Research Library

Esters and their biosynthesis in fermented dairy products: a review

S.-Q. Liu, Ross Holland, Vaughan L. Crow

International Dairy Journal

Flavor of Cheddar Cheese: A Chemical and Sensory Perspective

T. K. Singh, M.A. Drake, Keith R. Cadwallader

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Considerable knowledge has been accumulated on the biochemical processes occurring during ripening of Cheddar cheese, which in turn has major consequences on flavor and texture development. The...

Handbook of Microwave Technology for Food Application

Ashim K. Datta

Part 1 Fundamental physical aspects of microwave absorption and heating: electromagnetics - fundamental aspects and numerical modelling electromagnetics of microwave heating - magnitude and...

Vitamin K2 (Menatetrenone) Effectively Prevents Fractures and Sustains Lumbar Bone Mineral Density in Osteoporosis

Masataka Shiraki, Yumiko Shiraki, Choju Aoki +1

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

We attempted to investigate whether vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) treatment effectively prevents the incidence of new fractures in osteoporosis. A total of 241 osteoporotic patients were enrolled in a...

Comparative Survival Rates of Human-Derived Probiotic <i>Lactobacillus paracasei</i> and <i>L. salivarius</i> Strains during Heat Treatment and Spray Drying

Gillian E. Gardiner, Eleanor O’Sullivan, J. Kelly +5

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Spray drying of skim milk was evaluated as a means of preserving Lactobacillus paracasei NFBC 338 and Lactobacillus salivarius UCC 118, which are human-derived strains with probiotic potential. Our...

Discovery of human zinc deficiency and studies in an experimental human model

A. S. Prasad

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Reaction Kinetics of the Denaturation of Whey Proteins in Milk

F. Dannenberg, Heinz‐Gerhard Kessler

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT The kinetics of the neat‐induced irreversible denaturation of β‐lacto‐globulins (β‐LG) A and B and of α‐lactalbumin (α‐LA) in milk were examined over a wide temperature/time range (70‐150°C,...

Improved Method for Measurement of Dietary Fiber as Non-Starch Polysaccharides in Plant Foods

Hans N. Englyst, John H. Cummings

Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL

A method is described that allows rapid estimation of total, soluble, and insoluble dietary fiber as the non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in plant foods. It is a modification of an earlier, more...

Responses of lactic acid bacteria to oxygen

S. Condón

FEMS Microbiology Letters

A small number of flavoprotein oxidase enzymes are responsible for the direct interaction of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with oxygen; hydrogen peroxide or water are produced in these reactions. In...

An Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease Associated with a Contaminated Air-Conditioning Cooling Tower

Timothy J. Dondero, Robert C. Rendtorff, George F. Mallison +4

New England Journal of Medicine

In August and September 1978, an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred in Memphis, Tennessee. Of the 44 ill, 39 had been either patients, employees, visitors, or passers-by at one Memphis...

Studies in crop variation. II. The manurial response of different potato varieties

R. A. Fisher, Winifred A. Mackenzie

The Journal of Agricultural Science

It is not infrequently assumed that varieties of cultivated plants differ not only in their suitability to different climatic and soil conditions, but in their response to different manures. Since...

Valorization of agricultural waste for biogas based circular economy in India: A research outlook

Rimika Kapoor, Pooja Ghosh, Madan Kumar +7

Bioresource Technology

Adolescent Undernutrition: Global Burden, Physiology, and Nutritional Risks

Parul Christian, Emily R. Smith

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Adolescents, comprised of 10-19 year olds, form the largest generation of young people in our history. There are an estimated 1.8 billion adolescents in the world, with 90% residing in low- and...

Flavor Aspects of Pulse Ingredients

Wibke S. U. Roland, Laurice Pouvreau, Julianne Curran +2

Cereal Chemistry

Pulses (Fabaceae) have regained interest for their high protein level. However, food application of pulses and pulse ingredients is hampered by several issues around their off‐flavor. Off‐flavors in...

Artificial sweeteners produce the counterintuitive effect of inducing metabolic derangements

Susan E. Swithers

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Food supply and food safety issues in China

Hon‐Ming Lam, Justin V. Remais, Ming-Chiu Fung +2

The Lancet

Characterization of beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes containing essential oils (trans-cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, cinnamon bark, and clove bud extracts) for antimicrobial delivery applications

Laura E. Hill, Carmen L. Gomes, T. Matthew Taylor

LWT

This study aimed to elucidate the physico-chemical characteristics of EO–BCD inclusion complexes and their resulting antimicrobial activity. Cinnamon bark extract, trans-cinnamaldehyde, clove bud...

Gastronationalism

Michaela DeSoucey

American Sociological Review

By developing the concept of “gastronationalism,” this article challenges conceptions of the homogenizing forces of globalism. I analyze (1) the ways in which food production, distribution, and...

Interaction of milk α- and β-caseins with tea polyphenols

Imed Hasni, Philippe Bourassa, Saber Hamdani +3

Food Chemistry

Waste: uncovering the global food scandal

Choice Reviews Online

Combining frontline investigation with startling new data, Stuart's Waste shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it. With shortages, volatile...

Evaluation of Combined Antibacterial Effects of Eugenol, Cinnamaldehyde, Thymol, and Carvacrol against  <i>E. coli</i>  with an Improved Method

Ruisong Pei, Feng Zhou, Baoping Ji +1

Journal of Food Science

In this study, the antibacterial activities of eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, thymol, carvacrol, and their combinations against E. coli were investigated separately. First, broth macro-dilution assay was...

The dual role of bacteriocins as anti- and probiotics

Osnat Gillor, A. Etzion, Margaret A. Riley

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> spp., <i>Balamuthia mandrillaris</i> , and <i>Naegleria fowleri</i>

Yvonne Qvarnström, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Rama Sriram +1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris occur throughout the world and pose many diagnostic challenges. To date, at least 440 cases of severe central...

Lactoferrin

Dominique Legrand, Elisabeth Elass, Mathieu Carpentier +1

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Comparative survival of probiotic lactobacilli spray-dried in the presence of prebiotic substances

B. M. Corcoran, R. Paul Ross, Gerald F. Fitzgerald +1

Journal of Applied Microbiology

High viability (approximately 10(9) CFU g(-1)) powders containing probiotic lactobacilli in combination with prebiotics were developed, which may be useful as functional food ingredients for the...

Guidelines for enteral feeding in adult hospital patients

Mike Stroud, H Duncan, J Nightingale

Gut

Patients with undernutrition to a degree that may impair immunity, wound healing, muscle strength, and psychological drive are common in UK hospital populations. 1 These individuals cope poorly with...

The Effect of Breed, Parity, and Stage of Lactation on Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) in Milk Fat from Dairy Cows

J.A. Kelsey, B.A. Corl, R.J. Collier +1

Journal of Dairy Science

Dairy products are the main source of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a functional food component with health benefits. The major source of cis-9, trans-11 CLA in milk fat is endogenous synthesis via...

Composition and functional properties of rice

Zhongkai Zhou, Kevin Robards, Stuart Helliwell +1

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Abstract Starch, protein and lipids are the main rice grain components that affect cooking and eating quality. An analysis of the literature indicates that rice of good eating quality shows the...

Intravascular ultrasound scan evaluation of the obstructed vein

Peter Neglén, Seshadri Raju

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Poultry as a source of Campylobacter and related organisms

Janet E.L. Corry, H.I. Atabay

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Journal Article Poultry as a source of Campylobacter and related organisms Get access J.E.L. Corry, J.E.L. Corry Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, North Somerset, UK...

