Polyphenols as Suitable control for Obesity and Diabetes [PDF]
, 2018 Modern life is characterized by physical inactivity and poor food choices, which is often a prerequisite for unhealthy weight gain and overweight/obesity.
Alexieva, Iordanka +4 more
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Preliminary qualitative screening for cancer chemopreventive agents in Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f., Gnetum africanum Welw., Gongronema latifolium Benth. and Ocimum gratissimum L. from Nigeria [PDF]
, 2009 The leaves of four plant foods commonly consumed in Nigeria namely Gnetum africanum (Igbo name: Ukazi), Gongronema latifolium (Igbo name: Utazi), Telfairia occidentalis (Igbo name: Ugu), Ocimum gratissimum (Igbo name: Nchoanwu), were each screened for ...
Iweala, E. E. J.
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On the Use of Gallic Acid as a Potential Natural Antioxidant and Ultraviolet Light Stabilizer in Cast-Extruded Bio-Based High-Density Polyethylene Films [PDF]
, 2019 This study originally explores the use of gallic acid (GA) as a natural additive in bio-based high-density polyethylene (bio-HDPE) formulations. Thus, bio-HDPE was first melt-compounded with two different loadings of GA, namely 0.3 and 0.8 parts per ...
Balart, Rafael +5 more
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A Review of the Anti-diabetic Activity of Andrographis Paniculata (Burm. F.) Nees Based In-vivo Study [PDF]
, 2015 Diabetes mellitus (DM) is ricing nowadays. DM is a metabolic deasease characterized by increasing of glucose blood level for prolonged time. Patient with DM must take medicine for lowering glucose levels in whole life.
Harimurti, S. (Sabtanti) +1 more
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Allosteric Inhibition of Factor XIIIa. Non-Saccharide Glycosaminoglycan Mimetics, but Not Glycosaminoglycans, Exhibit Promising Inhibition Profile [PDF]
, 2016 Factor XIIIa (FXIIIa) is a transglutaminase that catalyzes the last step in the coagulation process. Orthostery is the only approach that has been exploited to design FXIIIa inhibitors.
Afosa, Daniel K. +4 more
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Physiological responses of a halophytic shrub to salt stress by Na2SO4 and NaCl: oxidative damage and the role of polyphenols in antioxidant protection [PDF]
, 2014 Salt stress conditions lead to increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plant cells. