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Contribution of process parameters to the particle size distribution and apparent viscosity properties of soy protein isolate- and hydrolysate-based infant formula emulsions

McEvoy, Emma Marie (University of Limerick, 2005)

Oil-in-water emulsions were manufactured with commercially available soy protein isolate (SPI 1500 and SPI 1651) and soy protein hydrolysate (SPH 1761 and SPH 1762) ingredients. In addition to SPIISPH, the model emulsions ...
Contribution of the horse industry to the economy of rural communities in Ireland: a case study of Co. Limerick

Jones, Oonagh (University of Limerick, 2014)

The horse industry is a major contributor to the economy, rural diversity and culture of Ireland. It is a multi-faceted industry with significant regional spread. It is important to rural Ireland as it provides jobs and ...
Contribution of transglutaminase cross-linking to the physicochemical, bioactive properties and bioavailability of sodium caseinate hydrolysates

Cermeño Aínsa, María M. (University of Limerick, 2016)

Various enzymatic modifications are applied to proteins and peptides during food processing. Treatment with microbial transglutaminase (TGase) can lead to improvements in the physicochemical properties of food proteins by ...
Control and monitoring of Listeria monocytogenes with the use of natural antimicrobial techniques including the bacteriocin nisin

McManamon, Oisin (University of Limerick, 2016)

According to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) the agri-food industry contributes €24 billion to the Irish economy. One of DAFM’s chief concerns is the maintenance of Ireland’s reputation for high ...
Cotinine enhances fear extinction and astrocyte survival by mechanisms Involving the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors signaling

Oliveros-Matus, Patricia; Perez-Urrutia, Nelson; Alvarez-Ricartes, Nathalie; Echeverria, Florencia; Barreto, George E.; Elliott, James; Iarkov, Alexandre; Echeverria, Valentina (Frontiers Media, 2020)

Fear memory extinction (FE) is an important therapeutic goal for Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Cotinine facilitates FE in rodents, in part due to its inhibitory effect on the amygdala by the glutamatergic projections ...
COVID-19: The Inflammation link and the role of nutrition in potential mitigation

Zabetakis, Ioannis; Lordan, Ronan; Norton, Catherine; Tsoupras, Alexandros (MDPI, 2020)

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has engulfed the world, affecting more than 180 countries. As a result, there has been considerable ...
A CRHR1 antagonist prevents synaptic loss and memory deﬁcits in a trauma-induced delirium-like syndrome

Cursano, Silvia; Battaglia, Chiara R.; Urrutia-Ruiz, Carolina; Grabrucker, Stefanie; Schön, Michael; Bockmann, Juergen; Braumüller, Sonja; Radermacher, Peter; Roselli, Francesco; Huber-Lang, Markus; Boeckers, Tobias M. (Springer Nature, 2020)

Older patients with severe physical trauma are at high risk of developing neuropsychiatric syndromes with global impairment of cognition, attention, and consciousness. We employed a thoracic trauma (TxT) mouse model and ...
Current knowledge on the extraction, purification, identification and validation of bioactive peptides from seaweed

Cermeño Aínsa, María M.; Kleekayai, Thanyaporn; Amigo-Benavent, Miryam; Harnedy-Rothwell, Pádraigín A.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)

Seaweed (macroalgae) is considered as a sustainable bioresource rich in high-quality nutrients such as protein. Seaweed protein can be used as an alternative to other protein sources. Furthermore, these proteins are natural ...
Dairy fats and cardiovascular disease: do we really need to be concerned?

