A comparison of antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities of sword beans and soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis.

This study was conducted to determine the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities of non-fermented or Bacillus subtilis-fermented soybeans and sword beans (red and white). The total flavonoid content in both sword bean types was higher (1.9-2.

Effects of biopolymer encapsulation on trans fatty acid digestibility in an in vitro human digestion system.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of biopolymer encapsulation on the digestion of trans fatty acids by using an in vitro human digestion model. We simulated the main components of the human digestive system using a dialysis tubing system that contained synthetic saliva, gastric juice, and digestive enzymes of the small intestine. Trans fatty acid-enriched fat was encapsulated with 1% chitosan, pectin, cellulose, and β-glucan, and passed through the model system.

Effect of adenovirus and influenza virus infection on obesity.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the effects of adenovirus and influenza virus infections on obesity in various experimental models. We reviewed studies that were conducted within the past 10 years and were related to virus infection and obesity prevalence. Here, we discuss a different causal relationship between adenovirus and influenza infections with obesity.

Sequence analysis of a cryptic plasmid pKW2124 from Weissella cibaria KLC140 and construction of a surface display vector.

Plasmid isolation of kimchi-derived Weissella cibaria KLC140 revealed six different plasmids. The smallest plasmid, pKW2124, was DNA sequenced and characterized, showing 2,124 bp with a GC content of 36.39% and five putative open reading frames (ORFs).

Effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid and biopolymer encapsulation on lipid metabolism in mice.

Forty mice were randomly divided into four groups on the basis of the diet to be fed as follows: 5% (low) fat diet (T1: LF); 20% (high) fat diet (T2: HF); 20% fat containing 1% conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) (T3: HFC); and 20% fat containing 1% CLA with 0.5% biopolymers (T4: HFCB). The high-fat with CLA diet groups (HFC and HFCB) and the low-fat diet group (LF) tended to have lower body weights and total adipose tissue weights than those of the high-fat diet group (HF).

Cloning of a ribonucleotide reductase gene of the herpes simplex virus type 2 strain G.

The ribonucleotide reductase (RR) 2 gene of the HSV-2 strain G was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in an E. coli cell. The RR2 gene was located on the PstI 2.

Thermal Inactivation of Borrelia burgdorferi , the Cause of Lyme Disease.

Borrelia burgdorferi strain EBNI was cultivated in BSK-II medium at 34°C, then cultures at different physiological states were heat-treated at temperatures in the range of 50 to 70°C. Numbers of survivors were estimated by the Most Probable Number technique. Log MPN was plotted against treatment time, and resulting survivor curves were linear.