We have previously described a murein hydrolase activity for the surface layer (S-layer) of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356. Here we show that, in combination with nisin, this S-layer acts synergistically to inhibit ...

Purpose: To evaluate if age, alcohol consumption, and body mass index (BMI) have synergistic effects on seminal quality, and to rank these factors based on their impact on semen. Methods: Retrospective study of 9464 patients ...

The disinfection efficiencies of a commercial mixture of peracetic acid against Escherichia coli were studied in laboratory scale experiments. The joint and separate action of two disinfectant agents, hydrogen peroxide and ...

The effectiveness of antimicrobial mixtures against Listeria innocua 7, used as a L. monocytogenes surrogate, was investigated in broth and a food system. Synergistic effects were found for nisin (Nis), potassium sorbate ...

Finger millet (Elucine corocana), locally known as ragi, and probiotics have been recognized for their health benefits. In the present work we describe novel probiotic ragi malt (functional food) that has been prepared ...

This study investigated the synergistic performance of mixed polymeric micelles made of linear and branched poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) for the more effective encapsulation of the anti-HIV drug efavirenz. ...

The development of resistance to different antimicrobial agents by bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. is a great challenge to the medical field for the treatment of infections caused by them, and therefore, there ...

Amide hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry is powerful for describing combinatorial coupling effects of a cooperative ligand pair binding at noncontiguous sites: adenosine at the ATP-pocket and a docking peptide ...

The interfacial properties of a new family of nonionic surfactants derived from alkyl glucosides were studied. The physico-chemical parameters of these dimeric compounds were compared with those of their monomeric counterparts. ...