Methods of weight management for a subject are provided. Generally the methods comprise: administering an effective amount to the small intestine and/or large intestine of the subject of at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH in the colon of the subject to thereby manage the weight of the subject. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH, wherein the composition is formulated for delivery of an effective amount of the at least one agent to the small intestine and/or large intestine of a subject following oral administration of the composition to the subject.

The present disclosure provides a method of enzyme encapsulation, which comprises a step of: mixing an enzyme, a metal-organic framework precursor and a solvent by grinding to encapsulate the enzyme in a metal-organic framework formed by the metal-organic framework precursor, wherein a weight ratio of the enzyme to the metal-organic framework precursor ranges from 1:100 to 1:1, and a weight ratio of the solvent to the metal-organic framework precursor ranges from 1:100,000 to 1:100.

Methods of weight management for a subject are provided. Generally the methods comprising: administering an effective amount to the small intestine and/or large intestine of the subject of at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH in the colon of the subject to thereby manage the weight of the subject. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH, wherein the composition is formulated for delivery of an effective amount of the at least one agent to the small intestine and/or large intestine of a subject following oral administration of the composition to the subject.

Methods of weight management for a subject are provided. Generally the methods comprising: administering an effective amount to the small intestine and/or large intestine of the subject of at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH in the colon of the subject to thereby manage the weight of the subject. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH, wherein the composition is formulated for delivery of an effective amount of the at least one agent to the small intestine and/or large intestine of a subject following oral administration of the composition to the subject.

Disclosed is an enzyme composition for regulating sugar metabolism which can regulate the absorption of glucose into the body by converting the carbohydrates in food to a form of sugar that is not absorbed in the stomach and the like before being decomposed in the small intestine into glucose by the activity of various enzymes such as maltase, sucrase, or lactase and the like and absorbed, wherein the enzyme composition includes: one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of glucoamylase, sucrase and lactase; glucose oxidase; and transglucosidase.

To provide a method for industrially producing a sugar carboxylic acid from an oxidized starch decomposition product or oxidized transfer reaction product having a degree of polymerization of 2 or more in a high yield, using a catalase formulation which quickly decomposes hydrogen peroxide produced as a by-product in the oxidation. A method for producing a sugar carboxylic acid in which an aldehyde group on a reducing end of a starch decomposition product or starch transfer reaction product having a degree of polymerization of 2 or more and having a glucose residue at the reducing end is oxidized, the method comprising a step of treating a raw material substrate containing the starch decomposition product or starch transfer reaction product in the presence of a catalase formulation with a carbohydrate oxidase agent producing hydrogen peroxide as a by-product in carbohydrate oxidation, wherein a total volume of a reaction liquid in the treatment step is 1 L or more, wherein a predetermined amount of a basic compound is added during the treatment step; and wherein a carbonate or a hydrogen carbonate is added as the basic compound in an amount by mass corresponding to 5% or more of the predetermined amount at a start of the treatment step.

The present disclosure provides compositions, methods, and kits that enable the in situ growth of polymers on or within a subject. In some aspects, the monomer, dopamine, polymerizes in vivo to form a polymer on a tissue. In additional aspects, the compositions, methods, and kits are useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder.

Methods of weight management for a subject are provided. Generally the methods comprising: administering an effective amount to the small intestine and/or large intestine of the subject of at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH in the colon of the subject to thereby manage the weight of the subject. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one agent that increases oxygen tension and/or redox potential and/or pH, wherein the composition is formulated for delivery of an effective amount of the at least one agent to the small intestine and/or large intestine of a subject following oral administration of the composition to the subject.

The present invention is directed to a novel isolated bacterial strain of the Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) species. More in particular, the strain of the Lactobacillus casei species deposited under accession number LMG P-30039. The present invention further relates to the novel L. casei strain for use in the treatment and/or prevention of infections and/or immune-related diseases. Also the use of the isolated novel L. casei strain or a composition comprising said strain as an adjuvant to promote an immune response during vaccination is disclosed. Further, the use of said novel L. casei strain or a composition comprising said strain in personal hygiene industry, cleaning industry, biomass production, air purification and food industry is disclosed. In another aspect of the present invention, the use of a L. casei species that has a whole genome G/C content of at least 47.5% and expresses one or more catalase genes or a composition comprising one or more of said L. casei species in personal hygiene industry, cleaning industry, biomass production, air purification and food industry is disclosed.

The invention relates to a device and method for detecting a specific analyte in a liquid sample. The device that can be used in the method contains at least one fluid line, at least one receiving region for receiving a liquid sample, at least one enzymes region containing at least one determined enzyme and/or at least one acidification region containing at least one acid. The device also contains at least one reaction region used to form gas bubbles. The fluid line transports the liquid sample from the receiving region via the enzyme region and/or the acidification region to the reaction region by means of capillary forces and/or at least one micropump allowing fast, simple and cost-effective detection of a specific analyte in a liquid sample, the detection being carried out with a high level of sensitivity, specificity and precision. The invention further relates to uses of the device.