Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2021 2,6-Dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (2,6-DMBQ) is the major bioactive compound found in fermented wheat germ extract. Although fermented wheat germ extract has been reported to show anti-proliferative and anti-metabolic effects in various cancers, the ...
Dong Joon Kim, Zigang Dong, Xiaomeng Xie
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2,6-DMBQ is a novel mTOR inhibitor that reduces gastric cancer growth in vitro and in vivo
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research, 2020 Background Fermented wheat germ extract has been reported to exert various pharmacological activities, including anti-oxidant, anti-cell growth and cell apoptosis in various cancer cells.
Dong Joon Kim, Kangdong Liu, Zigang Dong
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Phenolic signals for prehaustorium formation in Striga hermonthica [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Striga hermonthica is a root parasitic plant that causes considerable crop yield losses. To parasitize host plants, parasitic plants develop a specialized organ called the haustorium that functions in host invasion and nutrient absorption. The initiation
Natsumi Aoki +7 more
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Wheat Germ Fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Lactobacillus plantarum: Process Optimization for Enhanced Composition and Antioxidant Properties In Vitro [PDF]
Foods, 2022 Wheat germ, a by-product of the flour milling industry, is currently commercialized mainly for animal feed applications. This study aims to explore and optimize the process of wheat germ fermentation to achieve products with enhanced nutritional ...
Elnaz Bayat +5 more
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A copper-dependent redox-based hydrogen peroxide perception in plants [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsRedox-related molecules, such as quinones and reactive oxygen species (ROS), are important signaling molecules for all living organisms. A plant-specific leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR-RLK) CANNOT RESPOND TO DMBQ 1 (CARD1), also known as ...
Nobuaki Ishihama +11 more
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A protocol for a multidisciplinary early intervention during chemotherapy to improve dietary management behavior in breast cancer patients: a two-arm, single-center randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BMC CancerBackground Adverse reactions are prone to occur in the early stage of chemotherapy and can negatively affect the dietary intake and nutritional status of breast cancer (BC) patients.
Han Tang +10 more
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Simulation of Fermented Wheat Germ Extract Production with High Content of 2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone by Industrial Bakery Yeast [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2023 The anti-cancer properties of fermented Wheat Germ Extract (FWGE) have been proven due to the active ingredient benzoquinones, especially 2, 6-dimethoxybenzoquinone (2, 6-DMBQ).
Hasan Firoozi Bereshneh +1 more
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Evaluation the Effect of Wheat Germ Fermentation Using Yeast and Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Bioactive Compounds [PDF]
مجله پژوهشهای علوم و صنایع غذایی ایران, 2023 Introduction Wheat germ is a valuable nutritional supplement and a by-product of the flour milling industry used for animal feed and oil extraction. Quinone compounds found in wheat germ have anti-cancer properties that are abundantly found in wheat germ.
E. Bayat asl +2 more
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Effects of one haustorium-inducing quinone DMBQ on growth and development of root hemiparasitic plant Monochasma savatieri [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2020 : Monochasma savatieri Franch. ex Maxim is a perennial, parasitic herb used in traditional Chinese medicine and its wild resources have decreased sharply in recent years due to destructively harvesting and habitat destruction.
Lanlan Chen +6 more
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Effects of Benzoquinones on Radicles of Orobanche and Phelipanche Species
Plants, 2021 The holoparasitic broomrape weeds (Orobanche and Phelipanche species) cause severe yield losses throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Southern and Eastern Europe. These parasitic weeds form an haustorium at the tip of their radicles to infect the
Mónica Fernández-Aparicio +3 more
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