Research Library

Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Issues: A Review

Ramona A. Duchenne-Moutien, Hudaa Neetoo

Journal of Food Protection

1,8-Cineole: a review of source, biological activities, and application

Zimin Cai, Jianqing Peng, Yi Chen +5

Journal of Asian Natural Products Research

1,8-Cineole (also known as eucalyptol) is mostly extracted from the essential oils of plants, which showed extensively pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mainly...

Yeast Stress Response and Fermentation Efficiency: How to Survive the Making of Wine - A Review

Florian F. Bauer, Isak S. Pretorius

South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Fermentation predictability and wine quality are directly dependent on wine yeast attributes that assist in the rapid establishment of numerical dominance in the early phase of wine fermentation, and...

Food-Grade Nanoemulsions: Preparation, Stability and Application in Encapsulation of Bioactive Compounds

Qingqing Liu, He Huang, Honghong Chen +2

Molecules

Nanoemulsions have attracted significant attention in food fields and can increase the functionality of the bioactive compounds contained within them. In this paper, the preparation methods,...

Konjac glucomannan, a promising polysaccharide of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch in health care

Sudhanshu S. Behera, Ramesh C. Ray

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Glutathione peroxidase 4: a new player in neurodegeneration?

Bárbara Rita Cardoso, Dominic J. Hare, Ashley I. Bush +1

Molecular Psychiatry

Selenium in Cattle: A Review

Youcef Mehdi, Isabelle Dufrasne

Molecules

This review article examines the role of selenium (Se) and the effects of Se supplementation especially in the bovine species. Selenium is an important trace element in cattle. Some of its roles...

High intensity ultrasound modified ovalbumin: Structure, interface and gelation properties

Wenfei Xiong, Yuntao Wang, Chunlan Zhang +6

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Influence of high intensity ultrasound (HIUS) on the structure and properties of ovalbumin (OVA) were investigated. It was found that the subunits and secondary structure of OVA did not change...

Recent progress in chemical modification of starch and its applications

Qing Chen, Haojie Yu, Li Wang +8

RSC Advances

Starch has received much attention as a promising natural material both in biomedical fields and waste water treatment due to its unique biological and adsorptive properties.

In vitro release and biological activities of Carum copticum essential oil (CEO) loaded chitosan nanoparticles

Akbar Esmaeili, Azadeh Asgari

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Masquerading microbial pathogens: capsular polysaccharides mimic host-tissue molecules

Brady F. Cress, Jacob A. Englaender, Wenqin He +3

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria portends an impending postantibiotic age, characterized by diminishing efficacy of common antibiotics and routine application of...

Ralstonia spp.: emerging global opportunistic pathogens

Michael P. Ryan, Catherine C. Adley

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Bifidobacteria Stabilize Claudins at Tight Junctions and Prevent Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction in Mouse Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Kelly R. Bergmann, Shirley X.L. Liu, Runlan Tian +6

American Journal Of Pathology

Whether intestinal barrier disruption precedes or is the consequence of intestinal injury in necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains unknown. Using a neonatal mouse NEC model, we examined the changes...

Interaction between Amylose and Tea Polyphenols Modulates the Postprandial Glycemic Response to High-Amylose Maize Starch

Yanwei Chai, Mingzhu Wang, Genyi Zhang

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

High-amylose maize starch (HAM) is a common source material to make resistant starch with its high content of amylose (>70%). In the current investigation, the self-assembly of amylose in the...

Environmental reservoirs and mechanisms of persistence of Vibrio cholerae

Carla Lutz, Martina Erken, Parisa Noorian +2

Frontiers in Microbiology

It is now well accepted that Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the water-borne disease cholera, is acquired from environmental sources where it persists between outbreaks of the disease. Recent...

Sodium Intake and Blood Pressure Among US Children and Adolescents

Quanhe Yang, Zefeng Zhang, Elena V. Kuklina +9

PEDIATRICS

Sodium intake is positively associated with SBP and risk for pre-HBP/HPB among US children and adolescents, and this association may be stronger among those who are overweight/obese.

