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Production, recovery and applications of xanthan gum by Xanthomonas campestris

Aarthy Palaniraj, Vijayakumar Jayaraman

Journal of Food Engineering

History and future of food irradiation

József Farkas, Csilla Mohácsi‐Farkas

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Biological properties of medicinal plants: a review of their antimicrobial activity

NCC Silva, A Fernandes Júnior

˜The œJournal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases

Plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor and conserve food, to treat health disorders and to prevent diseases including epidemics. The knowledge of their healing properties has been...

Understanding antimicrobial activities of phytochemicals against multidrug resistant bacteria and biofilms

Manuel Simões, Richard N. Bennett, Eduardo Rosa

Natural Product Reports

Covering: up to November 2008

Screening of crude extracts of six medicinal plants used in South-West Nigerian unorthodox medicine for anti-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus activity

Kabir’ O. Akinyemi, Olukayode Oladapo, Chidi E Okwara +2

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Our results offer a scientific basis for the traditional use of water and ethanol extracts of A. wilkesiana, O. gratissimum, T. avicennioides and P. discoideus against MRSA-associated diseases....

Invited Review: Methods for the Screening, Isolation, and Characterization of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo, Clara G. de los Reyes‐Gavilán

Journal of Dairy Science

The ability to produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) is widespread among lactic acid bacteria (LAB), although the physiological role of these molecules has not been clearly established yet. Some EPS...

Characterization of Multiple-Antimicrobial-Resistant <i>Salmonella</i> Serovars Isolated from Retail Meats

Sheng Chen, Shaohua Zhao, David G. White +6

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

A total of 133 Salmonella isolates recovered from retail meats purchased in the United States and the People's Republic of China were assayed for antimicrobial susceptibility, the presence of...

Parenteral vs. enteral nutrition in the critically ill patient: a meta-analysis of trials using the intention to treat principle

F. O. Simpson, Gordon S. Doig

Intensive Care Medicine

Moving forward with complementary feeding: indicators and research priorities. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) discussion paper 146 (April 2003).

Marie T Ruel, Kenneth H Brown, Laura E Caulfield

PubMed

"Malnutrition affects one out of every three preschool-age children living in developing countries.This disturbing, yet preventable, state of affairs causes untold suffering and, given its wide...

Caloric Intake in Medical ICU Patients

Jerry A. Krishnan, Pat Parce, Anthony Martinez +2

CHEST Journal

The Importance of Zinc in Human Nutrition and Estimation of the Global Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency

Kenneth H. Brown, Sara Wuehler, Jan Peerson

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

This paper summarizes recent research on the importance of zinc for human health, and reviews available methods of evaluating zinc status in individuals and populations. The lack of generally...

Comparison of Spray‐drying, Drum‐drying and Freeze‐drying for β‐Carotene Encapsulation and Preservation

Stéphane Desobry, Flávia Maria Netto, Theodore P. Labuza

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Pure β‐carotene was encapsulated in 25 Dextrose Equivalent maltodextrin by three drying processes (spray, freeze and drum). Stability was studied at 11% and 32% RH and 25°C, 35°C and 45°C....

Collaborative JPEN‐Clinical Nutrition Scientific Publications Role of intestinal bacteria in nutrient metabolism

John H. Cummings, G.T. Macfarlane

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

The human large intestine contains a microbiota, the components of which are generically complex and metabolically diverse. Its primary function is to salvage energy from carbohydrate not digested in...

Propionate May Mediate the Hypocholesterolemic Effects of Certain Soluble Plant Fibers in Cholesterol-Fed Rats

Wen‐Jone Chen, Jack W. Anderson, David Jennings

Experimental Biology and Medicine

The effects of propionate on serum and liver lipid concentrations were studied in cholesterol-fed rats. Both serum and liver cholesterol levels were significantly lower in rats fed the...

Rheological Evaluation of Maturing Cheddar Cheese

Lawrence K. Creamer, N.F. Olson

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT A number of Cheddar cheese samples of different age, pH and moisture content have been examined rheologically and electrophoretically to determine whether the progressive changes in cheese...

