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Influence of Some Spice Essential Oils on <i>Aspergillus Parasiticus</i> Growth and Production of Aflatoxins in a Synthetic Medium

R. S. Farag, Z. Y. Daw, S. H. Abo‐Raya

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Gas‐liquid chromatography was used to determine the essential oil compositions of thyme, cumin, clove, caraway, rosemary, and sage. The basic components of these oils were thymol, cumin...

Treatment of Gram-Negative Septic Shock with Human IgG Antibody to Escherichia coli J5: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Trial

Thierry Calandra, M. P. Glauser, J. F. P. Schellekens +1

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

In a randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial we compared the efficacy of a preparation of human IgG antibody to Escherichia coli J5 (J5-IVIG) with that of a standard IgG preparation (IVIG) for...

Sulfate Content of Carrageenan and Agar Determined by Infrared Spectroscopy

Cyrille Rochas, Marc Lahaye, W. Yaphe

Botanica Marina

International audience

A selective medium for isolating Campylobacter jejuni/coli.

F. J. Bolton, L. Robertson

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Skirrow's medium is effective for isolating Campylobacters from human faeces but is less suitable for animal and environmental specimens owing to the presence of contaminating species. After...

Lipoprotein lipase suppression in 3T3-L1 cells by an endotoxin-induced mediator from exudate cells.

Masanobu Kawakami, P H Pekala, M. Daniel Lane +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Conditioned medium from cultures of mouse peritoneal exudate cells incubated wih endotoxin contains a mediator that markedly suppresses (greater than 90%) lipoprotein lipase (triacylglycero-protein...

Mineral Nutrition of Animals

Elsevier eBooks

Leukocytes are required for increased lung microvascular permeability after microembolization in sheep.

Michael R. Flick, Azriel Perel, Norman C. Staub

Circulation Research

We studied the effects of uneven pulmonary artery obstruction by microemboli on steady state transvascular fluid and protein exchange in normal and leukopenic sheep. We measured pulmonary artery and...

Antimicrobial activity of aroma chemicals and essential oils

J.A. Morris, A. Khettry, Eugene W. Seitz

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

Abstract Determination of the minimum inhibitory concen‐trations (MIC) of 212 common soap fragrance raw materials demonstrated that the paper disc‐petri plate technique does not reflect the relative...

The Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis Using the 125I Fibrinogen Test

Vijay V. Kakkar

Archives of Surgery

A simplified technique for detecting phlebothrombosis of the legs is using radioiodinated fibrinogen. In 88 patients, the accuracy of the test was 92%, as determined by concurrent phlebography. The...

LANTHANUM IN HEART CELL CULTURE

G. A. Langer, J. S. Frank

The Journal of Cell Biology

Correlation of the localization of La(+++) with its effects on Ca(++) exchange in cultured rat heart cells is examined with the use of a recently developed technique. 75% of cellular Ca(++) is...

ASSOCIATION OF LACTOFERRIN WITH SPECIFIC GRANULES IN RABBIT HETEROPHIL LEUKOCYTES

Marco Baggiolini, C. De Duve, Pierre Masson +1

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Lactoferrin has been identified in rabbit heterophil leukocytes on the basis of its immunological reactivity, electrophoretic mobility, acid-resistant iron-binding properties, and spectral...

Synthesis of extracellular dextran by cariogenic bacteria and its presence in human dental plaque

R.J. Gibbons, S.B. Banghart

Archives of Oral Biology

Fine structure of the taste bud

Albert I. Farbman

Journal of Ultrastructure Research

Studies of the mechanism of vitamin E action. IV. Lipide peroxidation in the vitamin E-deficient rabbit

H Zalkin, Al L. Tappel

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Asia-Pacific population journal

For over two decades, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal (APPJ) has been taking the pulse of population and social issues unfolding in the region. Published by the United Nations Economic and Social...

Formation, structure and properties of the starch-polyphenol inclusion complex: A review

Nan Deng, Deng Zhong, Can Tang +4

Trends in Food Science & Technology

A Novel Postbiotic From Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG With a Beneficial Effect on Intestinal Barrier Function

Jie Gao, Yubin Li, Yu Wan +11

Frontiers in Microbiology

It has long been known that probiotics can be used to maintain intestinal homeostasis and treat a number of gastrointestinal disorders, but the underlying mechanism has remained obscure. Recently,...

