Research Library

A Review of Natural Polysaccharides: Sources, Characteristics, Properties, Food, and Pharmaceutical Applications

Ikbel Benalaya, Gilberto Alves, João A. Lopes +1

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Natural polysaccharides, which are described in this study, are some of the most extensively used biopolymers in food, pharmaceutical, and medical applications, because they are renewable and have a...

Internet of Things in food safety: Literature review and a bibliometric analysis

Yamine Bouzembrak, M. Klüche, Anand Gavai +1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Internet of Things (IoT) is growing exponentially and can become an enormous source of information. IoT has provided new opportunities in different domains but also challenges are apparent that must...

Synergistic interactions of phytochemicals with antimicrobial agents: Potential strategy to counteract drug resistance

Muhammad Ayaz, Farhat Ullah, Abdul Sadiq +4

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Update on Monoterpenes as Antimicrobial Agents: A Particular Focus on p-Cymene

Anna Marchese, Carla Renata Arciola, Ramona Barbieri +8

Materials

p-Cymene [1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene] is a monoterpene found in over 100 plant species used for medicine and food purposes. It shows a range of biological activity including antioxidant,...

Early goal-directed nutrition versus standard of care in adult intensive care patients: the single-centre, randomised, outcome assessor-blinded EAT-ICU trial

Matilde J. Allingstrup, Jens Kondrup, Jørgen Wiis +10

Intensive Care Medicine

Can water, sanitation and hygiene help eliminate stunting? Current evidence and policy implications

Oliver Cumming, Sandy Cairncross

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Stunting is a complex and enduring challenge with far-reaching consequences for those affected and society as a whole. To accelerate progress in eliminating stunting, broader efforts are needed that...

Varieties, production, composition and health benefits of vinegars: A review

Chin Wai Ho, Аzwan Mat Lazim, Shazrul Fazry +2

Food Chemistry

Microencapsulation of essential oils with biodegradable polymeric carriers for cosmetic applications

Isabel M. Martins, Maria Filomena Barreiro, Manuel A. N. Coelho +1

Chemical Engineering Journal

Effect of provision of daily zinc and iron with several micronutrients on growth and morbidity among young children in Pakistan: a cluster-randomised trial

Sajid Soofi, Simon Cousens, Saleem Iqbal +5

The Lancet

The SLC30 family of zinc transporters – A review of current understanding of their biological and pathophysiological roles

Liping Huang, Surapun Tepaamorndech

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Role of Vitamin C in the Function of the Vascular Endothelium

James M. May, Fiona E. Harrison

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

A key focus for future studies of ascorbate and the vascular endothelium will likely be to determine the mechanisms and clinical relevance of ascorbate effects on endothelial function, permeability,...

Ocean Warming and Spread of Pathogenic Vibrios in the Aquatic Environment

Luigi Vezzulli, Rita R. Colwell, Carla Pruzzo

Microbial Ecology

Artificial sweeteners—a recently recognized class of emerging environmental contaminants: a review

Frank Thomas Lange, Marco Scheurer, Heinz-J. Brauch

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Phytochemicals - A Global Perspective of Their Role in Nutrition and Health

V. R. Rao

InTech eBooks

Phytochemicals are biologically active compounds present in plants used for food and medicine. A great deal of interest has been generated recently in the isolation, characterization and biological...

Aromatic Plants as a Source of Bioactive Compounds

Efterpi Christaki, Eleftherios Bonos, Ιlias Giannenas +1

Agriculture

Aromatic plants, also known as herbs and spices, have been used since antiquity as folk medicine and as preservatives in foods. The best known aromatic plants, such as oregano, rosemary, sage, anise,...

Synergistic effects between κ-carrageenan and locust bean gum on physicochemical properties of edible films made thereof

Joana T. Martins, Miguel A. Cerqueira, Ana I. Bourbon +3

Food Hydrocolloids

A review of solar drying technologies

Sanjairaj Vijayavenkataraman, S. Iniyan, Ranko Goić

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

The Mechanism of Excessive Intestinal Inflammation in Necrotizing Enterocolitis: An Immature Innate Immune Response

N. Nanda Nanthakumar, Di Meng, Allan M. Goldstein +6

PLoS ONE

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating neonatal intestinal inflammatory disease, occurring primarily in premature infants, causing significant morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis of...

