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The seven deadly sins of DNA barcoding by Collins, R. A., Cruickshank, R. H.

“…Despite the broad benefits that DNA barcoding can bring to a diverse range of biological disciplines, a number of shortcomings still exist in terms of the…”
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Nutritional modulation of DNA repair in a human intervention study by Collins, Andrew R., Harrington, Vikki, Drew, Janice, Melvin, Rachel

“…DNA oxidation is a potential cause of cancer in humans. It is well-known that fruits and vegetables protect against cancer, and this may be in part because…”
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Steam explosion of oilseed rape straw: Establishing key determinants of saccharification efficiency by Wood, Ian P., Elliston, Adam, Collins, Sam R.A., Wilson, David, Bancroft, Ian, Waldron, Keith W.

“…•Pretreatment of OSR straw affects cellulase adsorption and hydrolysis in several ways.•Pectin reduces cellulase binding and initial hydrolysis rates.•Lignin…”
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The miniaturized enzyme-modified comet assay for genotoxicity testing of nanomaterials by El Yamani, N, Rundén-Pran, E, Collins, A R, Longhin, E M, Elje, E, Hoet, P, Vinković Vrček, I, Doak, S H, Fessard, V, Dusinska, M

“…The comet assay is a widely applied method for investigating genotoxicity of chemicals including engineered nanomaterials (NMs). A big challenge in hazard…”
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Biorefining of Waste Paper Biomass: Increasing the Concentration of Glucose by Optimising Enzymatic Hydrolysis by Elliston, Adam, Collins, Samuel R. A, Faulds, Craig B, Roberts, Ian N, Waldron, Keith W

“…Waste copier paper is a potential substrate for the production of glucose relevant for manufacture of platform chemicals and intermediates, being composed of…”
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Spontaneous mutation reveals influence of exopolysaccharide on Lactobacillus johnsonii surface characteristics by Horn, Nikki, Wegmann, Udo, Dertli, Enes, Mulholland, Francis, Collins, Samuel R A, Waldron, Keith W, Bongaerts, Roy J, Mayer, Melinda J, Narbad, Arjan

“…As a competitive exclusion agent, Lactobacillus johnsonii FI9785 has been shown to prevent the colonization of selected pathogenic bacteria from the chicken…”
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Cytotypes of Centaurea stoebe found to differ in root growth using growth pouches by Collins, A R, Thalmann, D, Müller-Schärer, H

“…Summary Centaurea stoebe is native to Europe and Western Asia and was introduced into North America in the late 19th century, where it has become highly…”
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Oxidative DNA damage, antioxidants and DNA repair: applications of the comet assay by Collins, A R, Horváthová, E

“…Estimates of background levels of oxidative base damage in human white blood cells vary enormously, from 300 down to 0.4 molecules of 8-oxoguanine per 10(6)…”
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Optimising conditions for bioethanol production from rice husk and rice straw: effects of pre-treatment on liquor composition and fermentation inhibitors by Wu, Jia, Elliston, Adam, Le Gall, Gwenaelle, Colquhoun, Ian J, Collins, Samuel R A, Wood, Ian P, Dicks, Jo, Roberts, Ian N, Waldron, Keith W

“…Rice straw and husk are globally significant sources of cellulose-rich biomass and there is great interest in converting them to bioethanol. However, rice husk…”
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Bioavailability and efficiency of rutin as an antioxidant : a human supplementation study by BOYLE, S. P, DOBSON, V. L, DUTHIE, S. J, HINSELWOOD, D. C, KYLE, J. A. M, COLLINS, A. R

“…To determine the potential antioxidant effect of rutin (quercetin-3-O-beta-rutinoside) supplementation. A 6-week randomized single-blind placebo controlled…”
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High concentrations of cellulosic ethanol achieved by fed batch semi simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of waste-paper by Elliston, Adam, Collins, Samuel R.A., Wilson, David R., Roberts, Ian N., Waldron, Keith W.

“…► Batch addition of paper waste in SSSF results in up to 11.6% (v/v) ethanol. ► Low overall enzyme loadings (3.7FPU/g substrate). ► High cumulative substrate…”
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Chemical characterisation and analysis of the cell wall polysaccharides of duckweed (Lemna minor) by Zhao, X., Moates, G.K., Wellner, N., Collins, S.R.A., Coleman, M.J., Waldron, K.W.

“…•Detailed composition of duckweed cell wall reported.•High proportion of fermentable sugars was determined.•Sequential fractionation of cell wall…”
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The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration: Studies in TNF-α(-/-) and TNF-α(-/-)/LT-α(-/-) Mice by Collins, Rachel A., Grounds, Miranda D.

“…The role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), an important mediator of the inflammatory response after injury, was investigated in regenerating skeletal…”
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A one-hit model of cell death in inherited neuronal degenerations by Clarke, Geoff, Collins, Richard A, Leavitt, Blair R, Andrews, David F, Hayden, Michael R, Lumsden, Charles J, McInnes, Roderick R

“…In genetic disorders associated with premature neuronal death, symptoms may not appear for years or decades. This delay in clinical onset is often assumed to…”
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The comet assay in human biomonitoring: gene–environment interactions by Dusinska, Maria, Collins, Andrew R.

“…The comet assay is the method of choice for measuring DNA damage, of various sorts, in human cells such as lymphocytes obtained in the course of…”
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Characterization of cell wall components of wheat straw following hydrothermal pretreatment and fractionation by Merali, Zara, Ho, Justin D., Collins, Samuel R.A., Gall, Gwénaëlle Le, Elliston, Adam, Käsper, Andres, Waldron, Keith W.

“…► Evaluated effects of hydrothermal pretreatments on straw polysaccharides. ► Pretreatments solubilise/degrade arabinoxylans and cross-linking diferulates. ►…”
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Immune cells and cytokine production in the bovine corpus luteum throughout the oestrous cycle and after induced luteolysis by Penny, L A, Armstrong, D, Bramley, T A, Webb, R, Collins, R A, Watson, E D

“…Immune cells and their cytokine products have powerful local effects within body tissues. There has been great interest in the potential role of these cells,…”
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Economic growth and deforestation in African countries: Is the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis applicable? by Ajanaku, B.A., Collins, A.R.

“…Deforestation is a significant environmental problem, contributing to biodiversity loss, land degradation, soil erosion, and climate change. During the past…”
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A buccal cell model comet assay: development and evaluation for human biomonitoring and nutritional studies by Szeto, Y T, Benzie, I F F, Collins, A R, Choi, S W, Cheng, C Y, Yow, C M N, Tse, M M Y

“…The comet assay is a widely used biomonitoring tool for DNA damage. The most commonly used cells in human studies are lymphocytes. There is an urgent need to…”
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Antioxidant supplementation decreases oxidative DNA damage in human lymphocytes by DUTHIE, S. J, AIGUO MA, ROSS, M. A, COLLINS, A. R

“…The association between high intake of fruit and vegetables and low incidence of certain cancers is well established. Dietary antioxidants present in these…”
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