A new test based on ‘salting out’ to measure relative hydrophobicity of bacterial cells

Mats Lindahl, A. Faris, Torkel Wadström +1

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Lactoferrin in milk from different species

Pierre Masson, J.F. Heremans

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry

Linear Growth and Child Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis

Christopher R. Sudfeld, Dana Charles McCoy, Goodarz Danaei +4

PEDIATRICS

Observational evidence suggests a robust positive association between linear growth during the first 2 years of life with cognitive and motor development. Effective interventions that reduce linear...

Wasted Food: U.S. Consumers' Reported Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviors

Roni Neff, Marie L. Spiker, Patricia L. Truant

PLoS ONE

The U.S. wastes 31 to 40% of its post-harvest food supply, with a substantial portion of this waste occurring at the consumer level. Globally, interventions to address wasted food have proliferated,...

Salt reduction in England from 2003 to 2011: its relationship to blood pressure, stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality

Feng J. He, Sonia Pombo-Rodrigues, Graham A. MacGregor

BMJ Open

The reduction in salt intake is likely to be an important contributor to the falls in BP from 2003 to 2011 in England. As a result, it would have contributed substantially to the decreases in stroke...

Cholesterol-Lowering Probiotics as Potential Biotherapeutics for Metabolic Diseases

Manoj Kumar, Ravinder Nagpal, Rajesh Kumar +8

Experimental Diabetes Research

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of deaths in adults in the western world. Elevated levels of certain blood lipids have been reported to be the principal cause of cardiovascular...

Tree nut phytochemicals: composition, antioxidant capacity, bioactivity, impact factors. A systematic review of almonds, Brazils, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts

Bradley W. Bolling, C.-Y. Oliver Chen, Diane L. McKay +1

Nutrition Research Reviews

Tree nuts contain an array of phytochemicals including carotenoids, phenolic acids, phytosterols and polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids, proanthocyanidins (PAC) and stilbenes, all of which are...

Comparative genome analysis of <i>Salmonella</i> Enteritidis PT4 and <i>Salmonella</i> Gallinarum 287/91 provides insights into evolutionary and host adaptation pathways

Nicholas R. Thomson, Debra J Clayton, Daniel Windhorst +27

Genome Research

We have determined the complete genome sequences of a host-promiscuous Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis PT4 isolate P125109 and a chicken-restricted Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum...

Genomics of Aspergillus oryzae: Learning from the History of Koji Mold and Exploration of Its Future

M. Machida, Osamu Yamada, Katsuya Gomi

DNA Research

At a time when the notion of microorganisms did not exist, our ancestors empirically established methods for the production of various fermentation foods: miso (bean curd seasoning) and shoyu (soy...

Application of bacteriocins in vegetable food biopreservation

Luca Settanni, Aldo Corsetti

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Whole-grain wheat breakfast cereal has a prebiotic effect on the human gut microbiota: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study

Adele Costabile, Annett Klinder, Francesca Fava +5

British Journal Of Nutrition

Epidemiological studies have shown an inverse association between dietary intake of whole grains and the risk of chronic disease. This may be related to the ability to mediate a prebiotic modulation...

Taste Receptor Genes

Alexander A. Bachmanov, Gary K. Beauchamp

Annual Review of Nutrition

In the past several years, tremendous progress has been achieved with the discovery and characterization of vertebrate taste receptors from the T1R and T2R families, which are involved in recognition...

Meta-Analysis: Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Bleeding in Patients with Severe Renal Insufficiency

Wendy Lim, Francesco Dentali, John W. Eikelboom +1

Annals of Internal Medicine

Non-dialysis-dependent patients with a creatinine clearance of 30 mL/min or less who are treated with standard therapeutic doses of enoxaparin have elevated levels of anti-Xa and an increased risk...

Anthocyanin‐ and hydrolyzable tannin‐rich pomegranate fruit extract modulates MAPK and NF‐κB pathways and inhibits skin tumorigenesis in CD‐1 mice

Farrukh Afaq, Mohammad Saleem, Christian G. Krueger +2

International Journal of Cancer

Chemoprevention has come of age as an effective cancer control modality; however, the search for novel agent(s) for the armamentarium of cancer chemoprevention continues. We argue that agents capable...

