Research Library

Tin in canned food: a review and understanding of occurrence and effect

Steve Blunden, Tony Wallace

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Whole-grain intake and insulin sensitivity: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

Angela D. Liese, Amy K Roach, Karen C. Sparks +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Desiccation and heat tolerance of Enterobacter sakazakii

P. Breeuwer, A. Lardeau, Mats Peterz +1

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Understanding of the physiology and survival strategies of Ent. sakazakii is an important step in the efforts to eliminate this bacterium from the critical food production environments.

Copper uptake across rainbow trout gills

Martin Grosell, Chris M. Wood

Journal of Experimental Biology

Several components of branchial copper uptake were identified in juvenile freshwater rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) using (64)Cu. On the basis of competitive interactions between sodium and...

A Comparative Study on the Hydroperoxide and Thiol Specificity of the Glutathione Peroxidase Family and Selenoprotein P

Gen Takebe, Junko Yarimizu, Yoshiro Saito +5

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Glutathione peroxidase catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic hydroperoxide by glutathione and functions in the protection of cells against oxidative damage. Glutathione peroxidase...

Improved survival of Lactobacillus paracasei NFBC 338 in spray-dried powders containing gum acacia

C. Desmond, R. Paul Ross, E. O'Callaghan +2

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Gum acacia treatment for the manufacture of probiotic-containing powders should result in more efficient probiotic delivery to the host gastrointestinal tract.

Pomegranate Juice Supplementation to Atherosclerotic Mice Reduces Macrophage Lipid Peroxidation, Cellular Cholesterol Accumulation and Development of Atherosclerosis

Marielle Kaplan, Tony Hayek, Ayelet Raz +4

Journal of Nutrition

Organic acids and sugars composition of harvested pomegranate fruits

P. Melgarejo, Domingo Salazar, Francisco Artés

European Food Research and Technology

Vitamin C Inhibits NF-κB Activation by TNF Via the Activation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase

Andrew Bowie, Luke O'neill

The Journal of Immunology

The transcription factor NF-kappaB is a central mediator of altered gene expression during inflammation, and is implicated in a number of pathologies, including cancer, atherosclerosis, and viral...

Caenorhabditis elegans is a model host for Salmonella typhimurium

Arnaud Labrousse, Sophie Chauvet, Carole Couillault +2

Current Biology

A PhoP-Regulated Outer Membrane Protease of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Typhimurium Promotes Resistance to Alpha-Helical Antimicrobial Peptides

Tína Guina, Eugene C. Yi, Houle Wang +2

Journal of Bacteriology

The outer membrane protein contents of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strains with PhoP/PhoQ regulon mutations were compared by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. At least 26 species of...

New approaches in the preparation of high dietary fibre powders from fruit by-products

José A. Larrauri

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Influence of Water Temperature and Salinity on <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> in Northern Gulf and Atlantic Coast Oysters ( <i>Crassostrea virginica</i> )

Miles L. Motes, Angelo DePaola, David W. Cook +5

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

This study investigated the temperature and salinity parameters associated with waters and oysters linked to food-borne Vibrio vulnificus infections. V. vulnificus was enumerated in oysters collected...

Promotion of IgA Immune Response in Patients with Crohn&amp;rsquo;s Disease by Oral Bacteriotherapy with &lt;i&gt;Lactobacillus GG&lt;/i&gt;

Merja Malin, Hanna Suomalainen, Maija Saxelin +1

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

The effect of oral bacteriotherapy with human Lactobacillus casei strain GG (10(10) colony-forming units twice daily for 10 days) was investigated in Crohn's disease and in juvenile chronic arthritis...

Biosynthesis and Biological Activities of Lantibiotics with Unique Post‐Translational Modifications

Hans‐Georg Sahl, Ralph W. Jack, Gabriele Bierbaum

European Journal of Biochemistry

Lantibiotics are biologically active peptides which contain the thioether amino acid lanthionine as well as several other modified amino acids. They can be broadly divided into two groups on the...

Detection of urovirulence factors in<i>Escherichia coli</i>by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

Shingo Yamamoto, Akito Terai, Kazuyo Yuri +3

FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

Primers to amplify the genes encoding the virulence factors of uropathogenic Escherichia coli, such as pilus associated with pyelonephritis (pap), haemolysin (hly), aerobactin (aer) and cytotoxic...

