These people also had higher levels of the ion nitrite in their mouths. Nitrite is made by bacteria when they break down nitrate, which is a natural part of a vegetable-rich diet. Vegetables like ...

It comes as research, published by the university, found that adults with 'healthy brain function' had higher levels of the ...

Bacteria commonly utilize nitrate and nitrite as terminal electron acceptors for respiration in the absence of oxygen, or for incorporation in biomass. However, it was only recently described that ...

The authors suggest that this previously unknown gastroprotective effect of nitrite in mucus might compensate for reduced bicarbonate ion delivery when gastric secretion is quiescent (i.e. during ...