Lordan, Ronan; Tsoupras, Alexandros; Mitra, Bhaskar; Zabetakis, Ioannis (MDPI, 2018)

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain a major cause of death and morbidity globally and diet plays a crucial role in the disease prevention and pathology. The negative perception of dairy fats stems from the effort to ...
Detecting nutrient deficiency in spruce forests using multispectral satellite imagery

Walshe, Dylan; McInerney, Daniel; Van De Kerchove, Ruben; Goyens, Clémence; Balaji, Preethi; Byrne, Kenneth A. (Elsevier, 2020)

Nutrient deficiency in forest stands has a negative impact on timber production. Although there are numerous studies investigating nutrient deficiency in forests using remote sensing, research has usually focused on ...
Detection and confirmation of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis using ELISA and PCR methodologies

Treacy, Aisling (University of Limerick, 2015)

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the aetiological agent of Johne’s disease, which is a chronic enteritis of ruminants, resulting in reduced milk production, abundant diarrhoea, emaciation and eventually ...
Detection of caseinophosphopeptides in the distal ileostomy fluid of human subjects

Meisel, Hans; Bernard, H.; Fairweather-Tait, S.; Fitzgerald, Richard J.; Hartmann, R.; Lane, C.N.; McDonagh, David; Teucher, B.; Wal, J.M. (Cambridge University Press, 2003)

Caseinophosphopeptides (CPP) were detected for the first time in ileostomy fluid, collected at 2 h intervals for 10 h post milk and CPP ingestion, from human volunteers with an ileostomy. The level of CPP present in ileostomy ...
Development of innovative PCR and fluorescence activated cell sorting methodologies for the detection of a range of foodborne pathogens.

Martinon, Alice Marie Amelie (University of Limerick, 2011)

The early and rapid detection of the Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes is desirable to prevent foodborne outbreaks. In this thesis, novel molecular and flow cytometric based methods ...
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation of young post-pubertal dairy bulls alters the fatty acid composition of seminal plasma and spermatozoa but has no effect on semen volume or sperm quality

Byrne, C.J.; Fair, Seán; English, A.M.; Holden, Shauna A.; Dick, J.R.; Lonergan, Patrick; Kenny, D.A. (Elsevier, 2017)

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of dietary supplementation with rumen protected n-6 or n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on the quantity and quality of semen from young post-pubertal dairy bulls. ...
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory properties of camel milk protein hydrolysates generated with trypsin

Nongonierma, Alice B.; Paolella, Sara; Mudgil, Priti; Maqsood, Sajid; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Elsevier, 2017)

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory peptides were identified in silico within camel milk proteins. Camel milk was hydrolysed with trypsin using a design of experiments (DOE, temperature (40–60 C), enzyme to ...
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitory and antioxidative properties of milk protein-derived dipeptides and hydrolysates

Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Elsevier, 2013)

Selected synthetic dipeptides and milk protein hydrolysates were evaluated for their dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory properties, and their superoxide (SO) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical ...
Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitory properties of a whey protein hydrolysate: Influence of fractionation, stability to simulated gastrointestinal digestion and food-drug interaction

Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Elsevier, 2013)

The in vitro dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory activity of a whey protein hydrolysate (WPH) generated with a food-grade pancreatic enzyme preparation was studied. The 50 % inhibitory concentration (IC50) value ...
The dissemination of C10 cysteine protease genes in Bacteroides fragilis by mobile genetic elements

Thornton, Roibeard F.; Kagawa, Todd F.; O'Toole, Paul W.; Cooney, Jakki C. (BioMed Central, 2010)

Background: The C10 family of cysteine proteases includes enzymes that contribute to the virulence of bacterial pathogens, such as SpeB in Streptococcus pyogenes. The presence of homologues of cysteine protease genes in ...
Distribution and relative abundance of S100 proteins in the brain of the APP23 alzheimer’s disease model mice

Hagmeyer, Simone; Romão, Mariana A.; Cristóvão, Joana S.; Vilella, Antonietta; Zoli, Michele; Gomes, Cláudio M.; Grabrucker, Andreas M. (Frontiers Media, 2019)

Increasing evidence links proteins of the S100 family to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). S100 proteins are EF-hand calcium-binding proteins with intra- and extracellular functions related to regulation of ...
The diversity of fungi in four Irish forest types

O'Hanlon, Richard (University of Limerick, 2011)

Sampling of the macrofungal sporocarps, ectomycorrhizal morphotypes and vascular plants was carried out in 28 plots from four forest types (ash, oak, Scot’s pine, Sitka spruce) between the years 2007 and 2009. A total ...

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