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The PapG protein is the alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1----4)-beta-D-galactopyranose-binding adhesin of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

B Lund, Fredrik Lindberg, B.‐I. Marklund +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli adhere to uroepithelial cells by their digalactoside alpha-D-galactopyranosyl-(1----4)-beta-D-galactopyranose [alpha-D-Galp-(1----4)-beta-D-Galp or Gal alpha...

Application of chemical kinetics to deterioration of foods

Theodore P. Labuza

Journal of Chemical Education

Reviews general modes of food deterioration, summarizes a general approach to the kinetics of food deterioration, and provides a kinetic approach to accelerating shelf-life deterioration. From the...

The Role of Oxygen-derived Free Radicals in the Pathogenesis of Acute Pancreatitis

Hilary Sanfey, Gregory B. Bulkley, John L. Cameron

Annals of Surgery

Acute pancreatitis may be initiated in the ex vivo, perfused canine pancreas preparation by a variety of stimuli. These include oleic acid infusion (FFA), partial duct obstruction with secretin...

Halophilic Vibrio species isolated from blood cultures

D G Hollis, Robert E. Weaver, C N Baker +1

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The Special Bacteriology Section of the Center for Disease Control has received 38 cultures of a halophilic bacterium which apparently unnamed. On the basis of the minimal characteristics of Vibrio...

Cholera

Richard A. Finkelstein, John C. Feeley

CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiology

“It is an erroneous impression, fostered by sensational popular biography, that scientific discovery is often made by inspiration - a sort of coup defoudre - from on high. This is rarely the case....

Host resistance factors in human milk

Armond S. Goldman, C. Wayne Smith

The Journal of Pediatrics

Influence of visual cortex on receptive fields in the superior colliculus of the cat.

Barbara G. Wickelgren, Peter Sterling

Journal of Neurophysiology

Frequency of Pulmonary Thromboembolism in Man

David G. Freiman, Joe Suyemoto, Stanford Wessler

New England Journal of Medicine

RECOGNITION of the magnitude of the problem of pulmonary embolism in man requires reliable data concerning its incidence. Unfortunately, most of the available statistics on incidence are based on...

The chemical composition and structure of the yeast cell wall

D. H. Northcote, R.W. Horne

Biochemical Journal

2. The two methods of sedimentation gave identical results and 80-95 % ofthe enzyme activity was found in the precipitate.

A comprehensive review of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam): Revisiting the associated health benefits

Mohammad Khairul Alam

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Pea protein ingredients: A mainstream ingredient to (re)formulate innovative foods and beverages.

Fatma Boukid, Cristina M. Rosell, Massimo Castellari

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Omega−3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs): Emerging Plant and Microbial Sources, Oxidative Stability, Bioavailability, and Health Benefits—A Review

Ramesh Kumar Saini, Prasad Parchuri, R. V. Sreedhar +3

Antioxidants

The omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acid are well known to protect against numerous metabolic disorders. In view of the...

The functional modification of legume proteins by ultrasonication: A review

Seyed Mohammad Taghi Gharibzahedi, Brennan Smith

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Dairy and plant proteins as natural food emulsifiers

Woojeong Kim, Yong Wang, Cordelia Selomulya

Trends in Food Science & Technology

A systematic review on the recent advances of the energy efficiency improvements in non-conventional food drying technologies

Abhay Menon, Valentina Stojceska, S.A. Tassou

Trends in Food Science & Technology

The health benefits, functional properties, modifications, and applications of pea ( <i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) protein: Current status, challenges, and perspectives

Jiao Ge, Cuixia Sun, Harold Corke +3

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

In recent years, the development and application of plant proteins have drawn increasing scientific and industrial interests. Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is an important source of high-quality vegetable...

Health Benefits of Culinary Herbs and Spices

Tao Jiang

Journal of AOAC International

Spices and herbs have been in use for centuries both for culinary and medicinal purposes. Spices not only enhance the flavor, aroma, and color of food and beverages, but they can also protect from...

Maternal IgA protects against the development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Kathyayini P. Gopalakrishna, Benjamin R. Macadangdang, Matthew B. Rogers +9

Nature Medicine

Tackling vitamin A deficiency with biofortified sweetpotato in sub-Saharan Africa

Jan W. Low, Robert O. M. Mwanga, Maria Andrade +2

Global Food Security

Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) is a rich plant-based source of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. In sub-Saharan Africa, sweetpotato is known as a food security crop but most...

Essential oils as alternatives to antibiotics in swine production

Faith A. Omonijo, L Ni, Joshua Gong +3

Animal nutrition

This review article summarizes the efficacy, feasibility and potential mechanisms of the application of essential oils as antibiotic alternatives in swine production. Although there are numerous...

The weight of unfinished plate: A survey based characterization of restaurant food waste in Chinese cities

Ling‐en Wang, Gang Liu, Xiaojie Liu +5

Waste Management

Determination of pesticides and veterinary drug residues in food by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: A review

Ana Romero Masiá, María Morales‐Suárez‐Varela, Agustín Llopis González +1

Analytica Chimica Acta

Inhibition of human copper trafficking by a small molecule significantly attenuates cancer cell proliferation

Jing Wang, Cheng Luo, Changliang Shan +22

Nature Chemistry

Environmental Enteric Dysfunction: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Clinical Consequences

Gerald T. Keusch, Donna M. Denno, Robert E. Black +15

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Stunting is common in young children in developing countries, and is associated with increased morbidity, developmental delays, and mortality. Its complex pathogenesis likely involves poor...

