Aleksander Siger

Dr. Aleksander Siger

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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 April 2008 in Journal of Food Lipids
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ASAleksander Siger
Aleksander Siger
MNMalgorzata Nogala‐Kalucka
Malgorzata Nogala‐Kalucka
ELEleonora Lampart‐Szczapa
Eleonora Lampart‐Szczapa

1 March 2012 in Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
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ASAleksander Siger
Aleksander Siger
Jaroslaw CzubinskiJaroslaw Czubinski
Jaroslaw Czubinski
PKPiotr Kachlicki
Piotr Kachlicki
KDKrzysztof Dwiecki
Krzysztof Dwiecki
ELEleonora Lampart-Szczapa
Eleonora Lampart-Szczapa
MNMalgorzata Nogala-Kalucka
Malgorzata Nogala-Kalucka


26 February 2014 in European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology
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Paweł GórnaśPaweł Górnaś
Paweł Górnaś
ASAleksander Siger
Aleksander Siger
KJKarina Juhņeviča
Karina Juhņeviča
GLGunārs Lācis
Gunārs Lācis
EŠElga Šnē
Elga Šnē
DSDalija Segliņa
Dalija Segliņa

1 January 2016 in Journal of Chromatography A
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AGAnna Gracka
Anna Gracka
Henryk JeleńHenryk Jeleń
Henryk Jeleń
Małgorzata MajcherMałgorzata Majcher
Małgorzata Majcher
ASAleksander Siger
Aleksander Siger
Anna Maria KaczmarekAnna Maria Kaczmarek
Anna Maria Kaczmarek

4 July 2019 in Nutrients
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Przemysław Łukasz KowalczewskiPrzemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski
Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski
Anna OlejnikAnna Olejnik
Anna Olejnik
WBWojciech Białas
Wojciech Białas
IRIga Rybicka
Iga Rybicka
Magdalena Zielińska-DawidziakMagdalena Zielińska-Dawidziak
Magdalena Zielińska-Dawidziak
GLGrażyna Lewandowicz
Grażyna Lewandowicz
Potato protein is recognized as one of the most valuable nonanimal proteins due to the high content of essential amino acids. So far, it has not been used in human nutrition on a large scale due to technological limitations regarding its acquisition. In this study, the protein fraction of potato juice was concentrated with the use of membrane separation. The obtained potato juice protein concentrate (PJPC) was characterized in terms of nutritional value and biological activity, and the amino acid composition, mineral content, and antioxidant properties were determined. Moreover, in vitro cytotoxic activity against cancer cells of the gastrointestinal tract was investigated. The results of the present study indicate that PJPC is an excellent source of lysine and threonine, while leucine is its limiting amino acid, with an amino acid score (AAS) of 65%. Moreover, PJPC contains substantial amounts of Fe, Mn, K, and Cu. As demonstrated experimentally, PJPC is also characterized by higher antioxidant potential than potato itself. Biological activity, however, is not limited to antioxidant activity alone. Cytotoxicity studies using a gastric cancer cell line (Hs 746T), a colon cancer cell line (HT-29), and human colon normal cells (CCD 841 CoN) proved that PJPC is characterized by selective activity against cancer cells. It can thus be concluded that the developed method of producing protein concentrate from potato juice affords a product with moderate nutritional value and interesting biological activity.