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Meconium Microbiome Analysis Identifies Bacteria Correlated with Premature Birth

Alexandria N. Ardissone, Diomel M. de la Cruz, Austin G. Davis‐Richardson +8

PLoS ONE

This provides the first evidence to support the hypothesis that the fetal intestinal microbiome derived from swallowed amniotic fluid may be involved in the inflammatory response that leads to...

Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease

Paul K. Whelton, Lawrence J. Appel, Ralph L. Sacco +13

Circulation

Recent reports of selected observational studies and a meta-analysis have stirred controversy and have become the impetus for calls to abandon recommendations for reduced sodium intake by the US...

Analysis and evaluation of essential oil components of cinnamon barks using GC–MS and FTIR spectroscopy

Yanqun Li, Kong De, Hong Wu

Industrial Crops and Products

Stevioside and related compounds: Therapeutic benefits beyond sweetness

Varanuj Chatsudthipong, Chatchai Muanprasat

Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Infrared Heating in Food Processing: An Overview

K. V. Krishnamurthy, Harpreet Kaur Khurana, Jun Soojin +2

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

ABSTRACT: Infrared (IR) heating provides significant advantages over conventional heating, including reduced heating time, uniform heating, reduced quality losses, absence of solute migration in food...

Resolvin E1 Regulates Inflammation at the Cellular and Tissue Level and Restores Tissue Homeostasis In Vivo

Hatice Hastürk, Alpdoğan Kantarcı, Emilie Goguet +4

The Journal of Immunology

Abstract Resolvin E1 (RvE1) is a potent proresolving mediator of inflammation derived from omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid that acts locally to stop leukocyte recruitment and promote resolution. RvE1...

Antimicrobial activity of clove and rosemary essential oils alone and in combination

Yujie Fu, Yuangang Zu, Liyan Chen +4

Phytotherapy Research

In the present study, the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils from clove (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. et Perry) and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) was tested alone and in...

Venous thromboembolism: disease burden, outcomes and risk factors

John A. Heit

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

The dietary hydrolysable tannin punicalagin releases ellagic acid that induces apoptosis in human colon adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells by using the mitochondrial pathway

Mar Larrosa, Francisco A. Tómas‐Barberán, Juan Carlos Espı́n

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

A Practice Guideline on Wilson Disease

Eve A. Roberts, Michael L. Schilsky

Hepatology

Molecular and biochemical impacts of environmental factors on wheat grain development and protein synthesis

Frances M. DuPont, Susan B. Altenbach

Journal of Cereal Science

Lipid shortenings: a review

Baljit Singh Ghotra, Sandra D. Dyal, Suresh S. Narine

Food Research International

Emerging Foodborne Diseases

Sean F. Altekruse, Mitchell L. Cohen, David L. Swerdlow

Emerging infectious diseases

The epidemiology of foodborne diseases is rapidly changing. Recently described pathogens, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and the epidemic strain of Salmonella serotype Typhimurium Definitive Type...

Applied Nutrition in ICU Patients

Frank B. Cerra, Marta Rios Benitez, George L. Blackburn +9

CHEST Journal

A method for the determination of changes of glycolytic metabolites in yeast on a subsecond time scale using extraction at neutral pH

Wim de Koning, K. Van Dam

Analytical Biochemistry

Influence of mineral-bound humic substances on the sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds

Ellyn M. Murphy, John M. Zachara, Steven C. Smith

Environmental Science & Technology

The sorption of three hydrophobic organic compounds (HOC) was investigated on hematite and kaolinite that had been coated with natural humic substances over a mass percent carbon range of 0.01-0.5%....

Wine aroma

A. Rapp, H. Mandery

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Health Implications of Dietary Fiber

Wendy J. Dahl, Maria Stewart

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Effect of Acid Hydrolysis on Starch Structure and Functionality: A Review

Shujun Wang, Les Copeland

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Acid hydrolysis is an important chemical modification that can significantly change the structural and functional properties of starch without disrupting its granular morphology. A deep understanding...

