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Characterisation of a recombinant ?-xylosidase (xylA) from Aspergillus oryzae expressed in Pichia pastoris (2014)
Journal Article
Kirikyali, N., Wood, J., & Connerton, I. F. (2014). Characterisation of a recombinant ?-xylosidase (xylA) from Aspergillus oryzae expressed in Pichia pastoris. AMB Express, 4(68), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-014-0068-1

β-xylosidases catalyse the hydrolysis of short chain xylooligosaccharides from their non-reducing ends into xylose. In this study we report the heterologous expression of Aspergillus oryzae β-xylosidase (XylA) in Pichia pastoris under the control of... Read More about Characterisation of a recombinant ?-xylosidase (xylA) from Aspergillus oryzae expressed in Pichia pastoris.

Cryptorchidism in the orl rat is associated with muscle patterning defects in the fetal gubernaculum and altered hormonal signaling (2014)
Journal Article
Barthold, J. S., Robbins, A., Wang, Y., Pugarelli, J., Mateson, A., ANAND-IVELL, R., …Akins, R. E. (2014). Cryptorchidism in the orl rat is associated with muscle patterning defects in the fetal gubernaculum and altered hormonal signaling. Biology of Reproduction, 91(2), Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.114.119560

Effect of granule organisation on the behaviour of starches in the NMMO (N-methyl morpholine N-oxide) solvent system (2014)
Journal Article
Koganti, N., Mitchell, J., MacNaughtan, W., Hill, S., & Foster, T. (2015). Effect of granule organisation on the behaviour of starches in the NMMO (N-methyl morpholine N-oxide) solvent system. Carbohydrate Polymers, 116, 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.06.060

The response of starches of different botanical origin to heating in 78% N-methyl morpholine N-oxide (NMMO) is compared with their behaviour in water. For all starches studied an exothermic transition is obtained in the NMMO system rather than the en... Read More about Effect of granule organisation on the behaviour of starches in the NMMO (N-methyl morpholine N-oxide) solvent system.

Genetic diversity of porcine group A rotavirus strains in the UK (2014)
Journal Article
Chandler-Bostock, R., Hancox, L. R., Nawaz, S., Watts, O., Iturriza-Gomara, M., & Mellits, K. M. (2014). Genetic diversity of porcine group A rotavirus strains in the UK. Veterinary Microbiology, 173(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.06.030

Rotavirus is endemic in pig farms where it causes a loss in production. This study is the first to characterise porcine rotavirus circulating in UK pigs. Samples from diarrheic pigs with rotavirus enteritis obtained between 2010 and 2012 were genotyp... Read More about Genetic diversity of porcine group A rotavirus strains in the UK.

Interactions between cellulose ethers and a bile salt in the control of lipid digestion of lipid-based systems (2014)
Journal Article
Torcello-Gómez, A., & Foster, T. (2014). Interactions between cellulose ethers and a bile salt in the control of lipid digestion of lipid-based systems. Carbohydrate Polymers, 113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.06.070

In order to gain new insights into the potential of specific dietary fibres to control lipid digestion, the goal of this work is to study the main interactions between commercial cellulose ethers, as dietary fibre, and a bile salt, as an important du... Read More about Interactions between cellulose ethers and a bile salt in the control of lipid digestion of lipid-based systems.

Ice cream as a vehicle for incorporating health-promoting ingredients: conceptualizationand overview of quality and storage stability aspects (2014)
Journal Article
Soukoulis, C., Fisk, I. D., & Bohn, T. (2014). Ice cream as a vehicle for incorporating health-promoting ingredients: conceptualizationand overview of quality and storage stability aspects. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 13(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12083

Ice cream is a product with peculiar textural and organoleptic features and is highly appreciated by a very broad spectrum of consumers. Ice cream’s structure and colloidal design, together with its low-temperature storage, renders it a very promisin... Read More about Ice cream as a vehicle for incorporating health-promoting ingredients: conceptualizationand overview of quality and storage stability aspects.

