Research Library

Starch utilization by the human large intestinal microflora

G.T. Macfarlane, Hans N. Englyst

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

High levels (2-565 units/g) of amylase activity were observed in human faeces. Over 92% of amylase activity in faeces obtained from healthy persons was extracellular, whereas only about 9% of...

Identification and characterization of two Campylobacter jejuni adhesins for cellular and mucous substrates

Edward McSweegan, Richard I. Walker

Infection and Immunity

Campylobacter jejuni is able to colonize the human intestinal mucosa and cause disease. For this reason, it was important to investigate mechanisms by which C. jejuni adheres to epithelial cells and...

High-Gravity Brewing: Effects of Nutrition on Yeast Composition, Fermentative Ability, and Alcohol Production

Gregory P. Casey, C. A. Magnus, W. M. Ingledew

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

A number of economic and product quality advantages exist in brewing when high-gravity worts of 16 to 18% dissolved solids are fermented. Above this level, production problems such as slow or stuck...

P-fimbriated clones among uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains

V Väisänen-Rhen, Jaakko Elo, Eino Väisänen +6

Infection and Immunity

A total of 237 Escherichia coli strains isolated from the urine of patients with various forms of urinary tract infection or from feces of healthy children were analyzed for O group, possession of K1...

Aroma of Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages

Lalli Nykänen, Heikki Suomalainen

Amiloride reduces the taste intensity of Na+ and Li+ salts and sweeteners.

Susan S. Schiffman, E Lockhead, Frédéric Maes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The diuretic amiloride, a potent inhibitor of sodium transport in a variety of epithelial systems, was applied to the human tongue. Application of amiloride reduced the taste intensity of sodium and...

Effect of magnesium on blood pressure.

Thomas Dyckner, P O Wester

BMJ

Twenty patients receiving long term diuretic treatment for arterial hypertension (18 patients) or congestive heart failure (two patients) received magnesium supplementation as aspartate hydrochloride...

The mouse metallothionein-I gene is transcriptionally regulated by cadmium following transfection into human or mouse cells

Kelly E. Mayo, R. Antony J. Warren, Richard D. Palmiter

Cell

Current Clinical Topics in Infectious Diseases 2

Margaret Smith

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

This excellent little book, like the first volume in this new series, achieves the goal proposed in the Preface: “timely, concise summaries and critical commentaries … a true update of information in...

Taxonomy of the Lactobacillus acidophilus Group

J. L. JOHNSON, C. F. PHELPS, C. S. Cummins +2

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

A total of 89 strains designated Lactobacillus acidophilus were examined for physiological properties, type of lactic acid produced, cell wall sugar pattern, guanine plus cytosine content of...

PHYSICO‐CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF SOY PROTEINS STRUCTURE FORMATION

A.‐M. Hermansson

Journal of Texture Studies

ABSTRACT Mechanisms involved in the formation of three‐dimensional networks of globular proteins are discussed in general terms. Denaturation and aggregation of soy proteins under various conditions...

Rheology of Xanthan Gum

Patrick J. Whitcomb, C. W. Macosko

Journal of Rheology

Rheology of aqueous solutions of xanthan gum was studied over a wide range of shear rate and concentration. At sufficient dilution and low shear rates xanthan solutions show a region of Newtonian...

A mechanism for cadmium- and zinc-induced tolerance to cadmium toxicity: Involvement of metallothionein*1, *2

A. Philip Leber

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Copper Metabolism in Normal Subjects

G. E. Cartwright, M. M. Wintrobe

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Bifidus factor. I. A variant of Lactobacillus bifidus requiring a special growth factor

Paul György, Robert F. Norris, Catharine S. Rose

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Tissue Cations and Water in Arterial Hypertension

Louis Tobian, John Binion

Circulation

Human hypertensive subjects were found to have an increased sodium and water concentration in renal artery and psoas muscle. Hypertensive rats showed a high water content in their aortas. If the...

