Research Library

<i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i>Infections in the United States, 1973–1998

Nicholas A. Daniels, Linda Mackinnon, Richard D. Bishop +8

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections are associated with consumption of raw or undercooked shellfish, contaminated food, and exposure of wounds to warm seawater. Foodborne outbreaks and sporadic...

Chitosan as a Novel Nasal Delivery System for Peptide Drugs

Lisbeth Illum, Nidal F. Farraj, Stanley S. Davis

Pharmaceutical Research

Whey protein concentrates and isolates: Processing and functional properties

C.V. Morr, E.Y.W. Ha

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Substantial progress has been made in understanding the basic chemical and structural properties of the principal whey proteins, that is, beta-lactoglobulin (beta-Lg), alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-La),...

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

Rudolf Schmid, Harold Franklin McGee

Taxon

A kitchen classic for nearly 35 years. Hailed by Time magazine as a minor masterpiece when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food lovers and professional chefs...

Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Kenya: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Clair Null, Christine P. Stewart, Amy J. Pickering +16

The Lancet Global Health

BackgroundPoor nutrition and exposure to faecal contamination are associated with diarrhoea and growth faltering, both of which have long-term consequences for child health. We aimed to assess...

Nutrition: Fall in fish catch threatens human health

Christopher D. Golden, Edward H. Allison, William W. L. Cheung +7

Nature

Nanoemulsions for Food Applications: Development and Characterization

Hélder D. Silva, Miguel A. Cerqueira, António A. Vicente

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Principles of assessing bacterial susceptibility to antibiotics using the agar diffusion method

Boyan B. Bonev, Julie Hooper, Judicaël Parisot

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Analysis of agar diffusion experiments using the new model allows significantly more accurate interpretation of experimental results and determination of MICs. The model has more general validity and...

Lantibiotics: Peptides of Diverse Structure and Function

Joanne M. Willey, Wilfred A. van der Donk

Annual Review of Microbiology

The current need for antibiotics with novel target molecules has coincided with advances in technical approaches for the structural and functional analysis of the lantibiotics, which are ribosomally...

Resolvin E1 Selectively Interacts with Leukotriene B4 Receptor BLT1 and ChemR23 to Regulate Inflammation

Makoto Arita, Taisuke Ohira, Yee-Ping Sun +3

The Journal of Immunology

Resolvin E1 (RvE1) is a potent anti-inflammatory and proresolving mediator derived from omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid generated during the resolution phase of inflammation. RvE1 possesses a unique...

BIOGENESIS, ARCHITECTURE, AND FUNCTION OF BACTERIAL TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS

Peter J. Christie, Krishnamohan Atmakuri, Vidhya Krishnamoorthy +2

Annual Review of Microbiology

Type IV secretion (T4S) systems are ancestrally related to bacterial conjugation machines. These systems assemble as a translocation channel, and often also as a surface filament or protein adhesin,...

Effects of intranasal insulin on cognition in memory-impaired older adults: Modulation by APOE genotype

Mark A. Reger, G. Stennis Watson, William H. Frey +9

Neurobiology of Aging

Randomized Trial of Donor Human Milk Versus Preterm Formula as Substitutes for Mothers' Own Milk in the Feeding of Extremely Premature Infants

Richard J. Schanler, Chantal Lau, Nancy Hurst +1

PEDIATRICS

In this randomized, blinded trial of feeding of extremely premature infants, we found that, as a substitute for MM, DM offered little observed short-term advantage over PF for feeding extremely...

Investigation of the effects of ultrasound on vegetal tissues during solvent extraction

Maricela Toma, Mircea Vînătoru, Larysa Paniwnyk +1

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Adsorbed protein layers at fluid interfaces: interactions, structure and surface rheology

Eric Dickinson

Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

A Model of Host-Microbial Interactions in an Open Mammalian Ecosystem

Lynn Bry, Per Falk, Tore Midtvedt +1

Science

The maintenance and significance of the complex populations of microbes present in the mammalian intestine are poorly understood. Comparison of conventionally housed and germ-free NMRI mice revealed...

