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Enterocins L50A and L50B, Two Novel Bacteriocins from <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> L50, Are Related to Staphylococcal Hemolysins

Luis M. Cintas, Pilar Casaus, Helge Holo +3

Journal of Bacteriology

Enterocin L50 (EntL50), initially referred to as pediocin L50 (L. M. Cintas, J. M. Rodríguez, M. F. Fernández, K. Sletten, I. F. Nes, P. E. Hernández, and H. Holo, Appl. Environ. Microbiol....

Effect of temperature on the secondary structure of <i>β</i>-lactoglobulin at pH 6.7, as determined by CD and IR spectroscopy: a test of the molten globule hypothesis

Xiao Lin Qi, Carl Holt, David McNulty +3

Biochemical Journal

Previous CD measurements of changes in the conformation of beta-lactoglobulin at neutral pH as a function of temperature indicated the formation of a molten globule state above approx. 70 degrees C....

Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Insulin Resistance The Role of Intracellular Magnesium

Giuseppe Paolisso

American Journal of Hypertension

Magnesium is one of the most abundant ions present in living cells and its plasma concentration is remarkably constant in healthy subjects. Plasma and intracellular magnesium concentrations are...

Highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in humans have similar triacylglycerol-lowering effects but divergent effects on serum fatty acids

Sameline Grimsgaard, KH Bønaa, J.B. Hansen +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Survival of FimH-expressing enterobacteria in macrophages relies on glycolipid traffic

David Baorto, Zhimin Gao, Ravi Malaviya +4

Nature

Diagnostic Utility of Ultrasonography of Leg Veins in Patients Suspected of Having Pulmonary Embolism

Franktien Turkstra, Philomeen M.M. Kuijer, Edwin J.R. van Beek +3

Annals of Internal Medicine

The diagnostic value of compression ultrasonography for the detection of deep venous thrombosis in patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism is limited; the gain in diagnostic efficiency...

The ATX1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a small metal homeostasis factor that protects cells against reactive oxygen toxicity.

Su Lin, Valeria Culotta

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In aerobic organisms, protection against oxidative damage involves the combined action of highly specialized antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. Here we describe the...

The Presentation of Ethnic Authenticity: Chinese Food as a Social Accomplishment

Shun Lü, Gary Alan Fine

Sociological Quarterly

Ethnic entrepreneurs in American society often carve out an economic niche by means of business enterprises and cultural events that are open to the general public and showcase ethnic culture. These...

A set of keys for biochemical identification of environmental <i>Vibrio</i> species

Mercedes Alsina, Anicet R. Blanch

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

A set of biochemical keys which provide fast and presumptive identification for Vibrio spp. is presented. They have been specially designed for environmental isolates, and can be used for strains...

Plasma protein binding displacement interactions—why are they still regarded as clinically important?

PE Rolan

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Extracellular association and cytoplasmic partitioning of the IpaB and IpaC invasins of S. flexneri

Robert Ménard, Philippe Sansonetti, Claude Parsot +1

Cell

Changes in Carbohydrate Composition in Human Milk Over 4 Months of Lactation

Giovanni V. Coppa, Orazio Gabrielli, Paolo Pierani +3

PEDIATRICS

This study aimed to examine the carbohydrate content (monosaccharides, lactose, and oligosaccharides) of human milk over 4 months of lactation to determine whether any changes occurred over time....

Salt in Cheese: Physical, Chemical and Biological Aspects

Timothy P. Guinee, P. F. Fox

Unipolar localization and ATPase activity of IcsA, a Shigella flexneri protein involved in intracellular movement

Marcia B. Goldberg, Octavian Bârzu, Claude Parsot +1

Journal of Bacteriology

Shigella flexneri uses elements of the host cell cytoskeleton to move within cells and from cell to cell. IcsA, an S. flexneri protein involved in this movement, was purified and studied in vitro....

Effect of moisture content on the melting and subsequent physical aging of cornstarch

Randal L. Shogren

Carbohydrate Polymers

Rice: a high or low glycemic index food?

