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Physicochemical Properties of Starch and Flour from Different Rice Cultivars

Shifeng Yu, Ying Ma, Lucile Menager +1

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Characterization of branched polysaccharides using multiple‐detection size separation techniques

Francisco Vilaplana, Robert G. Gilbert

Journal of Separation Science

The structure of branched polysaccharides involves a hierarchy of levels, from the constituent sugars, then the branching pattern, up to the macromolecular architecture, and then supramolecular...

Resilience to Bacterial Infection: Difference between Species Could Be Due to Proteins in Serum

H. Shaw Warren, Catherine Fitting, Eva Hoff +8

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vertebrates vary in resistance and resilience to infectious diseases, and the mechanisms that regulate the trade-off between these often opposing protective processes are not well understood....

Rab1 Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor SidM Is a Major Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate-binding Effector Protein of Legionella pneumophila

Eva Brombacher, Simon Urwyler, Curdin Ragaz +4

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The causative agent of Legionnaires disease, Legionella pneumophila, forms a replicative vacuole in phagocytes by means of the intracellular multiplication/defective organelle trafficking (Icm/Dot)...

Comparison of Amylose Determination Methods and the Development of a Dual Wavelength Iodine Binding Technique

Thianming Zhu, David S. Jackson, Randy L. Wehling +1

Cereal Chemistry

ABSTRACT It has long been recognized that limitations exist in the analytical methodology for amylose determination. This study was conducted to evaluate various amylose determination methods....

The Effect of Early Human Diet on Caudate Volumes and IQ

Elizabeth Isaacs, David G. Gadian, Stuart Sabatini +4

Pediatric Research

Pomegranate Phenolics from the Peels, Arils, and Flowers Are Antiatherogenic: Studies<i>in Vivo</i>in Atherosclerotic Apolipoprotein E-Deficient (E⁰) Mice and<i>in Vitro</i>in Cultured Macrophages and Lipoproteins

Michael Aviram, Nina Volkova, Raymond Coleman +4

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

We have analyzed in vivo and in vitro the antiatherogenic properties and mechanisms of action of all pomegranate fruit parts: peels (POMxl, POMxp), arils (POMa), seeds (POMo), and flowers (POMf), in...

Oilseed Lipid Supplements and Fatty Acid Composition of Cow Milk: A Meta-Analysis

F. P. Glasser, Anne Ferlay, Yves Chilliard

Journal of Dairy Science

Numerous experiments have studied the use of oilseed supplements in cow diets to alter milk fatty acid (FA) composition, but no quantitative synthesis of these studies is currently available. This...

The Management of Inflammation in Periodontal Disease

Thomas E. Van Dyke

Journal of Periodontology

It has become clear in recent years that periodontitis is an inflammatory disease initiated by oral microbial biofilm. This distinction implies that it is the host response to the biofilm that...

Examining the Specific Contributions of Individual Arabidopsis Metallothioneins to Copper Distribution and Metal Tolerance 

Woei‐Jiun Guo, Metha Meetam, Peter B. Goldsbrough

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Metallothioneins (MTs) are small cysteine-rich proteins found in various eukaryotes. Plant MTs are classified into four types based on the arrangement of cysteine residues. To determine whether all...

Prebiotic evaluation of a novel galactooligosaccharide mixture produced by the enzymatic activity of Bifidobacterium bifidum NCIMB 41171, in healthy humans: a randomized, double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled intervention study

Flore Dépeint, George Tzortzis, Jelena Vulevic +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Conversion of Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1) into Menaquinone-4 (Vitamin K2) in Mice

Toshio Okano, Yuka Shimomura, Makiko Yamane +4

Journal of Biological Chemistry

There are two forms of naturally occurring vitamin K, phylloquinone and the menaquinones. Phylloquinone (vitamin K(1)) is a major type (>90%) of dietary vitamin K, but its concentrations in animal...

Maternal diet during pregnancy in relation to eczema and allergic sensitization in the offspring at 2 y of age

Stefanie Sausenthaler, Sibylle Koletzko, Beate Schaaf +6

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Nutritional and chemical value of Amaranthus hybridus l. leaves from Afikpo, Nigeria

Akubugwo, El Sayed M. I, Nwogo Ajuka Obasi +3

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

&nbsp; The nutritional and chemical value of&nbsp;Amaranthus hybridus&nbsp;were investigated using standard analytical methods in order to assess the numerous potential of the plant leaves. The...

Acrylamide in cereal products: A review

Achim Claus, Reinhold Carle, Andreas Schieber

Journal of Cereal Science

Formula milk versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants

Maria Quigley, Ginny Henderson, M Y Anthony +1

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

In preterm and low birth weight infants, feeding with formula milk compared with donor breast milk results in a higher rate of short-term growth but also a higher risk of developing necrotising...

Antifungal activity of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) essential oil and thymol against moulds from damp dwellings

Maja Šegvić Klarić, Ivan Kosalec, Josip Mastelić +2

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Essential oil of thyme and thymol could be used for disinfection of mouldy walls in the dwellings in low concentration.

Monoglyceride self-assembly structures as delivery vehicles

Laurent Sagalowicz, Martin E. Leser, Heribert J. Watzke +1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

The pathophysiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis

Daniel W. Clarke, Jérry Y. Niederkorn

Trends in Parasitology

Structural characteristics and physicochemical properties of oxidized corn starches varying in amylose content

Daris Kuakpetoon, Ya‐Jane Wang

Carbohydrate Research

Bread from composite cassava-wheat flour: I. Effect of baking time and temperature on some physical properties of bread loaf

T.A. Shittu, A. O. Raji, L.O. Sanni

Food Research International

Development of a new oat-based probiotic drink

Angel Angelov, Velitchka Gotcheva, Radoslava Kuncheva +1

International Journal of Food Microbiology

β-Glucan prepared from spent brewer's yeast as a fat replacer in mayonnaise

Supachai Worrasinchai, Manop Suphantharika, Surinya Pinjai +1

Food Hydrocolloids

Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders

Malcolm Peet, Caroline S. Stokes

Drugs

Development of probiotic Cheddar cheese containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lb. casei, Lb. paracasei and Bifidobacterium spp. and the influence of these bacteria on proteolytic patterns and production of organic acid

Lydia Ong, A. Henriksson, Nagendra P. Shah

International Dairy Journal

Bacterial genome size reduction by experimental evolution

A. I. Nilsson, Sanna Koskiniemi, Sofia Eriksson +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bacterial evolution toward endosymbiosis with eukaryotic cells is associated with extensive bacterial genome reduction and loss of metabolic and regulatory capabilities. Here we examined the rate and...

In Vitro Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antiviral Activities of the Essential Oil and Various Extracts from Herbal Parts and Callus Cultures of <i>Origanum acutidens</i>

Münevver Sökmen, Julia Serkedjieva, Dimitra Daferera +6

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The essential oil and various extracts obtained from Origanum acutidens and methanol extracts (MeOH) from callus cultures have been evaluated for their antioxidative, antimicrobial, and antiviral...

Antimicrobial Activity of Citric, Lactic, Malic, or Tartaric Acids and Nisin‐incorporated Soy Protein Film Against <i>Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7, and <i>Salmonella gaminara</i>

Satchithanandam Eswaranandam, Navam Hettiarachchy, Michael G. Johnson

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT: We studied the effectiveness of partial replacement of glycerol with citric, lactic, malic, and tartaric acids on the antimicrobial activities of nisin (205 IU/g protein)‐incorporated soy...

Immunomodulatory properties of conjugated linoleic acid

Marianne O’Shea, Josep Bassaganya‐Riera, Inge Mohede

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Mechanisms of heavy-metal sequestration and detoxification in crustaceans: a review

Gregory A. Ahearn, P.K. Mandal, A. Mandal

Journal of Comparative Physiology B

Eugenol isolated from the essential oil of Eugenia caryophyllata induces a reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis in HL-60 human promyelocytic leukemia cells

Chae-Bin Yoo, Ki-Tae Han, Kyu-Seok Cho +5

Cancer Letters

Incidence of deep vein thrombosis in critically ill ICU patients with a femoral central venous catheter

Pavlos Myrianthefs, Paraskevi Aravosita, Marios Georganas +2

Critical Care

on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine seal is maintained by gentle pressure on the TT keeping the cuff pressing on the vocal cords. During percutaneous tracheostomy the bougie remains in the...