Docosahexaenoic Acid but Not Eicosapentaenoic Acid Lowers Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Humans

Trevor A. Mori, Danny Q. Bao, Valerie Burke +2

Hypertension

Animal studies suggest that the 2 major omega3 fatty acids found in fish, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), may have differential effects on blood pressure (BP) and heart...

The Role of Gibberellin, Abscisic Acid, and Sucrose in the Regulation of Potato Tuber Formation in Vitro1

Xin Xu, André A. M. van Lammeren, Evert Vermeer +1

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The effects of plant hormones and sucrose (Suc) on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuberization were studied using in vitro cultured single-node cuttings. Tuber-inducing (high Suc) and -noninducing...

Sodium Restriction Shifts Circadian Rhythm of Blood Pressure From Nondipper to Dipper in Essential Hypertension

Takashi Uzu, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Takashi Fujii +3

Circulation

These findings show the difference in nocturnal fall in blood pressure between the non-sodium sensitive and sodium-sensitive types of essential hypertension. The diminished nocturnal fall, recognized...

Prognostic significance of right ventricular afterload stress detected by echocardiography in patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism.

Wolfgang Kasper, Stavros Konstantinides, Annette Geibel +3

Heart

The presence of right ventricular afterload stress detected by echocardiography is a major determinant of short term prognosis in patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism.

Influence of equilibrium relative humidity and plasticizer concentration on the water content and glass transition of starch materials

Denis Lourdin, L. Coignard, Hervé Bizot +1

Polymer

Experimental infection of calves and adult cattle with Escherichia coli O157:H7

William C. Cray, Harley W. Moon

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Preweaned calves and adult cattle were inoculated with 10(10) CFU of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain 3081, a calf isolate which produces Shiga-like toxin, to define the magnitude and duration of...

A Controlled Trial of Fish Oil in IgA Nephropathy

James V. Donadío, Erik J. Bergstralh, Kenneth P. Offord +2

New England Journal of Medicine

In patients with IgA nephropathy, treatment with fish oil for two years retards the rate at which renal function is lost.

Fine-stranded and particulate gels of β-lactoglobulin and whey protein at varying pH

Maud Langton, Anne‐Marie Hermansson

Food Hydrocolloids

Construction of a vector plasmid family and its use for molecular cloning in Streptococcus lactis

Daniel Simon, Alain Chopin

Biochimie

The Cactus Primer.

Michael Nee, Arthur C. Gibson, Park S. Nobel

Brittonia

Investigation of Relation between Use of Oral Contraceptives and Thromboembolic Disease. A Further Report

Martin Vessey, Richard Doll

BMJ

The results of a previous study of the use of oral contraceptives by married women discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of thromboembolic disease in the years 1964-6 were reported by us last...

Effect of Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids on the Desaturation in Vitro of Palmitic, Stearic, Oleic, Linoleic, and Linolenic Acids

Rodolfo R. Brenner, Raúl O. Peluffo

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Quantitative oxidative desaturation of labeled palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids to palmitoleic, oleic, octadeca-6,9-dienoic, γ-linolenic, and octadeca-6,9,12,15-tetraenoic...

A standardised semi-dynamic <i>in vitro</i> digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus

Ana-Isabel Mulet-Cabero, Lotti Egger, Reto Portmann +12

Food & Function

Standardised recommendations for a physiologically relevant, semi-dynamic <italic>in vitro</italic> simulation of upper GI tract digestion.

Application of gellan gum in pharmacy and medicine

Tomasz Osmałek, Anna Froelich, Sylwia Tasarek

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Fungicidal activity of thymol and carvacrol by disrupting ergosterol biosynthesis and membrane integrity against Candida

Aijaz Ahmad, Aamir Khan, Feroz Akhtar +4

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Methods of assessment of zinc status in humans: a systematic review

Nicola M. Lowe, Katalin Fekete, Támas Décsi

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Functional activity of commercial prebiotics

Johannes Hüebner, Randy L. Wehling, Robert W. Hutkins

International Dairy Journal