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In Vitro Study of Possible Role of Dietary Fiber in Lowering Postprandial Serum Glucose

Shiyi Ou, Kin‐Chor Kwok, Yan Li +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

There have been many reports concerning the role of dietary fiber in lowering postprandial serum glucose, and the main mechanism was regarded as the viscosity of different dietary fibers in hampering...

Host adapted serotypes of <i>Salmonella enterica</i>

Sergio Uzzau, Derek Brown, T. S. Wallis +6

Epidemiology and Infection

Salmonella constitutes a genus of zoonotic bacteria of worldwide economic and health importance. The current view of salmonella taxonomy assigns the members of this genus to two species: S. enterica...

Overexpression of ATP Sulfurylase in Indian Mustard Leads to Increased Selenate Uptake, Reduction, and Tolerance1

Elizabeth A. H. Pilon‐Smits, Seongbin Hwang, C. Mel Lytle +6

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

In earlier studies, the assimilation of selenate by plants appeared to be limited by its reduction, a step that is thought to be mediated by ATP sulfurylase. Here, the Arabidopsis APS1 gene, encoding...

Successful small-bowel/liver transplantation

David Grant, William Wall, Richard Mimeault +5

The Lancet

INCREASED MORTALITY IN CHILDREN WITH MILD VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY

Alfred Sommer, G Hussaini, Ignatius Tarwotjo +1

The Lancet

EXPANDED STATISTICAL TABLES FOR ESTIMATING SIGNIFICANCE IN PAIRED—PREFERENCE, PAIRED–DIFFERENCE, DUO–TRIO AND TRIANGLE TESTS

Edward B. Roessler, Rose Marie Pangborn, Joel L. Sidel +1

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Two sets of expanded tables have been compiled for use in determining significance in paired‐difference and triangle tests (one‐tailed) and in paired‐preference tests (two‐tailed). One set...

[76] β-d-Fructofuranoside fructohydrolase from yeast

A Goldstein, J. O. Lampen

Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

Selenium: environmental significance, pollution, and biological treatment technologies

Lea Chua Tan, Y.V. Nancharaiah, Eric D. van Hullebusch +1

Biotechnology Advances

Quinoa: Nutritional, functional, and antinutritional aspects

Antônio Manoel Maradini Filho, Mônica Ribeiro Pirozi, João Tomaz da Silva Borges +3

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

We have prepared a review of the physical-chemical composition and the functional and anti-nutritional properties of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.). It is a plant of the Chenopodiaceae family,...

Salt reduction in the United Kingdom: a successful experiment in public health

Feng J. He, Hannah Brinsden, Graham A. MacGregor

Journal of Human Hypertension

Food and drug cues activate similar brain regions: A meta-analysis of functional MRI studies

Disheng Tang, Lesley K. Fellows, Dana M. Small +1

Physiology & Behavior

von Willebrand factor–mediated platelet adhesion is critical for deep vein thrombosis in mouse models

Alexander Brill, Tobias A. Fuchs, Anil K. Chauhan +7

Blood

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and its complication, pulmonary embolism, are frequent causes of disability and mortality. Although blood flow disturbance is considered an important triggering factor, the...

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Introduction of a Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for assessment of selected microorganisms referred to EFSA - Opinion of the Scientific Committee

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

EFSA Journal

Chemical and biological characteristics of Cuminum cyminum and Rosmarinus officinalis essential oils

Latif Gachkar, D Yadegari, Mojtaba Rezaei +3

Food Chemistry

Evaluation of Two Fast and Easy Methods for Pesticide Residue Analysis in Fatty Food Matrixes

Steven J. Lehotay, Kateřina Maštovská, Seon Jong Yun

Journal of AOAC International

Two rapid methods of sample preparation and analysis of fatty foods (e.g., milk, eggs, and avocado) were evaluated and compared for 32 pesticide residues representing a wide range of physicochemical...

Nucleus Accumbens Neurons Are Innately Tuned for Rewarding and Aversive Taste Stimuli, Encode Their Predictors, and Are Linked to Motor Output

Mitchell F. Roitman, Robert Wheeler, Regina M. Carelli

Neuron

Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism with the Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Ximelagatran

Sam Schulman, Karin Wåhlander, Torbjörn Lundström +2

New England Journal of Medicine

Oral ximelagatran was superior to placebo for the extended prevention of venous thromboembolism. There was no significant increase in the frequency of bleeding complications, but there was an...

The Worldwide Potential for Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i>Willd.)

Sven‐Erik Jacobsen

Food Reviews International

Abstract Quinoa is a highly nutritious food product, being cultivated for several thousands years in South America, with an outstanding protein quality and a high content of a range of vitamins and...

New insights into copper monooxygenases and peptide amidation: structure, mechanism and function

Sean T. Prigge, Richard E. Mains, Betty Eipper +1

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Distribution of Bifidobacterial Species in Human Intestinal Microflora Examined with 16S rRNA-Gene-Targeted Species-Specific Primers

Takahiro Matsuki, Koichi Watanabe, Ryuichiro Tanaka +2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

In order to clarify the distribution of bifidobacterial species in the human intestinal tract, a 16S rRNA-gene-targeted species-specific PCR technique was developed and used with DNAs extracted from...

Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>Infections

Martin J. Blaser

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Campylobacter and of related genera frequently colonize the gastrointestinal tracts of humans, other mammals, and birds. One organism, Campylobacter jejuni, has...

The molten globule state of α‐lactalbumin

Kunihiro Kuwajima

The FASEB Journal

The molten globule state of alpha-lactalbumin is the best-characterized folding intermediate of globular proteins and has been studied intensively by various spectroscopic and physiochemical...

Enteric bacterial toxins: mechanisms of action and linkage to intestinal secretion

Cynthia L. Sears, James B. Kaper

Microbiological Reviews

s of the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 1986. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. 496. Shapiro, M., J. Matthews, G. Hecht, C. Delp, and J. L. Madara....

Structure and Stability of Bovine Casein Micelles

Carl Holt

Advances in protein chemistry

Regulatory cascade controls virulence in Vibrio cholerae.

Victor J. DiRita, Claude Parsot, Georg Jander +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Expression of more than 17 virulence genes in Vibrio cholerae is under the coordinate control of the ToxR protein. ToxR is a transmembrane protein that binds to and activates the promoter of the...

Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches, the Riddles of Culture

Bernice Henley, Marvin K. Harris

The Family Coordinator

Effect of Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine vs Hydrocortisone Alone on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support Among Patients With Septic Shock

Tomoko Fujii, Nora Luethi, Paul J. Young +27

JAMA

<h3>Importance</h3> It is unclear whether vitamin C, hydrocortisone, and thiamine are more effective than hydrocortisone alone in expediting resolution of septic shock. <h3>Objective</h3> To...

Metal Toxicity Links to Alzheimer's Disease and Neuroinflammation

Tee Jong Huat, Judith Camats‐Perna, Estella A. Newcombe +3

Journal of Molecular Biology

Fermentation of plant-based milk alternatives for improved flavour and nutritional value

Muzi Tangyu, Jeroen Muller, Christoph J. Bolten +1

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Non-dairy milk alternatives (or milk analogues) are water extracts of plants and have become increasingly popular for human nutrition. Over the years, the global market for these products has become...

A Randomized Trial of the Optimum Duration of Acoustic Pulse Thrombolysis Procedure in Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Victor F. Tapson, Keith M. Sterling, Noah Jones +16

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Treatment with USCDT using a shorter delivery duration and lower-dose tPA was associated with improved right ventricular function and reduced clot burden compared with baseline. The major bleeding...

Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS‐recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA†

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Antonia Ricci, Ana Allende +27

EFSA Journal

EFSA is requested to assess the safety of a broad range of biological agents in the context of notification for market authorisation as sources of food and feed additives, food enzymes and plant...