Fatal Pulmonary Embolism after Bariatric Operations for Morbid Obesity: A 24-Year Retrospective Analysis

James A. Sapala, Michael Wood, Michael P. Schuhknecht +1

Obesity Surgery

Selectin-mucin interactions as a probable molecular explanation for the association of Trousseau syndrome with mucinous adenocarcinomas

Mark G. Wahrenbrock, Lubor Borsig, Dzung Le +2

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Trousseau described spontaneous, recurrent superficial migratory thrombophlebitis associated with occult cancers, and this was later correlated with disseminated microangiopathy (platelet-rich clots...

Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods for Use in Combination with SYBR Green I Real-Time PCR To Detect <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serotype Enteritidis in Poultry

Dario De Medici, Luciana Croci, Elisabetta Delibato +3

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The objective of this study was to develop a rapid, reproducible, and robust method for detecting Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis in poultry samples. First, for the extraction and...

Determination of structural peculiarities of dexran, pullulan and γ-irradiated pullulan by Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy

Kirill I. Shingel

Carbohydrate Research

The n−3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid increase systemic arterial compliance in humans

Paul Nestel, Hideki Shige, Sylvia Pomeroy +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Starch granule initiation and growth are altered in barley mutants that lack isoamylase activity

Rachel A. Burton, Helen Jenner, Luke Carrangis +9

The Plant Journal

Two mutant lines of barley, Risø 17 and Notch-2, were found to accumulate phytoglycogen in the grain. Like the sugary mutants of maize and rice, these phytoglycogen-accumulating mutants of barley...

Effects of two fermentable carbohydrates (inulin and resistant starch) and their combination on calcium and magnesium balance in rats

Hassan Younes, Charles Coudray, Jacques Bellanger +3

British Journal Of Nutrition

Resistant starch and inulin are complex carbohydrates that are fermented by the microflora and known to increase colonic absorption of minerals in animals. The fermentation of these substrates in the...

Dietary Selenium and Arsenic Affect DNA Methylation In Vitro in Caco-2 Cells and In Vivo in Rat Liver and Colon

Cindy D. Davis, Eric O. Uthus, John W. Finley

Journal of Nutrition

Persistent Diarrhea Signals a Critical Period of Increased Diarrhea Burdens and Nutritional Shortfalls: A Prospective Cohort Study among Children in Northeastern Brazil

Aldo Â. M. Lima, Sean R. Moore, Manuel S. Barboza +9

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Persistent diarrhea (PD; duration >/=14 days) is a growing part of the global burden of diarrheal diseases. A 45-month prospective cohort study (with illness, nutritional, and microbiologic...

Identification and Characterization of the Structural and Transporter Genes for, and the Chemical and Biological Properties of, Sublancin 168, a Novel Lantibiotic Produced by Bacillus subtilis 168

Sun H. Paik, Anu Chakicherla, J N Hansen

Journal of Biological Chemistry

An antimicrobial peptide produced by Bacillus subtilis 168 was isolated and characterized. It was named sublancin 168, and its behavior during Edman sequence analysis and its NMR spectrum suggested...

Enteral glutamine supplementation for very low birth weight infants decreases morbidity

Josef Neu, Juan C. Roig, William H. Meetze +8

The Journal of Pediatrics

Release of Covalently Bound Ferulic Acid from Fiber in the Human Colon

Paul A. Kroon, Craig B. Faulds, Peter Ryden +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The action of wheat bran as a potential colon anticarcinogen is related partly to its low fermentability in the large intestine. Phenolic acids are highly bioactive components and also limit...

D-dimer Testing for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Outpatients

Arnaud Perrier, Sylvie Desmarais, Catherine Goehring +6

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

The plasma level of D-dimer, a fibrin degradation product (FDP), is nearly always increased in the presence of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Hence, a normal D-dimer level (below a cutoff value of...

Viable but non-culturable Vibrio cholerae O1 revert to a cultivable state in the human intestine

Rita R. Colwell, P R Brayton, D A Herrington +3

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Texture of Cheddar Cheese as Influenced by Fat Reduction

Alexandria Bryant, Z. Ustunol, James F. Steffe

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Cheddar cheeses with five different fat levels (34, 32, 27, 21, and 13 %) were manufactured in a randomized block design experiment and replicated four times. Cheeses were ripened for 4...

Isolation, Characterization, and Evolution in Red Wine Vinification of Resveratrol Monomers

Fulvio Mattivi, Fabiano Reniero, Siegfried Korhammer

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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