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Exopolysaccharide Produced by Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus paraplantarum BGCG11 Reduces Inflammatory Hyperalgesia in Rats

Miroslav Dinić, Uroš Pecikoza, Jelena Djokić +7

Frontiers in Pharmacology

The aim of this study was to test the potential of high molecular weight exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by the putative probiotic strain <i>Lactobacillus paraplantarum</i> BGCG11 (EPS CG11) to...

Formation, physiology, ecology, evolution and clinical importance of bacterial persisters

Bram Van den Bergh, Maarten Fauvart, Jan Michiels

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Persisters are transiently tolerant variants that allow populations to avoid eradication by antibiotic treatment. Their antibiotic tolerance is non-genetic, not inheritable and results from a...

Bifidobacterium breve BBG-001 in very preterm infants: a randomised controlled phase 3 trial

Kate Costeloe, Pollyanna Hardy, Edmund Juszczak +2

The Lancet

The resolution of inflammation: Principles and challenges

Sarah E. Headland, Lucy V. Norling

Seminars in Immunology

Composition and functionality of wheat bran and its application in some cereal food products

Oluwatoyin O. Onipe, Afam I. O. Jideani, Daniso Beswa

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Summary Production of wheat bran ( WB ) for human consumption is estimated to be about 90 million tonnes per year. WB is a cheap and abundant source of dietary fibre which has been linked to improved...

Structure and Physical Properties of Plant Wax Crystal Networks and Their Relationship to Oil Binding Capacity

Alexia I. Blake, Edmund D. Co, Alejandro G. Marangoni

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

Abstract The microstructure, melting and crystallization behavior, rheological properties and oil binding capacity of crystalline networks of plant‐derived waxes in edible oil were studied and then...

Betanin—A food colorant with biological activity

Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Anika E. Wagner, Valérie B. Schini‐Kerth +1

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

Betalains are water-soluble nitrogen-containing pigments that are subdivided in red-violet betacyanins and yellow-orange betaxanthins. Due to glycosylation and acylation betalains exhibit a huge...

Emulsion stabilisation using polysaccharide–protein complexes

M. ELEANOR EVANS, Ian Ratcliffe, Peter A. Williams

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Pharmacology and therapeutics of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in chronic inflammatory disease

Clara M. Yates, Philip C. Calder, G. Ed Rainger

Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Role of manganese in neurodegenerative diseases

Aaron B. Bowman, Gunnar F. Kwakye, Elena Herrero Hernández +1

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

FATTY ACIDS AS BIOCOMPOUNDS: THEIR ROLE IN HUMAN METABOLISM, HEALTH AND DISEASE - A REVIEW. PART 1: CLASSIFICATION, DIETARY SOURCES AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS

E Tvrzická, Lefkothea-Stella Kremmyda, Barbora Staňková +1

Biomedical Papers

Fatty acids are important biocompounds which take part in complex metabolic pathways, thus having major biological roles. They are obtained from various dietary sources which determine the type of...

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics: impact on the gut immune system and allergic reactions

Pascal Gourbeyre, Sandra Denery, Marie Bodinier

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Probiotics and prebiotics, alone or together (synbiotics), can influence the intestinal microbiota and modulate the immune response. They may therefore be tools that can prevent or alleviate certain...

Chocolate Science and Technology

Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa

Preface Acknowledgements About the author 1 Chocolate production and consumption patterns 1.1 History of cocoa and chocolate 1.2 World production and consumption of cocoa and chocolate products 1.2.1...

Persistent Organic Pollutant Exposure Leads to Insulin Resistance Syndrome

Jérôme Ruzzin, Rasmus K. Petersen, Emmanuelle Meugnier +16

Environmental Health Perspectives

Our findings provide evidence that exposure to POPs commonly present in food chains leads to insulin resistance and associated metabolic disorders.

The RNA chaperone Hfq is essential for the virulence of <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i>

Alexandra Sittka, Verena Pfeiffer, Karsten Tedin +1

Molecular Microbiology

The RNA chaperone, Hfq, plays a diverse role in bacterial physiology beyond its original role as a host factor required for replication of Qbeta RNA bacteriophage. In this study, we show that Hfq is...

