Research Library

Lipoproteins, nutrition, and heart disease

Ernst J. Schaefer

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Adhesives and plastics based on soy protein products

Rakesh Kumar, Veena Choudhary, Saroj Mishra +2

Industrial Crops and Products

Probiotics Feeding in Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection, Bacterial Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants

Carlo Dani, R Biadaioli, Giovanna Bertini +2

Neonatology

Seven days of Lactobacillus GG supplementation starting with the first feed is not effective in reducing the incidence of UTIs, NEC and sepsis in preterm infants. Further studies are required to...

Potent Antibacterial Peptides Generated by Pepsin Digestion of Bovine Lactoferrin

Mamoru TOMITA, Wayne Bellamy, Mitsunori Takase +3

Journal of Dairy Science

The antibacterial properties of enzymatic hydrolysates of bovine lactoferrin were examined to determine whether active peptides are produced from this protein. Hydrolysates prepared by cleavage of...

Metallothioneins: Proteins in search of function

Michael Karin

Cell

Crop Genetic Resources for Today and Tomorrow

F. A. S., O. H. Fränkel, J. G. Hawkes

Taxon

Deficiency of Ceruloplasmin in Patients with Hepatolenticular Degeneration (Wilson's Disease)

I. Herbert Scheinberg, David Gitlin

Science

The Dietary History as a Tool in Research1

Bertha S. Burke

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

The roles of metallothioneins in carcinogenesis

Manfei Si, Jinghe Lang

Journal of Hematology & Oncology

Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins that play important roles in metal homeostasis and protection against heavy metal toxicity, DNA damage, and oxidative stress. In humans, MTs...

Antibiotic resistance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in various countries: A review

Sara Elmahdi, Ligia V. DaSilva, Salina Parveen

Food Microbiology

Health Benefits of Kimchi (Korean Fermented Vegetables) as a Probiotic Food

Kun‐Young Park, Ji‐Kang Jeong, Young‐Eun Lee +1

Journal of Medicinal Food

Kimchi is a traditional Korean food manufactured by fermenting vegetables with probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Many bacteria are involved in the fermentation of kimchi, but LAB become dominant...

Intestinal Transplant Registry Report: Global Activity and Trends

David Grant, Kareem Abu‐Elmagd, George Mazariegos +7

American Journal of Transplantation

Gastroenteric tube feeding: Techniques, problems and solutions

Irina Blumenstein

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Gastroenteric tube feeding plays a major role in the management of patients with poor voluntary intake, chronic neurological or mechanical dysphagia or gut dysfunction, and patients who are...

Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Depressive Disorders: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Giuseppe Grosso, Andrzej Pająk, Stefano Marventano +5

PLoS ONE

The use of omega-3 PUFA is effective in patients with diagnosis of MDD and on depressive patients without diagnosis of MDD.

Food protein functionality: A comprehensive approach

E. Allen Foegeding, Jack Davis

Food Hydrocolloids

Foodies: Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape

Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

Introduction: Entering the Delicious World of Foodies 1. Foodies, Omnivores and Discourse 2. Eating Authenticity 3. The Culinary Other: Seeking Exoticism 4. Foodie Politics: This is one delicious...

Effect of fermentation on antioxidant properties of some cereals and pseudo cereals

Tijana Đorđević, Slavica Šiler-Marinković, Suzana Dimitrijević‐Branković

Food Chemistry

Fructan and its relationship to abiotic stress tolerance in plants

David P. Livingston, Dirk K. Hincha, Arnd G. Heyer

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Numerous studies have been published that attempted to correlate fructan concentrations with freezing and drought tolerance. Studies investigating the effect of fructan on liposomes indicated that a...

Perioperative Management of Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulants

Andrew Dunn, Alexander G.G. Turpie

Archives of Internal Medicine

Most patients can undergo dental procedures, arthrocentesis, cataract surgery, and diagnostic endoscopy without alteration of their regimen. For other invasive and surgical procedures, oral...

Trends in selenium biochemistry

Marc Birringer, Sandra Pilawa, Leopold Flohé

Natural Product Reports

The biochemistry of selenium-containing natural products, including selenoproteins, is reviewed up to May 2002. Particular emphasis is placed on the assimilation of selenium from inorganic and...

Effects of probiotic bacteria on diarrhea, lipid metabolism, and carcinogenesis: a review of papers published between 1988 and 1998

Nicole M. de Roos, M.B. Katan

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Inhibition of fungal growth on bread by volatile components from spices and herbs, and the possible application in active packaging, with special emphasis on mustard essential oil

Per Væggemose Nielsen, Rodrigo Ríos

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Recent trends in inter-laboratory precision at ppb and sub-ppb concentrations in relation to fitness for purpose criteria in proficiency testing

Michael Thompson

The Analyst

Recently conducted collaborative trials in which the analyte concentration was below 100 ppb provided reproducibility standard deviations that were systematically lower than the predictions of the...

Perspectives on traceability in food manufacture

T.A. Moe

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Microalgae for aquaculture: Opportunities and constraints

Michael A. Borowitzka

Journal of Applied Phycology

Radiologic, endoscopic, and surgical gastrostomy: an institutional evaluation and meta-analysis of the literature.

Bruce Wollman, H B D'Agostino, J. R. Walus-wigle +2

Radiology

Radiologic gastrostomy is associated with a higher success rate than is PEG and less morbidity than either PEG or surgery.

