Research Library

Total parenteral nutrition promotes bacterial translocation from the gut

J C Alverdy, Eric Aoys, G S Moss

Journal of Critical Care

Fibre concentrates from apple pomace and citrus peel as potential fibre sources for food enrichment

Fernando Figuerola, Marı́a Luz Hurtado, Ana Estévez +2

Food Chemistry

The MerR family of transcriptional regulators

Nigel L. Brown, Jivko Stoyanov, Stephen P. Kidd +1

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

The MerR family is a group of transcriptional activators with similar N-terminal helix-turn-helix DNA binding regions and C-terminal effector binding regions that are specific to the effector...

Association of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids with stability of atherosclerotic plaques: a randomised controlled trial

Frank Thiès, Jennifer Garry, Parveen Yaqoob +6

The Lancet

Application of cereals and cereal components in functional foods: a review

Dimitris Charalampopoulos, R Wang, Severino S. Pandiella +1

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer Disease

Joseph F. Quinn, Rema Raman, Ronald G. Thomas +9

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00440050.

Progress in developing spray-drying methods for the production of controlled morphology particles: From the nanometer to submicrometer size ranges

Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto, Kikuo Okuyama

Advanced Powder Technology

A Randomized Trial of Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

Robert J. Glynn, Eleanor Danielson, Francisco Antônio Helfenstein Fonseca +11

New England Journal of Medicine

In this trial of apparently healthy persons, rosuvastatin significantly reduced the occurrence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00239681.)

Lactoferrin: structure, function and applications

Susana Aideé González‐Chávez, Sigifredo Arévalo‐Gallegos, Quintín Rascón-Cruz

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Taxonomy and important features of probiotic microorganisms in food and nutrition

Wilhelm H. Holzapfel, Petra Haberer, Rolf Geisen +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States

Alberto Ascherio, Eric B. Rimm, E. Giovannucci +3

BMJ

These data do not support the strong association between intake of saturated fat and risk of coronary heart disease suggested by international comparisons. They are compatible, however, with the...

The Effects of Nonpharmacologic Interventions on Blood Pressure of Persons With High Normal Levels

Paul K. Whelton

JAMA

Weight reduction is the most effective of the strategies tested for reducing blood pressure in normotensive persons. Sodium reduction is also effective. The long-term effects of weight reduction and...

Review: Diversity of Microorganisms in Global Fermented Foods and Beverages

Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Koichi Watanabe, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel

Frontiers in Microbiology

Culturalable and non-culturable microorganisms naturally ferment majority of global fermented foods and beverages. Traditional food fermentation represents an extremely valuable cultural heritage in...

Antibiotic resistance in food lactic acid bacteria—a review

Shalini Mathur, Prashant Singh

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Dietary fibre intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

Diane Threapleton, David Greenwood, Charlotte Evans +6

BMJ

Greater dietary fibre intake is associated with a lower risk of both cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease. Findings are aligned with general recommendations to increase fibre intake. The...

Elemental selenium at nano size possesses lower toxicity without compromising the fundamental effect on selenoenzymes: Comparison with selenomethionine in mice

Huali Wang, Jinsong Zhang, Han‐Qing Yu

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

ω-3 Fatty Acid Treatment in 174 Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer Disease: OmegAD Study

Yvonne Freund‐Levi, Maria Eriksdotter, Tommy Cederholm +7

Archives of Neurology

Administration of omega-3 fatty acid in patients with mild to moderate AD did not delay the rate of cognitive decline according to the MMSE or the cognitive portion of the Alzheimer Disease...

Ribosomal Aggregate Engaged in Protein Synthesis: Characterization of the Ergosome

F O Wettstein, T. Staehelin, Hans Noll

Nature

Animal Eyes

Michael F. Land, Dan‐Eric Nilsson

Oxford University Press eBooks

Abstract This book provides a comparative account of all the types of eye in the animal kingdom. It gives an outline of the structure and function of each kind of eye, with an emphasis on the nature...

