Sentences with phrase «called antimicrobial»

These so - called antimicrobial plastics are made by mixing polymers with special, time - released disinfectants.

Six years ago, Tanzi and neuroscientist Robert Moir, also at MGH, decided to test a hunch that ß amyloid behaves similarly to a class of proteins with well - known beneficial properties, called antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs.

Not exact matches

Antimicrobial resistance — or the rise of «Superbugs,» as the tabloids call it — is «one of the most serious threats to global health and security,» the World Health Organization warns.

Garlic contains a compound called diallyl sulfides, which have been shown to have antimicrobial activity (9).

Although these fats are mostly saturated, they're a type called medium - chain triglycerides, which digest easily; provide instant energy; offer antiviral, antimicrobial and antifungal properties; and may boost your metabolism.

Antimicrobials are an important part of what is called «hurdle technology.»

All honey has so - called «active» properties, only certified UMF Manuka honey contains the compound methylglyoxal which is responsible for the additional antimicrobial properties.

In 2008 it was discovered by German Chemist, Thomas Henle, Head of the Institute of Food Chemistry at the Technical University in Dresden, Germany, the UMF is actually a substance called Methylglyoxal and is responsible for manuka honey's antimicrobial content.

Impact of pumpkin seed proteins and pumpkin seed phytonutrients like lignans on the activity of a messaging molecule called interferon gamma (IFN - gamma) is likely to be involved in the antimicrobial benefits associated with this food.

These briefs have a trademarked antimicrobial fiber called Aigon that eliminates odor - causing bacteria, and a soft stay - dry pad that traps liquid below the surface so you don't feel wetness.

In the study, the phage, called «CR5,» showed high antimicrobial activity against the bacterium, Cronobacter sakazakii, as well as against several other species of Cronobacter, which can also cause dangerous illness, said coauthor Sangryeol Ryu, professor in the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea.

Under the influence of the antimicrobial effect of the neuropeptides, the concentration of so - called Gram - positive bacteria, a subgroup of bacteria, decreases sharply over a period of roughly four weeks.

In this study, the researchers began with a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide called clavanin - A, which was originally isolated from a marine animal known as a tunicate.

Scientists have previously added molecules called N - halamines to textiles for their antimicrobial properties because it is easy to attach these substances to cotton.

A 2014 review of antimicrobial resistance reported that unless something is done to stop the evolution of antibiotic - resistant bacteria, such so - called superbugs could cost the world $ 100 trillion in gross - domestic - product losses by 2050.

The study on reverse osmosis looked at how well this water purification technique removed synthetic antimicrobials called ionophores, which are used to promote growth in dairy cows and to treat coccidiosis, a costly, parasitic disease in the cattle industry that affects mostly young calves.

Scientists working in this area have found that some large positively charged compounds, called polycationic dendrimers, are antimicrobial.

Nizet's team examined M1 strep's ability to resist killing by one critical antimicrobial peptide called cathelicidin.

For years, the ocular surface was thought to be sterile because of the presence of an enzyme called lysozyme that destroys bacteria, antimicrobial peptides, and other factors that rid the eye of microbes that may land from the air (or from our fingers) onto the surface of the eye.

ILC3s that lacked Id2 were unable to produce a molecule called IL - 22 that subsequently stimulates other intestinal cells to produce antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which help protect the body against pathogenic infections.

Last month WHO issued a report that warned of an increase of antimicrobial - resistance and the renewed threat of bacterial infections world - wide and called for a concerted effort to develop new and better antimicrobial drugs.

These agents, called engineered cationic antimicrobial peptides (eCAPs) «may be applicable to treatment of other respiratory infections, topical infections, and systemic infections,» says Montelaro.

Some species fight with an antimicrobial peptide called a microcin to which they are resistant themselves.

Both of these compounds, which are called stilbenoids, worked in synergy with vitamin D and had a significant impact in raising the expression of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP gene, that is involved in immune function.

One Friday, it took him to a substance called LL - 37, a known antimicrobial found in the brain.

Along with his colleagues and the help of a biotech start - up called NovaBiotic Pharmaceuticals, Northeastern University professor Kim Lewis tapped into a largely unexplored treasure trove of new antimicrobials: The dirt.

It's basically a triglyceride which yields a monoglyceride called Monolaurin, an excellent antimicrobial.

That really up regulates your immune system and up regulates these antimicrobial enzymes call cathelicidin.

Compared to other types of honey, Manuka has an extra ingredient with antimicrobial qualities, called the Unique Manuka Factor (UMF).

Constant exposure to antimicrobials sets up a condition called microbial dysbiosis, which can lead to inflammation and ultimately, chronic skin disorders.

It's also been called «a wonder substance with possible antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral properties that could also, in theory, combat H.I.V., clear up acne and speed up your metabolism.»

(No other by - products as gasses, which are produced by other lactobacillus species which aren't homofermentative) L. acidophilus NCFM produces a bacteriocin, called lactacin B that demonstrates antimicrobial activity against other Lactobacilli and Enterococcus faecalis.

One of them is a peptide called dermcidin that has miracle antimicrobial properties.

It is thought that a compound called arbutin is responsible for its antimicrobial benefits.

Although there are many beneficial compounds in garlic, one called allicin is thought to provide much of its antimicrobial effects (6).

The vitamin also regulates the skin's antimicrobial system, turning on the production of antibacterial peptides called cathelicidins, which is why «without sufficient vitamin D3, we are more prone to developing infections and inflammatory conditions,» says Jeannette Graf, MD, a dermatologist in New York City.

Honey bees now fall into veterinarians» purview owing to the VFD rule and changes in FDA policy on medically important antimicrobials and you may be called on to treat them.

They're also purchasing antimicrobial linens, wall paint and curtains and providing call buttons, IV polls and bed rails that are made from germ - resistant copper.