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Form and functionality of starch

Les Copeland, Jaroslav Blaz̆ek, Hayfa Salman +1

Food Hydrocolloids

Synthetic Analogues Relevant to the Structure and Function of Zinc Enzymes

Gerard Parkin

Chemical Reviews

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTSynthetic Analogues Relevant to the Structure and Function of Zinc EnzymesGerard ParkinView Author Information Department of Chemistry, Columbia...

Selenium, selenoproteins and human health: a review

K.M. Brown, J R Arthur

Public Health Nutrition

Selenium is of fundamental importance to human health. It is an essential component of several major metabolic pathways, including thyroid hormone metabolism, antioxidant defence systems, and immune...

Effect of Dietary Stearic Acid on Plasma Cholesterol and Lipoprotein Levels

A Bonanome, Scott M. Grundy

New England Journal of Medicine

We studied the metabolic effects of stearic acid (18:0) on plasma lipoprotein levels in 11 subjects during three dietary periods of three weeks each. The three liquid-formula diets, which were used...

Cuproptosis: a copper-triggered modality of mitochondrial cell death

Daolin Tang, Xin Chen, Guido Kroemer

Cell Research

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

M.J. Ramos-Peralonso

Elsevier eBooks

Economic Burden from Health Losses Due to Foodborne Illness in the United States

Robert L. Scharff

Journal of Food Protection

Trends in microwave-related drying of fruits and vegetables

M. Zhang, Juming Tang, Arun S. Mujumdar +1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Yogurt as probiotic carrier food

Analie Lourens-Hattingh, B.C. Viljoen

International Dairy Journal

A new and convenient colorimetric determination of inorganic orthophosphate and its application to the assay of inorganic pyrophosphatase

Jukka Heinonen, Reijo Lahti

Analytical Biochemistry

Health Benefits of Probiotics: A Review

Maria Kechagia, Dimitrios Basoulis, Stavroula Konstantopoulou +4

ISRN Nutrition

Probiotic bacteria have become increasingly popular during the last two decades as a result of the continuously expanding scientific evidence pointing to their beneficial effects on human health. As...

Biochemical and functional effects of prenatal and postnatal omega 3 fatty acid deficiency on retina and brain in rhesus monkeys.

Martha Neuringer, W E Connor, Don S. Lin +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Docosahexaenoic acid [22:6 omega 3; 22:6-(4,7,10,13,16,19)] is the major polyunsaturated fatty acid in the photoreceptor membranes of the retina and in cerebral gray matter. It must be obtained...

The health benefits of omega‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: a review of the evidence

C. H. S. Ruxton, Stephen C. Reed, Michael J. Simpson +1

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

The UK dietary guidelines for cardiovascular disease acknowledge the importance of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) - a component of fish oils - in reducing heart disease risk....

Reevaluation of assay methods and establishment of kit for superoxide dismutase activity

Yoshihiko Ōyanagui

Analytical Biochemistry

Vibrio spp. infections

Craig Baker‐Austin, James D. Oliver, Munirul Alam +4

Nature Reviews Disease Primers

C<scp>ERULOPLASMIN</scp> M<scp>ETABOLISM AND</scp> F<scp>UNCTION</scp>

Nathan E. Hellman, Jonathan D. Gitlin

Annual Review of Nutrition

Ceruloplasmin is a serum ferroxidase that contains greater than 95% of the copper found in plasma. This protein is a member of the multicopper oxidase family, an evolutionarily conserved group of...

Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances

Separation of Bacterial Menaquinones by HPLC Using Reverse Phase (RP18) and a Silver Loaded Ion Exchanger as Stationary Phases

Reiner M. Kroppenstedt

Journal of Liquid Chromatography

Abstract Bacterial menaquinones were separated isocratically on a reverse phase Li Chrosorb RP18 5 μm and a silver loaded ion exchanger. On octyldecylsilica support the separation of the menaquinones...

The antimicrobial efficacy of plant essential oil combinations and interactions with food ingredients

Jorge Gutierrez‐Merino, Catherine Barry‐Ryan, Paula Bourke

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Trends in quality in the analytical laboratory. II. Analytical method validation and quality assurance

Isabel Taverniers, Marc De Loose, Erik Van Bockstaele

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Mechanisms of action of docosahexaenoic acid in the nervous system

Norman Salem, Burton J. Litman, Hee‐Yong Kim +1

Lipids

This review describes (from both the animal and human literature) the biological consequences of losses in nervous system docosahexaenoate (DHA). It then concentrates on biological mechanisms that...

Molecules to Granules: A Comprehensive Starch Review

H. F. Zobel

Starch - Stärke

Abstract The molecular composition and physical aspects of starch structure are examined in relation to starch properties and utility. The structures and molecular properties of amylose and...

Cover Picture: Recoding the Genetic Code with Selenocysteine (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1/2014)

Markus J. Bröcker, Joanne M. L. Ho, George M. Church +2

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Named after Selene, goddess of the moon selenocysteine (Sec) is unique in its unrivaled catalytic power and its insertion into proteins by redefinition of specific UGA stop codons to Sec. In their...

The Interaction between Nutrition and Infection

Péter Katona, Judit Katona‐Apte

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Infection and malnutrition have always been intricately linked. Malnutrition is the primary cause of immunodeficiency worldwide, and we are learning more and more about the pathogenesis of this...

