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Interpolated variable order motifs for identification of horizontally acquired DNA: revisiting the <i>Salmonella</i> pathogenicity islands

Georgios S Vernikos, Julian Parkhill

Bioinformatics

Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

Outbreak of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Gastroenteritis Associated with Alaskan Oysters

Joseph McLaughlin, Angelo DePaola, Cheryl A. Bopp +7

New England Journal of Medicine

This investigation extends by 1000 km the northernmost documented source of oysters that caused illness due to V. parahaemolyticus. Rising temperatures of ocean water seem to have contributed to one...

Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in White Rice, Brown Rice, and Germinated Brown Rice

Su Tian, Kozo Nakamura, Hiroshi Kayahara

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Two hydroxycinnamate sucrose esters, 6'-O-(E)-feruloylsucrose and 6'-O-(E)-sinapoylsucrose, were isolated from methanol extracts of rice bran. Soluble and insoluble phenolic compounds as well as...

Association of Genomic O Island 122 of <i>Escherichia coli</i> EDL 933 with Verocytotoxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> Seropathotypes That Are Linked to Epidemic and/or Serious Disease

Mohamed A. Karmali, Mariola Mascarenhas, Songhai Shen +7

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The distribution of EDL 933 O island 122 (OI-122) was investigated in 70 strains of Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) of multiple serotypes that were classified into five...

The effect of climate change on global potato production

Robert J. Hijmans

American Journal of Potato Research

L-type Ca2+ channels provide a major pathway for iron entry into cardiomyocytes in iron-overload cardiomyopathy

Gavin Y. Oudit, Hui Sun, Maria Giovanna Trivieri +8

Nature Medicine

Cholesterol Assimilation by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Bifidobacteria Isolated from the Human Gut

Dora I. A. Pereira, Glenn R. Gibson

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of human gut-derived lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria on cholesterol levels in vitro. Continuous cultures inoculated with fecal...

Psychrotrophs and their enzymes in milk and dairy products: Quality aspects

T. Sørhaug, L. Stepaniak

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Enumeration of human colonic bacteria producing phenolic and indolic compounds: effects of pH, carbohydrate availability and retention time on dissimilatory aromatic amino acid metabolism

E. A. Smith, G.T. Macfarlane

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Concentrations of phenolic compounds in human gut contents were more than fourfold higher in the distal colon (6.2 mmol kg-1) compared to the proximal bowel (1.4 mmol kg-1). Tryptophan metabolites...

Epidemiologic evidence for a potentiating effect of malnutrition on child mortality.

David Pelletier, EA Frongillo, Jean‐Pierre Habicht

American Journal of Public Health

These results indicate that mild to moderate malnutrition is associated with elevated mortality and that there is an epidemiologic synergism between malnutrition and morbidity. This previously...

Fermentation of mucins and plant polysaccharides by anaerobic bacteria from the human colon

A A Salyers, S E West, J.R. Vercellotti +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

A total of 154 strains from 22 species of Bifidobacterium, Peptostreptococcus, Lactobacillus, Ruminococcus, Coprococcus, Eubacterium, and Fusobacterium, which are present in high concentrations in...

Bacteriocins of gram-positive bacteria

John Tagg, A S Dajani, Lewis W. Wannamaker

Bacteriological Reviews

Biological metals and metal-targeting compounds in major neurodegenerative diseases

Kevin J. Barnham, Ashley I. Bush

Chemical Society Reviews

Multiple abnormalities occur in the homeostasis of essential endogenous brain biometals in age-related neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and...

Nutritional advantages of oats and opportunities for its processing as value added foods - a review

Prasad Rasane, Alok Jha, Latha Sabikhi +2

Journal of Food Science and Technology

New perspectives for Lactobacilli exopolysaccharides

Stéphanie Badel-Berchoux, Thierry Bernardi, Philippe Michaud

Biotechnology Advances

Perception of traditional food products in six European regions using free word association

Luís Guerrero, Anna Claret, Wim Verbeke +9

Food Quality and Preference

<i>β</i>-Amylase Induction and the Protective Role of Maltose during Temperature Shock

Fatma Kaplan, Charles L. Guy

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A number of studies have demonstrated beta-amylase induction in response to abiotic stress. In the present work, a temperature response profile in 5 degrees C increments from 45 degrees C to 0...

