Research Library

Elongation of long-chain fatty acids

A Léonard, Suzette L. Pereira, Howard Sprecher +1

Progress in Lipid Research

Incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after different elective or urgent surgical procedures

Hong Zhou, Patrick S. Romano, Richard White

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

There have been no comprehensive studies that have compared the incidence of symptomatic VTE over a spectrum of different urgent or elective surgical procedures. In this study we determined the...

Moisture Sorption Isotherm Characteristics of Food Products: A Review

Ala’a H. Al‐Muhtaseb, W.A.M. McMinn, T.R.A. Magee

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Salmonella maintains the integrity of its intracellular vacuole through the action of SifA

Carmen R. Beuzón

The EMBO Journal

Frequent nut consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in women: prospective cohort study

F. B Hu, Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson +6

BMJ

Frequent nut consumption was associated with a reduced risk of both fatal coronary heart disease and non-fatal myocardial infarction. These data, and those from other epidemiological and clinical...

Relative contributions of dietary sodium sources.

Richard D. Mattes, Derek Donnelly

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Information on the relative contributions of all dietary sodium (Na) sources is needed to assess the potential efficacy of manipulating the component parts in efforts to implement current...

Effects of Drying Air Parameters on Rice Drying Models

Lalit R. Verma, R. A. Bucklin, Johari Endan +1

Transactions of the ASAE

ABSTRACT Avertical airflow dryer and a continuous weighing system were used to determine the drying constant of steamed and unsteamed rough rice as a function of temperature, velocity and relative...

Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Marla Cunningham, M. Andrea Azcárate-Peril, Alan Barnard +13

Trends in Microbiology

Necrotizing enterocolitis: new insights into pathogenesis and mechanisms

Diego F. Niño, Chhinder P. Sodhi, David J. Hackam

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Comprehensive Expression Profiling of Rice Grain Filling-Related Genes under High Temperature Using DNA Microarray

Hiromoto Yamakawa, Tatsuro Hirose, Masaharu Kuroda +1

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

To elucidate the effect of high temperature on grain-filling metabolism, developing rice (Oryza sativa) "Nipponbare" caryopses were exposed to high temperature (33 degrees C/28 degrees C) or control...

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of Chrysanthemum indicum

Zhu Shunying, Yang Yang, Yu Huaidong +2

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Body Fat Mass in Overweight and Obese Humans

Ola Gudmundsen, Henrietta Blankson, J. A. Stakkestad +3

Journal of Nutrition

Bacterial resistances to toxic metal ions - a review

Simón Silver

Gene

Review: Compounds Involved in the Flavor of Surface Mold-Ripened Cheeses: Origins and Properties

P. Molimard, Henry-Éric Spinnler

Journal of Dairy Science

Cheese flavor is obtained through a series of chemical changes that occur in the curd during the early stages of ripening. Lipid hydrolysis leads to FFA, which serve as substrates for further...

Melting and glass transitions of low molecular weight carbohydrates

Yrjö H. Roos

Carbohydrate Research

Structure of human lactoferrin: Crystallographic structure analysis and refinement at 2·8 Å resolution

Bryan F. Anderson, Heather M. Baker, Gillian E. Norris +2

Journal of Molecular Biology

Natural Colorants: Food Colorants from Natural Sources

Gregory T. Sigurdson, Peipei Tang, M. Mónica Giusti

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

The color of food is often associated with the flavor, safety, and nutritional value of the product. Synthetic food colorants have been used because of their high stability and low cost. However,...

Zinc homeostasis and signaling in health and diseases

Toshiyuki Fukada, Satoru Yamasaki, Keigo Nishida +2

JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry

The essential trace element zinc (Zn) is widely required in cellular functions, and abnormal Zn homeostasis causes a variety of health problems that include growth retardation, immunodeficiency,...

Hydrogen-Bonding Recognition-Induced Color Change of Gold Nanoparticles for Visual Detection of Melamine in Raw Milk and Infant Formula

Kelong Ai, Yanlan Liu, Lehui Lu

Journal of the American Chemical Society

The color change induced by triple hydrogen-bonding recognition between melamine and a cyanuric acid derivative grafted on the surface of gold nanoparticles can be used for reliable detection of...

Glutathione peroxidase family – an evolutionary overview

Rogério Margis, Christophe Dunand, Felipe Karam Teixeira +1

FEBS Journal

Glutathione peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.9 and EC 1.11.1.12) catalyze the reduction of H(2)O(2) or organic hydroperoxides to water or corresponding alcohols using reduced glutathione. Some glutathione...

<i>Lactobacillus</i> Sepsis Associated With Probiotic Therapy

Michael H. Land, Kelly Rouster‐Stevens, Charles R. Woods +3

PEDIATRICS

Probiotic strains of lactobacilli are increasingly being used in clinical practice because of their many health benefits. Infections associated with probiotic strains of lactobacilli are extremely...

Biochemical Characterization of the Human Copper Transporter Ctr1

Jaekwon Lee, Maria Marjorette O. Peña, Yasuhiro Nose +1

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The trace metal copper is an essential cofactor for a number of biological processes including mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, free radical detoxification, neurotransmitter synthesis and...

Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of some commercial essential oils

M. Tiziana Baratta, H. J. Damien Dorman, Stanley G. Deans +3

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

The essential oil composition of Cananga odorata, Boswellia thurifera, Cymbopogon citratus, Marjorana hortensis, Ocimum basilicum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Citrus limon was...

New Methods of Food Preservation

Gwyn W. Gould

Phase Transitions in Foods

Elsevier eBooks

Ascending central gustatory pathways

Ralph Norgren, Christiana M. Leonard

The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Abstract The central gustatory pathways of the albino rat have been traced using a combined electrophysiological‐neuroanatomical technique. Gustatory responses in the medulla were recorded in the...

Role of essential oils in food safety: Antimicrobial and antioxidant applications

Sundaresan Bhavaniramya, Selvaraju Vishnupriya, Mohammad Saleh Al-Aboody +2

Grain & Oil Science and Technology

Essential oils (EOs) are more complex and comprise a number of volatile and natural bioactive compounds, which often used in food industries as the best alternatives. This review focuses on the...

Salmonellosis: the role of poultry meat

Patrı́cia Antunes, Joana Mourão, Joana Campos +1

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Incidence and Time Course of Thromboembolic Outcomes Following Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Richard H. White, Patrick S. Romano, Hong Zhou +2

Archives of Internal Medicine

There is a difference in the temporal patterns of clinically symptomatic thromboembolic complications after total hip and total knee arthroplasty, suggesting differences in pathogenesis or natural...

Problems Associated With Spray Drying Of Sugar-Rich Foods

Bhesh Bhandari, Nivedita Datta, Tony Howes

Drying Technology

Stickiness is a major reason that limits the spray drying of various sugar-rich food products. Higher hygroscopicity of amorphous powder, increase in solubility of sugars with temperature, and lower...

PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE AETIOLOGY AND OUTCOME OF PNEUMONIA IN THE COMMUNITY

Mark Woodhead, J T Macfarlane, John McCracken +2

The Lancet

Food Protein-polysaccharide Conjugates Obtained via the Maillard Reaction: A Review

Fabíola Cristina de Oliveira, Jane Sélia dos Reis Coimbra, Eduardo Basílio de Oliveira +2

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The products formed by glycosylation of food proteins with carbohydrates via the Maillard reaction, also known as conjugates, are agents capable of changing and improving techno-functional...

In vitro antimicrobial effects and mechanism of action of selected plant essential oil combinations against four food-related microorganisms

Fei Lv, Hao Liang, Qipeng Yuan +1

Food Research International

Hydrolysis and amino acid composition analysis of proteins

Michael Fountoulakis, Hans‐Werner Lahm

Journal of Chromatography A

A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars

Thomas J. Török

JAMA

This outbreak of salmonellosis was caused by intentional contamination of restaurant salad bars by members of a religious commune.

Quinolone resistance in campylobacter isolated from man and poultry following the introduction of fluoroquinolones in veterinary medicine

Hubert P. Endtz, G J H M Ruijs, B. van Klingeren +3

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Eight hundred and eighty-three strains of Campylobacter spp. isolated between 1982 and 1989 from human stools and poultry products were screened for quinolone resistance. In this period the...

The Analysis of Cross-Classified Categorical Data

A. Stuart, Stephen E. Fienberg

International Statistical Review

Bacterial surface translocation: a survey and a classification

J Henrichsen

Bacteriological Reviews

Estimates of European food waste levels

Åsa Stenmarck, Carl Jensen, Tom Quested +1

Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)

Risk of childhood undernutrition related to small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries

Parul Christian, Sun Eun Lee, Moira Donahue Angel +27

International Journal of Epidemiology

This analysis estimates that childhood undernutrition may have its origins in the foetal period, suggesting a need to intervene early, ideally during pregnancy, with interventions known to reduce FGR...

Galacto‐Oligosaccharides: Production, Properties, Applications, and Significance as Prebiotics

Duarte Torres, Maria P. Gonçalves, J. A. Teixeira +1

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) have now been definitely established as prebiotic ingredients after in vitro and animal and human in vivo studies. Currently, GOS are produced by glycoside hydrolases...

Nadroparin for the prevention of thromboembolic events in ambulatory patients with metastatic or locally advanced solid cancer receiving chemotherapy: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Giancarlo Agnelli, Gualberto Gussoni, C. Bianchini +13

The Lancet Oncology

Selenium: its role as antioxidant in human health

Ujang Tinggi

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element, and its low status in humans has been linked to increased risk of various diseases, such as cancer and heart disease. In recent years, Se research has...

Novel food and non-food uses for sorghum and millets

John R.N. Taylor, T. Schober, Scott R. Bean

Journal of Cereal Science

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease

Penny M. Kris‐Etherton, William S. Harris, Lawrence J. Appel

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Does piped water reduce diarrhea for children in rural India?

Jyotsna Jalan, Martin Ravallion

Journal of Econometrics

Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism After Deep Vein Thrombosis

Per‐Olof Hansson, Jan Sörbo, Henry Eriksson

Archives of Internal Medicine

The recurrence rate after a symptomatic DVT is high. Patients with proximal DVT, diagnosed cancer, short duration of oral anticoagulation therapy, or a history of thromboembolic events had a higher...