Research Library

Lactobacillus plantarum with broad antifungal activity: A promising approach to increase safety and shelf-life of cereal-based products

Pasquale Russo, Mattia Pia Arena, Daniela Fiocco +3

International Journal of Food Microbiology

IFNs Modify the Proteome of Legionella-Containing Vacuoles and Restrict Infection Via IRG1-Derived Itaconic Acid

Jan Naujoks, Christoph Tabeling, Brian D. Dill +20

PLoS Pathogens

Macrophages can be niches for bacterial pathogens or antibacterial effector cells depending on the pathogen and signals from the immune system. Here we show that type I and II IFNs are master...

The effect of drought stress on the leaf relative water content and tuber yield of a half-sib family of ‘Katahdin’-derived potato cultivars

Dorota Sołtys‐Kalina, Jarosław Plich, Danuta Strzelczyk‐Żyta +2

Breeding Science

Drought tolerance in plants is a complex trait involving morphological, physiological, and biochemical mechanisms. Hundreds of genes underlie the response of plants to the stress. For crops,...

A novel insight on an ancient aromatic plant: The rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)

Regiane Ribeiro‐Santos, D. Carvalho-Costa, Carlos Cavaleiro +6

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Impact of human milk bacteria and oligosaccharides on neonatal gut microbiota establishment and gut health

Ted Jost, Christophe Lacroix, Christian Braegger +1

Nutrition Reviews

Neonatal gut microbiota establishment represents a crucial stage for gut maturation, metabolic and immunologic programming, and consequently short- and long-term health status. Human milk...

Meta-Analysis of the Associations of p-Cresyl Sulfate (PCS) and Indoxyl Sulfate (IS) with Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Cheng‐Jui Lin, Vin‐Cent Wu, Pei‐Chen Wu +1

PLoS ONE

Elevated levels of PCS and IS are associated with increased mortality in patients with CKD, while PCS, but not IS, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events.

Micronutrients in Pregnancy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Ian Darnton‐Hill, Uzonna Mkparu

Nutrients

Pregnancy is one of the more important periods in life when increased micronutrients, and macronutrients are most needed by the body; both for the health and well-being of the mother and for the...

Characterization of an exopolysaccharide with potential health-benefit properties from a probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum RJF4

Sasidharan Vasanthakumari Dilna, Harikumar Surya, Ravindran Girija Aswathy +4

LWT

Global Monitoring of Water Supply and Sanitation: History, Methods and Future Challenges

Jamie Bartram, Clarissa Brocklehurst, Michael B. Fisher +4

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

International monitoring of drinking water and sanitation shapes awareness of countries' needs and informs policy, implementation and research efforts to extend and improve services. The Millennium...

Very long chain omega‐3 (n‐3) fatty acids and human health

Philip C. Calder

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Omega‐3 (n‐3) fatty acids are a family of polyunsaturated fatty acids that contribute to human health and well‐being. Functionally the most important n‐3 fatty acids appear to be eicosapentaenoic...

Spray-freeze-drying: A novel process for the drying of foods and bioproducts

S. Padma Ishwarya, C. Anandharamakrishnan, A.G.F. Stapley

Trends in Food Science & Technology

The role of emotions in food choice and liking

S. Gutjar, Cees de Graaf, Valesca Kooijman +4

Food Research International

When a test is too good: how CT pulmonary angiograms find pulmonary emboli that do not need to be found

Renda Soylemez Wiener, L. M. Schwartz, Steven Woloshin

BMJ

This article is the first of a series on overdiagnosis looking at the risks and harms to patients of expanding definitions of disease and increasing use of new diagnostic technologies.

Heavy metal‐associated isoprenylated plant protein (<scp>HIPP</scp>): characterization of a family of proteins exclusive to plants

Joao Braga de Abreu Neto, Andreia Carina Turchetto‐Zolet, Luiz Felipe Valter de Oliveira +2

FEBS Journal

Metallochaperones are key proteins for the safe transport of metallic ions inside the cell. HIPPs (heavy metal-associated isoprenylated plant proteins) are metallochaperones that contain a metal...