JB Miller, Ensheng Pang, L Bramall

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Effect of glass transition on rates of nonenzymic browning in food systems

Raivo Karmas, Marı́a del Pilar Buera, Marcus Karel

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTEffect of glass transition on rates of nonenzymic browning in food systemsRaivo. Karmas, M. Pilar Buera, and Marcus. KarelCite this: J. Agric. Food Chem....

Identification of a Salmonella typhimurium invasion locus by selection for hyperinvasive mutants.

C A Lee, Bradley D. Jones, Stanley Falkow

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Salmonella typhimurium penetrate intestinal epithelial cells during infection. In vitro studies reveal that the availability of oxygen during bacterial growth decreases their capacity to adhere to...

Moisture sorption isotherm characteristics of potatoes at four temperatures

N. Wang, J.G. Brennan

Journal of Food Engineering

Blood Glucose Area Under the Curve: Methodological Aspects

Jean‐Pierre Le Floch, Philippe Escuyer, Éric Baudin +2

Diabetes Care

To specify the influence of methods used in estimating area under the curve (AUC) and the meaning of total and incremental AUC, 75 glycemic responses to a mixed meal were studied in 75 diabetic...

Glutamine-Supplemented Total Parenteral Nutrition Improves Gut Immune Function

David Burke

Archives of Surgery

Glutamine has been demonstrated to be an important source of fuel for the gut. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of glutamine-supplemented hyperalimentation on gut immune function....

Vitamin A-fortified monosodium glutamate and health, growth, and survival of children: a controlled field trial

Muhilal, D Permeisih, YR Idjradinata +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Assessment of magnesium status.

Ronald J. Elin

Clinical Chemistry

The adult human body contains approximately 24 g (1 mol) of magnesium--about half in bone and half in soft tissues. Only about 0.3% of the total body magnesium is present in serum, yet the majority...

Abnormal zinc metabolism in type II diabetes mellitus

William B. Kinlaw, Alex Levine, John E. Morley +2

The American Journal of Medicine

Biochemistry of Selenium

Raymond J. Shamberger

THE GREAT PROTEIN FIASCO

DonaldS. Mclaren

The Lancet

Taxonomic Criteria for Limax Amoebae, with Descriptions of 3 New Species of <i>Hartmannella</i> and 3 of <i>Vahlkampfia</i>*

Frederick C. Page

The Journal of Protozoology

SYNOPSIS. Seven species of limax amoebae were isolated into clonal, monoxenic cultures with Aerobacter aerogenes from material collected from freshwater habitats. Studies were made of their trophic...

Malaria in African Infants and Children in Southern Nigeria

L J Bruce-Chwatt

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

2 series of investigations into the incidence and degree of malarial infection in 551 African parturient women in Lagos an urban and semi urban area of Southern Nigeria and their newborn infants were...

A druggable copper-signalling pathway that drives inflammation

Stéphanie Solier, Sebastian Müller, Tatiana Cañeque +27

Nature

Inflammation is a complex physiological process triggered in response to harmful stimuli¹. It involves cells of the immune system capable of clearing sources of injury and damaged tissues....

Novel approaches for co-encapsulation of probiotic bacteria with bioactive compounds, their health benefits and functional food product development: A review

Sourav Misra, Pooja Pandey, Hari Niwas Mishra

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Food loss and waste in food supply chains. A systematic literature review and framework development approach

Chetna Chauhan, Amandeep Dhir, Manzoor Ul Akram +1

Journal of Cleaner Production

This study examines the state of the art of the literature in the domain of food loss and waste (FLW) in food supply chains (FSC). The authors used a systematic literature review (SLR) approach to...

New perspectives in fermented dairy products and their health relevance

María García‐Burgos, Jorge Moreno‐Fernández, María José Muñoz Alférez +2

Journal of Functional Foods

Fermented dairy products are obtained from fermentation of milk, through the action of suitable and harmless microorganisms. In addition to lactic acid bacteria, fermented dairy products have...

Roles of plant volatiles in defence against microbial pathogens and microbial exploitation of volatiles

Almuth Hammerbacher, Teresa A. Coutinho, Jonathan Gershenzon

Plant Cell & Environment

Plants emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds during infection by pathogenic microbes, including terpenes, aromatics, nitrogen-containing compounds, and fatty acid derivatives, as well as...

Authenticity, Quality, and Loyalty: Local Food and Sustainable Tourism Experience

Tao Zhang, Junyu Chen, Baoliang Hu

Sustainability

The sustainability of rural development, both economic and environmental, has been increasingly linking to local food, which plays an indispensable role by preserving traditional culture, attracting...

High intensity ultrasound treatment of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) protein: Effect on surface properties, foaming ability and structural changes

Alejandro Martínez-Velasco, C. Lobato‐Calleros, Blanca Elizabeth Hernández-Rodríguez +3

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Extraction of bioactive compounds and essential oils from mediterranean herbs by conventional and green innovative techniques: A review

Jasminka Giacometti, Danijela Bursać Kovačević, Predrag Putnik +8

Food Research International

Effects of konjac glucomannan on pasting and rheological properties of corn starch

Shuping Ma, Peilei Zhu, Mingchun Wang

Food Hydrocolloids

Prognostic value of right ventricular dysfunction or elevated cardiac biomarkers in patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Stefano Barco, Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour, Benjamin Planquette +3

European Heart Journal

In low-risk patients with acute PE, the presence of RV dysfunction on admission was associated with early mortality. Our results may have implications for the management of patients who appear at low...

Metabolite-Sensing G Protein–Coupled Receptors—Facilitators of Diet-Related Immune Regulation

Jian Tan, Craig I. McKenzie, Eliana Mariño +2

Annual Review of Immunology

Nutrition and the gut microbiome regulate many systems, including the immune, metabolic, and nervous systems. We propose that the host responds to deficiency (or sufficiency) of dietary and bacterial...

Urban groundwater quality in sub-Saharan Africa: current status and implications for water security and public health

Dan Lapworth, D.C.W. Nkhuwa, Joseph Okotto-Okotto +4

Hydrogeology Journal

Groundwater resources are important sources of drinking water in Africa, and they are hugely important in sustaining urban livelihoods and supporting a diverse range of commercial and agricultural...

Breast Milk Feeding, Brain Development, and Neurocognitive Outcomes: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study in Infants Born at Less Than 30 Weeks' Gestation

Mandy B. Belfort, Peter J. Anderson, Victoria Nowak +5

The Journal of Pediatrics

Modeling the causes of food wastage in Indian perishable food supply chain

M. Balaji, Arshinder Kaur

Resources Conservation and Recycling

Probiotic Potential of<i>Lactobacillus</i>Strains with Antimicrobial Activity against Some Human Pathogenic Strains

Parisa Shokryazdan, Chin Chin Sieo, Kalavathy Ramasamy +4

BioMed Research International

The objective of this study was to isolate, identify, and characterize some lactic acid bacterial strains from human milk, infant feces, and fermented grapes and dates, as potential probiotics with...

Application of maltodextrin and gum Arabic in microencapsulation of saffron petal's anthocyanins and evaluating their storage stability and color

K. Mahdavee Khazaei, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Mohammad Ghorbani +1

Carbohydrate Polymers

The European Medicines Agency

Tadeusz Płusa

Journal of Health Policy & Outcomes Research

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised body of the European Union, located in London (figure 1 and 2). Its main responsibility is the protection and promotion of public and animal...

V-amylose Structural Characteristics, Methods of Preparation, Significance, and Potential Applications

Wokadala Cuthbert Obiro, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Mohammad Naushad Emmambux

Food Reviews International

The amylose component of starch can form complexes known as V-amylose with amphiphilic or hydrophobic ligands. The V-amylose complexes are single, left-handed helices that are arranged as crystalline...

Benefits in Cognitive Function, Blood Pressure, and Insulin Resistance Through Cocoa Flavanol Consumption in Elderly Subjects With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Giovambattista Desideri, Catherine Kwik‐Uribe, Davide Grassi +9

Hypertension

Flavanol consumption is favorably associated with cognitive function. We tested the hypothesis that dietary flavanols might improve cognitive function in subjects with mild cognitive impairment. We...

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Current Use and Health Perspectives

Christopher D. Gardner, Judith Wylie‐Rosett, Samuel S. Gidding +4

Circulation