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Advances in the plant protein extraction: Mechanism and recommendations

Manoj Kumar, Maharishi Tomar, Jayashree Potkule +12

Food Hydrocolloids

Metabolic response to the stress of critical illness

Jean‐Charles Preiser, Carole Ichaï, J.-C. Orban +1

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Phytochemical Profiles and Antioxidant Activity of Adlay Varieties

Lifeng Wang, Jingyi Chen, Huihui Xie +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Consumption of whole grains has been associated with reduced risk of developing major chronic diseases. These health benefits have been attributed in part to their unique phytochemicals. Little is...

On the structural models of bovine casein micelles—review and possible improvements

Douglas G. Dalgleish

Soft Matter

A review is made of the different structural principles involved in the assembly of the casein micellar particles present in mammalian milks. The properties of the constituent casein proteins are...

Proc. SOc. Exp. Biol. and Med.

Paul L. Day, William C. Langston, William J. Darby

Nutrition Reviews

Journal Article Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. and Med. Get access P. L. Day, P. L. Day Departments of Physiological Chemistry and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Search for...

Essential Oils of Aromatic Plants with Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiviral, and Cytotoxic Properties – an Overview

Jürgen Reichling, Paul Schnitzler, Ulrike Suschke +1

Complementary Medicine Research

The abundant use of anti-infective agents resulted in the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria, fungi, and viruses. To overcome the increasing resistance of pathogenic microbes, a variety of...

Comprehensive polymorphism survey elucidates population structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Joseph Schacherer, Joshua A. Shapiro, Douglas M. Ruderfer +1

Nature

The genome sequence of the probiotic intestinal bacterium <i>Lactobacillus johnsonii</i> NCC 533

R. David Pridmore, Bernard Berger, Frank Desiere +12

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC 533 is a member of the acidophilus group of intestinal lactobacilli that has been extensively studied for their "probiotic" activities that include, pathogen inhibition,...

Dietary modification of inflammation with lipids

Philip C. Calder

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

The n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are found in high proportions in oily fish and fish oils. The n-3 PUFA are structurally and...

Lipid Metabolism in Pregnancy and its Consequences in the Fetus and Newborn

Emílio Herrera

Endocrine

Expression of bitter taste receptors of the T2R family in the gastrointestinal tract and enteroendocrine STC-1 cells

Sheng-Ze Wu, Nora Rozengurt, Moon Young Yang +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Although a role for the gastric and intestinal mucosa in molecular sensing has been known for decades, the initial molecular recognition events that sense the chemical composition of the luminal...

Remembrance of Repasts: An Anthropology of Food and Memory

David E. Sutton

Prousts famous madeleine captures the power of food to evoke some of our deepest memories. Why does food hold such power? What does the growing commodification and globalization of food mean for our...

Antifungal Activities of<i>Origanum</i><i>vulgare</i>subsp.<i>hirtum, Mentha spicata,</i><i>Lavandula angustifolia</i>, and<i>Salvia fruticosa</i>Essential Oils against Human Pathogenic Fungi

Konstantia Adam, Afroditi Sivropoulou, Stella Kokkini +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The essential oils of Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum, Mentha spicata, Lavandula angustifolia, and Salvia fruticosa exhibited antifungal properties against the human pathogens Malassezia furfur,...

Efficient insertional mutagenesis in lactococci and other gram-positive bacteria

Emmanuelle Maguin, Hervé Prévost, S. Dusko Ehrlich +1

Journal of Bacteriology

In lactococci, the study of chromosomal genes and their regulation is limited by the lack of an efficient transposon mutagenesis system. We associated the insertion sequence ISS1 with the...

Memorable Tourist Experiences and Place Attachment When Consuming Local Food

Chen‐Tsang Tsai

International Journal of Tourism Research

Abstract The purpose of the study was to model the memorable travel experiences, place attachment and behavioral intentions for consuming local food. Data were collected by self‐administered surveys...

Effect of a Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Plus Anticoagulation vs Anticoagulation Alone on Risk of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism

Patrick Mismetti, Silvy Laporte, Olivier Pellerin +19

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00457158.

Monounsaturated fatty acids, olive oil and health status: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Lukas Schwingshackl, Georg Hoffmann

Lipids in Health and Disease

The results indicate an overall risk reduction of all-cause mortality (11%), cardiovascular mortality (12%), cardiovascular events (9%), and stroke (17%) when comparing the top versus bottom third of...

Revisões sistemáticas da literatura: passos para sua elaboração

Taís Freire Galvão, Maurício Gomes Pereira

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde

Americanae nace como un proyecto conjunto que surge dentro de la Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL), y que ha afrontado la Biblioteca de la Agencia Española de...

Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine

Chemistry International

The gizzard: function, influence of diet structure and effects on nutrient availability

B. Svihus

World s Poultry Science Journal

The gizzard has a number of important functions, such as aiding digestion by particle size reduction, chemical degradation of nutrients and regulation of feed flow, and responds rapidly to changes in...

Planned, motivated and habitual hygiene behaviour: an eleven country review

V. Curtis, L. O. Danquah, Robert Aunger

Health Education Research

Handwashing with soap (HWWS) may be one of the most cost-effective means of preventing infection in developing countries. However, HWWS is rare in these settings. We reviewed the results of formative...

Food processing a tool to pesticide residue dissipation – A review

Geetanjali Kaushik, Santosh Satya, S.N. Naik

Food Research International

Mycoviruses of filamentous fungi and their relevance to plant pathology

Michael Pearson, Ross E. Beever, Barbara Boine +1

Molecular Plant Pathology

Mycoviruses (fungal viruses) are reviewed with emphasis on plant pathogenic fungi. Based on the presence of virus-like particles and unencapsidated dsRNAs, mycoviruses are common in all major fungal...