Type VI secretion system translocates a phage tail spike-like protein into target cells where it cross-links actin

Stefan Pukatzki, Amy T., Andrew T. Revel +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Genes encoding type VI secretion systems (T6SS) are widely distributed in pathogenic Gram-negative bacterial species. In Vibrio cholerae, T6SS have been found to secrete three related proteins...

Sulfur and Selenium: The Role of Oxidation State in Protein Structure and Function

Claus Jacob, Gregory I. Giles, Niroshini M. Giles +1

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Sulfur and selenium occur in proteins as constituents of the amino acids cysteine, methionine, selenocysteine, and selenomethionine. Recent research underscores that these amino acids are truly...

Killing of gram-negative bacteria by lactoferrin and lysozyme.

Richard T. Ellison, T J Giehl

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Although lactoferrin has antimicrobial activity, its mechanism of action is not full defined. Recently we have shown that the protein alters the Gram-negative outer membrane. As this membrane...

Involvement of a plasmid in the invasive ability of Shigella flexneri

Philippe Sansonetti, Dennis J. Kopecko, Samuel B. Formal

Infection and Immunity

Representative Shigella flexneri strains were studied to determine whether plasmids are involved in their virulence. All invasive S. flexneri strains, irrespective of serotype, were found to harbor a...

Internalization of <i>Salmonella</i> by Macrophages Induces Formation of Nonreplicating Persisters

Sophie Hélaine, Angela M. Cheverton, Kathryn G. Watson +3

Science

Many bacterial pathogens cause persistent infections despite repeated antibiotic exposure. Bacterial persisters are antibiotic-tolerant cells, but little is known about their growth status and the...

Mammalian Zinc Transporters: Nutritional and Physiologic Regulation

Louis A. Lichten, Robert J. Cousins

Annual Review of Nutrition

Research advances defining how zinc is transported into and out of cells and organelles have increased exponentially within the past five years. Research has progressed through application of...

Multitrait-Multimethod Matrices in Consumer Research

Richard P. Bagozzi, Youjae Yi

Journal of Consumer Research

This article examines three alternative procedures for analyzing multitrait-multimethod matrices: the Campbell-Fiske procedure, confirmatory factor analysis, and the direct product model. The...

Essential Oils and Antifungal Activity

Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni, Raffaele Coppola +1

Pharmaceuticals

Since ancient times, folk medicine and agro-food science have benefitted from the use of plant derivatives, such as essential oils, to combat different diseases, as well as to preserve food. In...

Pomegranate and its Many Functional Components as Related to Human Health: A Review

Manuel Viuda‐Martos, Juana Fernández‐López, José Ángel Pérez‐Álvarez

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an ancient fruit that is widely consumed as fresh fruit and juice. The use of pomegranate fruit dates from ancient times and reports of its therapeutic qualities...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids, inflammation and immunity

Philip C. Calder, R.F. Grimble

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Chemiosmotic Mechanism of Antimicrobial Activity of Ag ⁺ in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>

Pavel Dibrov, Judith Dzioba, Khoosheh K. Gosink +1

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Although the antimicrobial effects of silver salts were noticed long ago, the molecular mechanism of the bactericidal action of Ag(+) in low concentrations has not been elucidated. Here, we show that...

How to Make a National Cuisine: Cookbooks in Contemporary India

Arjun Appadurai

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Cookbooks, which usually belong to the humble literature of complex civilizations, tell unusual cultural tales. They combine the sturdy pragmatic virtues of all manuals with the vicarious pleasures...

Isolation and Properties of a Low Molecular Weight β2-Globulin Occurring in Human Biological Fluids

Ingemar Berggård, Alexander G. Bearn

Journal of Biological Chemistry

A low molecular weight β2-globulin (β2-microglobulin) has been purified from urine of patients with tubular proteinurias. The isolation procedure includes ultrafiltration, zone electrophoresis, gel...

The Less Harmful Cigarette:  A Controversial Issue. A Tribute to Ernst L. Wynder

Dietrich Hoffmann, Ilse Hoffmann, Karam El‐Bayoumy

Chemical Research in Toxicology

The dose-response relationship between number of cigarettes smoked and risk for lung cancer was established in 1950 by epidemiological studies. Laboratory assays with tobacco tar on mouse skin and...

Antimicrobial Properties and Mechanism of Action of Some Plant Extracts Against Food Pathogens and Spoilage Microorganisms

Faraja Gonelimali, Jiheng Lin, Wenhua Miao +4

Frontiers in Microbiology

This work aims to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of ethanolic and water extracts of roselle (<i>Hibiscus sabdariffa)</i>, rosemary (<i>Rosmarinus officinalis)</i>, clove (<i>Syzygium...

Consensus Guidelines for Periprocedural Management of Coagulation Status and Hemostasis Risk in Percutaneous Image-guided Interventions

Indravadan Patel, Jon Davidson, Boris Nikolic +4

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Health Benefits of Nut Consumption

Emilio Ros

Nutrients

Nuts (tree nuts and peanuts) are nutrient dense foods with complex matrices rich in unsaturated fatty and other bioactive compounds: high-quality vegetable protein, fiber, minerals, tocopherols,...

From Bacterial Glycogen to Starch: Understanding the Biogenesis of the Plant Starch Granule

Steven Ball, Matthew K. Morell

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria synthesize storage polysaccharides by a similar ADPglucose-based pathway. Plant starch metabolism can be distinguished from that of bacterial glycogen by the...

Dietary copper and human health: Current evidence and unresolved issues

Muriel Bost, Sabine Houdart, Marion Oberli +3

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Although copper (Cu) is recognized as an essential trace element, uncertainties remain regarding Cu reference values for humans, as illustrated by discrepancies between recommendations issued by...

Lactic Acid Bacteria

Michael Teuber

Biotechnology Set

The prelims comprise: Introduction Taxonomy - Occurrence - Biotopes Isolation and Cultivation Metabolism Genetics and Genetic Engineering Industrial Applications References

Regional Right Ventricular Dysfunction Detected by Echocardiography in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Michael V. McConnell, Scott D. Solomon, Mamdouh E. Rayan +3

The American Journal of Cardiology

The biological inorganic chemistry of zinc ions

Artur Krężel, Wolfgang Maret

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

The solution and complexation chemistry of zinc ions is the basis for zinc biology. In living organisms, zinc is redox-inert and has only one valence state: Zn(II). Its coordination environment in...

Adding Molecules to Food, Pros and Cons: A Review on Synthetic and Natural Food Additives

Márcio Carocho, Maria Filomena Barreiro, Patrícia Morales +1

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

The pressing issue to feed the increasing world population has created a demand to enhance food production, which has to be cheaper, but at the same time must meet high quality standards. Taste,...

Functional Foods and Nondairy Probiotic Food Development: Trends, Concepts, and Products

Daniel Granato, Gabriel Favalli Branco, Filomena Nazzaro +2

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Recently, the focus of scientific investigations has moved from the primary role of food as the source of energy and body-forming substances to the more subtle action of biologically active food...

Selective Silencing of Foreign DNA with Low GC Content by the H-NS Protein in <i>Salmonella</i>

William Wiley Navarre, Steffen Porwollik, Yipeng Wang +4

Science

Horizontal gene transfer plays a major role in microbial evolution. However, newly acquired sequences can decrease fitness unless integrated into preexisting regulatory networks. We found that the...

Viable but Non-Culturable Vibrio cholerae and Related Pathogens in the Environment: Implications for Release of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms

Rita R. Colwell, P R Brayton, D. Jay Grimes +3

Nature Biotechnology

Gelation of gellan – A review

Edwin R. Morris, Katsuyoshi Nishinari, Marguerite Rinaudo

Food Hydrocolloids

Neuroprotectin D1: A docosahexaenoic acid-derived docosatriene protects human retinal pigment epithelial cells from oxidative stress

Pranab K. Mukherjee, Victor L. Marcheselli, Charles N. Serhan +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a lipid peroxidation target in oxidative injury to retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and retina. Photoreceptor and synaptic membranes share the highest content of DHA of...