The chemical composition and biological activity of clove essential oil,<i>Eugenia caryophyllata</i>(<i>Syzigium aromaticum</i>L. Myrtaceae): a short review

Kamel Chaieb, Hafedh Hajlaoui, Tarek Zmantar +4

Phytotherapy Research

The essential oil extracted from the dried flower buds of clove, Eugenia caryophyllata L. Merr. & Perry (Myrtaceae), is used as a topical application to relieve pain and to promote healing and also...

Uptake of the anticancer drug cisplatin mediated by the copper transporter Ctr1 in yeast and mammals

Seiko Ishida, Jaekwon Lee, Dennis J. Thiele +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cisplatin is a chemotherapeutic drug used to treat a variety of cancers. Both intrinsic and acquired resistance to cisplatin, as well as toxicity, limit its effectiveness. Molecular mechanisms that...

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics: approaches for modulating the microbial ecology of the gut

M. D. COLLINS, Glenn R. Gibson

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Interplay between inflammation and thrombosis in cardiovascular pathology

Konstantin Stark, Steffen Maßberg

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections

Philip C. Calder, Anitra C. Carr, Adrian F. Gombart +1

Nutrients

Public health practices including handwashing and vaccinations help reduce the spread and impact of infections. Nevertheless, the global burden of infection is high, and additional measures are...

Catheter-directed Thrombolysis for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis: Report of a National Multicenter Registry

Mark W. Mewissen, Gary R. Seabrook, Mark H. Meissner +3

Radiology

Catheter-directed thrombolysis is safe and effective. These data can guide patient selection for this therapeutic technique.

Towards Advances in Medicinal Plant Antimicrobial Activity: A Review Study on Challenges and Future Perspectives

Natalia Vaou, Elisavet Stavropoulou, Chrysoula Voidarou +2

Microorganisms

The increasing incidence of drug- resistant pathogens raises an urgent need to identify and isolate new bioactive compounds from medicinal plants using standardized modern analytical procedures....

Two-step method for encapsulation of oregano essential oil in chitosan nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and in vitro release study

Seyed Fakhreddin Hosseini, Mojgan Zandi, Masoud Rezaei +1

Carbohydrate Polymers

Programming by Early Nutrition in Man

Alan Lucas

Novartis Foundation symposium

Whether early diet influences long-term health or achievement is a key question in nutrition. Such long-term consequences would invoke the concept of 'programming'--a more general process whereby a...

In vitro selection criteria for probiotic bacteria of human origin: correlation with in vivo findings

Colum Dunne, Liam O’Mahony, Lisa Murphy +11

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Isolation of Chinese hamster cell mutants deficient in dihydrofolate reductase activity.

G Urlaub, Lawrence A. Chasin

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Mutants of Chinese hamster ovary cells lacking dihydrofolate reductase (tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, 7,8-dihydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase; EC 1.5.1.3) activity were isolated after mutagenesis...

Metabolism Characteristics of Lactic Acid Bacteria and the Expanding Applications in Food Industry

Yaqi Wang, Yaqi Wang, Jiangtao Wu +9

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Lactic acid bacteria are a kind of microorganisms that can ferment carbohydrates to produce lactic acid, and are currently widely used in the fermented food industry. In recent years, with the...

Antibacterial activity and mechanism of cinnamon essential oil against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Yunbin Zhang, Xiaoyu Liu, Yifei Wang +2

Food Control

Stereochemical assignment, antiinflammatory properties, and receptor for the omega-3 lipid mediator resolvin E1

Makoto Arita, Francesca Bianchini, Júlio Aliberti +6

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

The essential fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) present in fish oils displays beneficial effects in a range of human disorders associated with inflammation including cardiovascular disease....

Diagnosis and phenotypic classification of Wilson disease¹

Péter Ferenci, Karel Caca, Georgios Loudianos +6

Liver International

Wilson disease is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder of hepatic copper metabolism leading to copper accumulation in hepatocytes and in extrahepatic organs such as the brain and the cornea....

Methods for the study of starch retrogradation

A.A. Karim

Food Chemistry

Antimicrobial Properties of Plant Essential Oils against Human Pathogens and Their Mode of Action: An Updated Review

Mallappa Kumara Swamy, Mohd. Sayeed Akhtar, Uma Rani Sinniah

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

A wide range of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) have been explored for their essential oils in the past few decades. Essential oils are complex volatile compounds, synthesized naturally in...

Should Immunonutrition Become Routine in Critically Ill Patients?

Daren K. Heyland, František Novák, John Drover +3

JAMA

Immunonutrition may decrease infectious complication rates but it is not associated with an overall mortality advantage. However, the treatment effect varies depending on the intervention, the...

Preliminary FoodNet data on the incidence of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--10 states, 2007

PsycEXTRA Dataset

Fish Consumption and the 30-Year Risk of Fatal Myocardial Infarction

Martha L. Daviglus, Jeremiah Stamler, Anthony J. Orencia +6

New England Journal of Medicine

These data show an inverse association between fish consumption and death from coronary heart disease, especially nonsudden death from myocardial infarction.

Nutrition and the immune system: an introduction

RK Chandra

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Low molecular weight heparin

J. Hirsh, Levine Mn

Blood

antithrombin 111 (ATIII)?3.4' The third residue of the pentasaccharide is 3-0-sulfated glucosamine, which is critical for binding to ATIII and is only found in the ATIII-Blood, Vol79, No 1 (January...

The metabolism of menadione (2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) by isolated hepatocytes. A study of the implications of oxidative stress in intact cells.

Hjördis Thor, Martyn T. Smith, Pia Hartzell +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The cytotoxic effects of many quinones are thought to be mediated through their one-electron reduction to semiquinone radicals, which subsequently enter redox cycles with molecular oxygen to produce...