Dietary selenium: time to actIntakes and blood levels falling: Fig 1
Margaret P. Rayman
BMJ
# Dietary selenium: time to act {#article-title-2} The essential trace element, selenium, which we largely obtain from bread and cereals, fish, poultry, and meat, plays a vital part in many...
Reaction Kinetics of Thermal Denaturation of Whey Proteins in Heated Reconstituted Whole Milk
Skelte G. Anema, Anthony McKenna
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Reconstituted whole milk was heated using pilot-scale heating equipment. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for the irreversible denaturation of β-lactoglobulins A and B and α-lactalbumin were...
Parenteral nutrition—Related cholestasis in postsurgical neonates: Multivariate analysis of rick factors
Sue V. Beath, P.H. O'Connor Davies, Argyro Papadopoulou +5
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Identification of a nef allele that causes lymphocyte activation and acute disease in Macaque monkeys
Zhenjian Du, Sabine M. Lang, Vito G. Sasseville +5
Cell
Partial replacement of saturated fatty acids with almonds or walnuts lowers total plasma cholesterol and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol
Mavis Abbey, Manny Noakes, GB Belling +1
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Protein composition of cornified cell envelopes of epidermal keratinocytes
Alasdair C. Steven, Peter M. Steinert
Journal of Cell Science
Terminally differentiated mammalian epidermal cells are lined with a 15 nm thick layer of proteins cross-linked by isodipeptide and disulfide bonds, called the cornified cell envelope (CE). A number...
Differentiation of the Properties of the Branching Isozymes from Maize (Zea mays)
Hanping Guan, J. Preiss
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
The multiple forms of branching enzyme (BE) from developing maize (Zea mays) endosperm were purified by modification of previous procedures such that amylase activity could be eliminated completely...
Growth and plasma zinc responses of young pigs fed pharmacologic levels of zinc
J D Hahn, D. H. Baker
Journal of Animal Science
Three trials were conducted to evaluate high levels of Zn addition from various Zn sources on growth performance and plasma Zn responses of 8-kg pigs. Zinc supplements were added to 20% CP starting...
THE EFFECT OF ANNEALING ON THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WHEAT, OAT, POTATO AND LENTIL STARCHES
RATNAJOTHI HOOVE, Thavaratnam Vasanthan
Journal of Food Biochemistry
Native wheat, oat, potato and lentil starches were annealed at various starch/water ratios at 50C for time intervals ranging from 0.5 to 72 h. Annealing did not change granule size and shape. Oat...
Biochemical and Genetic Characteristics of Bacteriocins of Food-Associated Lactic Acid Bacteria
Catherine G. Nettles, Susan F. Barefoot
Journal of Food Protection
Lactic acid bacteria: classification and physiology.
Lars Axelsson
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) constitute a group of gram-positive bacteria united by a constellation of morphological, metabolic, and physiological characteristics. The general description of the...
Effects of Therapy in X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets
Charles F. Verge, Albert Lam, Judy M. Simpson +3
New England Journal of Medicine
Therapy with calcitriol and phosphate may increase the growth of children with X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets. Nephrocalcinosis in these children represents a complication of therapy and is...
Magnesium Absorption: Mechanisms and the Influence of Vitamin D, Calcium and Phosphate
Laurie L. Hardwick, Michael Jones, Nachman Brautbar +1
Journal of Nutrition
Iron-regulated hemolysin production and utilization of heme and hemoglobin by Vibrio cholerae
J A Stoebner, Shelley M. Payne
Infection and Immunity
El Tor and non-O1 strains of Vibrio cholerae were analyzed to determine whether synthesis of secreted hemolysin was influenced by the concentration of iron in the medium. Synthesis of hemolysin was...
Direct detection of an antimicrobial peptide ofPediococcus acidilactici in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Arun K. Bhunia, M. C. Johnson, Bibek Ray
Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
An SDS-PAGE technique is described that allows identification of the antimicrobial activity of a peptide secreted by a strain of Pediococcus acidilactici. This peptide has an antimicrobial property...
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Diarrhea in a Nursing Home: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Pathological Findings
C. Anthony Ryan, Robert V. Tauxe, G. W. Hosek +6
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
In September 1984, an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection occurred in a nursing home. It was the first recognized outbreak of this organism in the United States since 1982, when two...
The determinants of the step frequency in walking in humans.
G Cavagna, P. Franzetti
The Journal of Physiology
The mechanical power spent during walking in lifting and accelerating the centre of mass, Wext, has been measured at three given speeds maintained at different step frequencies: at any given speed,...
Toxicology of selenium in a freshwater reservoir: Implications for environmental hazard evaluation and safety
A. Dennis Lemly
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 2
R. Stuart Tipson
Carbohydrate Research
The effects of extrusion cooking on nutritional value — A literature review
Inger Björck, N.‐G. Asp
Journal of Food Engineering
Divalent Cations in Essential Hypertension
Lawrence M. Resnick, John H. Laragh, Jean E. Sealey +1
New England Journal of Medicine
We studied the relation of plasma renin activity to serum levels of ionized calcium and magnesium in 102 normotensive patients and in 98 patients with essential hypertension who were divided into...
Effect of temperature and salinity on Vibrio (Beneckea) vulnificus occurrence in a Gulf Coast environment
Michael T. Kelly
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Vibrio (Beneckea) vulnificus is a recently recognized halophilic organism that may cause serious human infections. Patients infected with V. vulnificus often have a history of exposure to the sea,...
Bacterial Kidney Disease of Salmonid Fish
J L Fryer, James E. Sanders
Annual Review of Microbiology
Human coronavirus (HCoV) infection causes respiratory diseases with mild to severe outcomes. In the last 15 years, we have witnessed the emergence of two zoonotic, highly pathogenic HCoVs: severe...
A simple method for quantitative, semiquantitative, and qualitative assay of protein
Asim Esen
Analytical Biochemistry
The relative judgment theory of two choice response time
Steve W Link
Journal of Mathematical Psychology
Magnesium interrelationships in ischemic heart disease: a review
Mildred S. Seelig, H. Alexander Heggtveit
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Parenteral Nutrition in the Management of Sick Low Birthweight Infants
J. C. L. Shaw
Pediatric Clinics of North America
Classification of Glyceride Crystal Forms.
Kåre Larsson, S. J. Cyvin, Lars Rymo +5
Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry
OBSERVATIONS ON BLINK REFLEXES
Gordon F. Rushworth
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
TYPHOID
BYRON M. STUART
Archives of internal medicine
ALTHOUGH typhoid has received great attention throughout the medical literature of the past two centuries, we have been impressed by the scarcity of statistical reviews concerning this disease during...
The distinctive structure and composition of arterial and venous thrombi and pulmonary emboli
Irina N. Chernysh, Chandrasekaran Nagaswami, Sofia Kosolapova +6
Scientific Reports
Although arterial and venous thromboembolic disorders are among the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity, there has been little description of how the composition of thrombi and emboli...
Selenium transport and metabolism in plants: Phytoremediation and biofortification implications
Richard C. Trippe, Elizabeth A. H. Pilon‐Smits
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Effects of extraction methods on the structural characteristics and functional properties of dietary fiber extracted from kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
Kunli Wang, Mo Li, Yuxiao Wang +2
Food Hydrocolloids
Potassium Intake and Blood Pressure: A Dose‐Response Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Tommaso Filippini, Androniki Naska, Maria‐Iosifina Kasdagli +8
Journal of the American Heart Association
Background Epidemiologic studies, including trials, suggest an association between potassium intake and blood pressure (BP). However, the strength and shape of this relationship is uncertain. Methods...
Urolithin A attenuates memory impairment and neuroinflammation in APP/PS1 mice
Zhuo Gong, Jingyi Huang, Biao Xu +11
Journal of Neuroinflammation
Our results indicated that UA imparted cognitive protection by protecting neurons from death and triggering neurogenesis via anti-inflammatory signaling in APP/PS1 mice, suggesting that UA might be a...
High‐Amylose Starches to Bridge the “Fiber Gap”: Development, Structure, and Nutritional Functionality
Haiteng Li, Michael J. Gidley, Sushil Dhital
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Although high-amylose starches are not a recent innovation, their popularity in recent years has been increasing due to their unique functional properties and enhanced nutritional values in food...
Genome-wide association analysis of venous thromboembolism identifies new risk loci and genetic overlap with arterial vascular disease
Derek Klarin, Veterans Affairs’ Million Veteran Program, Emma Busenkell +27
Nature Genetics
Nutrition disparities and the global burden of malnutrition
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Odilia I. Bermúdez, Gabriela Santos Buccini +4
BMJ
Strategies to tackle stunting, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies must take into account the inequities in which these diseases are rooted, argue Rafael Perez-Escamilla and colleagues\n
Antioxidants: Positive or Negative Actors?
Bahare Salehi, Miquel Martorell, Jack L. Arbiser +6
Biomolecules
The term "antioxidant" is one of the most confusing definitions in biological/medical sciences. In chemistry, "antioxidant" is simply conceived "a compound that removes reactive species, mainly those...
Mapping child growth failure in Africa between 2000 and 2015
Aaron Osgood‐Zimmerman, Anoushka Millear, Rebecca W. Stubbs +27
Nature
Insufficient growth during childhood is associated with poor health outcomes and an increased risk of death. Between 2000 and 2015, nearly all African countries demonstrated improvements for children...
Inhibiting antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae by microbiota-mediated intracellular acidification
Matthew T. Sorbara, Krista Dubin, Eric R. Littmann +13
The Journal of Experimental Medicine
<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, and other members of the Enterobacteriaceae family are common human pathogens that have acquired broad antibiotic resistance, rendering...
Nanoencapsulation Technologies for the Food and Nutraceutical Industries
Elsevier eBooks
Commercial Essential Oils as Potential Antimicrobials to Treat Skin Diseases
Ané Orchard, Sandy van Vuuren
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Essential oils are one of the most notorious natural products used for medical purposes. Combined with their popular use in dermatology, their availability, and the development of antimicrobial...
The Role of the Novel Lipokine Palmitoleic Acid in Health and Disease
María E. Frigolet, Ruth Gutiérrez‐Aguilar
Advances in Nutrition
Status, supply chain and processing of cocoa - A review
Mohd Shavez Beg, Sameer Ahmad, Kulsum Jan +1
Trends in Food Science & Technology
A randomized, crossover, head-to-head comparison of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid supplementation to reduce inflammation markers in men and women: the Comparing EPA to DHA (ComparED) Study
Janie Allaire, Patrick Couture, Myriam Leclerc +6
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Effect of pullulan on the water distribution, microstructure and textural properties of rice starch gels during cold storage
Long Chen, Yaoqi Tian, Qunyi Tong +2
Food Chemistry
Biological activity of selenium: Revisited
Jagoda K. Wrobel, Ronan F. Power, Michał Toborek
IUBMB Life
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient that exerts multiple and complex effects on human health. Se is essential for human well-being largely due to its potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory,...
Intercontinental dissemination of azithromycin-resistant shigellosis through sexual transmission: a cross-sectional study
Kate S. Baker, Timothy J. Dallman, Philip Ashton +26
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
A review of measurement and relationships between food, eating behavior and emotion
Ying Jiang, Joan M. King, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul
Trends in Food Science & Technology