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<i>Bacillus</i> Probiotics: Spore Germination in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Gabriella Casula, Simon M. Cutting

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Spores of Bacillus species are being used commercially as probiotics and competitive exclusion agents. Unlike the more commonly used Lactobacillus-type probiotics, spores are dormant life forms. To...

Isomer-Specific Antidiabetic Properties of Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Jeffrey W. Ryder, Carla Portocarrero, Xiaomin Song +9

Diabetes

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers have a number of beneficial health effects, as shown in biomedical studies with animal models. Previously, we reported that a mixture of CLA isomers improved...

Magnesium Transport in the Renal Distal Convoluted Tubule

Long‐Jun Dai, Gordon Ritchie, Dirk Kerstan +3

Physiological Reviews

The distal tubule reabsorbs approximately 10% of the filtered Mg(2+), but this is 70-80% of that delivered from the loop of Henle. Because there is little Mg(2+) reabsorption beyond the distal...

Protection and Recycling of α-Tocopherol in Human Erythrocytes by Intracellular Ascorbic Acid

James M. May, Zhi‐chao Qu, Shalu Mendiratta

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Total vitamin C, ascorbic acid, and dehydroascorbic acid concentrations in plasma of critically ill patients

CJ Schorah, Christopher Downing, A Piripitsi +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Principles of Saliva Secretion

Bruce J. Baum

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Characterization of the Lactococcus lactis nisin A operon genes nisP, encoding a subtilisin-like serine protease involved in precursor processing, and nisR, encoding a regulatory protein involved in nisin biosynthesis

Jan Roelof van der Meer, J.E.M. Polman, Marke M. Beerthuyzen +3

Journal of Bacteriology

Biosynthesis of the lantibiotic peptide nisin by Lactococcus lactis NIZO R5 relies on the presence of the conjugative transposon Tn5276 in the chromosome. A 12-kb DNA fragment of Tn5276 including the...

Shigella flexneri enters human colonic Caco-2 epithelial cells through the basolateral pole

Joëlle Mounier, Thierry Vasselon, Raymond Hellio +2

Infection and Immunity

The commonly accepted view that enteroinvasive bacteria enter cells of the intestinal epithelial lining through the apical surface can be challenged in the case of shigellosis. This study is based on...

Professions of Taste

Jonathan L. Freedman

Stanford University Press eBooks

Crystallization behavior of amylose-V complexes: Structure-property relationships

Costas G. Βiliaderis, Grant Galloway

Carbohydrate Research

Rheological properties of filled gels. Influence of filler matrix interaction

T. van Vliet

Colloid & Polymer Science

Principles of cereal science and technology

M. W. Kearsley

Food Chemistry

Drinking Water and Health,

National Research Council

National Academies Press eBooks

Components of human breast milk: from macronutrient to microbiome and microRNA

Su Yeong Kim, Dae Yong Yi

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

Human breast milk (HBM) is essential for the infant's growth and development right after birth and is an irreplaceable source of nutrition for early human survival. Various infant formulas have many...

Natural Sources and Bioactivities of 2,4-Di-Tert-Butylphenol and Its Analogs

Fuqiang Zhao, Ping Wang, Rima D. Lucardi +2

Toxins

2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol or 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenol (2,4-DTBP) is a common toxic secondary metabolite produced by various groups of organisms. The biosources and bioactivities of 2,4-DTBP...

Assembly of Protein–Polysaccharide Complexes for Delivery of Bioactive Ingredients: A Perspective Paper

Zihao Wei, Qingrong Huang

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Protein-polysaccharide complexes can be created in various ways (physical mixing, enzymatic cross-linking, chemical cross-linking, and Maillard reaction), and diverse protein-polysaccharide complexes...

Review of leaf drying: Mechanism and influencing parameters, drying methods, nutrient preservation, and mathematical models

Ayyasamy Krishnamoorthy Babu, G. Kumaresan, V. Antony Aroul Raj +1

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

A Review on Free Radicals and Antioxidants

Hourieh Alkadi

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets

Free radicals are generated in our body by several systems. A balance among free radicals and antioxidants is an important matter for appropriate physiological function. If free radicals become...

Urban growth and water access in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, challenges, and emerging research directions

Stéphanie Dos Santos, Ellis Adjei Adams, George A. Neville +4

The Science of The Total Environment

Efficacy and immunogenicity of a Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in the prevention of typhoid fever using a controlled human infection model of Salmonella Typhi: a randomised controlled, phase 2b trial

Celina Jin, Malick M. Gibani, Maria Moore +13

The Lancet

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the European Commission FP7 grant, Advanced Immunization Technologies (ADITEC).

This apple is too ugly for me!

Ilona E. de Hooge, Marije Oostindjer, Jessica Aschemann‐Witzel +3

Food Quality and Preference

Formation and functional properties of protein–polysaccharide electrostatic hydrogels in comparison to protein or polysaccharide hydrogels

Xuan Thang Le, Laurie‐Eve Rioux, Sylvie L. Turgeon

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Antimicrobial and enhancement of the antibiotic activity by phenolic compounds: Gallic acid, caffeic acid and pyrogallol

V.N. Lima, Cícera Datiane de Morais Oliveira–Tintino, Enaide Soares Santos +8

Microbial Pathogenesis

Bioactivity of essential oils: a review on their interaction with food components

Marianne Perricone, Ersilia Arace, Maria Rosaria Corbo +2

Frontiers in Microbiology

Essential oils (EOs) are liquid preparations, produced from plant materials. Although EOs showed a promising bioactivity in vitro, they could interact in foods with some components (fats, proteins,...

