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The Effects of Citric Acid on the Properties of Thermoplastic Starch Plasticized by Glycerol

Yu Jiugao, Ning Wang, Xiaofei Ma

Starch - Stärke

The effects of citric acid on the properties of glycerol-plasticized thermoplastic starch (GPTPS) were studied. In the presence of citric acid and glycerol, native cornstarch granules are transferred...

Comparative and Functional Genomic Analysis of Prokaryotic Nickel and Cobalt Uptake Transporters: Evidence for a Novel Group of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters

Dmitry A. Rodionov, Peter Hebbeln, Mikhail S. Gelfand +1

Journal of Bacteriology

The transition metals nickel and cobalt, essential components of many enzymes, are taken up by specific transport systems of several different types. We integrated in silico and in vivo methods for...

Optimization of Virulence Functions Through Glucosylation of <i>Shigella</i> LPS

Nicholas P. West, Philippe Sansonetti, Joëlle Mounier +8

Science

Shigella, the leading cause of bacillary dysentery, uses a type III secretion system (TTSS) to inject proteins into human cells, leading to bacterial invasion and a vigorous inflammatory response....

Antibacterial and wound healing properties of methanolic extracts of some Nigerian medicinal plants

Kennedy F. Chah, C. A. Eze, C.E. Emuelosi +1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Ethnic food attitudes and behaviour among Belgians and Hispanics living in Belgium

Wim Verbeke, Gisela Poquiviqui López

British Food Journal

Purpose Awareness and testing of ethnic cuisine have increased in the past decades as a consequence of the growing international trade, migration, tourism and globalisation. This article aims to...

<i>Salmonella enterica</i>Serotype Choleraesuis: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Disease, and Treatment

Cheng‐Hsun Chiu, Lin‐Hui Su, Chishih Chu

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Nontyphoid Salmonella strains are important causes of reportable food-borne infection. Among more than 2,000 serotypes, Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis shows the highest predilection to...

Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation for 1 y reduces body fat mass in healthy overweight humans

Jean‐Michel Gaullier, Johan Halse, Kjetil Høye +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Characterization of bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus plantarum F1 and Lactobacillus brevis OG1

A.I. Sanni, A. Onilude A.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

&nbsp; Lactobacillus plantarum&nbsp;F1 and&nbsp;L. brevis&nbsp;OG1 isolated from Nigerian fermented food products, produced bacteriocins that had broad spectrum of inhibition against both pathogenic,...

Molecular Pathogenesis of<i>Salmonella enterica</i>Serotype Typhimurium-Induced Diarrhea

Shuping Zhang, Robert A. Kingsley, Renato L. Santos +7

Infection and Immunity

Recent studies on the molecular pathogenesis of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium-induced enterocolitis using tissue culture models and the neonatal calf model have led to an improved...

Supplementation With Conjugated Linoleic Acid Causes Isomer-Dependent Oxidative Stress and Elevated C-Reactive Protein

Ulf Risérus, Samar Basu, Stefan Jovinge +3

Circulation

t10c12 CLA supplementation increases oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers in obese men. The oxidative stress seems closely related to induced insulin resistance, suggesting a link between the...

Prebiotic effects of inulin and oligofructose

Kolida S.*, Kieran Tuohy, Glenn R. Gibson

British Journal Of Nutrition

Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that target certain components within the microbiota of the human large intestine. Efficient prebiotics need to have a specific fermentation therein and...

Taxonomic study of Weissella confusa and description of Weissella cibaria sp. nov., detected in food and clinical samples.

Johanna Björkroth, Ulrich Schillinger, Rolf Geisen +5

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

A taxonomic study was conducted to clarify the relationships of two bacterial populations belonging to the genus Weissella. A total of 39 strains originating mainly from Malaysian foods (22 strains)...

The Biosynthesis of Starch Granules

Alison M. Smith

Biomacromolecules

Although composed simply of glucose polymers, the starch granule is a complex, semicrystalline structure. Much of this complexity arises from the fact that the two primary enzymes of synthesis-starch...