Antioxidant nutrients: a systematic review of trace elements and vitamins in the critically ill patient

Daren K. Heyland, Rupinder Dhaliwal, U. Suchner +1

Intensive Care Medicine

Molecular Mechanisms of Bitter and Sweet Taste Transduction

Robert F. Margolskee

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The sense of taste plays a critical role in the life and nutritional status of humans and other organisms. Human taste perception may be categorized according to four well known and widely accepted...

Substance P

S Harrison

The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Emerging Importance of Multidrug‐Resistant<i>Acinetobacter</i>Species and<i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i>as Pathogens in Seriously Ill Patients: Geographic Patterns, Epidemiological Features, and Trends in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997–1999)

Ana Cristina Gales, Robert N. Jones, Kevin R. Forward +3

Clinical Infectious Diseases

As part of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, a total of 1078 Acinetobacter species and 842 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates were collected between January 1997 and December 1999...

Invasive Ability of an <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strain Isolated from the Ileal Mucosa of a Patient with Crohn’s Disease

Jérôme Boudeau, Anne-Lise Glasser, Estelle Masseret +2

Infection and Immunity

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease in which Escherichia coli strains have been suspected of being involved. We demonstrated previously that ileal lesions of CD are colonized by E....

Total Dietary Fiber Determined as Neutral Sugar Residues, Uronic Acid Residues, and Klason Lignin (The Uppsala Method): Collaborative Study

Olof Theander, Per Åman, Eric Westerlund +2

Journal of AOAC International

A joint AOAC/American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC) collaborative study was conducted to determine by the Uppsala method the dietary fiber content and its composition in various foods. The...

Risk of and prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in hospital patients. Thromboembolic Risk Factors (THRIFT) Consensus Group.

Ian A. Greer, Graham Cooke, E. Dewar +27

BMJ

An important (but neglected) part of history taking on admission is inquiry about previous episodes of venous thromboembolism. Patients with previous episodes form a high risk group, with a risk of...

Glutamine metabolism in lymphocytes of the rat

M. Ardawi, Eric A. Newsholme

Biochemical Journal

The metabolism of glutamine in resting and concanavalin-A-stimulated lymphocytes was investigated. In incubated lymphocytes isolated from rat mesenteric lymph nodes, the rates of oxygen and glutamine...

The Biology and Pathology of Oxygen Radicals

Joe M. McCord, IRWIN FRIDOVICH

Annals of Internal Medicine

Superoxide radicals (O2-) are commonplace products of the biological reduction of oxygen. Their intrinsic reactivity and ability to generate other more reactive entities constitute a threat to...

Ovarian plasminogen activator: Relationship to ovulation and hormonal regulation

William H. Beers, Sidney Strickland, E. Reich

Cell

Ether Lipids Chemistry and Biology

Elsevier eBooks

The detection of venous thrombosis of the legs using 125I-labelled fibrinogen

C Flanc, V V Kakkar, Maxine Clarke

British journal of surgery

Bacteriocins: Classification, synthesis, mechanism of action and resistance development in food spoilage causing bacteria

Rashmi Kumariya, Anita Kumari Garsa, Y. S. Rajput +3

Microbial Pathogenesis

The politics of reducing malnutrition: building commitment and accelerating progress

Stuart Gillespie, Lawrence Haddad, Venkatesh Mannar +2

The Lancet

Predicting disease recurrence in patients with previous unprovoked venous thromboembolism: a proposed prediction score (DASH)

Alberto Tosetto, Alfonso Iorio, Maura Marcucci +7

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Keap1 perceives stress via three sensors for the endogenous signaling molecules nitric oxide, zinc, and alkenals

Michael McMahon, Douglas J. Lamont, Kenneth A. Beattie +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recognition and repair of cellular damage is crucial if organisms are to survive harmful environmental conditions. In mammals, the Keap1 protein orchestrates this response, but how it perceives...

Advanced Taste Sensors Based on Artificial Lipids with Global Selectivity to Basic Taste Qualities and High Correlation to Sensory Scores

Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Masaaki Habara, Hidekazu Ikezazki +3

Sensors

Effective R&D and strict quality control of a broad range of foods, beverages, and pharmaceutical products require objective taste evaluation. Advanced taste sensors using artificial-lipid membranes...

Genetically encoded FRET sensors to monitor intracellular Zn2+ homeostasis

Jan L. Vinkenborg, Tamara Nicolson, Elisa A. Bellomo +3

Nature Methods