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Edible Flowers as Bioactive Food Ingredients with Antidiabetic Potential: A Study on Paeonia officinalis L., Forsythia × intermedia, Gomphrena globosa L., and Clitoria ternatea L.

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Type 2 diabetes is a serious public health problem in the 21st century. To find new substances supporting diabetes therapy, researchers are increasingly paying attention to the biological potential of edible flowers.
Maciej Książkiewicz, Michalina Karczewska, Filip Nawrot, Karolina Grabowska, Marcin Szymański, Judyta Cielecka-Piontek, Elżbieta Studzińska-Sroka   +6 more
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Diosgenin from Dioscorea bulbifera: novel hit for treatment of type II diabetes mellitus with inhibitory activity against α-amylase and α-glucosidase.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial metabolic disease characterized by post-prandial hyperglycemia (PPHG). α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitors aim to explore novel therapeutic agents.
Sougata Ghosh, Piyush More, Abhishek Derle, Ajay B Patil, Pramod Markad, Adersh Asok, Navanath Kumbhar, Mahemud L Shaikh, Boppana Ramanamurthy, Vaishali S Shinde, Dilip D Dhavale, Balu A Chopade   +11 more
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Acantholippia salsoloides : Phytochemical Composition and Biological Potential of a Thujonic Population [PDF]

, 2019
Acantholippia salsoloides (Verbenaceae) is an aromatic plant widespread in the Andean region. The infusion (leaves and flowers) is widely used as a digestive stimulant as well as for the treatment of various diseases in traditional medicine.
Celaya, Liliana Soledad, Silva, Luís R., Viturro, Carmen Ines   +2 more
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Beeswax: Food and beyond

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Abstract Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are an important class of insects that are the most beneficial in terms of economy. Beeswax is the second most important bee products after honey. Its commercial importance is due to its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and antiseptic as well as regenerative properties.
Rajshri Naveen, Manickam Loganathan
wiley   +1 more source

Enzyme switch by complementary polymer pair system (CPPS) [PDF]

, 2010
Manipulation of enzyme activity at will presents various research and industrial applications. Herein we describe development of a technology for inactivation and reactivation of enzyme activities using a polyanionic poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc) and a ...
Ito Len, Konishi Gen-ichi, Nagasaki Yukio, Shiraki Kentaro, Tomita Shunsuke, Yamaguchi Hiroshi, 白木 賢太郎, 長崎 幸夫   +7 more
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Real‐time quality and safety monitoring of fruit juice using paper‐based platform

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of a paper‐based biosensor for rapid detection of fruit juice spoilage. Abstract Food spoilage and safety concerns still remain critically challenging within the fruit juice industry, especially as conventional detection methods, though precise, are often too time‐consuming, costly, and reliant on centralized laboratories.
Priti Das, Srushti Bhoite, Noopur Patil, Shubhro Chakrabartty, Debjani Dutta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dietary anthocyanins and insulin resistance: When food becomes a medicine [PDF]

, 2017
Insulin resistance is an abnormal physiological state that occurs when insulin from pancreatic β-cells is unable to trigger a signal transduction pathway in target organs such as the liver, muscles and adipose tissues.
Achrekar, Augusti, Cherian, Felgines, Habtemariam, Habtemariam, Juan-Badaturugea, Kay, Rashidi, Rudich, Sabahi, Seyed Nabavi, Seyed Nabavi, Solomon Habtemariam, Tarun Belwal, Toufektsian, Tsuda   +16 more
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Buck Wheat: Nutritional, Bioactive Characteristics, Health Benefits, and Side Effects

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Micronutrient deficits have resulted from an over‐reliance on a small number of cereal crops for food security. The agricultural sector faces severe sustainability issues due to the rapid growth of the world's population and sudden climatic changes.
Momina Farooq, Sajad Ahmad Mir, Zahida Naseem   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparation, Identification, and Enzyme Inhibition Kinetic Analysis of Phosvitin α-Amylase Inhibitory Peptides

Shipin gongye ke-ji
To explore the inhibiting effect of phosvitin phosphopeptide (PPP) on α-amylase, enabling it to regulate blood glucose levels and alleviate type Ⅱ diabetes mellitus.
Tianrui XUE, Binfei LÜ, Mingran ZHANG, Can LI, Xiaowei ZHANG   +4 more
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Harnessing Free Radical Scavenging Potential of Caffeic Acid as a Nutraceutical—A Review

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Caffeic acid has emerged as a promising bioactive molecule with multiple pharmacological properties, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti‐inflammatory, organ protective properties and metal‐chelating ability. This review emphasizes the dietary sources, structural characteristic, molecular mechanism underlying health promoting effects of caffeic ...
Pavitra Behra, Monika Bhadauria, Satendra Kumar Nirala   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source