Human pathogens associated with raw produce and unpasteurized juices, and difficulties in decontamination

Scott L. Burnett, Larry R. Beuchat

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

The ability of public health agencies to identify, through enhanced epidemiologic and surveillance techniques, raw fruits, vegetables, and unpasteurized juices as probable sources of infectious...

Pathogenesis and evolution of virulence in enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Michael S. Donnenberg, Thomas S. Whittam

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Pathogenic forms of E. coli associated with human and animal diseases are remarkably diverse. Certain pathogenic strains cause enteric diseases ranging in symptoms from cholera-like diarrhea to...

Antibiotic Resistance in <i>Campylobacter</i> Strains Isolated from Animals, Foods, and Humans in Spain in 1997–1998

Yolanda Sáenz, Myriam Zarazaga, M. Lantero +3

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Colonization by Campylobacter strains was investigated in human, broiler, and pig fecal samples from 1997-1998, as well as in foods of animal origin, and antibiotic susceptibility testing was carried...

Sensory and consumer testing with children

Jean‐Xavier Guinard

Trends in Food Science & Technology

The role of gastrointestinal vagal afferents in the control of food intake: current prospects

Gary J. Schwartz

Nutrition

Meals are the functional units of food intake in humans and mammals, and physiologic approaches to understanding the controls of meal size have demonstrated that the presence of food in the upper...

Dietary fish as a major component of a weight-loss diet: effect on serum lipids, glucose, and insulin metabolism in overweight hypertensive subjects

Trevor A. Mori, Danny Q. Bao, Valerie Burke +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Regulation and Temporal Expression Patterns of Vibrio cholerae Virulence Genes during Infection

Sang Ho Lee, David L. Hava, Matthew K. Waldor +1

Cell

The Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infant Is Capable of Synthesizing Arachidonic and Docosahexaenoic Acids from Linoleic and Linolenic Acids

Virgilio Carnielli, Darcos Wattimena, I. H. T. Luijendijk +3

Pediatric Research

Identification methods for campylobacters, helicobacters, and related organisms

Stephen L. W. On

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

The organisms which are referred to as campylobacteria are associated with a diverse range of diseases and habitats and are important from both clinical and economic perspectives. Accurate...

Antimicrobial evaluation of some plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases

Vı́ctor Navarro, Ma. Luisa Villarreal, Gabriela Rojas +1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Hazard identification in swine slaughter with respect to foodborne bacteria

Elisabeth Borch, Truls Nesbakken, Hardy Christensen

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Comments on Report of a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation on protein quality evaluation, Rome 1990

B. O. Eggum

Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft

Gastrointestinal mucosal injury in experimental models of shock, trauma, and sepsis

Mitchell P. Fink

Critical Care Medicine

Although the mechanisms underlying mucosal injury under these circumstances remain incompletely understood, current evidence suggests that mucosal damage in shock, trauma, and sepsis is likely due to...

GENETIC ANALYSIS OF PROTEIN EXPORT IN <i>ESCHERICHIA COLI</i>

Peter J. Schatz, Jon Beckwith

Annual Review of Genetics

Venous Thromboembolism

K M Moser

American Review of Respiratory Disease

Construction of a lactococcal expression vector: expression of hen egg white lysozyme in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis

Maarten van de Guchte, J M van der Vossen, Jan Kok +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

A pair of vectors for expression of heterologous genes in Lactococcus lactis was constructed. In addition to an origin of replication that has a broad host range, these vectors contain a multiple...

Familial apoceruloplasmin deficiency associated with blepharospasm and retinal degeneration

Hiroaki Miyajima, Y. Nishimura, K. Mimguchi +3

Neurology

A 52-year-old woman had a newly recognized disorder of familial hypoceruloplasminemia, blepharospasm, retinal degeneration, and high-density areas in CT of the basal ganglia and liver scan....