Quantification of fructans, galacto-oligosacharides and other short-chain carbohydrates in processed grains and cereals

Jessica R. Biesiekierski, Ourania Rosella, R.P. Rose +5

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Composition tables including FODMAPs and prebiotics (FOS and GOS) that are naturally present in food will greatly assist research aimed at understanding their physiological role in the gut.

Cross-feeding between bifidobacteria and butyrate-producing colon bacteria explains bifdobacterial competitiveness, butyrate production, and gas production

Luc De Vuyst, Frédéric Leroy

International Journal of Food Microbiology

The application of check-all-that-apply (CATA) consumer profiling to preference mapping of vanilla ice cream and its comparison to classical external preference mapping

Lauren Dooley, Youngseung Lee, Jean‐François Meullenet

Food Quality and Preference

Mitochondrial DNA of Vitis vinifera and the Issue of Rampant Horizontal Gene Transfer

Vadim Goremykin, Francesco Salamini, Riccardo Velasco +1

Molecular Biology and Evolution

The mitochondrial genome of grape (Vitis vinifera), the largest organelle genome sequenced so far, is presented. The genome is 773,279 nt long and has the highest coding capacity among known...

Prevention of bread mould spoilage by using lactic acid bacteria with antifungal properties

Carla Luciana Gerez, María Inés Torino, G. Rollán +1

Food Control

Mechanisms of probiotic action: Implications for therapeutic applications in inflammatory bowel diseases

Charles Vanderpool, Fang Yan, Brent D. Polk

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Probiotics are defined as nonpathogenic living microorganisms, including some commensal bacterial flora, which have beneficial effects on host health and disease prevention and/or treatment. Clinical...

Sunflower proteins: overview of their physicochemical, structural and functional properties

Sergio González‐Pérez, J.M. Vereijken

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Abstract There is increasing worldwide demand for proteins of both animal and plant origin. However, animal proteins are expensive in terms of both market price and environmental impact. Among...

Acid, Bile, and Heat Tolerance of Free and Microencapsulated Probiotic Bacteria

W.K. Ding, Nagendra P. Shah

Journal of Food Science

Eight strains of probiotic bacteria, including Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium longum, L. salivarius, L. plantarum, L. acidophilus, L. paracasei, B. lactis type Bl-O4, and B. lactis type...

Eggshell factors influencing eggshell penetration and whole egg contamination by different bacteria, including Salmonella enteritidis

Koen De Reu, K. Grijspeerdt, Winy Messens +4

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Should yoghurt cultures be considered probiotic?

Francisco Guarner, Gabriela Perdigón, Gérard Corthier +3

British Journal Of Nutrition

Probiotics are live micro-organisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host. Consumption of yoghurt has been shown to induce measurable health benefits linked...

The thin layer drying characteristics of organic apple slices

Kamil Saçılık, Ahmet Konuralp Eliçin

Journal of Food Engineering

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin as Bridging Anticoagulation During Interruption of Warfarin

James D. Douketis, Judith A. Johnson, Alexander G.G. Turpie

Archives of Internal Medicine

In patients at increased risk for arterial thromboembolism who require temporary interruption of warfarin therapy, a standardized periprocedural anticoagulant regimen with low-molecular-weight...

Occurrence of Enterobacter sakazakii in food production environments and households

M.C. Kandhai, M.W. Reij, L.G.M. Gorris +2

The Lancet

Microflora Ecology of the Chicken Intestine Using 16S Ribosomal DNA Primers

Einat Amit‐Romach, D. Sklan, Zehava Uni

Poultry Science

The microflora in the gastrointestinal tract of broiler chickens influences digestion, health, and wellbeing. Analysis of chicken gut microflora has been mainly by culture-based methods. Studies...

Microwave Drying Characteristics of Parsley

Yurtsever Soysal

Biosystems Engineering

Adipose tissue biomarkers of fatty acid intake

Ana Baylín, Edmond K. Kabagambe, Xinia Siles +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Molecular Cloning and Functional Expression of a Human Intestinal Lactoferrin Receptor

Yasushi Suzuki, Kouichirou Shin, Bo Lönnerdal

Biochemistry

Lactoferrin (Lf), a major iron-binding protein in human milk, has been suggested to have multiple biological roles such as facilitating iron absorption, modulating the immune system, embryonic...

Identification of a Copper-Responsive Two-Component System on the Chromosome of <i>Escherichia coli</i> K-12

George P. Munson, Deborah L. Lam, F. Wayne Outten +1

Journal of Bacteriology

Using a genetic screen we have identified two chromosomal genes, cusRS (ylcA ybcZ), from Escherichia coli K-12 that encode a two-component, signal transduction system that is responsive to copper...

In vitro binding of type 1-fimbriated Escherichia coli to uroplakins Ia and Ib: relation to urinary tract infections.

Xue‐Ru Wu, Tung‐Tien Sun, Juan J. Martínez Medina

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Urinary tract infections, caused mainly by Escherichia coli, are among the most common infectious diseases. Most isolates of the uropathogenic E.coli can express type 1 and P fimbriae containing...

Functional analysis of promoters in the nisin gene cluster of Lactococcus lactis

P G de Ruyter, Oscar P. Kuipers, Marke M. Beerthuyzen +2

Journal of Bacteriology

The promoters in the nisin gene cluster nisABTCIPRKFEG of Lactococcus lactis were characterized by primer extension and transcriptional fusions to the Escherichia coli promoterless beta-glucuronidase...

Protein Functionality in Food Systems

Navam Hettiarachchy, Gregory R. Ziegler

This volume examines the contributions of proteins to the technological and organoleptic characteristics of food. It provides a solid basis for understanding the principles of food protein...

Clinical significance of translocation.

P.A. van Leeuwen, Marja A. Boermeester, Alexander P. J. Houdijk +4

Gut

The gastrointestinal tract, besides being the organ responsible for nutrient absorption, is also a metabolic and immunological system, functioning as an effective barrier against endotoxin and...

BASIC computer program for evaluation of spectroscopic DNA renaturation data from GILFORD SYSTEM 2600 spectrophotometer on a PC/XT/AT type personal computer

K.-D. Jahnke

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Effects of intravenous magnesium in suspected acute myocardial infarction: overview of randomised trials.

Koon Teo, Salim Yusuf, Rory Collins +2

BMJ

Despite the limited number of patients randomised this overview suggests that intravenous magnesium therapy may reduce mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Further large scale...

Characterization of Enteroadherent-Aggregative Escherichia coli, a Putative Agent of Diarrheal Disease

Pablo Vial, Roy M. Robins‐Browne, H. Lior +6

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Escherichia coli that exhibit the aggregative pattern of adherence to HEp-2 cells (enteroadherent-aggregative E. coli [EA-AggEC]) have been epidemiologically incriminated as a cause of diarrhea. We...

Worsening of Neurologic Syndrome in Patients With Wilson's Disease With Initial Penicillamine Therapy

George J. Brewer, Colin Terry, Alex M. Aisen +1

Archives of Neurology

We describe a patient with Wilson's disease who presented with neurologic disease, was treated with D-penicillamine, and suffered sudden neurologic deterioration coincident with therapy. Replicate...

Deregulated c-fos expression interferes with normal bone development in transgenic mice

Ulrich Rüther, Christa Garber, D. Komitowski +2

Nature

Interactions between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dissolved humic material: binding and dissociation

John F. McCarthy, Braulio D. Jiménez

Environmental Science & Technology

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTInteractions between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dissolved humic material: binding and dissociationJohn F. McCarthy and Braulio D. JimenezCite...

Impairment of cell-mediated immunity functions by dietary zinc deficiency in mice

Gabriel Fernandes, Madhavan Nair, Kazunori Onoé +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Several immunologic features were analyzed in mice on a zinc-deficient diet [Zn(-)], in mice pair-fed a diet containing zinc [Zn(+)], in mice fed a Zn(+) diet ad lib, and in mice fed laboratory chow...

Gelatinization of Corn Grits by Roll Cooking, Extrusion Cooking and Steaming

R. A. Anderson, H. F. Conway, A. J. Peplinski

Starch - Stärke

Abstract A large variety of cooked corn products can be prepared on rolls, in extruders or by steamcooking. Slight changes in operating conditions of the cooking equipment can bring about significant...

The Synergistic Taste Effect of Monosodium Glutamate and Disodium 5′‐Inosinate

Shizuko Yamaguchi

Journal of Food Science

SUMMARY— The synergistic phenomenon between the taste of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and disodium 5′‐inosinate (IMP) [7.5 H 2 O] was studied and the relationship expressed as a mathematical model. The...