The role and influence of grandmothers on child nutrition: culturally designated advisors and caregivers

Judi Aubel

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Improving the nutritional status of infants and young children in developing countries depends to a significant extent on adoption of optimal nutrition-related practices within the context of the...

Selenium and spermine alleviate cadmium induced toxicity in the red seaweed Gracilaria dura by regulating antioxidants and DNA methylation

Manoj Kumar, A. J. Bijo, Ravi S. Baghel +2

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Glutathione: a key component of the cytoplasmic labile iron pool

Robert C. Hider, Xiao Kong

BioMetals

Resistance and survival strategies of Salmonella enterica to environmental stresses

Michael Spector, William J. Kenyon

Food Research International

Whole-Genome Comparison Reveals Novel Genetic Elements That Characterize the Genome of Industrial Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Anthony R. Borneman, Brian Desany, David W. H. Riches +5

PLoS Genetics

Human intervention has subjected the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to multiple rounds of independent domestication and thousands of generations of artificial selection. As a result, this species...

Production and Evaluation of Dry Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsules as an Enteric Delivery Vehicle for Probiotic Bacteria

Michael T. Cook, George Tzortzis, Dimitris Charalampopoulos +1

Biomacromolecules

This study investigates the production of alginate microcapsules, which have been coated with the polysaccharide chitosan, and evaluates some of their properties with the intention of improving the...

Risk of recurrence after venous thromboembolism in men and women: patient level meta-analysis

James Douketis, Alberto Tosetto, Maura Marcucci +7

BMJ

In patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism, men have a 2.2-fold higher risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism than do women, which remained 1.8-fold higher in men after adjustment...

Truffle volatiles: from chemical ecology to aroma biosynthesis

Richard Splivallo, Simone Ottonello, Antonietta Mello +1

New Phytologist

Truffles (Tuber spp.) are symbiotic fungi that develop underground in association with plant roots. Food connoisseurs describe their scent as sensual, seductive and unique. These mysterious fungi,...

Lifestyles of plant viruses

Marilyn J. Roossinck

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

The vast majority of well-characterized eukaryotic viruses are those that cause acute or chronic infections in humans and domestic plants and animals. However, asymptomatic persistent viruses have...

The Physiologic Response and Associated Clinical Benefits From Provision of Early Enteral Nutrition

Stephen A. McClave, Daren K. Heyland

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Provision of enteral nutrition (EN) to critically ill patients early upon admission to the intensive care unit exerts a beneficial physiologic effect that downregulates systemic immune responses,...

Effect of tea polyphenols on the retrogradation of rice starch

Yue Wu, Zhengxing Chen, Xiaoxuan Li +1

Food Research International

Dietary fibre and health: an overview

Judith Buttriss, Caroline S. Stokes

Nutrition Bulletin

Summary Many studies have found that people on diets high in fibre have reduced risks of certain diseases such as cancers, coronary heart disease, obesity and possibly diabetes. Fibre is a collective...

Eating quality standards for apples based on consumer preferences

F. Roger Harker, Eugene M. Kupferman, Anna Marín +2

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Antimicrobial properties of selected essential oils in vapour phase against foodborne bacteria

Lenka Nedorostova, Pavel Klouček, Ladislav Kokoška +2

Food Control

Metabolism of Linoleic Acid by Human Gut Bacteria: Different Routes for Biosynthesis of Conjugated Linoleic Acid

Estelle Devillard, Freda M. McIntosh, Sylvia H. Duncan +1

Journal of Bacteriology

A survey of 30 representative strains of human gram-positive intestinal bacteria indicated that Roseburia species were among the most active in metabolizing linoleic acid (cis-9,cis-12-18:2)....

