Research Library

Biosynthesis of Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Ruminants and Humans

Donald L. Palmquist, A.L. Lock, K.J. Shingfield +1

Advances in food and nutrition research

Antioxidants in potato

C. R. Brown

American Journal of Potato Research

Modelling of thin layer drying kinetics of some fruits under open-air sun drying process

İnci Türk Toğrul, Dursun Pehlívan

Journal of Food Engineering

Antifungal activities of essential oils and their constituents from indigenous cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum) leaves against wood decay fungi

Sheng‐Yang Wang, Pin-Fun Chen, Shang‐Tzen Chang

Bioresource Technology

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli vesicles target toxin delivery into mammalian cells

Nicole C. Kesty, Kevin M. Mason, Mary C. Reedy +2

The EMBO Journal

The Hospital Water Supply as a Source of Nosocomial Infections

Elias Anaissie, Scott Penzak, María Cecilia Dignani

Archives of Internal Medicine

Because of the seriousness of these nosocomial waterborne infections and the availability, low cost, and proven effectiveness of sterile water, we recommend that hospitalized patients at high risk...

Rehydration kinetics of dehydrated products

Magdalini Krokida, D. Marinos‐Kouris

Journal of Food Engineering

Selenium Supplementation in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis Decreases Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Concentrations

Roland Gärtner, Barbara C. H. Gasnier, Johannes W. Dietrich +2

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

In areas with severe selenium deficiency there is a higher incidence of thyroiditis due to a decreased activity of selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity within thyroid cells....

The genetic structure of recombinant inbred mice: high-resolution consensus maps for complex trait analysis

Robert W. Williams, Jing Gu, Shuhua Qi +1

Genome biology

Consensus maps derived from RI strains conform almost exactly to theoretical expectation and are close to the length predicted by the Haldane-Waddington equation (x3.6 for a 2-3 cM interval between...

Identification of the Carbohydrate Moieties and Glycosylation Motifs in Campylobacter jejuni Flagellin

Pierre Thibault, Susan M. Logan, John F. Kelly +4

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Flagellins from three strains of Campylobacter jejuni and one strain of Campylobacter coli were shown to be extensively modified by glycosyl residues, imparting an approximate 6000-Da shift from the...

Rapid Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for Subtyping of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>

Efrain M. Ribot, Collette Fitzgerald, Kristy Kubota +2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

We developed a rapid pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) protocol for subtyping Campylobacter isolates based on the standardized protocols used by PulseNet laboratories for the subtyping of other...

Evolution of Host Adaptation in <i>Salmonella enterica</i>

Andreas J. Bäumler, Renée M. Tsolis, Thomas A. Ficht +1

Infection and Immunity

The question of how bacteria are able to overcome species barriers and adapt to new hosts is central to the understanding of both the origin of infectious diseases and the emergence of new pathogens....

How to characterize an antioxidant: an update

Barry Halliwell

Biochemical Society Symposia

The term antioxidant is widely used but rarely defined. One suggested definition is that an antioxidant is 'a substance that, when present at low concentrations compared with those of an oxidizable...

Dough Rheology and Baked Product Texture

Hamed Faridi, Jon Faubion

Cereal chemists are interested in rheology because the dough undergoes some type of deformation in every phase of the conversion of flour into baked products. During mixing, dough is subjected to extr

Mechanisms of action of food preservation procedures

J.D. Owens

Food Chemistry

A Possible Essential Role for Dietary Linolenic Acid in the Development of the Young Rat

Maxwell Lamptey, Brian L. Walker

Journal of Nutrition

THE NATURE OF BENCE-JONES PROTEINS

G. M. Delman, Joseph A. Gally

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

The chemical relations among Bence-Jones proteins, myeloma proteins, and normal gamma-globulins have been investigated by a variety of means. Starch gel electrophoresis in 8 M urea of reduced...

Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs): Uses and Potential Health Benefits

Bharat Kapoor, Dhriti Kapoor, Shristy Gautam +2

Current Nutrition Reports

Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Safi U. Khan, Ahmad Naeem Lone, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan +8

EClinicalMedicine

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Association between regional selenium status and reported outcome of COVID-19 cases in China

Jinsong Zhang, Ethan Will Taylor, Kate Bennett +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Antibacterial activities of the extracts, fractions and isolated compounds from Canarium patentinervium Miq. against bacterial clinical isolates

R. Mogana, Achyut Adhikari, M. N. Tzar +2

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

These results may provide a rational support for the traditional use of Canarium patentinervium Miq. in infections and wound healing, since the antimicrobial compounds isolated were also present in...

Bacillus strains as human probiotics: characterization, safety, microbiome, and probiotic carrier

Na‐Kyoung Lee, Won-Suck Kim, Hyun‐Dong Paik

Food Science and Biotechnology

Thirty Years of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Lucio Capurso

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) was the first strain belonging to the genus Lactobacillus to be patented in 1989 thanks to its ability to survive and to proliferate at gastric acid pH and in medium...

Anti-infective Properties of the Golden Spice Curcumin

Dimas Praditya, Lisa Kirchhoff, Janina Brüning +3

Frontiers in Microbiology

The search for novel anti-infectives is one of the most important challenges in natural product research, as diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi are influencing the human society all over...

Phytofabrication of Selenium Nanoparticles From Emblica officinalis Fruit Extract and Exploring Its Biopotential Applications: Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Biocompatibility

Lokanadhan Gunti, Regina Sharmila Dass, Naveen Kumar Kalagatur

Frontiers in Microbiology

In the present study, phytofabricated selenium nanoparticles (PF-SeNPs) were prepared from aqueous fruit extract of <i>Emblica officinalis</i> in a facile, green, economic, tactic and eco-friendly...