The glycaemic index of foods tested in diabetic patients: A new basis for carbohydrate exchange favouring the use of legumes

David J.A. Jenkins, Thomas M.S. Wolever, Alexandra L. Jenkins +5

Diabetologia

New Perspectives on Calcium Antagonists

Critical Care Medicine

Structure of mouse metallothionein-I gene and its mRNA

Niall Glanville, Diane M. Durnam, Richard D. Palmiter

Nature

ECOLOGICAL MORPHOLOGY OF FRESH WATER STREAM FISHES

A. John Gatz

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.

Copper deficiency in long-term parenteral nutrition

John T. Karpel, Virginia H. Peden

The Journal of Pediatrics

Cellular zinc metabolism and zinc signaling: from biological functions to diseases and therapeutic targets

Bonan Chen, Peiyao Yu, Wai Nok Chan +9

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Zinc metabolism at the cellular level is critical for many biological processes in the body. A key observation is the disruption of cellular homeostasis, often coinciding with disease progression. As...

Linking microbial contamination to food spoilage and food waste: the role of smart packaging, spoilage risk assessments, and date labeling

Shraddha Karanth, Shuyi Feng, Debasmita Patra +1

Frontiers in Microbiology

Ensuring a safe and adequate food supply is a cornerstone of human health and food security. However, a significant portion of the food produced for human consumption is wasted annually on a global...

A review of recent progress on high internal-phase Pickering emulsions in food science

Abdullah, Jochen Weiß, Talha Ahmad +2

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Treasure from garden: Bioactive compounds of buckwheat

Md. Nurul Huda, Shuai Lu, Tanzim Jahan +7

Food Chemistry

The Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of n-3 PUFAs: Their Role in Cardiovascular Protection

Francesca Oppedisano, Roberta Macrì, Micaela Gliozzi +15

Biomedicines

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) are long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids with 18, 20 or 22 carbon atoms, which have been found able to counteract cardiovascular diseases. Eicosapentaenoic...

The Influence of Dietary Fatty Acids on Immune Responses

Urszula Radzikowska, Arturo Rinaldi, Zeynep Çelebi Sözener +6

Nutrients

Diet-derived fatty acids (FAs) are essential sources of energy and fundamental structural components of cells. They also play important roles in the modulation of immune responses in health and...

Validation of EN ISO 6579-1 - Microbiology of the food chain - Horizontal method for the detection, enumeration and serotyping of Salmonella - Part 1 detection of Salmonella spp.

Kirsten Mooijman, Annemarie Pielaat, A. F. A. Kuijpers

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Quinoa Abiotic Stress Responses: A Review

Leonardo Hinojosa, Juan Antonio González, Felipe H. Barrios‐Masias +2

Plants

Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i> Willd.) is a genetically diverse Andean crop that has earned special attention worldwide due to its nutritional and health benefits and its ability to adapt to...

A Review on the Applications of Next Generation Sequencing Technologies as Applied to Food-Related Microbiome Studies

Yu Cao, Séamus Fanning, Sinéad Proos +2

Frontiers in Microbiology

The development of next generation sequencing (NGS) techniques has enabled researchers to study and understand the world of microorganisms from broader and deeper perspectives. The contemporary...

The Functions of Metamorphic Metallothioneins in Zinc and Copper Metabolism

Artur Krężel, Wolfgang Maret

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Recent discoveries in zinc biology provide a new platform for discussing the primary physiological functions of mammalian metallothioneins (MTs) and their exquisite zinc-dependent regulation. It is...

Encyclopedia of Food Grains

Elsevier eBooks

Contribution of glutathione to the control of cellular redox homeostasis under toxic metal and metalloid stress

Luis E. Hernández, Juan Sobrino‐Plata, Ma. Belén Montero-Palmero +4

Journal of Experimental Botany

The accumulation of toxic metals and metalloids, such as cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), or arsenic (As), as a consequence of various anthropogenic activities, poses a serious threat to the environment...