The <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> invasion genes <i>invF</i> and <i>invG</i> encode homologues of the AraC and PulD family of proteins

Koné Kaniga, Juan C. Bossio, Jorge E. Galán

Molecular Microbiology

We have identified two novel Salmonella typhimurium genes, invF and invG, which are required for the efficient entry of these organisms into cultured epithelial cells. invF and invG are located...

IpaB of Shigella flexneri causes entry into epithelial cells and escape from the phagocytic vacuole.

Nicola J. High, Joëlle Mounier, Marie‐Christine Prévost +1

The EMBO Journal

Calf Deep Venous Thrombosis

John T. Philbrick

Archives of Internal Medicine

To determine the natural history of calf deep venous thrombosis (C-DVT), an analytic review of the 20 relevant English-language papers published since 1942 was performed. Remarkably little...

Fimbrial Adhesins of Escherichia coli

Per Klemm

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Fimbriae are long, threadlike protein polymers found on the surface of many strains of Escherichia coli. The presence of fimbriae has been found to be significantly correlated with pathogenicity, and...

Clinical Features and an Epidemiological Study of Vibrio vulnificus Infections

Carol O. Tacket, F. Brenner, P. A. Blake

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vibrio vulnificus, a recently described halophilic Vibrio species, has been isolated from the blood, wounds, and other skin lesions of patients with primary sepsis or wound infections. Because no...

Relating Wolf Scat Content to Prey Consumed

Theodore J. Floyd, L. David Mech, Peter A. Jordan

Journal of Wildlife Management

In 9 trials, captive wolves (Canis lupus) were fed prey varying in size from snowshoe (Lepus americanus) to adult deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and the resulting scats were counted. collectible...

INDIGENOUS, NORMAL, AND AUTOCHTHONOUS FLORA OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT

René Dubos, Russell W. Schaedler, Richard Costello +1

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

The bacterial flora of the gastrointestinal tract differs qualitatively and quantitatively from one colony of mice to another. Certain components of this flora, however, are always present in large...

Methods of Correlation and Regression Analysis.

F. D. David, Mordecai Ezekiel, Karl A. Fox

Biometrika

The antihaemorrhagic vitamin of the chick

Henrik Dam

Biochemical Journal

deal with a deficiency disease resembling scurvy in chicks which cannot be prevented by ascorbic acid and the cause of which is ascribed to the lack of a particular antihaemorrhagic factor (or...

Roles of selenium in mineral plant nutrition: ROS scavenging responses against abiotic stresses

Maria Gabriela Dantas Bereta Lanza, André Rodrigues dos Reis

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Association of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid With Thromboembolic Events and Mortality

Isabel Taeuber, Stephanie Weibel, Eva Herrmann +7

JAMA Surgery

Findings from this systematic review and meta-analysis of 216 studies suggested that intravenous TXA, irrespective of dosing, is not associated with increased risk of any TE. These results help...

Mucispirillum schaedleri Antagonizes Salmonella Virulence to Protect Mice against Colitis

Simone Herp, Sandrine Brugiroux, Debora Garzetti +19

Cell Host & Microbe

Towards on-farm pig face recognition using convolutional neural networks

Mark Hansen, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith +4

Computers in Industry

Identification of individual livestock such as pigs and cows has become a pressing issue in recent years as intensification practices continue to be adopted and precise objective measurements are...

Past, present and future: The strength of plant-based dairy substitutes based on gluten-free raw materials

Stephanie Jeske, Emanuele Zannini, Elke K. Arendt

Food Research International

Microbial Contribution to Wine Aroma and Its Intended Use for Wine Quality Improvement

Ignacio Belda, Javier Ruíz, Adelaida Esteban‐Fernández +4

Molecules

Wine is a complex matrix that includes components with different chemical natures, the volatile compounds being responsible for wine aroma quality. The microbial ecosystem of grapes and wine,...

