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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. Effects of cadmium on uptake and translocation of nutrient elements in different welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) cultivars

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 March 2016
      , Volume 194
      Author(s): Xuhui Li, Qixing Zhou, Xiaoyin Sun, Wenjie Ren

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  2. A Rapid Sample Preparation Method for the Determination of Cadmium and Lead in Spinach and Artichoke Leaves Using Ozone

    • American Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • A novel method for sample preparation using an ozone-based process was optimized for the determination of Cd and Pb using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET-AAS). Advanced oxidation processes, which involve the in situ generation of highly potent chemical oxidants, are a promising technology to accelerate the oxidation at room temperature and the degradation of organic matter. A certified reference material of spinach leaves was used to evaluate the methodology.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  3. ArsP: a methylarsenite efflux permease

    • Molecular Microbiology

    • Trivalent organoarsenic compounds are far more toxic than either pentavalent organoarsenicals or inorganic arsenite. Many microbes methylate inorganic arsenite (As(III)) to more toxic and carcinogenic methylarsenite (MAs(III)). Additionally, monosodium methylarsenate (MSMA or MAs(V)) has been used widely as an herbicide and is reduced by microbial communities to MAs(III).

      • Campylobacter
      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Determination of Pb and Cd in Macedonian Wines by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (ETAAS)

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. KlGcr1 controls glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and responses to H2O2, cadmium and arsenate in Kluyveromyces lactis

    • Fungal Genetics and Biology

    • Publication date: September 2015
      , Volume 82
      Author(s): Mónica Lamas-Maceiras, Esther Rodríguez-Belmonte, Manuel Becerra, M Isabel González-Siso, M Esperanza Cerdán

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Curcumin Protects β-Lactoglobulin Fibril Formation and Fibril-Induced Neurotoxicity in PC12Cells

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mansooreh Mazaheri, Ali Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi, Ali Akbar Saboury, Fariba Khodagholi, Fatemeh Shaerzadeh, Nader Sheibani

      • Heavy Metals
      • Aflatoxins
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Natural toxins

  7. Three Peptide Modulators of the Human Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel 1.7, an Important Analgesic Target, from the Venom of an Australian Tarantula

    • Toxins

    • Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channels are responsible for propagating action potentials in excitable cells. NaV1.7 plays a crucial role in the human pain signalling pathway and it is an important therapeutic target for treatment of chronic pain. Numerous spider venom peptides have been shown to modulate the activity of NaV channels and these peptides represent a rich source of research tools and therapeutic lead molecules.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Ancient Venom Systems: A Review on Cnidaria Toxins

    • Toxins

    • Cnidarians are the oldest extant lineage of venomous animals. Despite their simple anatomy, they are capable of subduing or repelling prey and predator species that are far more complex and recently evolved. Utilizing specialized penetrating nematocysts, cnidarians inject the nematocyst content or “venom” that initiates toxic and immunological reactions in the envenomated organism. These venoms contain enzymes, potent pore forming toxins, and neurotoxins.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Market Survey and Risk Assessment for Trace Metals in Edible Fungi and the Substrate Role in Accumulation of Heavy Metals

    • Journal of Food Science

    • Levels of cadmiumCd), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) were investigated in 285 samples of 9 species of edible fungi (Lentinus edodes, Auricularia auricula, Pleurotus ostreatus, Tremella fuciformis, Flammulina velutipes, Agrocybe chaxinggu, Armillaria mellea, Agaricus bisporus, and Pholiota nameko), which were collected from markets in Beijing, China.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Speciation of AsIII and AsV in fruit juices by dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 January 2016
      , Volume 190
      Author(s): Guoxin Lai , Guoying Chen , Tuanwei Chen

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. The existence of optimistic bias about foodborne disease by food handlers and its association with training participation and food safety performance

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: September 2015
      , Volume 75
      Author(s): Diogo Thimoteo da Cunha , Anna Rafaela Cavalcante Braga , Estevão de Camargo Passos , Elke Stedefeldt , Veridiana Vera de Rosso

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. New small-molecule inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase inhibit Streptococcus mutans

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Publication date: Available online 8 May 2015

      Author(s): Qiong Zhang , Thao Nguyen , Megan McMichael , Sandanandan Velu , Jing Zou , Xuedong Zhou , Hui Wu

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Biosynthesis of tannase from cashew testa using Aspergillus niger MTCC5889 by solid state fermentation

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Application of solvent-assisted dispersive solid phase extraction as a new, fast, simple and reliable preconcentration and trace detection of lead and cadmium ions in fruit and water samples

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 15 November 2015
      , Volume 187
      Author(s): Mohammad Behbahani , Parmoon Ghareh Hassanlou , Mostafa M. Amini , Fariborz Omidi , Ali Esrafili , Mehdi Farzadkia , Akbar Bagheri

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Synthesis and Characterization of Modified Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes With Poly ( N -Phenylethanolamine) and Their Application for Removal and Trace Detection of Lead Ions in Food and Environmental Samples

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Investigation of lead and cadmium in counterfeit cigarettes seized in the united states

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 8 April 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): Yi He , Klaus von Lampe , Laura Wood , Marin Kurti

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. The Determination of Protein-Based Arsenic in Shrimp Tissues by Hydride Generation-Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometer

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Protective effect of olive oil and colocynth oil against cadmium-induced oxidative stress in the liver of Wistar rats

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 21 January 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): Fouzia Amamou , Saïd Nemmiche , Radjaa kaouthar Meziane , Amal Didi , Sidi Mouhamed Yazit , Daoudi Chabane-Sari

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Depuration of cadmium from blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) by hydrolysis peptides and chelating metal elements

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: Available online 2 January 2015

      Author(s): Bin Zhang , Zhou-rong Shi , Xiao-ling Wang , Shang-gui Deng , Hui-min Lin

      • Heavy Metals