Poultry colonized with Campylobacter species are a significant source of human food-borne illness. The therapeutic use of the medium chain fatty acid caprylic acid consistently reduced enteric C. jejuni colonization in chicks by 3 to 4 logs in three separate trials. These results support caprylic acid's potential to reduce Campylobacter carriage in poultry.

The subdivision of R-type drugs, which inhibit the reaction of p-nitrophenyl acetate with an active site (R site) located near the tyrosine-411 residue of human serum albumin (HSA), is proposed based on the results of kinetic and fluorometric studies. We found two kinds of R-type drugs with regard to the influence on the reaction rate of 3,5-dinitroaspirin (DA) at a site (U site) near the lysin...

Grape-based brandies are one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in world. The one, Cognac, comes from Charentes region Southwest France, and it is mostly produced grape variety ‘Ugni Blanc’. However, wines destined for elaboration wine spirits also come different white varieties; ‘Colombard’, ‘Folle Blanche’, ‘Montils’, ‘Semillon’. In this study, possibility using red varieties ‘Cabernet S...

Vitamin D (VD) is a fat-soluble vitamin with high deficiency levels evident globally. Bioaccessibility of VD influenced by formation mixed micelles (MM) during digestion. This study assessed the impact fatty acid (FA) type, phospholipid concentration on MM and stability to salts. occurred at NaCl KCl concentrations ranging from 20 100 mM, when octanoic (C8) or stearic (C18) were used. hydrodyna...

A series of novel dissymmetric gemini cationics surfactants was synthesized by three-step reactions. The dissymmetric gemini surfactants contain a dodecanoic acid dimethylethylamine ester as the constant cationic part on one side of the hydroxypropyl center and a similar other cationic part, but with a different acid length (from octanoic to palmitic), on the other side. The critical micelle co...

Animal studies on diabetic gastroparesis are limited by inability to follow gastric emptying changes in the same mouse. The study aim was to validate a nonlethal gastric emptying method in nonobese diabetic (NOD) LtJ mice, a model of type 1 diabetes, and study sequential changes with age and early diabetic status. The reliability and responsiveness of a [(13)C]octanoic acid breath test in NOD L...

BACKGROUND For cachectic patients with chronic respiratory disease (CRD), conventional enteral nutrition formula is an optional treatment to maintain energy balance. The molecular mechanisms by which enteral nutrition formula controls appetite and weight remain unknown. We examined whether enteral nutrition formula rich in octanoic acids would increase plasma levels of ghrelin, an appetite-stim...

This study aims to determine the effects and response irrigation regimes (i) rainfed, (ii) deficit (DI), (iii) full (FI) on wine grape skin, seed aromatic composition of grapevine cv. Bobal. The results show that treatment can modulate some important parameters grapes colour, grapes, with respect rainfed and/or unlimited irrigation. In general, alcohol concentration total acidity wines decrease...

A combined untargeted and targeted approach was established for fingerprinting volatile organic compounds in winter jujubes from eight regions of China. Volatiles, including alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters, alkenes, were identified by gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS). Benzyl alcohol, octanoic acid, 2-hexenal, linalool, 2-nonenal, ethyl decanoate the most common present a...