Handbook of Thermoluminescence

Claudio Furetta

WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks

Thermoluminescence Theories and Models Dose Determination by Thermoluminescence Methods for Determining the Kinetics Parameters Thermoluminescent Materials TL Dose Determination of Irradiated Food...

Technological functionality of inulin and oligofructose

Fathimath Naurin.K.A

British Journal Of Nutrition

Inulin and oligofructose are functional food ingredients which offer a unique combination of nutritional properties and important technological benefits. They are found in many vegetables and fruits...

Molecular basis for resistance to silver cations in Salmonella

Amit Gupta, Kazuaki Matsui, Jeng‐Fan Lo +1

Nature Medicine

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in the diet and in red blood cell membranes of depressed patients

R.M. Edwards

Journal of Affective Disorders

Arachidonic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid ratio in blood correlates positively with clinical symptoms of depression

P. B. Adams, Sheryl Lawson, Andrew Sanigorski +1

Lipids

In this study of 20 moderately to severely depressed patients, diagnosed using current research diagnostic criteria and excluding known bipolar affective disorder and reactive depression, we...

Immune Modulation by Altered Nutrient Metabolism: Nutritional Control of Immune-Induced Growth Depression

M.E. COOK, Christopher C.J. Miller, Yongsoon Park +1

Poultry Science

The ability of conjugated isomers of linoleic acid (CLA) to prevent reduced growth rate following endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) injection was studied in two chick trials and one rat trial....

Myosin Structure and Function in Cell Motility

Hans M. Warrick, James A. Spudich

Annual Review of Cell Biology

Cells organize many of their biochemical reactions in non-membrane compartments. Recent evidence has shown that many of these compartments are liquids that form by phase separation from the...

A Dynamic Factor Model for the Analysis of Multivariate Time Series

Peter C. M. Molenaar

Psychometrika

As a method to ascertain the structure of intra-individual variation, P -technique has met difficulties in the handling of a lagged covariance structure. A new statistical technique, coined dynamic...

Degradation of plant pathogenic fungi by <i>Trichoderma harzianum</i>

Yigal Elad, I. Chet, Y. Henis

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Trichoderma harzianum excreted β-1, 3-glucanase and chitinase into the medium when grown on laminarin and chitin, respectively, or on cell walls of the pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii, as sole carbon...

FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF NOVEL PROTEINS: ALFALFA LEAF PROTEIN

Jianguo Wang, J.E. Kinsella

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Functional properties of protein concentrates from alfalfa leaves (ALP) prepared by several methods were determined. Minimum solubilities occurred around pH 3.5–4; sodium chloride 0.05–0.2M...

Deep vein thrombosis of the leg

V V Kakkar, C T Howe, Andrew Nicolaides +2

The American Journal of Surgery

Nopal Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica) as a Source of Bioactive Compounds for Nutrition, Health and Disease

Karym El-Mostafa, Youssef El Kharrassi, Asmaa Badreddine +7

Molecules

Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly referred to as prickly pear or nopal cactus, is a dicotyledonous angiosperm plant. It belongs to the Cactaceae family and is characterized by its remarkable adaptation...

Flavor network and the principles of food pairing

Yong‐Yeol Ahn, Sebastian E. Ahnert, James P. Bagrow +1

Scientific Reports

The cultural diversity of culinary practice, as illustrated by the variety of regional cuisines, raises the question of whether there are any general patterns that determine the ingredient...