A tale of two toxicities: malformed selenoproteins and oxidative stress both contribute to selenium stress in plants

Doug Van Hoewyk

Annals of Botany

Despite selenium's toxicity in plants at higher levels, crops supply most of the essential dietary selenium in humans. In plants, inorganic selenium can be assimilated into selenocysteine, which can...

Toxicological and pharmacological concerns on oxidative stress and related diseases

Soodabeh Saeidnia, Mohammad Abdollahı

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Validation of a HPLC method for simultaneous determination of main organic acids in fruits and juices

Rodrigo Scherer, A. C. P. Rybka, Cristiano Augusto Ballus +3

Food Chemistry

Effect of breastfeeding compared with formula feeding on infant body composition: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chris Gale, K. Logan, Shalini Santhakumaran +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Antimicrobial effect of linalool and α-terpineol against periodontopathic and cariogenic bacteria

Soon‐Nang Park, Yun Kyong Lim, Marcelo Freire +3

Anaerobe

Dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after total hip or knee replacement: systematic review, meta-analysis, and indirect treatment comparisons

Antonio Gómez‐Outes, Ana Isabel Terleira‐Fernández, Ma Luisa Suárez‐Gea +1

BMJ

A higher efficacy of new anticoagulants was generally associated with a higher bleeding tendency. The new anticoagulants did not differ significantly for efficacy and safety.

Consumer acceptance of visual appearance of broiler breast meat with varying degrees of white striping

V.A. Kuttappan, Y.S. Lee, GF Erf +3

Poultry Science

White striping is a condition associated with heavier broiler breast fillets and is observed grossly as white striations seen parallel to the direction of the muscle fibers. The present study was...

Manganese exposure from drinking water and children's academic achievement

Khalid Khan, Gail A. Wasserman, Xinhua Liu +8

NeuroToxicology

Structural basis for autoregulation of the zinc transporter YiiP

Min Lu, Jin Chai, Dax Fu

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Rich nutrition from the poorest – Cereal fermentations in Africa and Asia

M.J.R. Nout

Food Microbiology

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated With Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter-Containing Products--United States, 2008-2009

JAMA

Gastrointestinal Effects of Low-Digestible Carbohydrates

Hollie A. Grabitske, Joanne Slavin

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Low-digestible carbohydrates (LDCs) are carbohydrates that are incompletely or not absorbed in the small intestine but are at least partly fermented by bacteria in the large intestine. Fiber,...

Hierarchical regulation of selenoprotein expression and sex-specific effects of selenium

Lutz Schomburg, Ulrich Schweizer

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Prescription omega-3 fatty acids and their lipid effects: physiologic mechanisms of action and clinical implications

Harold Bays, Ann P. Tighe, Richard Sadovsky +1

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Hypertriglyceridemia is a risk factor for atherosclerotic coronary heart disease. Very high triglyceride (TG) levels (> or =500 mg/dl [5.65 mmol/l]) increase the risk of pancreatitis. One therapeutic...

Analysis of Protein Complexes in Wheat Amyloplasts Reveals Functional Interactions among Starch Biosynthetic Enzymes   

Ian J. Tetlow, K.G. Beisel, Scott A. Cameron +6

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Protein-protein interactions among enzymes of amylopectin biosynthesis were investigated in developing wheat (Triticum aestivum) endosperm. Physical interactions between starch branching enzymes...

Prebiotics, immune function, infection and inflammation: a review of the evidence

Amy R. Lomax, Philip C. Calder

British Journal Of Nutrition

Beta2-1 fructans are carbohydrate molecules with prebiotic properties. Through resistance to digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract, they reach the colon intact, where they selectively...

pH-dependent structures and properties of casein micelles

Yan Liu, Rong Guo

Biophysical Chemistry

Prevalence of malnutrition in paediatric hospital patients

Ingrid Pawellek, Katharina Dokoupil, Berthold Koletzko

Clinical Nutrition

Digestibility of legume starches as influenced by their physical and structural properties

Kawaljit Singh Sandhu, Seung-Taik Lim

Carbohydrate Polymers

Potato and french fry consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in women

Thomas L. Halton, Walter C. Willett, Simin Liu +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Effect of Shading on Accumulation of Flavonoid Compounds in (<i>Vitis vinifera </i>L.) Pinot Noir Fruit and Extraction in a Model System

Jessica M. Cortell, James A. Kennedy

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Accumulation and compositional changes of flavonols, proanthocyanidins, and anthocyanins were measured in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Pinot noir in shaded and exposed treatments. In addition, extraction of...

Comparison of Fixed-Dose Weight-Adjusted Unfractionated Heparin and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Acute Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism

Clive Kearon, Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Jim A. Julian +9

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00182403.

Biofilm formation in Campylobacter jejuni

G. W. P. Joshua, C. Guthrie-Irons, Andrey V. Karlyshev +1

Microbiology

The major gastrointestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is shown to exist as three forms of monospecies biofilm in liquid culture. It attaches to a glass surface; forms an unattached aggregate...

Randomized Trial of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Acute Adverse Effects of Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Isabelle Bairati, François Meyer, Michel Gélinas +11

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Supplementation with high doses of alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene during radiation therapy could reduce the severity of treatment adverse effects. However, this trial suggests that use of high...

Punica granatum flower extract, a potent α-glucosidase inhibitor, improves postprandial hyperglycemia in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

Yuhao Li, Suping Wen, Bhavani Prasad Kota +4

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

In Vitro Investigation into the Potential Prebiotic Activity of Honey Oligosaccharides

M. Luz Sanz, Nikolaos Polemis, Valle Morales +4

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The effect of honey oligosaccharides on the growth of fecal bacteria was studied using an in vitro fermentation system. Prior to treatment, glucose and fructose (31.73 and 21.41 g/100 g of product,...

Worldwide haplotype diversity and coding sequence variation at human bitter taste receptor loci

Un‐Kyung Kim, Stephen Wooding, Dante P. Ricci +2

Human Mutation

Bitter taste perception in humans is mediated by receptors encoded by 25 genes that together comprise the TAS2R (or T2R) gene family. The ability to identify the ligand(s) for each of these receptors...

Gastronomy Tourism

Jakša Kivela, John C. Crotts

Journal of Culinary Science & Technology

Abstract The existing literature supports the view that there is a connection between tourism and gastronomy. However, there is little empirical evidence, to show for example, whether or not there is...

Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from molasses produces bacteriocins active against Gram-negative bacteria

Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov, Leon M. T. Dicks

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Endogenous Synthesis of cis-9, trans-11 Conjugated Linoleic Acid in Dairy Cows Fed Fresh Pasture

J.K. Kay, T.R. Mackle, M.J. Auldist +2

Journal of Dairy Science

New Zealand Holstein-Friesian cows (n = 4) were used to quantify the importance of endogenous synthesis of cis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) via Delta(9)-desaturase in cows fed a fresh...

Prospective study of serum selenium concentrations and esophageal and gastric cardia cancer, heart disease, stroke, and total death

Wenqiang Wei, Christian C. Abnet, You‐Lin Qiao +7

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oils and cardiovascular disease

Darren J. Holub, Bruce J. Holub

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Plant evolution and the origin of crop species

Choice Reviews Online

<title>Abstract</title> This book is arranged in two sections: the first five chapters cover the genetic mechanisms associated with plant evolution (chromosome structure and genetic variability,...

Food safety and transparency in food chains and networks Relationships and challenges

Adrie Beulens, Douwe-Frits Broens, Peter Folstar +1

Food Control

Functionality of rice flour modified with a microbial transglutaminase

Hardeep Singh Gujral, Cristina M. Rosell

Journal of Cereal Science

Rice starches. I. Structural aspects provide insight into crystallinity characteristics and gelatinisation behaviour of granular starch

G.E. Vandeputte, Rudi Vermeylen, J. Geeroms +1

Journal of Cereal Science