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The Microbiology of Cocoa Fermentation and its Role in Chocolate Quality

Rosane Freitas Schwan, Alan E. Wheals

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The first stage of chocolate production consists of a natural, seven-day microbial fermentation of the pectinaceous pulp surrounding beans of the tree Theobroma cacao. There is a microbial succession...

Dietary Fiber, Weight Gain, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Young Adults

David S. Ludwig

JAMA

Fiber consumption predicted insulin levels, weight gain, and other CVD risk factors more strongly than did total or saturated fat consumption. High-fiber diets may protect against obesity and CVD by...

Identification of icsA, a plasmid locus of Shigella flexneri that governs bacterial intra- and intercellular spread through interaction with F-actin.

Maria Lina Bernardini, Joëlle Mounier, H d'Hauteville +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The capacity of Shigella to spread within the cytosol of infected epithelial cells and to infect adjacent cells is critical for the development of infection foci, which lead to mucosal abscesses....

Identification and Analysis of Moderator Variables

Sharma Sc, Richard M. Durand, Oded Gur-Arie

Journal of Marketing Research

CRC Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants

L. D. Kapoor

This handbook is filled with over 50 illustrations and descriptions of approximately 250 plants which are used for herbal medicine. It includes the most current information available today on...

Upsides and Downsides of Reactive Oxygen Species for Cancer: The Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species in Tumorigenesis, Prevention, and Therapy

Subash C. Gupta, David Hevia, Sridevi Patchva +3

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

the various mechanisms by which ROS mediate paradoxical effects are discussed in this article. The outstanding questions and future directions raised by our current understanding are discussed.

The World Health Organization Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition: methodology and applications

Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner

International Journal of Epidemiology

The 15 years experience of the database can be regarded as a success story of international collaboration in standardizing child growth data. We recommend this model for monitoring other nutritional...

Prebiotics and probiotics: are they functional foods?

Marcel Roberfroid

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The State of the World's Children 1998

United Nations Children's Fund

˜The œState of the world's children

Sound nutrition can change children's lives, improve their physical and mental development, protect their health and lay a firm foundation for future productivity. This year's edition of...

Zinc, Insulin and Diabetes

Arthur B. Chausmer

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

The relationship between diabetes, insulin and zinc (Zn) is complex with no clear cause and effect relationships. In Type 1 diabetes there is a lack of insulin production, in Type 2 diabetes...

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

Maria Quigley, Nicholas D. Embleton, William McGuire

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

In preterm and LBW infants, feeding with formula compared with donor breast milk, either as a supplement to maternal expressed breast milk or as a sole diet, results in higher rates of weight gain,...

Polyphenol composition and in vitro antioxidant activity of amaranth, quinoa buckwheat and wheat as affected by sprouting and baking

Laura Alvarez‐Jubete, Hilde H. Wijngaard, Elke K. Arendt +1

Food Chemistry

Role of Nonhost Environments in the Lifestyles of <i>Salmonella</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Mollie D. Winfield, Eduardo A. Groisman

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The gram-negative bacterial species Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli are members of the family Enterobacteriaceae that spend a good part of their lives as residents of animal hosts. S....

The Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Literature Survey

Frank J. Carr, Don Chill, Nino Maida

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

The purpose of this review article on the lactic acid bacteria grew from an early curiosity and a desire to convey and impart the broad scope of literary information on their functions as starter...

Selected Indigestible Oligosaccharides Affect Large Bowel Mass, Cecal and Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acids, pH and Microflora in Rats ,

Joy Campbell, G. C. Fahey, Bryan W. Wolf

Journal of Nutrition

Biopreservation by lactic acid bacteria

Michael E. Stiles

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals,

National Research Council

National Academies Press eBooks

Probiotics in Food Systems: Significance and Emerging Strategies Towards Improved Viability and Delivery of Enhanced Beneficial Value

Αντωνία Τέρπου, Aikaterini Papadaki, Iliada K. Lappa +3

Nutrients

Preserving the efficacy of probiotic bacteria exhibits paramount challenges that need to be addressed during the development of functional food products. Several factors have been claimed to be...