Parameters Affecting Ethyl Ester Production by<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>during Fermentation

Sofie Saerens, Freddy R. Delvaux, Kevin J. Verstrepen +3

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

ABSTRACT Volatile esters are responsible for the fruity character of fermented beverages and thus constitute a vital group of aromatic compounds in beer and wine. Many fermentation parameters are...

Food Carbohydrates

Steve W. Cui

Unique in its broad range of coverage, Food Carbohydrates: Chemistry, Physical Properties and Applications is a comprehensive, single-source reference on the science of food carbohydrates. This text...

Contribution of acetate to butyrate formation by human faecal bacteria

Sylvia H. Duncan, Grietje Holtrop, G. E. Lobley +3

British Journal Of Nutrition

Acetate is normally regarded as an endproduct of anaerobic fermentation, but butyrate-producing bacteria found in the human colon can be net utilisers of acetate. The butyrate formed provides a fuel...

Plants, selenium and human health

Danielle R. Ellis, David E. Salt

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Relationships between thermal, rheological characteristics and swelling power for various starches

Jeng‐Yune Li, An‐I Yeh

Journal of Food Engineering

CPx-type ATPases: a class of P-type ATPases that pump heavy metals

Marc Solioz, Chris D. Vulpe

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Modification of a Standardized System of Wine Aroma Terminology

Ann C. Noble, Richard A. Arnold, J. Buechsenstein +3

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

A modified version of the wine aroma wheel has been constructed to clarify and improve the proposed list of standardized wine aroma terminology. The order of terms has been reorganized to facilitate...

Excessive Intake of Zinc Impairs Immune Responses

Ranjit Kumar Chandra

JAMA

The effect of administration of large amounts of zinc on immune response and serum lipoproteins was examined. Eleven healthy adult men ingested 150 mg of elemental zinc twice a day for six weeks....

A Model for Ear Corn Drying

Yahya I. Sharaf-Eldeen, J. L. Blaisdell, M. Y. Hamdy

Transactions of the ASAE

Nanoemulsions and Their Potential Applications in Food Industry

Jamuna Bai Aswathanarayan, Ravishankar Rai Vittal

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Nanoemulsions have small droplet size and are kinetically stable colloidal systems. They have enhanced functional properties in comparison to conventional emulsions. The composition and structure of...

Thrombosis: a major contributor to the global disease burden

Gary E. Raskob, Pantep Angchaisuksiri, A Blanco +10

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Use of Essential Oils in Bioactive Edible Coatings: A Review

Laura Sánchez‐González, María Vargas, Chelo González‐Martínez +2

Food Engineering Reviews

Overcoming matrix effects using the dilution approach in multiresidue methods for fruits and vegetables

Carmen Ferrer, A. Lozano, Ana Agüera +2

Journal of Chromatography A

Genome-scale analyses of health-promoting bacteria: probiogenomics

Marco Ventura, Sarah O’Flaherty, Marcus J. Claesson +4

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Portal vein thrombosis: Prevalence, patient characteristics and lifetime risk: A population study based on 23 796 consecutive autopsies

Mats Ögren

World Journal of Gastroenterology

In this population-based study, PVT was found to be more common than indicated by previous clinical series. The markedly excess risk in cirrhosis and hepatic carcinoma should warrant an increased...

Prebiotics

Thea Scantlebury Manning, Glenn R. Gibson

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology

The Risk of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Men and Women

Paul A. Kyrle, Erich Minar, Christine Bialonczyk +3

New England Journal of Medicine

The risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism is higher among men than women.

An extensive outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning due to low-fat milk in Japan: estimation of enterotoxin A in the incriminated milk and powdered skim milk

Tsutomu Asao, Yuko Kumeda, Taro Kawai +5

Epidemiology and Infection

An extensive outbreak of staphylococcal food poisoning occurred in Kansai district in Japan. As many as 13,420 cases frequently ingested dairy products manufactured by a factory in Osaka City. The...

Metal-induced apoptosis: mechanisms

M. Pulido, Alan R Parrish

Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis