Research Library

Free radicals and lipid peroxidation in ethanol- or aspirin-induced gastric mucosal injury

Germán Pihán, C. Regillo, Sándor Szabó

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Evolution of Yeasts and Lactic Acid Bacteria During Fermentation and Storage of Bordeaux Wines

G.H. Fleet, S. Lafon-Lafourcade, P. Rib�reau-Gayon

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The levels of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria that naturally developed during the vinification of two red and two white Bordeaux wines were quantitatively examined. Yeasts of the genera Rhodotorula,...

Identification of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by Colony Hybridization Using Three Enterotoxin Gene Probes

S L Moseley, P Echeverria, J Seriwatana +4

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

The applicability of examining clinical specimens with a DNA hybridization technique for genes encoding enterotoxins was examined using enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) that produced both...

Food habits, social change and the nature/culture dilemma

Claude Fischler

Social Science Information

Facteurs biologiques et instinctifs, facteurs culturels dans la determination des preferences alimentaires. Nutrition et consommation de symboles

Enzymatic conversion of proteins to glycoproteins.

Dorothy D. Pless, William J. Lennarz

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The enzymatic transfer of the oligosaccharide moiety from an oligosaccharide-lipid to denatured forms of three secretory proteins--ovalbumin, alpha-lactalbumin, and ribonuclease A--has been...

Zinc nutrition in the United States

Harold H. Sandstead

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Berberine sulfate: antimicrobial activity, bioassay, and mode of action

AR Amin, T. V. Subbaiah, Kobra Abbasi

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Berberine sulfate was shown to possess antimicrobial activity against a wide variety of microorganisms including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. The antibacterial...

In vivo studies on pathways for the biosynthesis of lecithin in the rat

Pål Björnstad, Jon Bremer

Journal of Lipid Research

The in vivo biosynthesis of lecithin in rats has been studied with the precursors choline-1,2-(14)C, ethanolamine-1,2-(14)C and methionine-CH(3)-(14)C or -CH(3)-(3)H. Lecithin synthesis from choline...

Eine spezifische photometrische Bestimmung von �thylalkohol auf fermentativem Wege

Theodor B�cher, H. Redetzki

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Salmonella Typhimurium and inflammation: a pathogen-centric affair

Jorge E. Galán

Nature Reviews Microbiology

The INTERGROWTH-21st fetal growth standards: toward the global integration of pregnancy and pediatric care

Aris T. Papageorghiou, Stephen Kennedy, Laurent Salomon +15

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Antioxidant capacities of the selenium nanoparticles stabilized by chitosan

Xiaona Zhai, Chunyue Zhang, Guanghua Zhao +3

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Our work could demonstrate the CS-SeNPs hold a lower toxicity and a 30-day storage process could enhance the antioxidant capacities. All CS-SeNPs could penetrate the tissues and perform their...

Sweeteners as food additives in the XXI century: A review of what is known, and what is to come

Márcio Carocho, Patrícia Morales, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Zinc Signals and Immunity

Martina Maywald, Inga Weßels, Lothar Rink

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Zinc homeostasis is crucial for an adequate function of the immune system. Zinc deficiency as well as zinc excess result in severe disturbances in immune cell numbers and activities, which can result...

Acetic acid bacteria in fermented foods and beverages

Jonas De Roos, Luc De Vuyst

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Food loss and Waste Reduction as an Integral Part of a Circular Economy

Maria Virginia Vilariño, Carol Franco, Caitlin Quarrington

Frontiers in Environmental Science

One-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, which amounts to about 1.3 billion tons per year. An updated review of global food loss and waste (FLW) is presented, as...

Kimchi and Other Widely Consumed Traditional Fermented Foods of Korea: A Review

Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Spiros Paramithiotis +1

Frontiers in Microbiology

Different types of fermented foods such as chongkukjang, doenjang, ganjang, gochujang, and kimchi are plentifully available and widely consumed in north eastern Asian countries including Korea. Among...

Effect of pH on the functional properties of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis protein isolate

Sonda Benelhadj, Adem Gharsallaoui, Pascal Degraeve +2

Food Chemistry

Pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from the Aegean region, Turkey

Gözde Türköz Bakırcı, Dilek Bengü Yaman Acay, Fatih Bakırcı +1

Food Chemistry

Dietary fats and coronary heart disease

Walter C. Willett

Journal of Internal Medicine

The relation of dietary fat to risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) has been studied extensively using many approaches, including controlled feeding studies with surrogate end-points such as plasma...

The Metal Theory of Alzheimer's Disease

Ashley I. Bush

Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Brain homeostasis of transition metals is severely perturbed in Alzheimer's disease (AD), with extracellular pooling of zinc and copper in amyloid, and intraneuronal accumulation of iron. Rapidly...

Nutritional properties and ultra-structure of commercial gluten free flours from different botanical sources compared to wheat flours

Anna-Sophie Hager, Anika Wolter, Fritz Jacob +2

Journal of Cereal Science

(n-3) Fatty Acids Alleviate Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Insulin Resistance: Mechanistic Insights

Nishan S. Kalupahana, Kate Claycombe, Naïma Moustaïd‐Moussa

Advances in Nutrition

The Importance of Milk and other Animal-Source Foods for Children in Low-Income Countries

Daphna K Dror, Lindsay H. Allen

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

To improve the dietary quality of children in low-income countries and further the effort to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger in accordance with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals,...