Effect of pH, ethanol and acidity on astringency and bitterness of grape seed tannin oligomers in model wine solution

Hélène Fontoin, Cédric Saucier, Pierre‐Louis Teissèdre +1

Food Quality and Preference

Omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: A case for omega-3 index as a new risk factor

W HARRIS

Pharmacological Research

Fatty acid profile, tocopherol, squalene and phytosterol content of brazil, pecan, pine, pistachio and cashew nuts

Eileen Ryan, Karen Galvin, T.P. O'Connor +2

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Nuts contain bioactive constituents that elicit cardio-protective effects including phytosterols, tocopherols and squalene. The objective of the present study was to determine the total oil content,...

Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Deficiency Reverses Tumor Phenotype and Tumorigenicity of Lung Carcinoma Cells

Min‐Hyuk Yoo, Xueming Xu, Bradley A. Carlson +2

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Dietary selenium has potent cancer prevention activity. Both low molecular weight selenocompounds and selenoproteins are implicated in this effect. Thioredoxin reductase 1 (TR1) is one of the major...

Different micronization methods significantly improve the functionality of carrot insoluble fibre

Chi‐Fai Chau, Yi‐Ting Wang, Yuling Wen

Food Chemistry

Impact of Electrostatic Interactions on Formation and Stability of Emulsions Containing Oil Droplets Coated by β-Lactoglobulin−Pectin Complexes

Demet Güzey, David Julian McClements

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Interfacial protein-polysaccharide complexes can be used to improve the physical stability of oil-in-water emulsions. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of ionic strength on the...

Platelet volume indices in patients with coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction: an Indian scenario

Medha Khandekar, A. S. Khurana, S D Deshmukh +3

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Larger platelets are haemostatically more active and are a risk factor for developing coronary thrombosis, leading to myocardial infarction. Patients with larger platelets can easily be identified...

Bacterial Lantibiotics: Strategies to Improve Therapeutic Potential

Paul D. Cotter, Colin Hill, R. Paul Ross

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Lantibiotics are ribosomally-synthesised antimicrobial peptides produced by Gram-positive bacteria that are characterised by the presence of lanthionine and/or methyllanthionine residues. Other...

Application of in vitro methods for selection of Lactobacillus casei strains as potential probiotics

Vijendra Mishra, D. Prasad

International Journal of Food Microbiology

The olive leaf extract exhibits antiviral activity against viral haemorrhagic septicaemia rhabdovirus (VHSV)

Vicente Micol, Nuria Caturla, Laura Pérez-Fons +3

Antiviral Research

Haemolysins in Vibrio species

Xing‐Hai Zhang, Brian Austin

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Many Vibrio species are pathogenic to humans, and/or marine vertebrates and invertebrates. The pathogenic species produce various virulence factors including enterotoxin, haemolysin, cytotoxin,...

Gluten‐Free Bread from Sorghum: Quality Differences Among Hybrids

T. Schober, Manuela Messerschmidt, Scott R. Bean +2

Cereal Chemistry

ABSTRACT Gluten‐free breadmaking quality of 10 sorghum flours was compared using (relative basis) decorticated sorghum flour (70), corn starch (30), water (105), salt (1.75), sugar (1), and dried...

Microbial ecology of cereal fermentations

Walter P. Hammes, M. Brandt, Kerstin L. Francis +3

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Child Malnutrition in Ethiopia: Can Maternal Knowledge Augment the Role of Income?

Luc Christiaensen, Harold Alderman

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Selenium effects on oxidative stress in potato

Mervi Seppänen, Marja Turakainen, Helinä Hartikainen

Plant Science

When is food a luxury?

Marijke van der Veen

World Archaeology

This paper explores definitions of luxury foods and considers the role of luxuries in marking social distinction. It is proposed that luxury foods are those foods that offer a refinement in texture,...

The various and varying roles of specific chaperones in type III secretion systems

Claude Parsot

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Production of carboxymethyl cellulose from sugar beet pulp cellulose and rheological behaviour of carboxymethyl cellulose

Hasan Toğrul

Carbohydrate Polymers