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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.Lychee starch coatings enriched with procyanidins showed strong antifungal activity and effectively preserved strawberry quality postharvest, reducing weight loss, decay, and senescence. This highlights their potential as a sustainable natural alternative for shelf‐life extension and fungal control in fresh produce.
Guillermo Castillo‐Olvera +7 more
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Effect of Theobroma cacao flavonoids on immune activation of a lymphoid cell line [PDF]
, 2015 We analysed the effect of (-)-epicatechin and cocoa extract on the activation of a lymphoid cell line. Particularly the expression of IL-2 receptor alpha (IL-2Ralpha or CD25) and, the secretion of IL-2 and IL-4 were established after flavonoid treatment.
Andrés Lacueva, Ma. Cristina +5 more
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Cancer Chemopreventive Potential of Procyanidin
Toxicological Research, 2017 Chemoprevention entails the use of synthetic agents or naturally occurring dietary phytochemicals to prevent cancer development and progression. One promising chemopreventive agent, procyanidin, is a naturally occurring polyphenol that exhibits beneficial health effects including anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and antitumor activities. Currently,
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.Bee pollen samples from China and Spain exhibited in vitro antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and digestive enzyme inhibitory activities due to their composition, suggesting their potential as a nutraceutical or functional ingredient to help counteract oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and metabolic disorders.
Adriana Maite Fernández‐Fernández +9 more
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Procyanidins Negatively Affect the Activity of the Phosphatases of Regenerating Liver. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Natural polyphenols like oligomeric catechins (procyanidins) derived from green tea and herbal medicines are interesting compounds for pharmaceutical research due to their ability to protect against carcinogenesis in animal models.
Sven Stadlbauer +4 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 +2 more
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Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.The review critically evaluated and compared the selected superfruit phytochemistry, their bioactive composition and the key health benefits majorly emphasizing the antioxidant potential. It has highlighted the translational challenges in formulating functional foods by addressing the issues related to delivery system, bioavailability mechanism and the
Sharath Kumar Nagaraja +3 more
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Impact of Temperature, Ethanol and Cell Wall Material Composition on Cell Wall-Anthocyanin Interactions. [PDF]
, 2019 The effects of temperature and ethanol concentration on the kinetics of anthocyanin adsorption and desorption interactions with five cell wall materials (CWM) of different composition were investigated.
Beaver, Jordan W +7 more
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iMetaOmics, EarlyView.The “efficacy paradox” of phytochemicals, low bioavailability yet significant health benefits, is associated with gut microbiota, which biotransforms dietary precursors into bioactive metabolites, enabling systemic effects. Thus, health outcomes of diet depend not just on intake “the rainbow”, but on gut microbial metabolism, redefining “you are what ...
Peng Yang, Ren‐You Gan
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Molecules, 2013 Spatholobus suberectus Dunn, belonging to the legume family (Fabaceae), has been used as a Traditional Chinese Medicine for the treatment of anemia, menoxenia and rheumatism.
Yiming Li +4 more
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