Mechanisms of copper homeostasis in bacteria

José Argüello, Daniel Raimunda, Teresita Padilla‐Benavides

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Copper is an important micronutrient required as a redox co-factor in the catalytic centers of enzymes. However, free copper is a potential hazard because of its high chemical reactivity....

Battles with Iron: Manganese in Oxidative Stress Protection

J. Dafhne Aguirre, Valeria Culotta

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The redox-active metal manganese plays a key role in cellular adaptation to oxidative stress. As a cofactor for manganese superoxide dismutase or through formation of non-proteinaceous manganese...

Protein content, oil content and fatty acid profiles as potential criteria to determine the origin of commercially grown chia (Salvia hispanica L.)

Ricardo Ayerza, Wayne Coates

Industrial Crops and Products

Functional Biopolymer Particles: Design, Fabrication, and Applications

Owen G. Jones, David Julian McClements

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Biopolymer nano- and micro-particles, fabricated from either proteins and/or polysaccharides, can be utilized as delivery systems or to modulate the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of...

Dielectric properties of foods: Reported data in the 21st Century and their potential applications

María Elena Sosa‐Morales, L. Valerio-Junco, Aurelio López‐Malo +1

LWT

Signaling via the MyD88 Adaptor Protein in B Cells Suppresses Protective Immunity during Salmonella typhimurium Infection

Patrícia Neves, Vicky Lampropoulou, Elisabeth Calderón‐Gómez +11

Immunity

Genome Sequence of the Lager Brewing Yeast, an Interspecies Hybrid

Yoshihiro Nakao, Tatsuyuki Kanamori, Takehiko Itoh +6

DNA Research

This work presents the genome sequencing of the lager brewing yeast (Saccharomyces pastorianus) Weihenstephan 34/70, a strain widely used in lager beer brewing. The 25 Mb genome comprises two nuclear...

Phenotypic and genomic diversity of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> strains isolated from various environmental niches

Roland J. Siezen, Vesela A. Tzeneva, Anna Castioni +7

Environmental Microbiology

Lactobacillus plantarum is a ubiquitous microorganism that is able to colonize several ecological niches, including vegetables, meat, dairy substrates and the gastro-intestinal tract. An extensive...

Effect of heat treatment on milk protein functionality at emulsion interfaces. A review

Vassilios Raikos

Food Hydrocolloids

Effects of Fat and Fatty Acid Intake on Inflammatory and Immune Responses: A Critical Review

Cláudio Galli, Philip C. Calder

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

intakes, and the relative relevance of direct AA intakes versus endogenous production, have not been fully assessed.

Treatment and outcome of Shiga-toxin-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

Johanna Scheiring, Sharon Andreoli, Lothar Bernd Zimmerhackl

Pediatric Nephrology

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most common cause of acute renal failure in childhood and the reason for chronic renal replacement therapy. It leads to significant morbidity and mortality...

Basics of Clinical Nutrition

YK Joshi

Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. eBooks

Nutritional support and metabolic care are indispensable parts of patient care. Moreover, they have paramount potential for integrating almost all disciplines of medicine through their nutritional...

Starch with a Slow Digestion Property Produced by Altering Its Chain Length, Branch Density, and Crystalline Structure

Zihua Ao, Şenay Şimşek, Genyi Zhang +3

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The hypothesis of increasing the branch density of starch to reduce its digestion rate through partial shortening of amylopectin exterior chains and the length of amylose was investigated. Starch...

New <i>rfp</i> - and pES213-Derived Tools for Analyzing Symbiotic <i>Vibrio fischeri</i> Reveal Patterns of Infection and <i>lux</i> Expression In Situ

Anne K. Dunn, Deborah S. Millikan, Dawn M. Adin +2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Genetically altered or tagged Vibrio fischeri strains can be observed in association with their mutualistic host Euprymna scolopes, providing powerful experimental approaches for studying this...

Legionella pneumophila Exploits PI(4)P to Anchor Secreted Effector Proteins to the Replicative Vacuole

Stefan Weber, Curdin Ragaz, Katrin Reus +2

PLoS Pathogens

The causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, Legionella pneumophila, employs the intracellular multiplication (Icm)/ defective organelle trafficking (Dot) type IV secretion system (T4SS) to...

Hydrolysis of terpenyl glycosides in grape juice and other fruit juices: a review

Sergi Maicas, José Juan Mateo

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Changes in the detailed pigment composition of red wine during maturity and ageing

Cristina Alcalde‐Eon, M. Teresa Escribano-Bailón, Celestino Santos‐Buelga +1

Analytica Chimica Acta

A Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy study of sugar glasses

Willem F. Wolkers, Ann E. Oliver, Fern Tablin +1

Carbohydrate Research

Effect of powder properties and storage conditions on the flowability of milk powders with different fat contents

John J. Fitzpatrick, Tariq Iqbal, Colin Delaney +2

Journal of Food Engineering

Evaluation of antimicrobial activities of Satureja hortensis L.

F Şahin, İsa Karaman, Medine Güllüce +5

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Current knowledge on biosynthesis, biological activity, and chemical modification of the exopolysaccharide, pullulan

Kirill I. Shingel

Carbohydrate Research

Zn, Cu and Co in cyanobacteria: selective control of metal availability

Jim Cavet, Gilles P.M. Borrelly, Nigel J. Robinson

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Homeostatic systems for essential and non-essential metals create the cellular environments in which the correct metals are acquired by metalloproteins while the incorrect ones are somehow avoided....

Risk factors for venous thromboembolism

John A. Heit

Clinics in Chest Medicine