Vitamin C: Intravenous Use by Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practitioners and Adverse Effects

Sebastian J. Padayatty, Andrew Y. Sun, Qi Chen +3

PLoS ONE

High dose IV vitamin C is in unexpectedly wide use by CAM practitioners. Other than the known complications of IV vitamin C in those with renal impairment or glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase...

Effects of extrusion conditions on system parameters and physical properties of a chickpea flour-based snack

Xiaobo Meng, D. Threinen, M. G. Hansen +1

Food Research International

Extraction of essential oils from five cinnamon leaves and identification of their volatile compound compositions

Rui Wang, Ruijiang Wang, Ruijiang Wang +2

Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

Cocoa and health: a decade of research

Karen Cooper, Jennifer L. Donovan, Andrew L. Waterhouse +1

British Journal Of Nutrition

It has been over 10 years since the first mention in a medical journal about cocoa and chocolate as potential sources of antioxidants for health. During this time, cocoa has been found to improve...

Nutritive and Anti-Nutritive Evaluation of Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) Leaves

Bassey S. Antia, Enomfon J Akpan, P.A. Okon . +1

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

2 Abstract: Levels of some nutrients and antinutrients of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas), leaves were determined using standard analytical methods. Crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, ash,...

Rationally designed small compounds inhibit pilus biogenesis in uropathogenic bacteria

Jerome S. Pinkner, Han Remaut, Floris Buelens +9

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A chemical synthesis platform with broad applications and flexibility was rationally designed to inhibit biogenesis of adhesive pili assembled by the chaperone-usher pathway in Gram-negative...

Effect of potassium-enriched salt on cardiovascular mortality and medical expenses of elderly men

Hsing‐Yi Chang, Yu-Whuei Hu, Ching-Syang Jack Yue +5

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Intranasal Insulin Improves Memory in Humans: Superiority of Insulin Aspart

Christian Benedict, Manfred Hallschmid, Katrin Schmitz +5

Neuropsychopharmacology

Identification of Urolithin A as a Metabolite Produced by Human Colon Microflora from Ellagic Acid and Related Compounds

Begoña Cerdá, Paula M. Periago, Juan Carlos Espı́n +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Dietary ellagic acid and related polyphenols are metabolized in humans to dibenzopyran-6-one derivatives, and the microbial origin of these metabolites has been suggested. However, this has not been...

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assays To Identify and Quantify Fecal <i>Bifidobacterium</i> Species in Infants Receiving a Prebiotic Infant Formula

Monique Haarman, Jan Knol

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

A healthy intestinal microbiota is considered to be important for priming of the infants' mucosal and systemic immunity. Breast-fed infants typically have an intestinal microbiota dominated by...

Health and Growth of Veal Calves Fed Milk Replacers With or Without Probiotics

Hans Timmerman, Linda Mulder, H. Everts +7

Journal of Dairy Science

Four experiments with 1-wk-old veal calves were conducted to assess the influence of probiotics on growth and health indicators. In experiments 1 and 2, the liquid probiotic supplements were...

Food Wars – The Global Battle for Mouths, Minds and Markets

British Food Journal

Heat stability of milk

Harjinder Singh

International Journal of Dairy Technology

The heat stability of milk has been the subject of a considerable amount of research for about a century. This research has been aimed mainly at understanding the effects of compositional and...

Probiotics

Erika Isolauri, Seppo Salminen, Arthur C. Ouwehand

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology

Production of Se-methylselenocysteine in transgenic plants expressing selenocysteine methyltransferase

Danielle R. Ellis, Thomas G. Sors, Dennis G. Brunk +7

BMC Plant Biology

These results demonstrate the feasibility of developing transgenic plant-based production of Se-methylselenocysteine, as well as bioengineering selenite resistance in plants. Selenite resistance is...

Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure

Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Our meta-analysis demonstrates that a modest reduction in salt intake for a duration of 4 or more weeks has a significant and, from a population viewpoint, important effect on blood pressure in both...

Microbial contamination of embryos and semen during long term banking in liquid nitrogen

A. Bielański, Hélène Bergeron, Peter C. K. Lau +1

Cryobiology

Resistant starch as a prebiotic and synbiotic: state of the art

David L. Topping, Michihiro Fukushima, Anthony R. Bird

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Non-infectious diseases such as CHD and certain cancers have become major causes of death and disability in affluent countries. Probiotics (principally lactic acid bacteria; LAB) may assist in...

Nutrition support in the critical care setting: current practice in canadian ICUs‐‐opportunities for improvement?

D. Heyland, D Schroter‐Noppe, JW Drover +4

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

A significant number of critically ill patients did not receive any form of nutrition support for the study period. Those that did receive nutrition support did not meet their prescribed energy or...

Identification of aroma active compounds in orange essence oil using gas chromatography–olfactometry and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Áslaug Högnadóttir, Russell L. Rouseff

Journal of Chromatography A

A structural and primary sequence comparison of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerases

Jeremy A. Bruenn

Nucleic Acids Research

A systematic bioinformatic approach to identifying the evolutionarily conserved regions of proteins has verified the universality of a newly described conserved motif in RNA-dependent RNA polymerases...

Antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens

David G. White, Shaohua Zhao, Shabbir Simjee +2

Microbes and Infection

Reduced erythrocyte membrane essential fatty acids and increased lipid peroxides in schizophrenia at the never-medicated first-episode of psychosis and after years of treatment with antipsychotics

Mohammad M. Khan

Schizophrenia Research