Research Library

Microbiological safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce

C. De Roever

Food Control

Pathogenesis of Enteric Infection by Campylobacter

Julian M. Ketley

Microbiology

Microbiology Society journals contain high-quality research papers and topical review articles. We are a not-for-profit publisher and we support and invest in the microbiology community, to the...

A Role for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATX1 Gene in Copper Trafficking and Iron Transport

Su-Ju Lin, Robert A. Pufahl, Andrew Dancis +2

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The ATX1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was originally identified as a multi-copy suppressor of oxidative damage in yeast lacking superoxide dismutase. We now provide evidence that Atx1p helps...

Zinc: health effects and research priorities for the 1990s.

C T Walsh, H H Sandstead, Ananda S. Prasad +2

Environmental Health Perspectives

This review critically summarizes the literature on the spectrum of health effects of zinc status, ranging from symptoms of zinc deficiency to excess exposure. Studies on zinc intake are reviewed in...

Excision of large DNA regions termed pathogenicity islands from tRNA-specific loci in the chromosome of an Escherichia coli wild-type pathogen

Gabriele Blum, Manfred Ott, A. Lischewski +4

Infection and Immunity

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli 536 (O6:K15:H31) carries two unstable DNA regions, which were shown to be responsible for virulence. These regions, on which the genes for hemolysin production (hly)...

Surveillance for Legionnaires' disease. Risk factors for morbidity and mortality

B. J. Marston

Archives of Internal Medicine

<h3>Background:</h3> To augment available information about the epidemiology of legionnaires' disease, we analyzed data reported to the passive surveillance system at the Centers for Disease Control...

The gelation and crystallisation of amylopectin

Stephen G. Ring, Paul Colonna, Kenneth J. I'Anson +4

Carbohydrate Research

Alterations in intracellular thiol homeostasis during the metabolism of menadione by isolated rat hepatocytes

Donato A. Di Monte, David Ross, Giorgio Bellomo +2

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.): Bioactive Polyphenols, Polysaccharides, Peptides, and Health Benefits

Dianzhi Hou, Laraib Yousaf, Yong Xue +5

Nutrients

Mung bean (<i>Vigna radiata</i> L.) is an important pulse consumed all over the world, especially in Asian countries, and has a long history of usage as traditional medicine. It has been known to be...

The Functions of Metallothionein and ZIP and ZnT Transporters: An Overview and Perspective

Tomoki Kimura, Taiho Kambe

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Around 3000 proteins are thought to bind zinc in vivo, which corresponds to ~10% of the human proteome. Zinc plays a pivotal role as a structural, catalytic, and signaling component that functions in...

pH-driven encapsulation of curcumin in self-assembled casein nanoparticles for enhanced dispersibility and bioactivity

Kang Pan, Yangchao Luo, Yundi Gan +2

Soft Matter

The poor water solubility and bioactivity of lipophilic phytochemicals can be potentially improved by delivery systems. In this study, a low-cost, low-energy, and organic solvent-free encapsulation...

Intracontinental spread of human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium pathovariants in sub-Saharan Africa

Chinyere K. Okoro, Robert A. Kingsley, Thomas R. Connor +18

Nature Genetics

Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Mentha piperita L.

Rajinder Singh, Muftah A. M. Shushni, Asma K. Belkheir

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

The antibacterial activity of peppermint oil and different extracts of Mentha piperita against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains was evaluated in the present research work by...

Nasal chemosensory cells use bitter taste signaling to detect irritants and bacterial signals

Marco Tizzano, Brian D. Gulbransen, Aurélie Vandenbeuch +7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The upper respiratory tract is continually assaulted with harmful dusts and xenobiotics carried on the incoming airstream. Detection of such irritants by the trigeminal nerve evokes protective...

Escherichia coli O157

Hugh Pennington

The Lancet

The in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oils and methanol extracts of endemic Thymus spathulifolius

Atalay Sökmen, Medine Güllüce, H. Aşkın Akpulat +5

Food Control

The psychology of food choice: some often encountered fallacies

Egon Peter Köster

Food Quality and Preference

Mapping of a gene responsible for the difference in amylopectin structure between japonica-type and indica-type rice varieties

Takayuki Umemoto, Masahiro Yano, H. Satoh +2

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Supplementation of a bovine milk formula with an oligosaccharide mixture increases counts of faecal bifidobacteria in preterm infants

Günther Boehm, M Lidestri, P Casetta +4

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

Supplementing preterm formula with a mixture of galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides at a concentration of 10 g/l stimulates the growth of bifidobacteria in the intestine and results in stool...

Venous Thrombosis in Patients with Solid Tumors: Determination of Frequency and Characteristics

Jim Y. Wan, Nam P. Nguyen, Sabah Sallah

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are well recognized complications of cancer. However, our current knowledge of this association is derived from studies conducted more than a...

Frequency and prevention of symptomless deep-vein thrombosis in long-haul flights: a randomised trial

J H Scurr, Samuel J. Machin, Sarah Bailey-King +3

The Lancet

TRANSGLUTAMINASE: ITS UTILIZATION IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Chiya Kuraishi, Katsutoshi Yamazaki, Yasuyuki Susa

Food Reviews International

Transglutaminase is an enzyme that forms crosslinks between protein molecules. This crosslinkage has unique effects on protein properties, gelation capability, thermal stability, water-holding...

Advanced Dietary Fibre Technology

Barry V. McCleary, Leon Prosky

Preface List of Contributors Nutrition and Diet for a Healthy Lifestyle -- Nutrition and diet for heatlhy lifestyles in Europe Dietary advice in North America: The good, the bad and the unheeded...

