Research Library

Solvent denaturation and stabilization of globular proteins

Darwin O. V. Alonso, Ken A. Dill

Biochemistry

Statistical thermodynamic theory has recently been developed to account for the stabilities of globular proteins. Here we extend that work to predict the effects of solvents on protein stability....

A low-fat diet decreases high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels by decreasing HDL apolipoprotein transport rates.

Eliot A. Brinton, S Eisenberg, Jan L. Breslow

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Diets that reduce atherosclerosis risk lower levels of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), but the significance of this is unclear. To better understand the mechanism of this phenomenon we studied the turnover...

A new method of sequencing DNA

Edward David Hyman

Analytical Biochemistry

Degree of starch gelatinization, digestion rate of starch in vitro, and metabolic response in rats

J. Holm, Ingmar Lundquist, Inger Björck +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The effect of route of nutrient administration on the nutritional state, catabolic hormone secretion, and gut mucosal integrity after burn injury

H Saito, O. Trocki, Alexander Jw +3

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

So that the efficacy of route of nutrient administration in thermal injury could be determined, a comparison was made between immediate enteral vs parenteral feedings in burned guinea pigs....

A Physicochemical Model for Extrusion of Corn Starch

M. H. Gómez, José Miguel Aguilera

Journal of Food Science

Corn starch extruded at 32.9, 29.2, 24.5, 22.5, 15.9 and 14.2% moisture was analyzed for expansion ratio, enzyme susceptibility, water solubility index, water absorption index, degree of...

‘1001’ Campylobacters: cultural characteristics of intestinal campylobacters from man and animals

M. B. Skirrow, J. D. Benjamin

Journal of Hygiene

The cultural characteristics of 1220 Campylobacter strains from a variety of sources are described. Forty-two were identified as Campylobacter fetus ssp. fetus (Véron & Chatelain, 1973), 1120 as...

Clinical, Biochemical, and Pharmacological Role of Zinc

A S Prasad

The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Although zinc had been known to be essential to the growth of microorgan­ isms for over one hundred years, it was not until 1934 that zinc was shown to be necessary for the growth and well-being of...

Interaction of nutrition and infection

Elvin G. Zook

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Mesophyll Cell Protoplasts of Potato

James F. Shepard, Roger E. Totten

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Mesophyll cell protoplasts were isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Russet Burbank) leaves and induced to proliferate in culture. Protoplast division was observed only among preparations...

Environmental Unpredictability and Plastic Energy Allocation Strategies in the Annual Polygonum Cascadense (Polygonaceae)

James C. Hickman

Journal of Ecology

Tissue distribution of lysozyme in man.

Matti Klockars, Sakari Reitamo

Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry

The distribution of lysozyme (LZM) in normal human tissues was determined with the use of the immunoglobulin-enzyme (peroxidase) bridge method. LZM was detected in the following cells and tissues:...

Free radicals and inflammation. Protection of phagocytosine leukocytes by superoxide dismutase.

M L Salin, Joe M. McCord

Journal of Clinical Investigation

A C T Isolated human polymorphonuclear leu- kocytes engaged in phagocytosis liberate superoxide radical and hydrogen peroxide into the surrounding me- dium. These two chemical species react to...

New Genus, Coprococcus, Twelve New Species, and Emended Descriptions of Four Previously Described Species of Bacteria from Human Feces

Lillian V. Holdeman, William Moore

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

A new genus of anaerobic cocci, Coprococcus, and 12 new species of anaerobes, Coprococcus eutactus, C. catus, C. comes, Ruminococcus callidus, R. torques, Streptococcus hansenii, Bacteroides...

Théorie mécanique de la chaleur

Athanase Dupré

Open MIND

Diagramme

Identification and organoleptic evaluation of compounds in Delicious apple essence

Robert A. Flath, Dale R. Black, D. G. Guadagni +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTIdentification and organoleptic evaluation of compounds in Delicious apple essenceRobert A. Flath, Dale Robert. Black, Dante G. Guadagni, William H....

THE INHIBITING EFFECT OF STREPTOCOCCUS LACTIS ON LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS

L. A. Rogers

Journal of Bacteriology

Royal College of Physicians of London: Directions Relative to the Prevention and Treatment of Cholera

John Ayrton Paris, F Hawkins

BMJ

Thrombus Structural Composition in Cardiovascular Disease

Ghadir Alkarithi, Cédric Duval, Yu Shi +2

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Thrombosis is a major complication of cardiovascular disease, leading to myocardial infarction, acute ischemic stroke, or venous thromboembolism. Thrombosis occurs when a thrombus forms inside blood...

Modulatory Effects of Probiotics During Pathogenic Infections With Emphasis on Immune Regulation

Abdul Raheem, Lin Liang, Guangzhi Zhang +1

Frontiers in Immunology

In order to inhibit pathogenic complications and to enhance animal and poultry growth, antibiotics have been extensively used for many years. Antibiotics applications not only affect target pathogens...

Zinc deficiency in low‐ and middle‐income countries: prevalence and approaches for mitigation

Swarnim Gupta, Anna Brazier, Nicola M. Lowe

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

This review addresses the prevalence of zinc deficiency in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs) and assesses the available strategies for its alleviation. The paucity of national-level data on...

Structuring the meat analogue by using plant-based derived composites

Oni Yuliarti, Tay Jun Kiat Kovis, Ng Jun Yi

Journal of Food Engineering

Temporal development of the infant gut microbiome

Rebecca E. Moore, Steven D. Townsend

Open Biology

The majority of organisms that inhabit the human body reside in the gut. Since babies are born with an immature immune system, they depend on a highly synchronized microbial colonization process to...

Interactions between probiotics and pathogenic microorganisms in hosts and foods: A review

Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Khadijeh Abhari, İsmail Eş +9

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Improvers and functional ingredients in whole wheat bread: A review of their effects on dough properties and bread quality

Lauren Tebben, Yanting Shen, Yonghui Li

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Health benefits and bioactive compounds of eggplant

Nergiz Gürbüz, Selman Uluışık, Anne Frary +2

Food Chemistry

Red pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.) drying: Effects of different drying methods on drying kinetics, physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity, and microstructure

Lizhen Deng, Xuhai Yang, Arun S. Mujumdar +6

Drying Technology

Results of an experimental study are presented and discussed for pulsed vacuum drying (PVD), infrared-assisted hot air-drying (IR-HAD), and hot air-drying (HAD) on drying kinetics, physicochemical...

Greater Protein and Energy Intake May Be Associated With Improved Mortality in Higher Risk Critically Ill Patients: A Multicenter, Multinational Observational Study*

Charlene Compher, Jesse Chittams, Therese Sammarco +2

Critical Care Medicine

Greater nutritional intake is associated with lower mortality and faster time to discharge alive in high-risk, longer stay patients but not significantly so in nutritionally low-risk patients.

Activation of Human T Cells in Hypertension

Hana A. Itani, William G. McMaster, Mohamed A. Saleh +16

Hypertension

Emerging evidence supports an important role for T cells in the genesis of hypertension. Because this work has predominantly been performed in experimental animals, we sought to determine whether...

The prospects of zero-packaging grocery stores to improve the social and environmental impacts of the food supply chain

Elisa F. Beitzen-Heineke, Nazmiye Balta‐Ozkan, Hendrik Reefke

Journal of Cleaner Production

Microbial decontamination of food by electron beam irradiation

Hsiang-Mei Lung, Yu‐Chi Cheng, Yin‐Hsuan Chang +3

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Determinants of stunting and severe stunting among under-fives in Tanzania: evidence from the 2010 cross-sectional household survey

Lulu Chirande, Deborah Donald Charwe, Hadijah Ally Mbwana +6

BMC Pediatrics

Community-based interventions are needed to reduce the occurrence of stunting and severe stunting in Tanzania. These interventions should target mothers with low levels of education, male children,...