Hydrogen Sulfide Is an Endogenous Regulator of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans (2014)
Journal Article
Qabazard, B., Li, L., Gruber, J., Peh, M. T., Ng, L. F., Kumar, S. D., …Moore, P. K. (2014). Hydrogen Sulfide Is an Endogenous Regulator of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, 20(16), 2621-2630. https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2013.5448

Aims: To investigate the role of endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) in the control of aging and healthspan of Caenorhabditis elegans. Results: We show that the model organism, C. elegans, synthesizes H 2S. Three H2S-synthesizing enzymes a... Read More about Hydrogen Sulfide Is an Endogenous Regulator of Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni (2014)
Journal Article
Siringan, P., Connerton, P. L., Cummmings, N. J., & Connerton, I. F. (2014). Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni. Open Biology, 4(3), Article 130200. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.130200

Members of the genus Campylobacter are frequently responsible for human enteric disease, often through consumption of contaminated poultry products. Bacteriophages are viruses that have the potential to control pathogenic bacteria, but understanding... Read More about Alternative bacteriophage life cycles: the carrier state of Campylobacter jejuni.

Stability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in prebiotic edible films (2014)
Journal Article
Soukoulis, C., Behboudi-Jobbehdar, S., Yonekura, L., Parmenter, C., & Fisk, I. D. (2014). Stability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in prebiotic edible films. Food Chemistry, 159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.03.008

The concept of prebiotic edible films as effective vehicles for encapsulating probiotic living cells is presented. Four soluble fibres (inulin, polydextrose, glucose-oligosaccharides and wheat dextrin) were selected as prebiotic co-components of gela... Read More about Stability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in prebiotic edible films.

Innovative ingredients and emerging technologies for controlling ice recrystallisation, texture and structure stability in frozen dairy desserts: a review (2014)
Journal Article
Soukoulis, C., & Fisk, I. D. (2016). Innovative ingredients and emerging technologies for controlling ice recrystallisation, texture and structure stability in frozen dairy desserts: a review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 56(15), 2543-2559. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2013.876385

Over the past decade, ice cream manufacturers have developed a strong understanding of the functionality of key ingredients and processing, developing effective explanations for the link between structure forming agents, stability mechanisms and perc... Read More about Innovative ingredients and emerging technologies for controlling ice recrystallisation, texture and structure stability in frozen dairy desserts: a review.

Probiotic edible films as a new strategy for developing functional bakery products: the case of pan bread (2014)
Journal Article
Soukoulis, C., Yonekura, L., Gan, H. H., Behboudi-Jobbehdar, S., Parmenter, C., & Fisk, I. D. (2014). Probiotic edible films as a new strategy for developing functional bakery products: the case of pan bread. Food Hydrocolloids, 39, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.01.023

In the present paper, a novel approach for the development of probiotic baked cereal products is presented. Probiotic pan bread constructed by the application of film forming solutions based either on individual hydrogels e.g. 1% w/w sodium alginate... Read More about Probiotic edible films as a new strategy for developing functional bakery products: the case of pan bread.

Protein-like fully reversible tetramerisation and super-association of an aminocellulose (2014)
Journal Article
Nikolajski, M., Adams, G. G., Gillis, R. B., Besong, D. T., Rowe, A. J., Heinze, T., & Harding, S. E. (2014). Protein-like fully reversible tetramerisation and super-association of an aminocellulose. Scientific Reports, 4, Article 3861. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03861

Unusual protein-like, partially reversible associative behaviour has recently been observed in solutions of the water soluble carbohydrates known as 6-deoxy-6-(?-aminoalkyl)aminocelluloses, which produce controllable self-assembling films for enzyme... Read More about Protein-like fully reversible tetramerisation and super-association of an aminocellulose.

Color influences sensory perception and liking of orange juice (2014)
Journal Article
Fernandez-Vazquez, R., Hewson, L., Fisk, I. D., Hernanz Vila, D., Heredia Mira, F. J., Vicario, I. M., & Hort, J. (2014). Color influences sensory perception and liking of orange juice. Flavour, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2044-7248-3-1

Background: This study assesses the effect of slight hue variations in orange juice (reddish to greenish) on perceived flavour intensity, sweetness, and sourness, and on expected and actual liking. A commercial orange juice (COJ) was selected as a co... Read More about Color influences sensory perception and liking of orange juice.