Antimicrobial Activities of the Essential Oils of Various Plants against Tomato Late Blight Disease Agent Phytophthora infestans

Emine Mine Soylu, Soner Soylu, Şener Kurt

Mycopathologia

Effect of cryoprotectants, prebiotics and microencapsulation on survival of probiotic organisms in yoghurt and freeze-dried yoghurt

Paul Capela, T.K.C. Hay, Nagendra P. Shah

Food Research International

Casein micelle structure: Models and muddles

David S. Horne

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Occurrence and biological significance of proanthocyanidins in the American diet

Ronald L. Prior, Liwei Gu

Phytochemistry

Cationic starch: an effective flocculating agent

Sagar Pal, Diptangshu Datta Mal, R. P. Singh

Carbohydrate Polymers

Methods to study the phytochemistry and bioactivity of essential oils

Mouhssen Lahlou

Phytotherapy Research

Many essential oils are extracted, analysed and their main components are identified, characterised and then published without any biological testing whatsoever. Their useful biological activities...

Chemical Compositions and Antibacterial Effects of Essential Oils of Turkish Oregano (<i>Origanum minutiflorum</i>), Bay Laurel (<i>Laurus nobilis</i>), Spanish Lavender (<i>Lavandula stoechas</i>L.), and Fennel (<i>Foeniculum vulgare</i>) on Common Foodborne Pathogens

Itir Dadalioǧlu, Gülsün Akdemir Evrendilek

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Chemical compositions and inhibitory effects of essential oils of Turkish oregano (Origanum minutiflorum O. Schwarz & P. H. Davis), bay laurel (Laurus nobilis L.), Spanish lavender (Lavandula...

Identification of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> genes involved in commensal colonization of the chick gastrointestinal tract

David R. Hendrixson, Victor J. DiRita

Molecular Microbiology

Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans in developed countries throughout the world. This bacterium frequently promotes a commensal lifestyle in the...

Vitamin C Function and Status in Chronic Disease

Robert A. Jacob, Gity Sotoudeh

Nutrition in Clinical Care

Vitamin C is an essential dietary nutrient required as a co-factor for many enzymes, and humans are among the few animals that lack the ability to synthesize the compound from glucose. The reduced...

Probiotics: potential pharmaceutical applications

Indu Pal Kaur, Kanwaljit Chopra, Amarpreet Saini

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Adhesion and entry of uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Matthew A. Mulvey

Cellular Microbiology

To effectively colonize a host animal and cause disease, many bacterial pathogens have evolved the mechanisms needed to invade and persist within host cells and tissues. Recently it was discovered...

Growth and Development in Preterm Infants Fed Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

Deborah L. O’Connor, Robert T. Hall, David H. Adamkin +19

PEDIATRICS

These results showed a benefit of supplementing formulas for premature infants with AA and DHA from either a fish/fungal or an egg-TG/fish source from the time of first enteral feeding to 12 months'...

Recent developments in the biosynthesis and applications of heteropolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria

Luc De Vuyst, Filip de Vin, Frederik Vaningelgem +1

International Dairy Journal

Contribution of Microbial Amino Acids to Amino Acid Homeostasis of the Host

Cornelia C. Metges

Journal of Nutrition

Inhibitory sites in enzymes: Zinc removal and reactivation by thionein

Wolfgang Maret, Claus Jacob, Bert L. Vallée +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Thionein (T) has not been isolated previously from biological material. However, it is generated transiently in situ by removal of zinc from metallothionein under oxidoreductive conditions,...

Towards an understanding of starch granule structure and hydrolysis

C.G. Oates

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy

Marc R. Toglia, John G. Weg

New England Journal of Medicine

Venous thromboembolism is an uncommon but leading cause of illness and death during pregnancy and the puerperium.1,2 It has been reported to occur in 1 in 1000 to 1 in 2000 pregnancies,3,4 although...