Prebiotic stimulation of human colonic butyrate-producing bacteria and bifidobacteria,<i>in vitro</i>

Karen P. Scott, Jennifer C. Martin, Sylvia H. Duncan +1

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Dietary macronutrients affect the composition of the gut microbiota, and prebiotics are used to improve and maintain a healthy gut. The impact of prebiotics on dominant gut bacteria other than...

Analysis of foodborne outbreak data reported internationally for source attribution

Judy Greig, André Ravel

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammatory processes and inflammatory bowel diseases

Philip C. Calder

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

With regard to inflammatory processes, the main fatty acids of interest are the n-6 PUFA arachidonic acid (AA), which is the precursor of inflammatory eicosanoids like prostaglandin E(2) and...

Flavor Chemistry and Technology

Gary A. Reineccius

A much-anticipated revision of a benchmark resource, written by a renowned author, professor, and researcher in food flavors, Flavor Chemistry and Technology, Second Edition provides the latest...

Lowered ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in serum phospholipids and cholesteryl esters of depressed patients

Michaël Maes, Armand Christophe, Joris Delanghe +3

Psychiatry Research

Identification of Procyanidins in Cocoa (<i>Theobroma </i><i>cacao</i>) and Chocolate Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

John F. Hammerstone, Sheryl A. Lazarus, Alyson E. Mitchell +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Monomeric and oligomeric procyanidins present in cocoa and chocolate were separated and identified using a modified normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method coupled with...

Importance of Calcium and Phosphate in Cheese Manufacture: A Review

J.A. Lucey, Patrick F. Fox

Journal of Dairy Science

The milk salts, Ca and P0 4 , have an important role in the rennet coagulation of milk and in the structure and buffering of cheese. Addition of Ca reduces the rennet coagulation time of milk that is...

Deficiencies of Coagulation-Inhibiting and Fibrinolytic Proteins in Outpatients with Deep-Vein Thrombosis

Harriët Heijboer, Desiderius P.M. Brandjes, Harry R. Büller +2

New England Journal of Medicine

The cause of acute venous thrombosis in most outpatients (91.7 percent) cannot be explained by abnormalities of coagulation-inhibiting and fibrinolytic proteins. The information obtained from the...

Carbohydrate Metabolism in the Developing Endosperm of Rice Grains

Yasunori Nakamura, Yuki Kazuhiro, Shin‐Young Park +1

Plant and Cell Physiology

The metabolism of carbohydrates in developing rice endosperm was characterized by a comparison of levels of activities of 33 major enzymes between the endosperm and green leaves of rice. Activities...

Composition and Characteristics of Goat Milk: Review 1968−1979

R. Jenness

Journal of Dairy Science

Research in the past decade has extended knowledge of composition of goat milk and of properties of its constituents. Goats of several European breeds produce milk of lower fat content in the tropics...

Decrease in Postprandial Insulin and Glucose Concentrations by Guar and Pectin

David J.A. Jenkins, ANTHONY R. LEEDS, MIGUEL A. GASSULL +2

Annals of Internal Medicine

Postprandila glycaemia and rise in serum insulin after carbohydrate-containing meals were reduced by the addition of guar flour or pectin, or both. After a liquid test meal (four subjects) the 30-min...

Evidence for Nonidentical Chains in the β-Galactosidase of Escherichia coli K12

Edward Steers, Gary R. Craven, Christian B. Anfinsen +1

Journal of Biological Chemistry

IDENTIFICATION OF GLYCOGEN IN ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS OF THIN TISSUE SECTIONS

J P Revel, Leonard Napolitano, Don W. Fawcett

The Journal of Cell Biology

The electron microscopic appearance of glycogen has been studied in the organs of several animal species. Glycogen almost always appears as roughly circular granules from 150 to 400 A in diameter....