An improved method of microencapsulation and its evaluation to protect Lactobacillus spp. in simulated gastric conditions

Vaishnavi Chandramouli, Kasipathy Kailasapathy, P. Peiris +1

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Metal and Redox Modulation of Cysteine Protein Function

Niroshini M. Giles, Aaron Watts, Gregory I. Giles +3

Chemistry & Biology

Tomato Glycoalkaloids:  Role in the Plant and in the Diet

Mendel Friedman

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Tomatoes, a major food source for humans, accumulate a variety of secondary metabolites including phenolic compounds, phytoalexins, protease inhibitors, and glycoalkaloids. These metabolites protect...

Antiviral activities of lactoferrin

Barry W. A. van der Strate, Leonie Beljaars, Grietje Molema +2

Antiviral Research

Survival of Lactic Acid Bacteria in a Dynamic Model of the Stomach and Small Intestine: Validation and the Effects of Bile

Philippe Marteau, Mans Minekus, R. Havenaar +1

Journal of Dairy Science

This study was conducted to validate a dynamic model of the stomach and small intestine to quantify the survival of lactic acid bacteria and to assess the influence of gastrointestinal secretions....

Dietary fibres: Nutritional and technological interest

Jean-Yves Thebaudin, A. Lefèbvre, Maria Harrington +1

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Streptokinase and heparin versus heparin alone in massive pulmonary embolism: A randomized controlled trial

Carlos Jerjes‐Sánchez, Alicia Ramírez‐Rivera, María de Lourdes García +5

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Basic Food Microbiology

George J. Banwart

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

Chen, Tao, Wei, Dong, Chen, Gu +2

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

The green alga Chlorella zofingiensis produces significant amounts of the valuable ketocarotenoid astaxanthin under heterotrophic growth conditions. In this study, pyruvate, citrate and malic acid...

Associations of urinary sodium excretion with cardiovascular events in individuals with and without hypertension: a pooled analysis of data from four studies

Andrew Mente, Martin O’Donnell, Sumathy Rangarajan +26

The Lancet

Probiotic Dairy Products as Functional Foods

Daniel Granato, Gabriel Favalli Branco, Adriano G. Cruz +2

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Foods that affect specific functions or systems in the human body, providing health benefits beyond energy and nutrients-functional foods-have experienced rapid market growth in recent years. This...

ESPEN Guidelines on Enteral Nutrition: Geriatrics

Dorothee Volkert, Yitshal Berner, E. Berry +16

Clinical Nutrition

Probiotics in the treatment of atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome in infants: a double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial

Martta Viljanen, Erkki Savilahti, Tari Haahtela +5

Allergy

Treatment with LGG may alleviate AEDS symptoms in IgE-sensitized infants but not in non-IgE-sensitized infants.

Intake of Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Stroke in Women

Hiroyasu Iso

JAMA

Our data indicate that higher consumption of fish and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids is associated with a reduced risk of thrombotic infarction, primarily among women who do not take aspirin...

Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and cancers of the breast and colorectum: emerging evidence for their role as risk modifiers

H Bartsch, Jagadeesan Nair, Robert W. Owen

Carcinogenesis

The hypothesis that a high-fat diet promotes the development of postmenopausal breast cancer is supported by international data showing a strong correlation between fat intake and breast cancer rates...

The ZnuABC high‐affinity zinc uptake system and its regulator Zur in <i>Escherichia coli</i>

Silke I. Patzer, Klaus Hantke

Molecular Microbiology

In Escherichia coli, lacZ operon fusions were isolated that were derepressed under iron repletion and repressed under iron depletion. Two fusions were localized in genes that formed an operon whose...

Fructan Metabolism in Grasses and Cereals

Christopher J. Pollock, Andrew J. G. Cairns

Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology

Host-specific fimbrial adhesins of noninvasive enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

Wim Gaastra, F K de Graaf

Microbiological Reviews

Enterobacter sakazakii: A New Species of "Enterobacteriaceae" Isolated from Clinical Specimens

J. J. Farmer, M. A. ASBURY, F W Hickman +2

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Enterobacter sakazakii is the name proposed for the organism previously known as "yellow-pigmented Enterobacter cloacae." The type strain (holotype) of this species is ATCC 29544. The proposed change...

Thromboembolism and anticoagulant therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim clinical guidance from the anticoagulation forum

Geoffrey D. Barnes, Allison Burnett, Arthur L. Allen +9

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Nilesh M. Mehta, Heather E. Skillman, Sharon Y. Irving +7

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

This document represents the first collaboration between 2 organizations—the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the Society of Critical Care Medicine—to describe best practices...

Selenium nanoparticles as a nutritional supplement

Sylvie Skalíčková, Vedran Milosavljević, Kristýna Číhalová +3

Nutrition

Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea

Thomas Clasen, Kelly Alexander, David Sinclair +5

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Interventions that address the microbial contamination of water at the point-of-use may be important interim measures to improve drinking water quality until homes can be reached with safe, reliable,...

Effects of n-6 PUFAs compared with SFAs on liver fat, lipoproteins, and inflammation in abdominal obesity: a randomized controlled trial

Helena Bjermo, David Iggman, Joel Kullberg +12

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Screening for antimicrobial activity of ten medicinal plants used in Colombian folkloric medicine: A possible alternative in the treatment of non-nosocomial infections

John Rojas, Veronica J Ochoa, Saul A Ocampo +1

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

This in vitro study corroborated the antimicrobial activity of the selected plants used in folkloric medicine. All these plants were effective against three or more of the pathogenic microorganisms....