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Protective Activity of Broccoli Sprout Juice in a Human Intestinal Cell Model of Gut Inflammation [PDF]

, 2016
Benefits to health from a high consumption of fruits and vegetables are well established and have been attributed to bioactive secondary metabolites present in edible plants.
Baima, Simona, Ferruzza, Simonetta, Giusti, Anna Maria, Maldini, Mariateresa, Mattivi, Fulvio, Moneta, Elisabetta, Morelli, Giorgio, Murgia, Chiara, Nardini, Mirella, Natella, Fausta, Ranaldi, Giulia, Rossi, Carlotta, Sambuy, Yula, Scaccini, Cristina, Trošt, Kajetan   +14 more
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Evaluation of in vitro toxicity of common phytochemicals included in weight loss supplements using 1H NMR spectroscopy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We investigated the toxicity of 12 active compounds commonly found in herbal weight loss supplements (WLS) using human liver and colon cell models. Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate was the only compound showing significant toxicity. Metabolic profiling revealed protein degradation, disrupted energy and lipid metabolism suggesting that the inclusion of EGCG ...
Emily C. Davies, Garth L. Maker, Ian F. Musgrave, Samantha Lodge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biflavonoids: Preliminary Reports on Their Role in Prostate and Breast Cancer Therapy

Pharmaceuticals
Dimeric flavonoids, also called biflavonoids, are bioactive compounds that exhibit various activities described in the literature, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, vasorelaxant, and anticancer ...
Carolina Afonso de Lima, Larissa Kaori Maquedano, Luiza Sertek Jaalouk, Dina Cardoso dos Santos, Giovanna Barbarini Longato   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening of Irish Fruit and Vegetable Germplasm for Novel Anti-tumour and Pesticidal Compounds [PDF]

, 2012
Conference paperPhytochemicals are a rich source of novel therapeutic and insecticidal agents (McLaughlin and Chang, 1999). Considerable research effort has been directed at screening exotic and medicinal plants in the search for novel products. However,
Alqudah, J.M. I., Barry-Ryan, Catherine, Gaffney, Michael, Martin-Diana, A. B., Reilly, Kim   +4 more
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Taxonomic study and partial characterization of antimicrobial compounds from a moderately halophilic strain of the genus Actinoalloteichus [PDF]

, 2011
A moderately halophilic actinomycete strain designated AH97 was isolated from a saline Saharan soil, and selected for its antimicrobial activities against bacteria and fungi.
Boudjelal, Farida, Lebrihi, Ahmed, Mathieu, Florence, Sabaou, Nasserdine, Zitouni, Abdelghani   +4 more
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Bioactive Compounds from Fruits as Preservatives

Foods, 2023
The use of additives with preservative effects is a common practice in the food industry. Although their use is regulated, natural alternatives have gained more attention among researchers and professionals in the food industry in order to supply processed foods with a clean label.
Paulo E. S. Munekata, Mirian Pateiro, Rubén Domínguez, Gema Nieto, Manoj Kumar, Kuldeep Dhama, José M. Lorenzo   +6 more
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The role of lipid metabolism in neuronal senescence

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Disrupted lipid metabolism, through alterations in lipid species or lipid droplet accumulation, can drive neuronal senescence. However, lipid dyshomeostasis can also occur alongside neuronal senescence, further amplifying tissue damage. Delineating how lipid‐induced senescence emerges in neurons and glial cells, and how it contributes to ageing and ...
Dikaia Tsagkari, Eleftheria Panagiotidou, Nektarios Tavernarakis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

One Year of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Brazil: A Political and Social Overview

Annals of Global Health, 2021
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) became the deadliest pandemic of the new millennium. One year after it became a pandemic, the current COVID-19 situation in Brazil is an example of how the impacts of a pandemic are beyond health outcomes ...
Matheus Negri Boschiero, Camila Vantini Capasso Palamim, Manoela Marques Ortega, Renan Marrichi Mauch, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson   +4 more
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Phytochemical Assessment on N-hexane Extract and Fractions of Marsilea Crenata Presl. Leaves Through Gc-ms [PDF]

, 2016
Estrogen deficiency causes various health problems in postmenopausal women, including osteoporosis. Phytoestrogen emerged as a potential alternative of estrogen with minimum side effects.
Agil, M. (Mangestuti), Laswati, H. (Hening), Ma'arif, B. (Burhan)   +2 more
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Bioactive Natural Matrices and Compounds [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2014
The demand for healthy ingredients and a natural way of preventing diseases is contributing to the increased use of natural matrices. There has been a lot of research indicating that general antioxidant properties are not the contributing factors to improving human health but rather the antioxidant properties of specific compounds involved in specific ...
Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira, Marina Soković, Lillian Barros   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources