Research Library

Chamomile: A herbal medicine of the past with a bright future (Review)

Sanjay Gupta

Molecular Medicine Reports

Chamomile is one of the most ancient medicinal herbs known to mankind. It is a member of Asteraceae/Compositae family and represented by two common varieties viz. German Chamomile (Chamomilla...

Mechanisms underlying the cholesterol-lowering properties of soluble dietary fibre polysaccharides

Purnima Gunness, Michael J. Gidley

Food & Function

A number of studies have shown a positive relationship between diets rich in soluble dietary fibres (SDF) such as β-glucan, pectin, guar gum and psyllium, and reduced serum cholesterol and thus a...

Protein secretion systems in bacterial-host associations, and their description in the Gene Ontology

Tsai‐Tien Tseng, Brett M. Tyler, João Carlos Setúbal

BMC Microbiology

Protein secretion plays a central role in modulating the interactions of bacteria with their environments. This is particularly the case when symbiotic bacteria (whether pathogenic, commensal or...

OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals

Howard I. Maibach, Klaus‐Peter Wilhelm

Conjugated linoleic acids: are they beneficial or detrimental to health?

Klaus W.J. Wahle, Steven D. Heys, Dino Rotondo

Progress in Lipid Research

AGA technical review on short bowel syndrome and intestinal transplantation

Alan L. Buchman, James S. Scolapio, J. Fryer

Gastroenterology

Efficiency of conversion of α-linolenic acid to long chain n-3 fatty acids in man

J. Thomas Brenna

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care

Alpha-linolenic acid (18:3n-3) is the major n-3 (omega 3) fatty acid in the human diet. It is derived mainly from terrestrial plant consumption and it has long been thought that its major biochemical...

Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of the Effects of<i>Amylose-Extender</i> Mutation in Rice Endosperm

Aiko Nishi, Yasunori Nakamura, Naoki Tanaka +1

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Abstract Biochemical analysis of amylose-extender(ae) mutant of rice (Oryza sativa) revealed that the mutation in the gene for starch-branching enzyme IIb (BEIIb) specifically altered the structure...

Improved Performance of Transgenic Fructan-Accumulating Tobacco under Drought Stress

Elizabeth A. H. Pilon‐Smits, MJM. Ebskamp, Matthew J. Paul +3

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Fructans are polyfructose molecules produced by approximately 15% of the flowering plant species. It is possible that, in addition to being a storage carbohydrate, fructans have other physiological...

Review of Online Food Delivery Platforms and their Impacts on Sustainability

Charlene Li, Miranda Mirosa, Phil Bremer

Sustainability

During the global 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, the advantages of online food delivery (FD) were obvious, as it facilitated consumer access to prepared meals and enabled food providers to keep operating....

Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oil Terpenes against Pathogenic and Spoilage-Forming Bacteria and Cell Structure-Activity Relationships Evaluated by SEM Microscopy

Hatice Zengin, Ayşe Handan Baysal

Molecules

The antibacterial activity and antioxidant effect of the compounds α-terpineol, linalool, eucalyptol and α-pinene obtained from essential oils (EOs), against pathogenic and spoilage forming bacteria...

Bayesian Assessment of Null Values Via Parameter Estimation and Model Comparison

John K. Kruschke

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Psychologists have been trained to do data analysis by asking whether null values can be rejected. Is the difference between groups nonzero? Is choice accuracy not at chance level? These questions...

Wine yeasts for the future

Graham H. Fleet

FEMS Yeast Research

International competition within the wine market, consumer demands for newer styles of wines and increasing concerns about the environmental sustainability of wine production are providing new...

Determining wine aroma from compositional data

I. Leigh Francis, Julia L. Newton

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

The value of, opportunities provided by, and the difficulties in elucidating the exact contribution that chemical compounds make to wine aroma and flavour are outlined and highlighted in this review....

Antimicrobial Activity of Chitosan Films Enriched with Essential Oils

Svetlana Zivanovic, Shuang Chi, Ann Draughon

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial and physicochemical properties of chitosan films and chitosan films enriched with essential oils (EO) were determined in vitro and on processed meat. Antimicrobial effects of...

Pasting properties of starch and protein in selected cereals and quality of their food products

Sanaa Ragaee, El‐Sayed M. Abdel‐Aal

Food Chemistry

Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Three<i>Mentha</i>Species Essential Oils

Neda Mimica–Dukić, Biljana Božin, Marina Sokóvić +2

Planta Medica

The present study describes the antimicrobial activity and free radical scavenging capacity (RSC) of essential oils from Mentha aquatica L., Mentha longifolia L., and Mentha piperita L. The chemical...

Zein: A History of Processing and Use

John W. Lawton

Cereal Chemistry

ABSTRACT Corn is the largest and most important agricultural commodity in America. Zein, one of the components in corn, has long been investigated for uses other than food and feed. Zein is a unique...

Selenocompounds in Plants and Animals and their Biological Significance

P.D. Whanger

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

There are several selenocompounds in tissues of plants and animals. Selenate is the major inorganic selenocompound found in both animal and plant tissues. Selenocysteine is the predominant...

Essential fatty acids and the brain: possible health implications

Kuresh Youdim, A. Martı́n, James A. Joseph

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid are essential for normal cellular function, and act as precursors for the synthesis of longer chained polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as arachidonic (AA),...

