Research Library

How do intestinal probiotics restore the intestinal barrier?

Hong-Zhong Gou, Yulin Zhang, Longfei Ren +2

Frontiers in Microbiology

The intestinal barrier is a structure that prevents harmful substances, such as bacteria and endotoxins, from penetrating the intestinal wall and entering human tissues, organs, and microcirculation....

Exploring Phytochemicals for Combating Antibiotic Resistance in Microbial Pathogens

Tushar Khare, Uttpal Anand, Abhijit Dey +4

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Antibiotic resistance or microbial drug resistance is emerging as a serious threat to human healthcare globally, and the multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains are imposing major hurdles to the...

Digitalization within food supply chains to prevent food waste. Drivers, barriers and collaboration practices

María Carmela Annosi, Federica Brunetta, Francesco Bimbo +1

Industrial Marketing Management

Utilization of fruit and vegetable waste to produce value-added products: Conventional utilization and emerging opportunities-A review

Kavya Ganesh, Adithya Sridhar, S. Vishali

Chemosphere

Valorization of fruits and vegetable wastes and by-products to produce natural pigments

Minaxi Sharma, Zeba Usmani, Vijai Kumar Gupta +1

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Synthetic pigments from petrochemicals have been extensively used in a wide range of food products. However, these pigments have adverse effects on human health that has rendered it obligatory to the...

Plant Secondary Metabolites in the Battle of Drugs and Drug-Resistant Bacteria: New Heroes or Worse Clones of Antibiotics?

Cyrill Gorlenko, Herman Yu. Kiselev, Е. В. Буданова +2

Antibiotics

Infectious diseases that are caused by bacteria are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in all regions of the world. Bacterial drug resistance has grown in the last decades, but the rate of...

The incidence, aetiology, and adverse clinical consequences of less severe diarrhoeal episodes among infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: a 12-month case-control study as a follow-on to the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS)

Karen L. Kotloff, Dilruba Nasrin, William C. Blackwelder +27

The Lancet Global Health

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Vitamin C: One compound, several uses. Advances for delivery, efficiency and stability

Amanda C. Caritá, Bruno Fonseca‐Santos, Jemima Daniela Shultz +3

Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine

Vitamin C (Vit C) is a potent antioxidant with several applications in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical fields. However, the biggest challenge in the utilization of Vit C is to maintain its stability...

Effects of pectin with different molecular weight on gelatinization behavior, textural properties, retrogradation and in vitro digestibility of corn starch

Bao Zhang, Bin Bai, Yi Pan +3

Food Chemistry

Coencapsulation of (−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate and Quercetin in Particle-Stabilized W/O/W Emulsion Gels: Controlled Release and Bioaccessibility

Xing Chen, David Julian McClements, Jian Wang +7

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Particle-stabilized W₁/O/W₂ emulsion gels were fabricated using a two-step procedure: ( i) a W₁/O emulsion was formed containing saccharose (for osmotic stress...

Strategies to improve the functionality of probiotics in supplements and foods

Claude P. Champagne, Adriano G. Cruz, Mônica Daga

Current Opinion in Food Science

Meaningful Mediation Analysis: Plausible Causal Inference and Informative Communication

Rik Pieters

Journal of Consumer Research

Abstract Statistical mediation analysis has become the technique of choice in consumer research to make causal inferences about the influence of a treatment on an outcome via one or more mediators....

Pediococcus spp.: An important genus of lactic acid bacteria and pediocin producers

Maria Carolina Wanderley Porto, Taís Mayumi Kuniyoshi, Pamela Oliveira de Souza de Azevedo +2

Biotechnology Advances

Advancing human capabilities for water security: A relational approach

Wendy Jepson, Jessica Budds, Laura Eichelberger +10

Water Security

Food for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion

Sarah J. Spencer, Anikó Kőrösi, Sophie Layé +2

npj Science of Food

More than one-third of American adults are obese and statistics are similar worldwide. Caloric intake and diet composition have large and lasting effects on cognition and emotion, especially during...

Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Growth Failure/Stunting in Global Child Health

Victor Owino, Tahmeed Ahmed, Michael Freemark +4

PEDIATRICS

Approximately 25% of the world's children aged <5 years have stunted growth, which is associated with increased mortality, cognitive dysfunction, and loss of productivity. Reducing by 40% the number...

