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Synergistic and antagonistic interactions of anticholinesterase terpenoids in Salvia lavandulaefolia essential oil

Sergey U. Savelev, Edward J. Okello, Nicolette S L Perry +2

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

TRPM5 is a transient Ca ²⁺ -activated cation channel responding to rapid changes in [Ca ²⁺ ] _i

Dirk Prawitt, Mahealani K. Monteilh‐Zoller, Lili R. Brixel +4

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins are a diverse family of proteins with structural features typical of ion channels. TRPM5, a member of the TRPM subfamily, plays an important role in taste...

Multi-pronged inhibition of airway hyper-responsiveness and inflammation by lipoxin A4

Bruce D. Levy, George T. De Sanctis, Pallavi R. Devchand +6

Nature Medicine

Frequency of Myocardial Infarction, Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, and Death following Primary Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Margaret Wood, Carlos B. Mantilla, Terese T. Horlocker +3

Anesthesiology

The overall frequency of serious complications within 30 days after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty with contemporary practice was 2.2%. Accurate knowledge of the perioperative risks...

Toxin Gene Expression by Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i>: the Role of Antibiotics and the Bacterial SOS Response

P.T. Kimmitt, Colin R. Harwood, Michael R. Barer

Emerging infectious diseases

Toxin synthesis by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) appears to be coregulated through induction of the integrated bacteriophage that encodes the toxin gene. Phage production is linked to...

Conversion of α-lactalbumin to a protein inducing apoptosis

Majlis Svensson, Anders Håkansson, Ann‐Kristin Mossberg +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In this study alpha-lactalbumin was converted from the regular, native state to a folding variant with altered biological function. The folding variant was shown to induce apoptosis in tumor cells...

<i>Salmonella</i> Pathogenicity Island 2

Michael Hensel

Molecular Microbiology

Systemic infections by Salmonella enterica, such as typhoid fever, are a significant threat to human health. Recent studies indicate that the function of a type III secretion system encoded by...

Rheological properties of the mucilage gum (Opuntia ficus indica)

Luís Medina‐Torres

Food Hydrocolloids

Orogenic Displacement of Protein from the Air/Water Interface by Competitive Adsorption

Alan R. Mackie, A. Patrick Gunning, Peter J. Wilde +1

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Development of a m-PCR assay for simultaneous identification of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli

Martine Denis, Christophe Soumet, Katell Rivoal +4

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Multiplex PCR assay (m-PCR) with three sets of primers was developed for simultaneous identification of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli. Poultry faecal samples were enriched in Preston broth for 24...

DRINKING WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Ashok Gadgil

Annual Review of Energy and the Environment

▪ Abstract Safe drinking water remains inaccessible for about 1.1 billion people in the world, and the hourly toll from biological contamination of drinking water is 400 deaths of children (below age...

Dietary sodium intake and mortality: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I)

M. H. Alderman, Hillel W. Cohen, Shantha Madhavan

The Lancet

A vitamin as neuromodulator: Ascorbate release into the extracellular fluid of the brain regulates dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmission

George V. Rebec, R. Christopher Pierce

Progress in Neurobiology

Drug Antioxidant Effects

Barry Halliwell

Drugs

Influence of Growth Conditions on the Production of a Bacteriocin, Pediocin AcH, by <i>Pediococcus acidilactici</i> H

Swadesh Ranjan Biswas, Purbita Ray, M. C. Johnson +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The influence of growth parameters on the production of pediocin AcH by Pediococcus acidilactici H was studied. This strain produced large quantities of pediocin AcH in TGE broth (Trypticase [1%],...

Matrix Gla protein, a new γ-carboxyglutamic acid-containing protein which is associated with the organic matrix of bone

Paul A. Price, Marshall R. Urist, Yoko Otawara

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Role of iron in the pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus infections

A C Wright, Linda M. Simpson, James D. Oliver

Infection and Immunity

Infections with Vibrio vulnificus resulting in septicemia and high mortality have been correlated with pre-existing liver disease and hemochromatosis. As these conditions are associated with impaired...

The Chemical Senses and Nutrition

Kare, Morley Richard, Maller, Owen

Elsevier eBooks

Potent Peripheral and Splanchnic Vasodilator Peptide from Normal Gut

Sami I. Said, Viktor Mutt

Nature

The Binding of Oligosaccharides Containing N-Acetylglucosamine and N-Acetylmuramic Acid to Lysozyme

David M. Chipman, Vladimir Grisaro, Nathan Sharon

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abstract The association constants with lysozyme of several saccharides containing N-acetyl-d-glucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid, have been determined by fluorescence spectroscopy or, in one case,...

THE FUNCTION OF BILE SALTS IN FAT ABSORPTION. THE SOLVENT PROPERTIES OF DILUTE MICELLAR SOLUTIONS OF CONJUGATED BILE SALTS

AF Hofmann

Biochemical Journal

Research Article| October 01 1963 THE FUNCTION OF BILE SALTS IN FAT ABSORPTION. THE SOLVENT PROPERTIES OF DILUTE MICELLAR SOLUTIONS OF CONJUGATED BILE SALTS AF HOFMANN AF HOFMANN Search for other...

The Crystal Structure of Melamine

E. W. Hughes

Journal of the American Chemical Society

In an earlier paper the crystal structure of dicyandiamide, the dimer of cyanamide, was reported. I have now completed a similar investigation of melamine, or cyanuric triamide, the trimer of...

A Comprehensive Review on the Biological, Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Properties of Secondary Metabolites Based-Plant Origin

Hazem S. Elshafie, Ippolito Camele, Amira A. Mohamed

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Natural products are compounds produced by living organisms and can be divided into two main categories: primary (PMs) and secondary metabolites (SMs). Plant PMs are crucial for plant growth and...

Wine Polyphenol Content and Its Influence on Wine Quality and Properties: A Review

Rocío Gutiérrez‐Escobar, María José Aliaño–González, Emma Cantos‐Villar

Molecules

Wine is one of the most consumed beverages around the world. It is composed of alcohols, sugars, acids, minerals, proteins and other compounds, such as organic acids and volatile and phenolic...

Phenolic Compounds Diminish Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus Aureus Clinical Strains

Maria Miklasińska‐Majdanik, Małgorzata Kępa, Robert D. Wojtyczka +2

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

There is a growing body of evidence that flavonoids show antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The mechanisms of action of phenolic compounds on bacterial cell...

Green ultrasound-assisted extraction of carotenoids from pomegranate wastes using vegetable oils

Athanasia M. Goula, Maria Ververi, Anna Adamopoulou +1

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Hypertension–A Current Review

Nakshi Sinha, Pradeep Kumar Dabla

Current Hypertension Reviews

Free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated by oxygen metabolism which is balanced by the rate of oxidant formation and the rate of oxidant elimination. Oxidative stress is a result...

Phytogenic Compounds as Alternatives to In-Feed Antibiotics: Potentials and Challenges in Application

Chengbo Yang, M.A. Kabir Chowdhury, Yongqing Huo +1

Pathogens

This article summarizes current experimental knowledge on the efficacy, possible mechanisms and feasibility in the application of phytogenic products as feed additives for food-producing animals....

Addressing food waste reduction in Denmark

Afton Halloran, Jesper Clement, Niels Kornum +2

Food Policy

Vitamin K ₂ Is a Mitochondrial Electron Carrier That Rescues Pink1 Deficiency

Melissa Vos, Giovanni Esposito, Janaka N. Edirisinghe +9

Science

Human UBIAD1 localizes to mitochondria and converts vitamin K(1) to vitamin K(2). Vitamin K(2) is best known as a cofactor in blood coagulation, but in bacteria it is a membrane-bound electron...

Wine grape pomace as antioxidant dietary fibre for enhancing nutritional value and improving storability of yogurt and salad dressing

Angela Tseng, Yanyun Zhao

Food Chemistry

Seasonal variation in the Dutch bovine raw milk composition

J.M.L. Heck, H.J.F. van Valenberg, J. Dijkstra +1

Journal of Dairy Science

In this study, we determined the detailed composition of and seasonal variation in Dutch dairy milk. Raw milk samples representative of the complete Dutch milk supply were collected weekly from...

Drying kinetics of grape seeds

J.S. Roberts, David R. Kidd, Olga I. Padilla‐Zakour

Journal of Food Engineering

Development of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay with an Internal Amplification Control for the Detection of Total and Pathogenic <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Bacteria in Oysters

Jessica L. Nordstrom, Michael C.L. Vickery, George M. Blackstone +2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an estuarine bacterium that is the leading cause of shellfish-associated cases of bacterial gastroenteritis in the United States. Our laboratory developed a real-time...

Chronic Kidney Disease Increases Risk for Venous Thromboembolism

Keattiyoat Wattanakit, Mary Cushman, Catherine Stehman‐Breen +2

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, but its association with incident venous thromboembolism (VTE) in...

Gamma Linolenic Acid: An Antiinflammatory Omega-6 Fatty Acid

Rakesh Kapoor, Y. S. Huang

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Inflammation plays an important role in health and disease. Most of the chronic diseases of modern society, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, etc. have...

Lactoferrin research, technology and applications

Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Koji Yamauchi, Mitsunori Takase

International Dairy Journal

Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing

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Comparison of short-term toxicity between Nano-Se and selenite in mice

Jinsong Zhang, Huali Wang, Xiangxue Yan +1

Life Sciences

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Antioxidants in Edible Wild Plants

Artemis P. Simopoulos

Biological Research

Human beings evolved on a diet that was balanced in the omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), and was high in antioxidants. Edible wild plants provide alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and...

Perspective on the safety and effectiveness of conjugated linoleic acid

Michael W. Pariza

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Evaluation of colour properties and chemical quality parameters of cactus juices

Florian C. Stintzing, Andreas Schieber, Reinhold Carle

European Food Research and Technology

Effect of Low versus High Intravenous Amino Acid Intake on Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Early Neonatal Period

Patti J. Thureen, Diane Melara, Paul V. Fennessey +1

Pediatric Research

Copper and carcinogenesis

T. Théophanides, J. Anastassopoulou

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

INFECTIVE DOSE OF FOODBORNE PATHOGENS IN VOLUNTEERS: A REVIEW

Mahendra H. Kothary, Uma S. Babu

Journal of Food Safety

ABSTRACT Risk assessment and impact of foodborne pathogens on the health of different populations was one of the goals identified in the Presidential Food Safety Initiative three‐year plan. This...

Oligofructose and long-chain inulin: influence on the gut microbial ecology of rats associated with a human faecal flora

Brigitta Kleessen, Ludger Hartmann, Michaël Blaut

British Journal Of Nutrition

Dietary incorporation of fermentable, indigestible fructans may be of benefit to gastrointestinal health by providing short-chain fatty acids, stimulating the proliferation of bifidobacteria or...

Oxidative stress and antioxidants in epilepsy

K Sudha, Ashalatha V. Rao, Anjali Rao +2

Clinica Chimica Acta

Effects of ultrasound on milk homogenization and fermentation with yogurt starter

Hongyu Wu, G. Hulbert, John R. Mount

Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

Eating Out

Alan Warde, Lydia Martens

Cambridge University Press eBooks

Eating Out, first published in 2000, is a fascinating study of the consumption of food outside the home, based on extensive original research carried out in England in the 1990s. Reflecting the...