Toxin-induced activation of the G protein p21 Rho by deamidation of glutamine

Gilles Flatau, Emmanuel Lemichez, Michel Gauthier +4

Nature

Measurement of Food Preferences

H.J.H. MacFie, D. M. H. THOMSON

Illnesses Associated with <i>Escherichia coli</i> 0157:H7 Infections

Patricia M. Griffin, Stephen M. Ostroff, Robert V. Tauxe +4

Annals of Internal Medicine

Infection with E. coli O157:H7 should be considered in all patients with bloody diarrhea, the hemolytic uremic syndrome, or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura because the infection can masquerade as...

Texture Development During Cheese Ripening

R. C. Lawrence, Lawrence K. Creamer, J. Gilles

Journal of Dairy Science

The texture of a cheese is determined primarily by its pH and the ratio of intact casein to moisture. The texture generally changes markedly in the first 1 to 2 wk of ripening as the hydrolysis of a...

Ecology and Natural History of Desert Lizards

L. R. Taylor, Eric R. Pianka

Journal of Animal Ecology

Bifidobacterium species associated with breastfeeding produce aromatic lactic acids in the infant gut

Martin Frederik Laursen, Mikiyasu Sakanaka, Nicole von Burg +17

Nature Microbiology

Breastfeeding profoundly shapes the infant gut microbiota, which is critical for early life immune development, and the gut microbiota can impact host physiology in various ways, such as through the...

An overview of natural antimicrobials role in food

Aurelia Magdalena Pisoschi, Aneta Pop, Cecilia Georgescu +3

European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

A supply chain traceability system for food safety based on HACCP, blockchain &amp; Internet of things

Feng Tian

In recent times food safety has drawn upsurge of academic and commercial concerns. In supply chain area, with the rapid growth of internet technologies, a lot of emerging technologies have been...

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer – A cohort study using linked United Kingdom databases

Alex J Walker, Tim Card, Joe West +2

European Journal of Cancer

Definition of post-thrombotic syndrome of the leg for use in clinical investigations: a recommendation for standardization

Susan R. Kahn, H Partsch, Suresh Vedantham +2

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities of some flavonoids

Didem Deliorman Orhan, Berrın Özçelık, Selda Özgen +1

Microbiological Research

Selenoprotein P—Expression, functions, and roles in mammals

Raymond F. Burk, Kristina E. Hill

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

Oral Probiotics Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Hung‐Chih Lin, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Hsiu‐Lin Chen +6

PEDIATRICS

Probiotics, in the form of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, fed enterally to very low birth weight preterm infants for 6 weeks reduced the incidence of death or necrotizing enterocolitis.

Early human milk feeding is associated with a lower risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants

Paula M. Sisk, Caleb Lovelady, Robert G. Dillard +2

Journal of Perinatology

Staphyloxanthin Plays a Role in the Fitness of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Its Ability To Cope with Oxidative Stress

Alexandra Clauditz, Alexandra Resch, Karsten-Peter Wieland +2

Infection and Immunity

Staphyloxanthin is a membrane-bound carotenoid of Staphylococcus aureus. Here we studied the interaction of staphyloxanthin with reactive oxygen substances (ROS) and showed by comparative analysis of...

Banana starch: production, physicochemical properties, and digestibility—a review

Pingyi Zhang, Roy L. Whistler, James N. BeMiller +1

Carbohydrate Polymers

Copper in disorders with neurological symptoms: Alzheimer’s, Menkes, and Wilson diseases

Daniel Strausak, Julian F. B. Mercer, Hermann H. Dieter +2

Brain Research Bulletin

The nutritional significance of “dietary fibre” analysis

Knud Erik Bach Knudsen

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Massive Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157: H7 Infection In Schoolchildren in Sakai City, Japan, Associated with Consumption of White Radish Sprouts

Hideshi Michino, Kunioki Araki, Shujiro Minami +5

American Journal of Epidemiology

In July 1996, an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection occurred among schoolchildren in Sakai City, Osaka, Japan. This outbreak developed in 13 North-East District and 34 Middle-South...

Polymeric proanthocyanidins from grape skins

Jean‐Marc Souquet, Véronique Cheynier, Franck Brossaud +1

Phytochemistry

Fish oil consumption and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease: a comparison of findings from animal and human feeding trials

PM Herold, J.E. Kinsella

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Ascorbic acid: The chemistry underlying its antioxidant properties

David Njus, Patrick M. Kelley, Yi‐Jung Tu +1

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

How to select a probiotic? A review and update of methods and criteria

Gilberto Vinícius de Melo Pereira, Bruna de Oliveira Coelho, Antônio Irineudo Magalhães +2

Biotechnology Advances

The importance of amylose and amylopectin fine structure for textural properties of cooked rice grains

Hongyan Li, Sangeeta Prakash, Timothy Nicholson +2

Food Chemistry

Obesity-Associated Oxidative Stress: Strategies Finalized to Improve Redox State

Isabella Savini, Maria Valeria Catani, D Evangelista +2

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Obesity represents a major risk factor for a plethora of severe diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer. It is often accompanied by an...

Essential oils from aromatic herbs as antimicrobial agents

Fortino Solórzano‐Santos, Marı́a Guadalupe Miranda-Novales

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Hedonic scaling: A review of methods and theory

Juyun Lim

Food Quality and Preference

The clinical importance of emerging Campylobacter species

Si Ming Man

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Thrombin induces tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis: Evidence for a thrombin-regulated dormant tumor phenotype

Mary Lynn Nierodzik, Simon Karpatkin

Cancer Cell