Conjugated Linoleic Acids Alter Milk Fatty Acid Composition and Inhibit Milk Fat Secretion in Dairy Cows

P.Y. Chouinard, Louise Corneau, D.M. Barbano +2

Journal of Nutrition

Molecular Evolution of a Pathogenicity Island from Enterohemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7

Nicole T. Perna, George F. Mayhew, György Pósfai +4

Infection and Immunity

We report the complete 43,359-bp sequence of the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) from EDL933, an enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 serovar originally isolated from contaminated...

Three-dimensional structure of diferric bovine lactoferrin at 2.8 Å resolution

Stanley A. Moore, Bryan F. Anderson, Colin R. Groom +2

Journal of Molecular Biology

Wilson's disease in patients presenting with liver disease: A diagnostic challenge

Petra Steindl, Peter Ferenci, HP Dienes +10

Gastroenterology

Aconitase is a sensitive and critical target of oxygen poisoning in cultured mammalian cells and in rat lungs.

Paul R. Gardner, Diana Nguyen, Carl W. White

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The effect of hyperoxia on activity of the superoxide-sensitive citric acid cycle enzyme aconitase was measured in cultured human epithelial-like A549 cells and in rat lungs. Rapid and progressive...

Organic Acids: Chemistry, Antibacterial Activity and Practical Applications

Christina A. Cherrington, J. A. Hinton, G.C. Mead +1

Advances in microbial physiology/Advances in Microbial Physiology

Fish Consumption and Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease

New England Journal of Medicine

indicate damage to the muscle and myoneural junction.Such changes do not occur in primary muscle disorders, denervation atrophy, or drug toxicity.2Similar changes at the myoneural junction have,...

Role of molecular charge in glomerular permeability. Tracer studies with cationized ferritins.

Helmut G. Rennke, R. S. Cotran, Manjeri A. Venkatachalam

The Journal of Cell Biology

Mouse kidneys were perfused with Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer (KRB) containing native, anionic horse spleen ferritin or various cationized derivatives, and the glomerular localization of the probe...

Fractional viscoelastic models for power-law materials

Alessandra Bonfanti, Jonathan Kaplan, Guillaume Charras +1

Soft Matter

Soft materials often exhibit a distinctive power-law viscoelastic response arising from broad distribution of time-scales present in their complex internal structure. A promising tool to accurately...

Food processing for the improvement of plant proteins digestibility

Amanda Gomes Almeida Sá, Yara María Franco Moreno, Bruno Augusto Mattar Carciofi

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Proteins are essential macronutrients for the human diet. They are the primary source of nitrogen and are fundamental for body structure and functions. The plant protein quality (PPQ) refers to the...

Food waste management in hospitality operations: A critical review

Viachaslau Filimonau, Delysia A. De Coteau

Tourism Management

The behavior of dietary fiber in the gastrointestinal tract determines its physiological effect

Edoardo Capuano

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

A diet rich in dietary fiber (DF) is considered healthy and recommended dietary intake of DF is established all over the world. The physiological effect of DF is mostly related to its behavior during...

Bitter and sweet taste receptors regulate human upper respiratory innate immunity

Robert J. Lee, Jennifer M. Kofonow, Philip L. Rosen +10

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) in the human airway detect harmful compounds, including secreted bacterial products. Here, using human primary sinonasal air-liquid interface cultures and tissue...

Major phenylpropanoid‐derived metabolites in the human gut can arise from microbial fermentation of protein

Wendy R. Russell, Sylvia H. Duncan, Lorraine Scobbie +5

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

This study demonstrates that certain microbial species have the ability to ferment all three AAAs and that protein fermentation is the likely source of major phenylpropanoid-derived metabolites in...

Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) in Clinical Trials in Depression

M. Elizabeth Sublette, Steven P. Ellis, Amy L. Geant +1

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Supplements containing EPA ≥ 60% of total EPA + DHA, in a dose range of 200 to 2,200 mg/d of EPA in excess of DHA, were effective against primary depression. Translational studies are needed to...

Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics

Dan W. Thomas, Frank R. Greer

PEDIATRICS

This clinical report reviews the currently known health benefits of probiotic and prebiotic products, including those added to commercially available infant formula and other food products for use in...

Impact of off-farm income on food security and nutrition in Nigeria

R. O. Babatunde, Matin Qaim

Food Policy

<i>Vibrio cholerae</i> VpsT Regulates Matrix Production and Motility by Directly Sensing Cyclic di-GMP

Petya V. Krasteva, Jiunn C. N. Fong, Nicholas J. Shikuma +4

Science

Microorganisms can switch from a planktonic, free-swimming life-style to a sessile, colonial state, called a biofilm, which confers resistance to environmental stress. Conversion between the motile...

Quantitative effects on cardiovascular risk factors and coronary heart disease risk of replacing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils with other fats and oils

Dariush Mozaffarian, Robert Clarke

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Fortification of pasta with split pea and faba bean flours: Pasta processing and quality evaluation

Maud Petitot, L. Boyer, Chantal Minier +1

Food Research International

Martini Coarse-Grained Force Field: Extension to Carbohydrates

César A. López, Andrzej J. Rzepiela, Alex H. de Vries +3

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

We present an extension of the Martini coarse-grained force field to carbohydrates. The parametrization follows the same philosophy as was used previously for lipids and proteins, focusing on the...

Omega 3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease—fishing for a natural treatment

Jehangir Din, David E Newby, Andrew D Flapan

BMJ

Omega 3 fatty acids from fish and fish oils can protect against coronary heart disease. This article reviews the evidence regarding fish oils and coronary disease and outlines the mechanisms through...