A Comprehensive Review of Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism: From Epidemiology to Pathophysiology

Daniele Pastori, Vito Maria Cormaci, Silvia Marucci +8

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common cause of death worldwide. The incidence of VTE varies according to different countries, ranging from 1-2 per 1000 person-years in Western...

Updated guidelines to reduce venous thromboembolism in trauma patients: A Western Trauma Association critical decisions algorithm

Eric J. Ley, Carlos V.R. Brown, Ernest E. Moore +10

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

This is a recommended evaluation and management algorithm from the Western Trauma Association (WTA) Algorithms Committee focused on the management of pharmacologic prophylaxis for venous...

Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: An innovation landscape approach

Patchimaporn Udomkun, Sebastian Romuli, Steffen Schock +6

Journal of Environmental Management

Traditionally fermented pickles: How the microbial diversity associated with their nutritional and health benefits?

Sudhanshu S. Behera, Aly El Sheikha, Riadh Hammami +1

Journal of Functional Foods

Historically, pickling is one of the oldest preservation methods of several foodstuffs such as vegetables, fruits, fish, and meat. Pickling imparts unique and desirable changes in flavor, texture and...

Shiga Toxin-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Narrative Review

Adrien Joseph, Aurélie Cointe, Patricia Mariani Kurkdjian +2

Toxins

The severity of human infection by one of the many Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> (STEC) is determined by a number of factors: the bacterial genome, the capacity of human societies to...

Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Health Benefits, Potential Applications in Infant Formulas, and Pharmacology

Michał Wiciński, E. Sawicka, Jakub Gębalski +2

Nutrients

The first months of life are a special time for the health development and protection of infants. Breastfeeding is the natural and best way of feeding an infant, and positively influences their...

Citrus Essential Oils (CEOs) and Their Applications in Food: An Overview

Himashree Bora, Madhu Kamle, Dipendra Kumar Mahato +2

Plants

<i>Citrus</i> is a genus belonging to the Rutaceae family and includes important crops like orange, lemons, pummelos, grapefruits, limes, etc. <i>Citrus</i> essential oils (CEOs) consist of some...

Association between intake of non-sugar sweeteners and health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials and observational studies

Ingrid Toews, Szimonetta Lohner, Daniela Kuellenberg de Gaudry +2

BMJ

Prospero CRD42017047668.

Chia Seeds (Salvia Hispanica L.): An Overview—Phytochemical Profile, Isolation Methods, and Application

Maša Knez Hrnčič, Maja Ivanovski, Darija Cör +1

Molecules

Chia (<i>Salvia hispanica</i> L.) is a small seed that comes from an annual herbaceous plant, <i>Salvia hispanica</i> L. In recent years, usage of Chia seeds has tremendously grown due to their high...

The origin and adaptive evolution of domesticated populations of yeast from Far East Asia

Shoufu Duan, Pei‐Jie Han, Qiming Wang +5

Nature Communications

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been an essential component of human civilization because of its long global history of use in food and beverage fermentation. However, the diversity and...

The molecular biology of fruity and floral aromas in beer and other alcoholic beverages

Sylvester Holt, Marta Mikš‐Krajnik, Bruna Trindade de Carvalho +2

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Aroma compounds provide attractiveness and variety to alcoholic beverages. We discuss the molecular biology of a major subset of beer aroma volatiles, fruity and floral compounds, originating from...

Comparison of natural and synthetic surfactants at forming and stabilizing nanoemulsions: Tea saponin, Quillaja saponin, and Tween 80

Zhenbao Zhu, Ying Wen, Jianhua Yi +3

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Interactions of Surface Exopolysaccharides From Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Within the Intestinal Environment

Nuria Castro-Bravo, Jerry M. Wells, Abelardo Margollés +1

Frontiers in Microbiology

Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface carbohydrate polymers present in most bacteria acting as a protective surface layer but also interacting with the surrounding environment. This review discusses...

Dendritic Cell Amiloride-Sensitive Channels Mediate Sodium-Induced Inflammation and Hypertension

Natália R. Barbaro, Jason D. Foss, Dmytro O. Kryshtal +12

Cell Reports

Sodium accumulates in the interstitium and promotes inflammation through poorly defined mechanisms. We describe a pathway by which sodium enters dendritic cells (DCs) through amiloride-sensitive...