Bacteriocins: modes of action and potentials in food preservation and control of food poisoning

Tjakko Abee, Lothar Kröckel, Colin Hill

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Effect of drinking soda sweetened with aspartame or high-fructose corn syrup on food intake and body weight

Michael G. Tordoff, AM Alleva

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Ethanol Tolerance in Yeasts

Gregory P. Casey, W. M. Ingledew

CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology

It is now certain that the inherent ethanol tolerance of the Saccharomyces strain used is not the prime factor regulating the level of ethanol that can be produced in a high sugar brewing, wine,...

The Intestinal Microflora of Infants: Composition of Fecal Flora in Breast‐Fed and Bottle‐Fed Infants

Yoshimi Benno, Ken Sawada, Tomotari MITSUOKA

Microbiology and Immunology

The fecal flora of 35 breast-fed and 35 bottle-fed babies was determined. Bifidobacteria were the predominant fecal bacteria in both groups. Conversely, the counts of most of the other bacteria, such...

Ecology of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> in Chesapeake Bay

Tatsuo Kaneko, Rita R. Colwell

Journal of Bacteriology

A study of the ecology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and related vibrios in the Rhode River area of Chesapeake Bay was carried out over the period December 1970 through August 1971. The incidence of V....

A THEORY OF TASTE STIMULATION

Lloyd M. Beidler

The Journal of General Physiology

The treatment in this paper of available quantitative data on the response of taste receptors to sodium salt stimulation clearly indicates that the ions of the chemical stimulus are loosely bound to...

Intelligent Packaging in the Food Sector: A Brief Overview

Patricia A. Muller, Markus Schmid

Foods

The trend towards sustainability, improved product safety, and high-quality standards are important in all areas of life sciences. In order to satisfy these requirements, intelligent packaging is...

Evidence that TLR4 Is Not a Receptor for Saturated Fatty Acids but Mediates Lipid-Induced Inflammation by Reprogramming Macrophage Metabolism

Graeme I. Lancaster, Katherine G. Langley, Nils Berglund +18

Cell Metabolism

Transition Metals and Virulence in Bacteria

Lauren D. Palmer, Eric P. Skaar

Annual Review of Genetics

Transition metals are required trace elements for all forms of life. Due to their unique inorganic and redox properties, transition metals serve as cofactors for enzymes and other proteins. In...

New Insights into Mycoviruses and Exploration for the Biological Control of Crop Fungal Diseases

Jiǎtāo Xiè, Dàohóng Jiāng

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Mycoviruses are viruses that infect fungi. A growing number of novel mycoviruses have expanded our knowledge of virology, particularly in taxonomy, ecology, and evolution. Recent progress in the...

Plant Essential Oils as Active Antimicrobial Agents

Yi Xin Seow, Chia Rou Yeo, Hui Ling Chung +1

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Essential oils derived from plants have been recognized for decades to exhibit biological activities, including antioxidant, anticancer, and antimicrobial attributes. Antimicrobial activities of...

Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever: Systematic review to estimate global morbidity and mortality for 2010

Geoffrey Buckle, Christa L. Fischer Walker, Robert E. Black

Journal of Global Health

Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever: Systematic review to estimate global morbidity and mortality for 2010 Background Typhoid and paratyphoid fever remain important causes of morbidity worldwide....

Relationship between digestibility and secondary structure of raw and thermally treated legume proteins: a Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopic study

Marina Carbonaro, P. Maselli, A. Nucara

Amino Acids

Encapsulation of polyphenols and anthocyanins from pomegranate (Punica granatum) by spray drying

Paz Robert, Tamara Gorena, Nalda Romero +3

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) bioactive compounds (polyphenols and anthocyanins) of juice (PJ) and ethanolic extracts (PE) were encapsulated with maltodextrin (MD) or soybean protein isolates (SPI)...

Modulation of Host Cell Function by<i>Legionella pneumophila</i>Type IV Effectors

Andree Hubber, Craig R. Roy

Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Macrophages and protozoa ingest bacteria by phagocytosis and destroy these microbes using a conserved pathway that mediates fusion of the phagosome with lysosomes. To survive within phagocytic host...

Enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia

Elizabeth L Sampson, Bridget Candy, Louise Jones

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Despite the very large number of patients receiving this intervention, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that enteral tube feeding is beneficial in patients with advanced dementia. Data are...

Oxidative Stress and Hypertension

David G. Harrison, María Carolina Góngora

Medical Clinics of North America

Intrauterine, Early Neonatal, and Postdischarge Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 5.4 Years in Extremely Preterm Infants After Intensive Neonatal Nutritional Support

Axel R. Franz, Frank Pohlandt, Harald Bode +4

PEDIATRICS

Growth from birth to discharge seemed to be associated with long-term motor development. Cognitive development was associated with intrauterine growth measured as weight at birth, early neonatal...

Effects of Fast Food Branding on Young Children's Taste Preferences

Thomas N. Robinson, Dina L. G. Borzekowski, Donna Matheson +1

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Branding of foods and beverages influences young children's taste perceptions. The findings are consistent with recommendations to regulate marketing to young children and also suggest that branding...

Structural and Spectral Features of Selenium Nanospheres Produced by Se-Respiring Bacteria

Ronald S. Oremland, Mitchell J. Herbel, Jodi Switzer Blum +6

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Certain anaerobic bacteria respire toxic selenium oxyanions and in doing so produce extracellular accumulations of elemental selenium [Se(0)]. We examined three physiologically and phylogenetically...

Use of Lactobacillus to prevent infection by pathogenic bacteria

Gregor Reid, Jeremy P. Burton

Microbes and Infection

Estimating the Burden of Disease from Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene at a Global Level

Annette Prüss, David Kay, Lorna Fewtrell +1

Environmental Health Perspectives

We estimated the disease burden from water, sanitation, and hygiene at the global level taking into account various disease outcomes, principally diarrheal diseases.The disability-adjusted life year...