The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)1/2 and p38 MAPK, is known to be activated by ultraviolet (UV) radiation in melanocytes to regulate melanin ...
Hsin-Yi Peng +4 more
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Apoptotic Effects on HL60 Human Leukaemia Cells Induced by Lavandin Essential Oil Treatment
Recent scientific investigations have reported a number of essential oils to interfere with intracellular signalling pathways and to induce apoptosis in different cancer cell types.
Valentina Laghezza Masci +6 more
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Computer-aided molecular design of alternative solvents based on phase equilibrium synergism in mixtures [PDF]
A systematic methodology is proposed that finds binary azeotropic mixtures as new alternative solvents for the extraction process of volatile aroma molecules widely used in perfume and cosmetic industries.
Gerbaud, Vincent +3 more
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Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) fruit extracts and identified components alter expression of interleukin 8 gene in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cell lines [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) airway pathology is a fatal, autosomal, recessive genetic disease characterized by extensive lung inflammation. After induction by TNF-alpha, elevated concentrations of several pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e.
Monica Borgatti +7 more
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Citrus reticulata Blanco: A Review on Chemical Composition and Biological Activities
This review compiles chemical information and biological activities from 49 studies on Citrus reticulata. The fruit peels stand out for their high content of methoxylated monoterpenes and flavonoids with antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities.
José Walber Gonçalves Castro +3 more
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Analysis of Essential Oils Usable for Fortifi cation of Food Products
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and peppermint (Mentha piperita) are aromatic herbs with medicinal and spice properties. Essential oils belong to the most important substances contained in these plants.
Zdeněk Svoboda +4 more
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Essential oil composition of sixteen elite cultivars of Mentha from western Himalayan region, India [PDF]
The hydrodistilled essential oils of 16 cultivars of Mentha, viz. M. arvensis L., M. spicata L. and M. citrata Ehrh., were analysed and compared by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Fifty-seven constituents representing 92.8-99.
Rajendra C. Padalia
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Analysis of essences in some plant materials [PDF]
Máta peprná a levandule lékařská jsou aromatické byliny s léčivými i kořeninovými vlastnostmi. Jejich esenciální oleje slouží pro výrobu vonných látek používaných v kosmetice a potravinářství.
Koloničná, Markéta
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Headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-quadrupole mass spectrometric methodology for the establishment of the volatile composition of Passiflora fruit species [PDF]
Dynamic headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) followed by thermal desorption gas chromatography-quadrupole mass spectrometry analysis (GC-qMS), was used to investigate the aroma profile of different species of passion fruit samples.
Câmara, J. S. +2 more
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Screening and Evaluation of Essential Oils from Mediterranean Aromatic Plants against the Mushroom Cobweb Disease, Cladobotryum mycophilum [PDF]
The main aim of this study was to evaluate the use of essential oils (EOs) as an alternative to synthetic fungicides used in the control of cobweb disease of button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) caused by Cladobotryum mycophilum.
Diánez Martínez, Fernando José +4 more
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