Specific inhibition of mitochondrial Ca++ transport by ruthenium red

Cyril L. Moore

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Determination of total phenolic and flavonoid content, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of a root extract of <i>Arisaema jacquemontii</i> Blume

Shoib Ahmad Baba, Shahid Malik

Journal of Taibah University for Science

We evaluated the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of a methanolic extract of the roots of Arisaema jacquemontii. Antioxidant activity was determined in the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl...

Oral processing, texture and mouthfeel: From rheology to tribology and beyond

Jason R. Stokes, Michael W. Boehm, Stefan K. Baier

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Texture and mouthfeel arising from the consumption of food and beverages are critical to consumer choice and acceptability. While the food structure design rules for many existing products have been...

Clinical presentation, diagnosis and long-term outcome of Wilson’s disease: a cohort study

Uta Merle, Mark Schaefer, Péter Ferenci +1

Gut

Patients with Wilson's disease having predominantly neuropsychiatric symptoms manifest symptoms later, have a longer time delay from onset of symptoms until definitive diagnosis and have a poorer...

Use of Buffering and Other Means to Improve Results of Problematic Pesticides in a Fast and Easy Method for Residue Analysis of Fruits and Vegetables

Steven J. Lehotay, Kateřina Maštovská, Alan R. Lightfield

Journal of AOAC International

A modification that entails the use of buffering during extraction was made to further improve results for certain problematic pesticides (e.g., folpet, dichlofluanid, chlorothalonil, and...

Antioxidant activity and nutrient composition of selected cereals for food use

Sanaa Ragaee, El-Sayed M. Abdel-Aal, Maher Noaman Mohamed Noaman

Food Chemistry

CO-INERTIA ANALYSIS AND THE LINKING OF ECOLOGICAL DATA TABLES

Stéphane Dray, Daniel Chessel, Jean Thioulouse

Ecology

Ecological studies often require studying the common structure of a pair of data tables. Co-inertia analysis is a multivariate method for coupling two tables. It is often neglected by ecologists who...

Risk of Fatal Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Treated Venous Thromboembolism

James D. Douketis

JAMA

Among patients with symptomatic PE or DVT who are treated with anticoagulants for 3 months, fatal PE is rare during and following anticoagulant therapy. Patients presenting with PE are more likely to...

A family of bacteriocin ABC transporters carry out proteolytic processing of their substrates concomitant with export

Leiv Sigve Håvarstein, Dzung B. Diep, Ingolf F. Nes

Molecular Microbiology

Lantibiotic and non-lantibiotic bacteriocins are synthesized as precursor peptides containing N-terminal extensions (leader peptides) which are cleaved off during maturation. Most non-lantibiotics...

Coordinate Regulation and Sensory Transduction in the Control of Bacterial Virulence

Jeff F. Miller, John J. Mekalanos, Stanley Falkow

Science

Genes and operons that encode bacterial virulence factors are often subject to coordinate regulation. These regulatory systems are capable of responding to various environmental signals that may be...

α‐lactalbumin: compact state with fluctuating tertiary structure?

Д. А. Долгих, Rudolf Gilmanshin, Е. В. Бражников +4

FEBS Letters

Selenium for preventing cancer

Marco Vinceti, Tommaso Filippini, Cinzia Del Giovane +7

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Well-designed and well-conducted RCTs have shown no beneficial effect of selenium supplements in reducing cancer risk (high certainty of evidence). Some RCTs have raised concerns by reporting a...

Essential oil nanoemulsions as antimicrobial agents in food

Francesco Donsı̀, Giovanna Ferrari

Journal of Biotechnology

Aspirin for Preventing the Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism

Cecilia Becattini, Giancarlo Agnelli, Alessandro Schenone +9

New England Journal of Medicine

Aspirin reduced the risk of recurrence when given to patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism who had discontinued anticoagulant treatment, with no apparent increase in the risk of major...

Nano- and micro-structured assemblies for encapsulation of food ingredients

Mary Ann Augustin, Yacine Hémar

Chemical Society Reviews

This tutorial review provides an overview of the science of food materials and encapsulation techniques that underpin the development of delivery vehicles for functional food components, nutrients...