Recent advances on determination of milk adulterants

Carina F. Nascimento, Poliana M. Santos, Edenir Rodrigues Pereira‐Filho +1

Food Chemistry

Microwave-assisted drying of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) fruits: Drying kinetics, polyphenols, anthocyanins, antioxidant capacity, colour and texture

Magdalena Zielińska, Anna Michalska

Food Chemistry

Importance of selenium and selenoprotein for brain function: From antioxidant protection to neuronal signalling

Nikolay Solovyev

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Biomedical potential of actinobacterially synthesized selenium nanoparticles with special reference to anti-biofilm, anti-oxidant, wound healing, cytotoxic and anti-viral activities

Suseenthar Ramya, Thangavel Shanmugasundaram, Ramasamy Balagurunathan

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Production of butyrate from lysine and the Amadori product fructoselysine by a human gut commensal

Thi Phuong Nam Bui, Jarmo Ritari, Sjef Boeren +3

Nature Communications

Human intestinal bacteria produce butyrate, which has signalling properties and can be used as energy source by enterocytes thus influencing colonic health. However, the pathways and the identity of...

High Rate of Acquisition but Short Duration of Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae After Travel to the Tropics

Étienne Ruppé, Laurence Armand-Lefèvre, Candice Estellat +21

Clinical Infectious Diseases

NCT01526187.

Beta-carotene encapsulated in food protein nanoparticles reduces peroxyl radical oxidation in Caco-2 cells

Jiang Yi, Tina I. Lam, Wallace Yokoyama +2

Food Hydrocolloids

Recent advances in sample preparation techniques to overcome difficulties encountered during quantitative analysis of small molecules from biofluids using LC-MS/MS

Caroline Bylda, Roland Thiele, Uwe Kobold +1

The Analyst

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of small molecules from biofluids requires sensitive and robust assays. Because of the very complex nature of many biological samples, efficient...

Authenticity of essential oils

Thi Kieu Tiên, Francis Hadji-Minaglou, Sylvain Antoniotti +1

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Zein as a source of functional colloidal nano- and microstructures

Ashok R. Patel, Krassimir P. Velikov

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Evaluation of Whole Genome Sequencing for Outbreak Detection of Salmonella enterica

Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Eva Møller Nielsen, Rolf Sommer Kaas +2

PLoS ONE

Salmonella enterica is a common cause of minor and large food borne outbreaks. To achieve successful and nearly 'real-time' monitoring and identification of outbreaks, reliable sub-typing is...

Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With VTE and Cancer

Maria Cristina Vedovati, Federico Germini, Giancarlo Agnelli +1

CHEST Journal

Caspase-11 stimulates rapid flagellin-independent pyroptosis in response to <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>

Christopher L. Case, Lara J. Kohler, Jonilson Berlink Lima +5

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A flagellin-independent caspase-1 activation pathway that does not require NAIP5 or NRLC4 is induced by the intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila. Here we demonstrate that this pathway...

A type III effector antagonizes death receptor signalling during bacterial gut infection

Jaclyn S. Pearson, Cristina Giogha, Sze Ying Ong +22

Nature

Feeding the immune system

Philip C. Calder

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

A well-functioning immune system is key to providing good defence against pathogenic organisms and to providing tolerance to non-threatening organisms, to food components and to self. The immune...

Effects of integrated child development and nutrition interventions on child development and nutritional status

Sally Grantham‐McGregor, Lia C. H. Fernald, Rose M. C. Kagawa +1

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

We conducted a systematic review of studies that examined the effect of interventions combining a child development component with a nutrition one; in some cases the nutrition interventions also...

Maternal weight and excessive weight gain during pregnancy modify the immunomodulatory potential of breast milk

María Carmen Collado, Kirsi Laitinen, Seppo Salminen +1

Pediatric Research

Starch nanoparticles formation via high power ultrasonication

Sihem Bel Haaj, Albert Magnin, Christian Pétrier +1

Carbohydrate Polymers