Mung bean proteins and peptides: nutritional, functional and bioactive properties

Yishen Zhu, Shuai Sun, Richard J. Fitzgerald

Food & Nutrition Research

To date, no extensive literature review exists regarding potential uses of mung bean proteins and peptides. As mung bean has long been widely used as a food source, early studies evaluated mung bean...

What is new in lysozyme research and its application in food industry? A review

Tiantian Wu, Qingqing Jiang, Dan Wu +6

Food Chemistry

What's new in biopotential of fruit and vegetable by-products applied in the food processing industry

Hanna Kowalska, Kinga Czajkowska, Joanna Cichowska +1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Low birth weight was the most dominant predictor associated with stunting among children aged 12–23 months in Indonesia

Ni Ketut Aryastami, Anuraj H. Shankar, Nunik Kusumawardani +3

BMC Nutrition

Stunting among toddlers is highly prevalent in Indonesia. As a chronic malnutrition problem, stunting is closely related to internal (maternal health) and external factors such as feeding practices,...

Novel Umami Ingredients: Umami Peptides and Their Taste

Yin Zhang, Chandrasekar Venkitasamy, Zhongli Pan +2

Journal of Food Science

Umami substances are very important for food seasoning and healthy eating. In addition to monosodium glutamate and some nucleotides, recent investigations have revealed that several peptides also...

Structural characteristics and functional properties of rice bran dietary fiber modified by enzymatic and enzyme-micronization treatments

Ya Wen, Meng Niu, Binjia Zhang +2

LWT

Addressing the Antibiotic Resistance Problem with Probiotics: Reducing the Risk of Its Double-Edged Sword Effect

Ivan C. V. J. Imperial, Joyce A. Ibana

Frontiers in Microbiology

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health problem that requires our attention. Indiscriminate antibiotic use is a major contributor in the introduction of selective pressures in our natural...

Mechanisms and therapeutic effectiveness of lactobacilli

Alessandro Di Cerbo, Beniamino Palmieri, Maria Aponte +2

Journal of Clinical Pathology

The gut microbiome is not a silent ecosystem but exerts several physiological and immunological functions. For many decades, lactobacilli have been used as an effective therapy for treatment of...

Safety and Effectiveness of Stent Placement for Iliofemoral Venous Outflow Obstruction

Mahmood K. Razavi, Michael R. Jaff, Larry E. Miller

Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions

Stent placement for iliofemoral venous outflow obstruction results in high technical success and acceptable complication rates regardless of cause of obstruction.

Magnesium and type 2 diabetes

Mario Barbagallo

World Journal of Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is frequently associated with both extracellular and intracellular magnesium (Mg) deficits. A chronic latent Mg deficit or an overt clinical hypomagnesemia is common in patients with...

Manganese homeostasis in the nervous system

Pan Chen, Sudipta Chakraborty, Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay +4

Journal of Neurochemistry

Manganese (Mn) is an essential heavy metal that is naturally found in the environment. Daily intake through dietary sources provides the necessary amount required for several key physiological...

Effect of frozen storage on physico-chemistry of wheat gluten proteins: Studies on gluten-, glutenin- and gliadin-rich fractions

Pei Wang, Haiying Chen, Bashari Mohanad +7

Food Hydrocolloids

Identification of intermediate-risk patients with acute symptomatic pulmonary embolism

Carlo Bova, Olivier Sanchez, Paolo Prandoni +4

European Respiratory Journal

The identification of normotensive patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) at high risk of adverse PE-related clinical events (i.e. intermediate-risk group) is a major challenge. We combined...

A Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type VI Secretion Phospholipase D Effector Targets Both Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Feng Jiang, Nicholas R. Waterfield, Jian Yang +2

Cell Host & Microbe

Pathogen blocks host death receptor signalling by arginine GlcNAcylation of death domains

Shan Li, Li Zhang, Qing Yao +9

Nature

Agrobiodiversity for food security, health and income

Rémi Kahane, T. Hodgkin, Hannah Jaenicke +6

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Cluster-randomised controlled trials of individual and combined water, sanitation, hygiene and nutritional interventions in rural Bangladesh and Kenya: the WASH Benefits study design and rationale

Benjamin F. Arnold, Clair Null, Stephen P. Luby +20

BMJ Open

Trial registration identifiers (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov): NCT01590095 (Bangladesh), NCT01704105 (Kenya).