Nitrates, nitrites and<i>N</i>‐nitrosocompounds: A review of the occurrence in food and diet and the toxicological implications

Ron Walker

Food Additives & Contaminants

Data on occurrence of nitrate, nitrite and N-nitrosocompounds in food and drinking water, and on total dietary intakes are reviewed. Metabolic, toxicological and epidemiological studies are surveyed...

Isoprene Emission from Aspen Leaves

Russell K. Monson, Ray Fall

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Isoprene emission rates from quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) leaves were measured simultaneously with photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, and intercellular CO(2) partial pressure....

The Milk fat globule membrane

S. Patton, T.W. Keenan

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes

Analysis of trimethylsilyl derivatives of carbohydrates by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry

Don C. DeJongh, Terence Radford, Jeremy D. Hribar +4

Journal of the American Chemical Society

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTAnalysis of trimethylsilyl derivatives of carbohydrates by gas chromatography and mass spectrometryDon C. DeJongh, T. Radford, Jeremy D. Hribar, Stephen...

Determination of Inulin by Means of Resorcinol

G. E. Schreiner

Experimental Biology and Medicine

SummaryA simplified method, based on Roe's resorcinol method and avoiding the use of yeast, is described for the determination of inulin in plasma and urine. The method has been applied under...

Development of active and intelligent packaging by incorporating betalains from red pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) peel into starch/polyvinyl alcohol films

Yan Qin, Yunpeng Liu, Xin Zhang +1

Food Hydrocolloids

The immunology of hypertension

Allison E. Norlander, Meena S. Madhur, David G. Harrison

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Although systemic hypertension affects a large proportion of the population, its etiology remains poorly defined. Emerging evidence supports the concept that immune cells become activated and enter...

Food waste in the Swiss food service industry – Magnitude and potential for reduction

Alexandra Betz, Jürg Buchli, Christine Göbel +1

Waste Management

Lachancea thermotolerans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in simultaneous and sequential co-fermentation: A strategy to enhance acidity and improve the overall quality of wine

Mirko Gobbi, Francesca Comitini, Paola Domizio +4

Food Microbiology

Novel biotechnological applications of bacteriocins: A review

Eduardo Marcos Balciunas, Fabio Andres Castillo Martinez, Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov +3

Food Control

Antibiotic Exposure in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Vanaja N. Alexander, Veronika Northrup, Matthew J. Bizzarro

The Journal of Pediatrics

Analysis of the baseline survey on the prevalence of Campylobacter in broiler batches and of Campylobacter and Salmonella on broiler carcasses in the EU, 2008 ‐ Part A: Campylobacter and Salmonella prevalence estimates

European Food Safety Authority

EFSA Journal

A European Union-wide baseline survey on Campylobacter in broiler batches and on Campylobacter and Salmonella on broiler carcasses was carried out in 2008.A total of 10,132 broiler batches were...

Antioxidant Activity, Polyphenol Content, and Related Compounds in Different Fruit Juices and Homogenates Prepared from 29 Different Pomegranate Accessions

Revital Tzulker, Ira Glazer, Igal Bar‐Ilan +3

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Pomegranate juice is well known for its health beneficial compounds, which can be attributed to its high level of antioxidant activity and total polyphenol content. Our objective was to study the...

Non-covalent interactions between proteins and polysaccharides

David Julian McClements

Biotechnology Advances

The complete genome sequence of the meat-borne lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus sakei 23K

Stéphane Chaillou, Marie-Christine Champomier-Vergès, Monique Cornet +8

Nature Biotechnology

Metallothioneins:  Zinc, Cadmium, Mercury, and Copper Thiolates and Selenolates Mimicking Protein Active Site Features − Structural Aspects and Biological Implications

Gerald Henkel, Bernt Krebs

Chemical Reviews

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTMetallothioneins: Zinc, Cadmium, Mercury, and Copper Thiolates and Selenolates Mimicking Protein Active Site Features − Structural Aspects and Biological...