From food availability to nutritional capabilities: Advancing food security analysis

Francesco Burchi, Pasquale De Muro

Food Policy

AbstractThis paper has a threefold objective. First, it provides a comprehensive review of different approaches to analysing food security. Second, it highlights the added value provided by the...

Camelid genomes reveal evolution and adaptation to desert environments

Huiguang Wu, Xuanmin Guang, Mohamed B. Al‐Fageeh +27

Nature Communications

MERS Coronaviruses in Dromedary Camels, Egypt

Daniel K. W. Chu, Leo L. M. Poon, Mokhtar R. Gomaa +10

Emerging infectious diseases

We identified the near-full-genome sequence (29,908 nt, >99%) of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from a nasal swab specimen from a dromedary camel in Egypt. We found that...

Slowly Digestible Starch—A Review

Ming Miao, Bo Jiang, Steve W. Cui +2

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The link between carbohydrate intake and health is becoming increasingly important for consumers, particularly in the areas of glycemic index (GI) and extended energy-releasing starches. From a...

Phospholipids in Milk Fat: Composition, Biological and Technological Significance, and Analytical Strategies

Giovanna Contarini, Milena Povolo

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids are quantitatively the most important phospholipids (PLs) in milk. They are located on the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and in other membranous material of...

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) pathogenesis

Yohan N’Guyen, Vanessa Sperandio

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7 is a human pathogen responsible for outbreaks of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) worldwide. Conventional antimicrobials...

Adsorption and Dilatational Rheology of Heat-Treated Soy Protein at the Oil–Water Interface: Relationship to Structural Properties

Jinmei Wang, Ning Xia, Xiaoquan Yang +5

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

We evaluated the influence of heat treatment on interfacial properties (adsorption at the oil-water interface and dilatational rheology of interfacial layers) of soy protein isolate. The related...

Gemcitabine versus gemcitabine plus dalteparin thromboprophylaxis in pancreatic cancer

Anthony Maraveyas, Justin S. Waters, Rajarshi Roy +8

European Journal of Cancer

Long noncoding RNA: unveiling hidden layer of gene regulatory networks

Eundeok Kim, Sibum Sung

Trends in Plant Science

Effects of Low-Sodium Diet vs. High-Sodium Diet on Blood Pressure, Renin, Aldosterone, Catecholamines, Cholesterol, and Triglyceride (Cochrane Review)

Niels Graudal, Thorbjørn Hubeck‐Graudal, Gesche Jürgens

American Journal of Hypertension

Sodium reduction resulted in a significant decrease in BP of 1% (normotensives), 3.5% (hypertensives), and a significant increase in plasma renin, plasma aldosterone, plasma adrenaline, and plasma...

Risks and benefits of copper in light of new insights of copper homeostasis

Daniel López de Romaña, Manuel Olivares, Ricardo Uauy +1

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Effect of Animal and Industrial Trans Fatty Acids on HDL and LDL Cholesterol Levels in Humans – A Quantitative Review

Ingeborg A. Brouwer, Anne J. Wanders, Mira Katan

PLoS ONE

Published data suggest that all fatty acids with a double bond in the trans configuration raise the ratio of plasma LDL to HDL cholesterol.

TRPM7 is essential for Mg2+ homeostasis in mammals

Lillia V. Ryazanova, Lusliany Josefina Rondón, Susanna Zierler +6

Nature Communications

Mg(2+) is the second-most abundant cation in animal cells and is an essential cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions. The molecular mechanisms controlling Mg(2+) balance in the organism are not...

Involvement of Silicon Influx Transporter OsNIP2;1 in Selenite Uptake in Rice  

Xue Qiang Zhao, Namiki Mitani, Naoki Yamaji +2

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Rice (Oryza sativa) as a staple food, provides a major source of dietary selenium (Se) for humans, which essentially requires Se, however, the molecular mechanism for Se uptake is still poorly...

Probiotic cheese: Health benefits, technological and stability aspects

Adriano G. Cruz, Flávia Carolina Alonso Buriti, Cínthia Hoch Batista de Souza +2

Trends in Food Science & Technology

M-cells: origin, morphology and role in mucosal immunity and microbial pathogenesis

Sinéad C. Corr, Cormac G. M. Gahan, Colin Hill

FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

M-cells are specialized cells found in the follicle-associated epithelium of intestinal Peyer's patches of gut-associated lymphoid tissue and in isolated lymphoid follicles, appendix and in...

Serial 2-Point Ultrasonography Plus D-Dimer vs Whole-Leg Color-Coded Doppler Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Suspected Symptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis

Enrico Bernardi

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00353093.

Subtyping Method for <i>Escherichia coli</i> Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin) 2 Variants and Correlations to Clinical Manifestations

Søren Persson, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Steen Ethelberg +1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was subtyped by a method involving partial sequencing of the stxAB2 operon. Of 255 strains from the Danish STEC cohort, all 20...

Assessing the acid tolerance and the technological robustness of probiotic cultures for fortification in fruit juices

V. Sheehan, R. Paul Ross, Gerald F. Fitzgerald

Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

Whey protein–maltodextrin conjugates as emulsifying agents: An alternative to gum arabic

Mahmood Akhtar, Eric Dickinson

Food Hydrocolloids

Responsive parenting: interventions and outcomes

Meena Cabral de Mello

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

In addition to food, sanitation and access to health facilities children require adequate care at home for survival and optimal development. Responsiveness, a mother's/caregiver's prompt, contingent...

Magnesium Intake, C-Reactive Protein, and the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Older U.S. Women

Yiqing Song, Paul M. Ridker, JoAnn E. Manson +3

Diabetes Care

Our results suggest that magnesium intake is inversely associated with systemic inflammation and the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older women.