Deep vein thrombosis

Paul A. Kyrle, Sabine Eichinger

The Lancet

Effect of starch granule structure, associated components and processing on nutritive value of cereal starch: A review

B. Svihus, A.K. Uhlen, O. M. Harstad

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Exudate gums: occurrence, production, and applications

Dirk Verbeken, Stephan Dierckx, Koen Dewettinck

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

X-ray Structure of the FimC-FimH Chaperone-Adhesin Complex from Uropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Devapriya Choudhury, Andrew W. Thompson, V. Stojanoff +4

Science

Type 1 pili—adhesive fibers expressed in most members of the Enterobacteriaceae family—mediate binding to mannose receptors on host cells through the FimH adhesin. Pilus biogenesis proceeds by way of...

Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant<i>Salmonella enterica</i>SerotypeTyphimurium DT104 Infections in the United States

M. Kathleen Glynn, Cheryl A. Bopp, Wallis E. DeWitt +3

New England Journal of Medicine

Multidrug-resistant typhimurium DT104 has become a widespread pathogen in the United States. More prudent use of antimicrobial agents in farm animals and more effective disease prevention on farms...

Suppression by diets rich in fish oil of very low density lipoprotein production in man.

Paul J. Nestel, W E Connor, Michael Reardon +3

Journal of Clinical Investigation

The highly polyunsaturated fatty acids in fish oils lower the plasma triglyceride concentration. We have studied the effect of a diet rich in fish oil on the rate of production of the...

Protein-carbohydrate interaction

B.B.L. Agrawal, Ido Goldstein

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure

Minimising oil droplet size using ultrasonic emulsification

Thomas Leong, Tim J. Wooster, Sandra E. Kentish +1

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Fondaparinux or Enoxaparin for the Initial Treatment of Symptomatic Deep Venous Thrombosis

Harry R. Büller, Bruce L. Davidson, Hervé Decousus +10

Annals of Internal Medicine

Once-daily subcutaneous fondaparinux was at least as effective (not inferior) and safe as twice-daily, body weight-adjusted enoxaparin in the initial treatment of patients with symptomatic deep...

Dissecting virulence: Systematic and functional analyses of a pathogenicity island

Wanyin Deng, José L. Puente, Samantha Gruenheid +12

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bacterial pathogenicity islands (PAI) often encode both effector molecules responsible for disease and secretion systems that deliver these effectors to host cells. Human enterohemorrhagic...

Why whole grains are protective: biological mechanisms

Joanne Slavin

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Epidemiological studies find that whole-grain intake is protective against cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Potential mechanisms for this protection are diverse since whole...

Low Levels of Zinc in Hair, Anorexia, Poor Growth, and Hypogeusia in Children

K. Michael Hambidge, Carolyn Hambidge, Margaret Jacobs +1

Pediatric Research

Structure and physicochemical properties of octenyl succinic anhydride modified starches: A review

Michael C. Sweedman, Morgan Tizzotti, Christian Schäfer +1

Carbohydrate Polymers

ATP7A-related copper transport diseases—emerging concepts and future trends

Stephen G. Kaler

Nature Reviews Neurology

Antibacterial activity of extracts from some edible plants commonly consumed in Asia

Najeeb S. Al-zoreky, Kazuhiko Nakahara

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Its Prevention in Critically Ill Adults

John Attia, Joel G. Ray, Deborah J. Cook +3

Archives of Internal Medicine

Critically ill patients commonly develop DVT, with rates that vary from 22% to almost 80%, depending on patient characteristics. Methods of prophylaxis proven in one group do not necessarily...

Ecological fitness, genomic islands and bacterial pathogenicity

Jörg Hacker, Élisabeth Carniel

EMBO Reports

Reducing Population Salt Intake Worldwide: From Evidence to Implementation

Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Chemistry, natural sources, dietary intake and pharmacokinetic properties of ferulic acid: A review

Zhaohui Zhao, Mohammed H. Moghadasian

Food Chemistry