Human Testicular Insulin-Like Factor 3 and Endocrine Disrupters (2014)
Book Chapter
Bay, K., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2014). Human Testicular Insulin-Like Factor 3 and Endocrine Disrupters. In Endocrine Disrupters (327-348). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800095-3.00012-2

The hormone insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) is produced by testicular Leydig cells. Production of INSL3 is dependent on the state of Leydig cell differentiation and is stimulated by the long-term trophic effects of luteinizing hormone. INSL3 is, along... Read More about Human Testicular Insulin-Like Factor 3 and Endocrine Disrupters.

Critical influences on the rate of intramolecular vibrational redistribution: a comparative study of toluene, toluene-d3and p-fluorotoluene (2014)
Journal Article
Davies, J. A., Green, A. M., Gardner, A. M., Withers, C. D., Wright, T. G., & Reid, K. (2014). Critical influences on the rate of intramolecular vibrational redistribution: a comparative study of toluene, toluene-d3and p-fluorotoluene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16(2), 430-443. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp53055h

Microencapsulation of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIMB 701748 in matrices containing soluble fibre by spray drying: technological characterization, storage stability and survival after in vitro digestion (2014)
Journal Article
Yonekura, L., Sun, H., Soukoulis, C., & Fisk, I. D. (2014). Microencapsulation of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIMB 701748 in matrices containing soluble fibre by spray drying: technological characterization, storage stability and survival after in vitro digestion. Journal of Functional Foods, 6, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2013.10.008

We evaluated sodium alginate, chitosan and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) as co-encapsulants for spray dried Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIMB 701748 by assessing their impact on cell viability and physicochemical properties of the dried powders,... Read More about Microencapsulation of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIMB 701748 in matrices containing soluble fibre by spray drying: technological characterization, storage stability and survival after in vitro digestion.

Composition and properties of the surface of oil bodies recovered from Echium Plantagineum (2013)
Journal Article
Payne, G., Lad, M., Foster, T., Khosla, A., & Gray, D. (2014). Composition and properties of the surface of oil bodies recovered from Echium Plantagineum. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 116, 88-92. doi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.11.043

Neutral-lipids within oilseeds are most commonly stored in oil bodies, small spherical organelles with oleosin proteins inserted through a phospholipid monolayer. Oil bodies extracted from Echium plantagineum are highly enriched in polyunsaturated fa... Read More about Composition and properties of the surface of oil bodies recovered from Echium Plantagineum.

Origins of the perceived nutty character of new-make malt whisky spirit (2013)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, E., Linforth, R. S., Jack, F., & Cook, D. J. (2014). Origins of the perceived nutty character of new-make malt whisky spirit. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 120(1), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/jib.103

New-make malt spirits were sourced from 35 individual Scotch Whisky distilleries and their sensory characteristics rated by a trained panel using descriptive analysis. Selected samples (either high or low in perceived nutty character) were analysed u... Read More about Origins of the perceived nutty character of new-make malt whisky spirit.

Future climate alleviates stress impact on grassland productivity through altered antioxidant capacity (2013)
Journal Article
Naudts, K., Van den Berge, J., Farfan, E., Rose, P., AbdElgawad, H., Ceulemans, R., …Nijs, I. (2014). Future climate alleviates stress impact on grassland productivity through altered antioxidant capacity. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 99, 150-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.11.003

Predicting future ecosystem functioning requires a mechanistic understanding of how plants cope with different stressors under future climate conditions with elevated CO2 concentrations and warmer temperatures. Nonetheless, studies of stress response... Read More about Future climate alleviates stress impact on grassland productivity through altered antioxidant capacity.

Entrapment of a volatile lipophilic aroma compound (D-limonene) in spray dried water-washed oil bodies naturally derived from sun?ower seeds (Helianthus annus) (2013)
Journal Article
Fisk, I. D., Linforth, R. S., Trophardy, G., & Gray, D. A. (2013). Entrapment of a volatile lipophilic aroma compound (D-limonene) in spray dried water-washed oil bodies naturally derived from sun?ower seeds (Helianthus annus). Food Research International, 54(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2013.08.024

Oil bodies are natural emulsions that can be extracted from oil seeds and have previously been shown to be stable after spray drying. The aim of the study was to evaluate for the first time if spray dried water-washed oil bodies are an effective car... Read More about Entrapment of a volatile lipophilic aroma compound (D-limonene) in spray dried water-washed oil bodies naturally derived from sun?ower seeds (Helianthus annus).