Criteria to Qualify Microorganisms as “Probiotic” in Foods and Dietary Supplements

Sylvie Binda, Colin Hill, Eric Johansen +5

Frontiers in Microbiology

Still relevant after 19 years, the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics can be translated into four simple and pragmatic criteria allowing one to conclude if specific strains of microorganisms qualify as...

Essential Oils as Potential Alternative Biocontrol Products against Plant Pathogens and Weeds: A Review

Robin Raveau, Joël Fontaine, Anissa Lounès‐Hadj Sahraoui

Foods

Naturally produced by aromatic plants, essential oils (EO) contain a wide range of volatile molecules, including mostly secondary metabolites, which possess several biological activities. Essential...

Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium

Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

National Academies Press eBooks

As essential nutrients, sodium and potassium contribute to the fundamentals of physiology and pathology of human health and disease. In clinical settings, these are two important blood electrolytes,...

Pigmentocracies: ethnicity, race, and color in Latin America

Choice Reviews Online

Probiotics as Potential Antioxidants: A Systematic Review

Vijendra Mishra, Chandni Shah, Narendra U. Mokashe +3

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Probiotics are known for their health beneficial effects and are established as dietary adjuncts. Probiotics have been known for many beneficial health effects. In this view, there is interest to...

The genus Weissella: taxonomy, ecology and biotechnological potential

Vincenzina Fusco, Grazia Marina Quero, Gyu‐Sung Cho +5

Frontiers in Microbiology

Bacteria assigned to the genus Weissella are Gram-positive, catalase-negative, non-endospore forming cells with coccoid or rod-shaped morphology (Collins et al., 1993; Björkroth et al., 2009, 2014)...

Major Cereal Grains Production and Use around the World

Joseph M. Awika

ACS symposium series

Cereal grains have been the principal component of human diet for thousands of years and have played a major role in shaping human civilization. Around the world, rice, wheat, and maize, and to a...

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems

David Julian McClements, Yan Li

Food & Function

There is increasing interest in understanding and controlling the digestion of emulsified lipids within the food and pharmaceutical industries. Emulsion-based delivery systems are being developed to...

Pathogenomics of the Virulence Plasmids of<i>Escherichia coli</i>

Timothy J. Johnson, Lisa K. Nolan

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

SUMMARY Bacterial plasmids are self-replicating, extrachromosomal elements that are key agents of change in microbial populations. They promote the dissemination of a variety of traits, including...

Metabolism and cell biology of vitamin K

Paul Newman, Martin J. Shearer

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Naturally occurring vitamin K compounds comprise a plant form, phylloquinone (vitamin K(1)) and a series of bacterial menaquinones (MKs) (vitamin K(2)). Structural differences in the isoprenoid side...

Temporal changes in dietary fats: Role of n−6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in excessive adipose tissue development and relationship to obesity

Gérard Ailhaud, Florence Massiéra, Pierre Weill +3

Progress in Lipid Research

Broad and complex antifungal activity among environmental isolates of lactic acid bacteria

Jesper Magnusson, Katrin Ström, Stefan Roos +2

FEMS Microbiology Letters

More than 1200 isolates of lactic acid bacteria isolated from different environments were screened for antifungal activity in a dual-culture agar plate assay. Approximately 10% of the isolates showed...

The role of zinc in caspase activation and apoptotic cell death

Ai Q. Truong-Tran, Joanne Carter, Richard E. Ruffin +1

BioMetals

In-vitro Inhibition of Human Erythrocyte Acetylcholinesterase by <i>Salvia lavandulaefolia</i> Essential Oil and Constituent Terpenes

Nicolette S L Perry, Peter J. Houghton, A.E. Theobald +2

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Sage (Salvia spp) is reputed in European herbal encyclopaedias to enhance memory, and current memory-enhancing/anti-dementia drugs are based on enhancing cholinergic activity by inhibiting...

Determination of water content of dried fruits by drying kinetics

Vaios Τ. Karathanos

Journal of Food Engineering