Indian Study on Epidemiology of Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Chronic Bronchitis in adults (INSEARCH)

S K Jindal, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, Deepak Gupta +5

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Asthma and CB in adults pose an enormous health care burden in India. Most of the associated risk factors are preventable.

Membrane Lipid Peroxidation in Copper Alloy-Mediated Contact Killing of Escherichia coli

Robert Hong, Tae Yeon Kang, Corinne A. Michels +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Copper alloy surfaces are passive antimicrobial sanitizing agents that kill bacteria, fungi, and some viruses. Studies of the mechanism of contact killing in Escherichia coli implicate the membrane...

Phase I Evaluation of Intravenous Ascorbic Acid in Combination with Gemcitabine and Erlotinib in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Daniel Monti, Edith P. Mitchell, Anthony J. Bazzan +7

PLoS ONE

Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00954525.

Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) in combination with inulin modulates both the intestinal environment and immune status in healthy subjects, while XOS alone only shows prebiotic properties

Jean‐Michel Lecerf, Flore Dépeint, E. Clerc +11

British Journal Of Nutrition

The purpose of the present study was to establish the prebiotic effect of a new xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) and of an inulin-and-XOS mixture (INU-XOS) and to determine their effect on endotoxaemia...

Significance of coarse cereals in health and nutrition: a review

Kiran Deep Kaur, Alok Jha, Latha Sabikhi +1

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Dietary Fibre Intake and Risks of Cancers of the Colon and Rectum in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

Neil Murphy, Teresa Norat, Pietro Ferrari +27

PLoS ONE

Our results strengthen the evidence for the role of high dietary fibre intake in colorectal cancer prevention.

Probiotic viability and physico-chemical and sensory properties of plain and stirred fruit yogurts made from goat’s milk

Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera, Carla A. Evans, M.C. Adams +1

Food Chemistry

Substrate Profile and Metal-ion Selectivity of Human Divalent Metal-ion Transporter-1

Anthony C Illing, Ali Shawki, Christopher L. Cunningham +1

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Divalent metal-ion transporter-1 (DMT1) is a H(+)-coupled metal-ion transporter that plays essential roles in iron homeostasis. DMT1 exhibits reactivity (based on evoked currents) with a broad range...

Molecular Epidemiology

Peter Gerner‐Smidt, Eija Hyyti�-trees, Paul A. Rota

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) essential oil: its antibacterial activity and mode of action evaluated by flow cytometry

Filomena Silva, Susana Ferreira, João A. Queiroz +1

Journal of Medical Microbiology

The aim of this work was to study the antibacterial effect of coriander (Coriandrum sativum) essential oil against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Antibacterial susceptibility was evaluated...

Putting the Whole Grain Puzzle Together: Health Benefits Associated with Whole Grains—Summary of American Society for Nutrition 2010 Satellite Symposium1–3

Satya S. Jonnalagadda, Lisa Harnack, Rui Hai Liu +4

Journal of Nutrition

Preterm Milk Oligosaccharides During the First Month of Lactation

Orazio Gabrielli, Lucia Zampini, Tiziana Galeazzi +7

PEDIATRICS

Our data confirm lower lactose concentrations in preterm milk, compared with term milk, and they provide the first detailed characterization of oligosaccharides in preterm milk, demonstrating...

Extracellular biosynthesis and transformation of selenium nanoparticles and application in H2O2 biosensor

Tingting Wang, Liangbao Yang, Buchang Zhang +1

Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

Rivaroxaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee arthroplasty

Michael R. Lassen, Bengt I. Eriksson, Michael Gent +7

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Four phase III studies compared oral rivaroxaban with subcutaneous enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA). A pooled analysis...

Composition and Antimicrobial Activities of Lippia multiflora Moldenke, Mentha x piperita L. and Ocimum basilicum L. Essential Oils and Their Major Monoterpene Alcohols Alone and in Combination

Imaël Henri Nestor Bassolé, Aline Lamien‐Meda, Balé Bayala +5

Molecules

Essential oils from leaves of Lippia multiflora, Mentha x piperita and Ocimum basilicum from Burkina Faso were analysed by GC-FID and GC-MS. Major components were p-cymene, thymol, b-caryophyllene,...