Chemical profiling of the major components in natural waxes to elucidate their role in liquid oil structuring

Chi Diem Doan, Chak Ming To, Mike De Vrieze +5

Food Chemistry

Designing biopolymer microgels to encapsulate, protect and deliver bioactive components: Physicochemical aspects

David Julian McClements

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Melatonin mediates selenium‐induced tolerance to cadmium stress in tomato plants

Mengqi Li, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Caixia Li +8

Journal of Pineal Research

Both selenium (Se) and melatonin reduce cadmium (Cd) uptake and mitigate Cd toxicity in plants. However, the relationship between Se and melatonin in Cd detoxification remains unclear. In this study,...

Methodologies for Increasing the Resistant Starch Content of Food Starches: A Review

John H. Dupuis, Qiang Liu, Rickey Y. Yada

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Abstract Research involving resistant starch (RS) is becoming more prominent. RS has the ability to modulate postprandial blood‐glucose levels and can be fermented by the colonic microflora to...

The neurotoxicity of iron, copper and manganese in Parkinson's and Wilson's diseases

Petr Dušek, Per M. Roos, Tomasz Litwin +3

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Microencapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum (MTCC 5422) with fructooligosaccharide as wall material by spray drying

R. Rajam, C. Anandharamakrishnan

LWT

Microencapsulation is a promising technique for delivery of live microbial supplements through foods. Prebiotics like ‘fructooligosaccharide (FOS)’ can be used as a wall material to produce...

Structure and function of the Salmonella Typhi chimaeric A2B5 typhoid toxin

Jeongmin Song, Xiang Gao, Jorge E. Galán

Nature

Foodborne Campylobacter: Infections, Metabolism, Pathogenesis and Reservoirs

Sharon V. R. Epps, Roger B. Harvey, Michael E. Hume +3

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Campylobacter species are a leading cause of bacterial-derived foodborne illnesses worldwide. The emergence of this bacterial group as a significant causative agent of human disease and their...

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Plant Flavors and Fragrances

Andrea Capuzzo, Massimo E. Maffei, Andrea Occhipinti

Molecules

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of plant material with solvents like CO₂, propane, butane, or ethylene is a topic of growing interest. SFE allows the processing of plant material at low...

Antimicrobial activity and composition profile of grape (Vitis vinifera) pomace extracts obtained by supercritical fluids

Daniela A. Oliveira, Ana Augusta Salvador, Artur Smânia +3

Journal of Biotechnology

The immunomodulatory effects of lactic acid bacteria for improving immune functions and benefits

Yueh-Ting Tsai, Po-Ching Cheng, Tzu‐Ming Pan

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

The intestinal epithelium tuft cells: specification and function

François Gerbe, Catherine Legraverend, Philippe Jay

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

The intestinal epithelium, composed of at least seven differentiated cell types, represents an extraordinary model to understand the details of multi-lineage differentiation, a question that is...

Possibilities to increase the quality in gluten-free bread production: an overview

Andreas Houben, Agnes Höchstötter, Thomas Becker

European Food Research and Technology

Temperature Adaptation Markedly Determines Evolution within the Genus<i>Saccharomyces</i>

Zoel Salvadó, Francisco Noé Arroyo‐López, José Manuel Guillamón +3

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The present study uses a mathematical-empirical approach to estimate the cardinal growth temperature parameters (T(min), the temperature below which growth is no longer observed; T(opt), the...

The control of Aspergillus flavus with Cinnamomum jensenianum Hand.-Mazz essential oil and its potential use as a food preservative

Jun Tian, Bo Huang, Xiuli Luo +4

Food Chemistry

Guidance on the risk assessment of genetically modified microorganisms and their products intended for food and feed use

EFSA Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

EFSA Journal

Genetically modified microorganisms (GMMs) are involved in the production of a variety of food and feed. The marketing of these products within the European Union falls under different legislative...

Redundancy and Specificity of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Iron Acquisition Systems during Urinary Tract Infection

Erin C. Garcia, Ariel R. Brumbaugh, Harry L. T. Mobley

Infection and Immunity

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), the predominant cause of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), utilizes an array of outer membrane iron receptors to facilitate siderophore and heme...

Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi: An update

RK Johri

Pharmacognosy Reviews/Bioinformatics Trends/Pharmacognosy review

Cuminum cyminum and Carum carvi are the sources of cumin and caraway seeds respectively, which have been used since antiquity for the treatment of various indications in traditional healing systems...

Dietary intake and status of n–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in a population of fish-eating and non-fish-eating meat-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans and the precursor-product ratio of α-linolenic acid to long-chain n–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: results from the EPIC-Norfolk cohort

Ailsa Welch, S. Shakya-Shrestha, Marleen A. H. Lentjes +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Altered fibrin clot structure/function in patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism and in their relatives

Anetta Undas, Krystyna Zawilska, Mariola Cieśla‐Dul +4

Blood

We tested the hypothesis that fibrin structure/function is unfavorably altered in patients after idiopathic venous thromboembolism (VTE) and their relatives. Ex vivo plasma fibrin clot permeability,...

Analysis of Estimation Methods for Resting Metabolic Rate in Critically Ill Adults

David C. Frankenfield, Abigail Coleman, Shoaib Alam +1

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

The Penn State equation provides the most accurate assessment of metabolic rate in critically ill patients if indirect calorimetry is unavailable. An alternate form of this equation for elderly obese...

Mitochondrial copper metabolism and delivery to cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase

Darryl Horn, Antoni Barrientos

IUBMB Life

Metals are essential elements of all living organisms. Among them, copper is required for a multiplicity of functions including mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and protection against...

Effect of pullulanase debranching and recrystallization on structure and digestibility of waxy maize starch

Ming Miao, Bo Jiang, Tao Zhang

Carbohydrate Polymers

Formation of soluble aggregates from insoluble commercial soy protein isolate by means of ultrasonic treatment and their gelling properties

Chuan‐He Tang, Xiaoyan Wang, Xiao‐Quan Yang +1

Journal of Food Engineering

Rheological Study of Genipin Cross-Linked Chitosan Hydrogels

Maria J. Moura, M.M. Figueiredo, M.H. Gil

Biomacromolecules

This paper reports the rheological behavior of chitosan solutions that have been cross-linked with different amounts of genipin, at body temperature and physiological pH. The effect of the...

Modulation of volatile sulfur compounds by wine yeast

Jan H. Swiegers, Isak S. Pretorius

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Comparison of three sensory methods for use with the Napping® procedure: Case of ten wines from Loire valley

Lucie Perrin, Ronan Symoneaux, Isabelle Maître +3

Food Quality and Preference

Cannibalism and fratricide: mechanisms and raisons d'être

Jean‐Pierre Claverys, Leiv Sigve Håvarstein

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Effect of maltodextrin and arabic gum in water vapor sorption thermodynamic properties of vacuum dried pineapple pulp powder

Ana Lúcia Gabas, V.R.N. Telis, Paulo José do Amaral Sobral +1

Journal of Food Engineering

A Survey of Foodborne Pathogens in Bulk Tank Milk and Raw Milk Consumption Among Farm Families in Pennsylvania

B.M. Jayarao, Sarah C. Donaldson, Beth A. Straley +3

Journal of Dairy Science

A 2-part study was conducted to determine the risk of exposure to human pathogens from raw milk. The first part of the study focused on determining raw milk consumption habits of dairy producers. A...

Urolithins, Ellagic Acid-Derived Metabolites Produced by Human Colonic Microflora, Exhibit Estrogenic and Antiestrogenic Activities

Mar Larrosa, Antonio González‐Sarrías, María‐Teresa García‐Conesa +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Urolithins A and B (hydroxy-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-6-one derivatives) are colonic microflora metabolites recently proposed as biomarkers of human exposure to dietary ellagic acid derivatives. Molecular...

Crystal structure of the CorA Mg2+ transporter

V.V. Lunin, E. Dobrovetsky, G. Khutoreskaya +7

Nature

Adjustable fortification of human milk fed to preterm infants: does it make a difference?

Sertaç Arslanoğlu, Guido E. Moro, Ekhard E. Ziegler

Journal of Perinatology