Combined techniques for characterising pasta structure reveals how the gluten network slows enzymic digestion rate

Wei Zou, Mike Sissons, Michael J. Gidley +2

Food Chemistry

A New Clone Sweeps Clean: the Enigmatic Emergence of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131

Ritu Banerjee, James R. Johnson

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is an extensively antimicrobial-resistant E. coli clonal group that has spread explosively throughout the world. Recent molecular epidemiologic and...

Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Marcello Di Nisio, Ettore Porreca, Noemi Ferrante +3

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

In ambulatory cancer patients, primary thromboprophylaxis with direct factor Xa inhibitors may reduce the incidence of symptomatic VTE (low-certainty evidence) and probably increases the risk of...

A large-scale intervention to introduce orange sweet potato in rural Mozambique increases vitamin A intakes among children and women

Christine Hotz, Cornelia Loechl, Alan de Brauw +7

British Journal Of Nutrition

β-Carotene-rich orange sweet potato (OSP) has been shown to improve vitamin A status of infants and young children in controlled efficacy trials and in a small-scale effectiveness study with...

Unification of the Copper(I) Binding Affinities of the Metallo-chaperones Atx1, Atox1, and Related Proteins

Zhiguang Xiao, Jens Brose, Sonja Schimo +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Literature estimates of metal-protein affinities are widely scattered for many systems, as highlighted by the class of metallo-chaperone proteins, which includes human Atox1. The discrepancies may be...

Physicochemical and functional properties of lentil protein isolates prepared by different drying methods

M. Joshi, Benu Adhikari, Peter Aldred +2

Food Chemistry

Early Anticoagulation Is Associated With Reduced Mortality for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Sean B. Smith, Jeffrey B. Geske, Jane Maguire +3

CHEST Journal

Bacterial Contact-Dependent Delivery Systems

Christopher S. Hayes, Stephanie K. Aoki, David A. Low

Annual Review of Genetics

Bacteria have developed remarkable systems that sense neighboring target cells upon contact and initiate a series of events that enhance their survival and growth at the expense of the target cells....

Theobroma cacao L., the Food of the Gods: A scientific approach beyond myths and claims

Manuel Rusconi, A. Conti

Pharmacological Research

Synergistic interaction of eugenol with antibiotics against Gram negative bacteria

Shanmugam Hemaiswarya, Mukesh Doble

Phytomedicine

Sample treatment and determination of pesticide residues in fatty vegetable matrices: A review

Bienvenida Gilbert‐López, Juan F. García‐Reyes, Antonio Molina‐Díaz

Talanta

Rheological properties of starches with different amylose/amylopectin ratios

Fengwei Xie, Long Yu, Bing‐Jian Su +4

Journal of Cereal Science

Oleic acid and peanut oil high in oleic acid reverse the inhibitory effect of insulin production of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α both in vitro and in vivo systems

Evros Vassiliou, Andrés González Gómez, Carlos Garcia +3

Lipids in Health and Disease

Oleic acid was found to be effective in reversing the inhibitory effect in insulin production of the inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha. This finding is consistent with the reported therapeutic...

Preparation and properties of octenyl succinic anhydride modified potato starch

Ruan Hui, Qihe Chen, Fu Ming-liang +2

Food Chemistry

Unripe banana flour as an ingredient to increase the undigestible carbohydrates of pasta

Maribel Ovando‐Martínez, Sonia G. Sáyago‐Ayerdi, Edith Agama‐Acevedo +2

Food Chemistry

Role of yeasts in table olive production

Francisco Noé Arroyo‐López, Amparo Querol, J. Bautista‐Gallego +1

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Comparison of Extraintestinal Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains from Human and Avian Sources Reveals a Mixed Subset Representing Potential Zoonotic Pathogens

Timothy J. Johnson, Yvonne Wannemuehler, Sara J. Johnson +6

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Since extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains from human and avian hosts encounter similar challenges in establishing infection in extraintestinal locations, they may share...