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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Effect of a dietary supplement composed of hydrolyzed milk proteins and vanillin on the reduction of infection and oxidative stress induced by chemotherapy

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • A dietary supplement composed of lactoferrin hydrolysate (LfH), whey protein hydrolysate (WPH) and vanillin showed antibacterial activity against E.coli and S.aureus in vitro. The studied supplement also exhibited significant antioxidant properties in the model system and anti‐oxidative stress activity in mice exposed to paclitaxel. This supplement has a potential for use in the food matrix to reduce the chemotherapy side effects and to act as a chemoprotective agent.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus

  2. Synthesis of amide derivatives containing capsaicin and their antioxidant and antibacterial activities

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • The capsaicin in hot peppers is an important biological active substance that is widely used in food and medicine. Our current study shows that capsaicin derivatives have good antioxidant and antibacterial activities, and therefore, the present study of capsaicin derivatives with good activity provides a good foundation for future applications in natural food additives and medicine.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Immunomodulatory effect of papaya (Carica papaya) pulp and seed extracts as a potential natural treatment for bacterial stress

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • The current study evaluated the immunomodulatory effects of Carica papaya pulp and seeds methanol (MeOH) extracts on mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis identified 10 active constituents in C. papaya seed MeOH extract and 10 compounds in C. papaya pulp MeOH extract. The experimental animals were divided into negative control (G1) group, positive control (G2) group, pulp extract treated (G3) group, and seed extract treated (G4) group.

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Bacterial pathogens

  4. Purple rice extract inhibits testosterone‐induced rat prostatic hyperplasia and growth of human prostate cancer cell line by reduction of androgen receptor activation

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • Purple rice extract (PRE) retarded the testosterone‐induced rat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and suppressed the growth of human prostate cancer (LNCaP). These effects might cause by the reduction of androgen receptor (AR) activation. Therefore, the genes responsible for AR‐DHT complex were down‐regulated such as prostate specific antigen (PSA).

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. Experimentation on artificial inoculation studies for persistence of shiga‐like toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (E. coli O157) in agricultural soils and vegetables using real‐time PCR

    • Journal of Food Biochemistry

    • Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli O157 is an important reason for largest food borne inflectional outbreaks. E. coli O157 invades into the food chain through contaminated irrigation water and soil causing infectious diseases to humans. In our previous study, we have evaluated the persistence of E. coli O157 through plate count methods. However, conventional cultural procedures are less sensitive to discriminate the pathogenic strain and are time consuming.

      • Bacterial pathogens