial virulence proteins (effectors) into the host plant cells to the benefit of the pathogen. Typically, these bacteria inject a cocktail of 20-100 effectors into plant cells, some of wh
The OlfZyme project explored the role of enzymes in human flavor perception. The flavor (including taste, aroma and texture) has an important influence on food intake and is essential for our pleasure. In the nasal cavity and the mouth, aroma molecules interact with different receptors capable of se
With more than 800 million tons per year, corn is one of the most important crop in the world. Unfortunately, this cereal is often contaminated with Fusarium verticillioides or F. proliferatum, two strains producing mycotoxins, especially fumonisin B1 (FB1). Of note, the climate conditions during th
Noctuids are some of the most devastating pests. Many behaviors involved in the damage caused to crops (reproduction, recognition and choice of the host plant and oviposition sites, etc.) are closely linked to the olfactory capacities of these insects. This sensory modality thus appears as a privile
The aim of this project is to provide an essential proof of concept for the CytoRP technology, which constitutes a prerequisite step for its future commercial applications, as defined in conjunction with industrial partners. -Detailed characterization of the RNase P activity (TYMV TLS cleavage) of C
Cereal, such as the barley, the wheat and but are often contaminated by filamentous toxinogènes mushrooms, this showing itself on him(it) field, during the storage or even during them proceed of transformations if the environmental conditions are favorable. In France, the setting-up(presence) and th
Three oil seeds will be studied: sunflower, rapeseed and flax seed. From these plants, oil is produced for human nutrition and fuel whereas cakes are used for animal feeding. Proteins from cakes are an important supply but their potential for human alimentation must be questioned. There are several
Food spoilage leads to significant wastes and losses, and is an important economic issue in food industry. In the case of meat, a large part of spoilage is the consequence of bacterial growth and subsequent metabolic activities causing organoleptic spoilage of the final product (defects in texture,