Grażyna Lewandowicz

Prof. Grażyna Lewandowicz

Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology
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Academic Career Length

48Years (1979-Present)

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

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1 June 2000 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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GLGrażyna Lewandowicz
Grażyna Lewandowicz
TJT Jankowski
T Jankowski
JFJ Fornal
J Fornal

1 December 1997 in Carbohydrate Polymers
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GLGrażyna Lewandowicz
Grażyna Lewandowicz
JFJózef Fornal
Józef Fornal
AWAleksander Walkowski
Aleksander Walkowski

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.

1 June 2011 in Journal of Membrane Science
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GLGrażyna Lewandowicz
Grażyna Lewandowicz
WBWojciech Białas
Wojciech Białas
BMBartłomiej Marczewski
Bartłomiej Marczewski
DSDaria Szymanowska
Daria Szymanowska

1 December 2015 in Journal of Food Engineering
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ABAnna Bryła
Anna Bryła
GLGrażyna Lewandowicz
Grażyna Lewandowicz
WJWojciech Juzwa
Wojciech Juzwa

1 November 2007 in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
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KPKrystyna Prochaska
Krystyna Prochaska
PKPatrycja Kędziora
Patrycja Kędziora
Joanna Le Thanh-BlicharzJoanna Le Thanh-Blicharz
Joanna Le Thanh-Blicharz
GLGrażyna Lewandowicz
Grażyna Lewandowicz