Properties of soluble dietary fiber-polysaccharide from papaya peel obtained through alkaline or ultrasound-assisted alkaline extraction

Weimin Zhang, Guanglin Zeng, Yonggui Pan +4

Carbohydrate Polymers

Antibacterial Effects and Mode of Action of Selected Essential Oils Components against<i>Escherichia coli</i>and<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Julio César López-Romero, Humberto González‐Ríos, Anabela Borges +1

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Bacterial resistance has been increasingly reported worldwide and is one of the major causes of failure in the treatment of infectious diseases. Natural-based products, including plant secondary...

Characterization and bioactivities of an exopolysaccharide produced by Lactobacillus plantarum YW32

Ji Wang, Xiao Zhao, Yawei J. Yang +2

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Salmonella chronic carriage: epidemiology, diagnosis, and gallbladder persistence

John S. Gunn, Joanna M. Marshall, Stephen Baker +3

Trends in Microbiology

International Journal of Food Engineering

International Journal of Food Engineering

Objective International Journal of Food Engineering is devoted to engineering disciplines related to processing foods. The areas of interest include heat, mass transfer and fluid flow in food...

Performance analysis of solar drying system for red chili

Ahmad Fudholi, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Mohammad Hossein Yazdi +3

Solar Energy

Consumers' attitudes and behaviour towards safe food in China: A review

Rongduo Liu, Zuzanna Pieniak, Wim Verbeke

Food Control

Genome of Acanthamoeba castellanii highlights extensive lateral gene transfer and early evolution of tyrosine kinase signaling

Michael J. Clarke, Amanda J. Lohan, Bernard A. Liu +27

Genome biology

Our analysis highlights the important role of LGT in the biology of Ac and in the diversification of microbial eukaryotes. The early evolution of a key signaling facility implicated in the evolution...

Effects of lipids on enzymatic hydrolysis and physical properties of starch

Yongfeng Ai, Jovin Hasjim, Jay‐lin Jane

Carbohydrate Polymers

Shigella sonnei genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis indicate recent global dissemination from Europe

Kathryn E. Holt, Stephen Baker, François‐Xavier Weill +15

Nature Genetics

Cholesterol-lowering efficacy of a microencapsulated bile salt hydrolase-active<i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i>NCIMB 30242 yoghurt formulation in hypercholesterolaemic adults

Mitchell Jones, Christopher Martoni, Mathieu Parent +1

British Journal Of Nutrition

Several studies have reported limited or no reduction in serum cholesterol in response to probiotic formulations. Recently, probiotics have shown promise in treating metabolic disease due to improved...

<i>Escherichia coli</i>from animal reservoirs as a potential source of human extraintestinal pathogenic<i>E. coli</i>

Louise Bélanger, Amélie Garénaux, Josée Harel +3

FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology

Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) are an important cause of urinary tract infections, neonatal meningitis and septicaemia in humans. Animals are recognized as a reservoir for human...

Composition, Nutrition, and Utilization of Okara (Soybean Residue)

Бо Лі, Meiying Qiao, Fei Lü

Food Reviews International

Okara is a by-product generated during tofu or soymilk production processes. It contains about 50% dietary fiber, 25% protein, 10% lipid, and other nutrients. The huge quantities of okara produced...

Tetanus Surveillance—United States, 2001-2008

F Brian Pascual, Emily L McGinley, Lynn R. Zanardi +2

JAMA

Tetanus is preventable through routine vaccination (i.e., primary series and decennial boosters) and appropriate management. A shortage of tetanus and diphtheria toxoids vaccine that began during...

Consumer acceptance and appropriateness of meat substitutes in a meal context

Johanna E. Elzerman, Annet C. Hoek, M.A.J.S. van Boekel +1

Food Quality and Preference

Antioxidant activity of medicinal and aromatic plants. A review.

Maria Graça Miguel

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Abstract Antioxidant properties have been attributed to the essential oils but a great diversity of results has been reported, mainly attributed to the chemical composition of the essential oils and...

Impact of the Discovery of Human Zinc Deficiency on Health

Ananda S. Prasad

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

The essentiality of zinc was recognized 46 years ago. Zinc deficiency resulting in growth retardation, hypogonadism, immune dysfunction and cognitive impairment affects nearly 2 billion subjects in...