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Arjan Narbad

Quadram Institute Bioscience
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Vanillin

NJ Walton, MJ Mayer, A Narbad - Phytochemistry, 2003 - Elsevier
Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) is an important flavour and aroma molecule,
but is also of interest because of its biogenetic relationship to the phenylpropanoid pathway …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary strategies for the treatment of cadmium and lead toxicity

Q Zhai, A Narbad, W Chen - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are toxic heavy metals that cause adverse health effects in
humans and animals. Chelation therapy, the conventional treatment for heavy metal toxicity, is …

Novel approaches to the biosynthesis of vanillin

NJ Walton, A Narbad, CB Faulds… - Current Opinion in …, 2000 - Elsevier
Microorganisms able to produce vanillin in excess of 6g/l from ferulic acid have now been
isolated. In Pseudomonas strains, the metabolic pathway from eugenol via ferulic acid to …

The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life

…, N Juge, E Avershina, K Rudi, A Narbad… - Microbial ecology in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The intestinal microbiota has become a relevant aspect of human health. Microbial colonization
runs in parallel with immune system maturation and plays a role in intestinal physiology …

Isolation of commensal bacteria from umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates born by cesarean section

…, R Martín, JM Odriozola, C Nueno-Palop, A Narbad… - Current …, 2005 - Springer
In a previous study, lactic acid bacteria were isolated from meconium obtained from healthy
neonates born by cesarean section. Such a finding suggested that term fetuses are not …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of the Parkinson's disease gut microbiome suggests alterations linked to intestinal inflammation

…, JR Bedarf, IG Charles, F Hildebrand, A Narbad - npj Parkinson's …, 2021 - nature.com
The gut microbiota is emerging as an important modulator of neurodegenerative diseases,
and accumulating evidence has linked gut microbes to Parkinson’s disease (PD) …

Mode of antimicrobial action of vanillin against Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus plantarum and Listeria innocua

…, MJ Gasson, J Ueckert, A Bos, A Narbad - Journal of applied …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To investigate the mode of action of vanillin, the principle flavour component of vanilla,
with regard to its antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus plantarum and …

Activity of natural antimicrobial compounds against Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

…, DJ Fitzgerald, MJ Gasson, A Narbad - Letters in applied …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activity of several natural
organic compounds alone or in combination with nisin against Escherichia coli and Salmonella …

Metabolomics of fecal extracts detects altered metabolic activity of gut microbiota in ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome

…, IJ Colquhoun, EK Kemsley, A Narbad - Journal of proteome …, 2011 - ACS Publications
1 H NMR spectroscopy of aqueous fecal extracts has been used to investigate differences
in metabolic activity of gut microbiota in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) (n = 13), irritable …

Potential Prebiotic Properties of Almond (Amygdalus communis L.) Seeds

…, G Bisignano, MSJ Wickham, A Narbad - Applied and …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Almonds are known to have a number of nutritional benefits, including cholesterol-lowering
effects and protection against diabetes. They are also a good source of minerals and vitamin …