Technological challenges for future probiotic foods

T. Mattila-Sandholm, Päivi Myllärinen, Ross Crittenden +3

International Dairy Journal

<i>Escherichia coli</i>Harboring Shiga Toxin 2 Gene Variants: Frequency and Association with Clinical Symptoms

Alexander W. Friedrich, Martina Bielaszewska, Wenlan Zhang +4

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) from patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), patients with diarrhea without HUS, or asymptomatic subjects were genotyped to assess...

Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy

Batool A Haider, Zulfiqar A Bhutta

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Our findings suggest a positive impact of MMN supplementation with iron and folic acid on several birth outcomes. MMN supplementation in pregnancy led to a reduction in babies considered LBW, and...

Replacement of meat by meat substitutes. A survey on person- and product-related factors in consumer acceptance

Annet C. Hoek, Pieternel A. Luning, P.L.G. Weijzen +3

Appetite

Venous thromboembolism during active disease and remission in inflammatory bowel disease: a cohort study

Matthew J. Grainge, Joe West, Tim Card

The Lancet

Campylobacters as zoonotic pathogens: A food production perspective

T. J. Humphrey, S. O’Brien, Mogens Madsen

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Reaction mechanisms in the radiolysis of peptides, polypeptides, and proteins

Warren M. Garrison

Chemical Reviews

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTReaction mechanisms in the radiolysis of peptides, polypeptides, and proteinsWarren M. GarrisonCite this: Chem. Rev. 1987, 87, 2, 381–398Publication Date...

Antibacterial Properties of Polyphenols: Characterization and QSAR (Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship) Models

Lynda Bouarab-Chibane, Valérian Forquet, Pierre Lantéri +5

Frontiers in Microbiology

Besides their established antioxidant activity, many phenolic compounds may exhibit significant antibacterial activity. Here, the effect of a large dataset of 35 polyphenols on the growth of 6...

Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygis and Thymus hyemalis essential oils

María C. Rota, Antonio Herrera, Rosa Mar Dominguez‐Martinez +2

Food Control

The Steap proteins are metalloreductases

Robert S. Ohgami, Dean R. Campagna, Alice McDonald +1

Blood

Iron and copper are essential for all organisms, assuming critical roles as cofactors in many enzymes. In eukaryotes, the transmembrane transport of these elements is a highly regulated process...

Regulation of Vertebrate Cellular Mg2+ Homeostasis by TRPM7

Carsten Schmitz, Anne‐Laure Perraud, Catherine O. Johnson +6

Cell

Multi-locus sequence typing: a tool for global epidemiology

Rachel Urwin, Martin Maiden

Trends in Microbiology

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Gulik, GJS Gert-Jan van der, Janssen, REG Roger, Wijers, JG Johan +1

New England Journal of Medicine

The hydrodynamics in a pervaporation membrane reactor for resin production has been investigated. In this type of reactors it is important to reduce concentration and temperature polarization to...

Invited Review: β-Lactoglobulin: Binding Properties, Structure, and Function

George Kontopidis, Carl Holt, Lindsay Sawyer

Journal of Dairy Science

beta-Lactoglobulin (beta-LG) is the major whey protein of ruminant species and is also present in the milks of many, but not all, other species. Its amino-acid sequence and 3-dimensional structure...

Venous Thromboembolism and Cancer: Risks and Outcomes

Agnes Lee, Mark N. Levine

Circulation

Cancer and its treatments are well-recognized risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Evidence suggests that the absolute risk depends on the tumor type, the stage or extent of the cancer, and...

Adhesion, autoaggregation and hydrophobicity of 13 strains of Bifidobacterium longum

B. Del Re, Barbara Sgorbati, M. Miglioli +1

Letters in Applied Microbiology

To identify bacterial traits related to adhesion ability in human bifidobacteria, 13 strains of Bifidobacterium longum isolated from human gastric juice and intestine were studied. Strains were...

Formation of taste-active amino acids, amino acid derivatives and peptides in food fermentations – A review

Cindy J. Zhao, Andreas Schieber, Michael G. Gänzle

Food Research International

Standardization of herbal medicines - A review

Kunle

International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation

There is increasing awareness and general acceptability of the use of herbal drugs in today’s medical practice. Although, most of these applications are unorthodox, it is however a known fact that...

Avoiding food waste by Romanian consumers: The importance of planning and shopping routines

Violeta Stefan, Erica van Herpen, Ana Alina Tudoran +1

Food Quality and Preference

A Review of Wireless Sensor Technologies and Applications in Agriculture and Food Industry: State of the Art and Current Trends

Luis Ruiz-García, Loredana Lunadei, Pilar Barreiro Elorza +1

Sensors

The aim of the present paper is to review the technical and scientific state of the art of wireless sensor technologies and standards for wireless communications in the Agri-Food sector. These...

The ABC transporter AtPDR8 is a cadmium extrusion pump conferring heavy metal resistance

Do‐Young Kim, Lucien Bovet, Masayoshi Maeshima +2

The Plant Journal

Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are widespread pollutants that are toxic to plant growth. The expression of AtPDR8 was upregulated in cadmium- or lead-treated Arabidopsis thaliana. To test whether AtPDR8...

Glutamine supplementation in serious illness: A systematic review of the evidence*

František Novák, Daren K. Heyland, Alison Avenell +2

Critical Care Medicine

In surgical patients, glutamine supplementation may be associated with a reduction in infectious complication rates and shorter hospital stay without any adverse effect on mortality. In critically...

Starch chemistry and technology

John F. Kennedy, Charles A. White

Carbohydrate Polymers

Role of Lactobacillus reuteri in Human Health and Diseases

Qinghui Mu, Vincent J. Tavella, Xin Luo

Frontiers in Microbiology

<i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> (<i>L. reuteri</i>) is a well-studied probiotic bacterium that can colonize a large number of mammals. In humans, <i>L. reuteri</i> is found in different body sites,...

Domestication and Divergence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Beer Yeasts

Brigida Gallone, Jan Steensels, Troels Prahl +16

Cell

Comparative genomic analysis of <i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> GG reveals pili containing a human- mucus binding protein

Matti Kankainen, Lars Paulín, Soile Tynkkynen +27

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

To unravel the biological function of the widely used probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, we compared its 3.0-Mbp genome sequence with the similarly sized genome of L. rhamnosus LC705, an...

Nonpolar mutagenesis of the ipa genes defines IpaB, IpaC, and IpaD as effectors of Shigella flexneri entry into epithelial cells

Robert Ménard, Philippe Sansonetti, Claude Parsot

Journal of Bacteriology

A 31-kb fragment of the large virulence plasmid of Shigella flexneri is necessary for bacterial entry into epithelial cells in vitro. One locus of this fragment encodes the IpaA, -B, -C, and -D...

Contamination of water resources by pathogenic bacteria

Pramod Pandey, Philip H. Kass, Michelle L. Soupir +2

AMB Express

Water-borne pathogen contamination in water resources and related diseases are a major water quality concern throughout the world. Increasing interest in controlling water-borne pathogens in water...

Effect of longer-term modest salt reduction on blood pressure

Feng J. He, Jiafu Li, Graham A. MacGregor

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

A modest reduction in salt intake for 4 or more weeks causes significant and, from a population viewpoint, important falls in BP in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals, irrespective of sex...

German Outbreak of<i>Escherichia coli</i>O104:H4 Associated with Sprouts

Udo Buchholz, Helen Bernard, Dirk Werber +23

New England Journal of Medicine

Our investigations identified sprouts as the most likely outbreak vehicle, underlining the need to take into account food items that may be overlooked during subjects' recall of consumption.

Pregnancy, the postpartum period and prothrombotic defects: risk of venous thrombosis in the MEGA study

Elisabeth R. Pomp, A. Mariëtte Lenselink, Frits R. Rosendaal +1

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Explaining Child Malnutrition in Developing Countries: A Cross-Country Analysis

Lawrence James Haddad, Lisa C. Smith

International Food Policy Research Institute eBooks

"One in three pre-school children in the developing world is undernourished. As a consequence, their human rights are violated. In addition, they are more likely to have impaired immune systems,...