Supplement 2008–2010 (no. 48) to the White–Kauffmann–Le Minor scheme

Sylvie Issenhuth-Jeanjean, Peter Roggentin, Matthew Mikoleit +5

Research in Microbiology

Natural History of Pediatric Intestinal Failure: Initial Report from the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium

Robert H. Squires, Christopher Duggan, Daniel H. Teitelbaum +17

The Journal of Pediatrics

Environmental enteropathy: critical implications of a poorly understood condition

Poonum Korpe, William A. Petri

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Environmental Selenium Research: From Microscopic Processes to Global Understanding

Lenny H. E. Winkel, C. Annette Johnson, Markus Lenz +4

Environmental Science & Technology

Selenium is a natural trace element that is of fundamental importance to human health. The extreme geographical variation in selenium concentrations in soils and food crops has resulted in...

Food taboos: their origins and purposes

Victor Benno Meyer‐Rochow

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Food taboos are known from virtually all human societies. Most religions declare certain food items fit and others unfit for human consumption. Dietary rules and regulations may govern particular...

Venous Thromboembolic Disease and Pregnancy

Paul E. Marik, Lauren A. Plante

New England Journal of Medicine

The incidence of venous thromboembolic disease increases by a factor of four with pregnancy, and in developed countries pulmonary embolus is the leading cause of maternal death. This review provides...

Identification of Minimal Predictors of Avian Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Virulence for Use as a Rapid Diagnostic Tool

Timothy J. Johnson, Yvonne Wannemuehler, Curt Doetkott +3

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

To identify traits that predict avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) virulence, 124 avian E. coli isolates of known pathogenicity and serogroup were subjected to virulence genotyping and...

Dietary fibre content and antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds present in Mexican chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seeds

E. Reyes-Caudillo, Alberto Tecante, M. A. Valdivia-López

Food Chemistry

Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Neuroprotectin D1/Protectin D1 and Its Natural Stereoisomers: Assignments of Dihydroxy-Containing Docosatrienes

Charles N. Serhan, Katherine Gotlinger, Song Hong +6

The Journal of Immunology

Protectin D1, neuroprotectin D1 when generated by neural cells, is a member of a new family of bioactive products generated from docosahexaenoic acid. The complete stereochemistry of protectin D1...

Evidence for Domesticated and Wild Populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Justin C. Fay, Joseph A. Benavides

PLoS Genetics

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is predominantly found in association with human activities, particularly the production of alcoholic beverages. S. paradoxus, the closest known relative of S. cerevisiae, is...

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia: An Emerging Infectious Disease

P. Munoz, Emilio Bouza, M. Cuenca-Estrella +6

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Use of S. cerevisiae probiotics should be carefully reassessed, particularly in immunosuppressed or critically ill patients.

Oral sucrose stimulation increases accumbens dopamine in the rat

A. Hajnal, Gerard P. Smith, Ralph Norgren

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Although taste can influence meal size and body weight, the neural substrate for these effects remains obscure. Dopamine, particularly in the nucleus accumbens, has been implicated in both natural...

Lipid Oxidation in Corn Oil-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized by Casein, Whey Protein Isolate, and Soy Protein Isolate

Min Hu, David Julian McClements, Eric A. Decker

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Proteins can be used to produce cationic oil-in-water emulsion droplets at pH 3.0 that have high oxidative stability. This research investigated differences in the physical properties and oxidative...

Biotechnological production and applications of pullulan

Timothy D. Leathers

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Dietary glycemic load assessed by food-frequency questionnaire in relation to plasma high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting plasma triacylglycerols in postmenopausal women

Simin Liu, JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Third generation oral contraceptives and risk of venous thrombosis: meta-analysis

Jeanet M. Kemmeren, A. Algra, Diederick E. Grobbee

BMJ

This meta-analysis supports the view that third generation oral contraceptives are associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis compared with second generation oral contraceptives. The...