<i>Escherichia coli</i> Pathobionts Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Hengameh Chloé Mirsepasi‐Lauridsen, Bruce A. Vallance, Karen A. Krogfelt +1

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Gut bacteria play a key role in initiating and maintaining the inflammatory process in the gut tissues of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, by supplying antigens or other stimulatory factors...

PulseNet International: Vision for the implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for global food-borne disease surveillance

Céline Nadon, Ivo Van Walle, Peter Gerner‐Smidt +13

Eurosurveillance

PulseNet International is a global network dedicated to laboratory-based surveillance for food-borne diseases. The network comprises the national and regional laboratory networks of Africa, Asia...

Potato Production, Usage, and Nutrition—A Review

Khalid Zaheer, Muzamil Akhtar

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Potato is an economically important staple crop prevailing all across the world with successful large-scale production, consumption, and affordability with easy availability in the open market....

Co‐administration of rivaroxaban with drugs that share its elimination pathways: pharmacokinetic effects in healthy subjects

Wolfgang Mueck, Dagmar Kubitza, Michael Becka

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Results suggest that rivaroxaban may be co-administered with CYP3A4 and/or P-gp substrates/moderate inhibitors, but not with strong combined CYP3A4, P-gp and Bcrp (ABCG2) inhibitors (mainly...

Amaranth: A New Millennium Crop of Nutraceutical Values

Anu Rastogi, Sudhir Shukla

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The major staple food crops production is not able to fulfill food requirement of the global population due to relatively higher population growth rate in developing countries. The research on these...

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Use of Nutritive and Nonnutritive Sweeteners

Cindy Fitch, Kathryn S. Keim

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Colon-specific delivery of a probiotic-derived soluble protein ameliorates intestinal inflammation in mice through an EGFR-dependent mechanism

Fang Yan, Hanwei Cao, Timothy L. Cover +7

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Probiotic bacteria can potentially have beneficial effects on the clinical course of several intestinal disorders, but our understanding of probiotic action is limited. We have identified a probiotic...

Outpatient treatment in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the Hestia Study

Wendy Zondag, I.C.M. Mos, Dina Creemers-Schild +13

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Comparative evaluation of the antibacterial activities of the essential oils of Rosmarinus officinalis L. obtained by hydrodistillation and solvent free microwave extraction methods

Omobola O. Okoh, A.P. Sadimenko, Anthony Jide Afolayan

Food Chemistry

Neurologic Wilson's disease

Matthew T. Lorincz

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Despite a long history, Wilson's disease, an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene, remains a commonly misdiagnosed import disease. Mutations in ATP7B result in abnormal...

Retention of Vitamin C in Drying Processes of Fruits and Vegetables—A Review

Paulo S. Santos, Marcos Antônio Segatto Silva

Drying Technology

This article presents a review of drying processes of fruits and vegetables in which vitamin C degradation was considered. Vitamin C is an important and essential nutrient for humans and it can be...

Drying of Probiotics: Optimization of Formulation and Process to Enhance Storage Survival

B. E. Chávez, A.M. Ledeboer

Drying Technology

This work describes how probiotic bacteria can be dried at low temperature in two steps, combining spray drying and vacuum drying, in order to enhance their survival during storage. A sufficient...

The structure and function of heavy metal transport P1B-ATPases

José Argüello, Elif Eren, Manuel González‐Guerrero

BioMetals

Effects of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck epicarp essential oil on growth and morphogenesis of Aspergillus niger (L.) Van Tieghem

Neeta Raj Sharma, Abhishek Tripathi

Microbiological Research

Melatonin in walnuts: Influence on levels of melatonin and total antioxidant capacity of blood

Rüssel J. Reiter, Lucien C. Manchester, Dun‐Xian Tan

Nutrition

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for deep vein thrombosis

Steve Goodacre, Fiona Sampson, S. Thomas +2

BMC Medical Imaging

Combined colour-doppler US techniques have optimal sensitivity, while compression US has optimal specificity for DVT. However, all estimates are subject to substantial unexplained heterogeneity. The...

Role of Oxidant Species in Aging

Earl R. Stadtman

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Organisms are constantly exposed to many different forms of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species that damage proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, leading to loss of biological...

Food Tourism Around The World

C. Michael Hall

Incorporation of bifidobacteria into cheeses: challenges and rewards

Terri D. Boylston, C.G. Vinderola, Hamid B. Ghoddusi +1

International Dairy Journal

Anti-Listeria monocytogenes activity of essential oils components of conifers

André Mourey, N. Canillac

Food Control

trans-10, cis-12 Conjugated Linoleic Acid Decreases Lipogenic Rates and Expression of Genes Involved in Milk Lipid Synthesis in Dairy Cows

L.H. Baumgard, Elvina Matitashvili, B.A. Corl +2

Journal of Dairy Science

Feeding conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) reduces milk fat synthesis in lactating dairy cows, and the effect has been shown to be specific for the trans-10, cis-12 CLA isomer. Our objectives were to...

Clinical Course and the Role of Shiga Toxin–Producing<i>Escherichia coli</i>Infection in the Hemolytic‐Uremic Syndrome in Pediatric Patients, 1997–2000, in Germany and Austria: A Prospective Study

Angela Gerber, Helge Karch, Franz Allerberger +2

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is mainly associated with foodborne infections by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). From January 1997 through December 2000, 394 children with HUS were...

Structural origins of gentamicin antibiotic action

Satoko Yoshizawa

The EMBO Journal

Large outbreak of clinical cholera due to Vibrio cholerae non-01 in Bangladesh

M. John Albert, Abdullah Siddique, M. Sirajul Islam +4

The Lancet

Thrombosis and haemostasis

D.P. Mikhailidis, M.A. Barradas

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids