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Pharmaceuticals, 2023 In order to valorize the species Crocus sativus from Morocco and to prepare new products with high added value that can be used in the food and pharmaceutical industry, our interest was focused on the phytochemical characterization and the biological and
Aziz Drioiche +11 more
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Homogenate Extraction of Crocins from Saffron Optimized by Response Surface Methodology
Journal of Chemistry, 2018 Saffron, which has many kinds of biological activities, has been widely used in medicine, cosmetics, food, and other fields of health promotion industries. Crocins are the main component of saffron (Crocus sativus L.).
Yingpeng Tong +7 more
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Molecules, 2015 Background: Endothelial dysfunction, characterized by an enhancement in vasoconstriction, is clearly associated with hypertension. Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) bioactive compounds have been recognized to have hypotensive properties.
Silvia Llorens +6 more
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Effect of Soil Composition on Secondary Metabolites of Moroccan Saffron (Crocus sativus L.)
Plants, 2023 Climate and soil are important factors that affect the quality of saffron. Saffron quality is determined by the marked content of secondary metabolites.
Soukaina Chaouqi +7 more
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Molecules, 2021 Schizophrenia is a chronic mental devastating disease. Current therapy suffers from various limitations including low efficacy and serious side effects. Thus, there is an urgent necessity to develop new antipsychotics with higher efficacy and safety. The
Nikolaos Pitsikas
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015 Crocin biosynthesis in Crocus has been proposed to proceed through a zeaxanthin cleavage pathway catalyzed by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 2 (CCD2), and followed by glucosylation reactions catalyzed by CsGT2 (UGT74AD1).
OUSSAMA eAHRAZEM +3 more
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Terpenoid Transport in Plants: How Far from the Final Picture?
Plants, 2023 Contrary to the biosynthetic pathways of many terpenoids, which are well characterized and elucidated, their transport inside subcellular compartments and the secretion of reaction intermediates and final products at the short- (cell-to-cell), medium ...
Olivia Costantina Demurtas +2 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Saffron is a spice that is obtained by dehydrating the stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower. Iran is the country that produces the largest amount of saffron, exceeding 90% of world production.
Cándida Lorenzo +7 more
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Saffron: Chemical Composition and Neuroprotective Activity
Molecules, 2020 Crocus sativus L. belongs to the Iridaceae family and it is commonly known as saffron. The different cultures together with the geoclimatic characteristics of the territory determine a different chemical composition that characterizes the final product ...
Maria Anna Maggi +2 more
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Molecules, 2021 Saffron is derived from the stigmas of the flower Crocus sativus L. The drying process is the most important post-harvest step for converting C. sativus stigmas into saffron.
Teresa Soledad Cid-Pérez +5 more
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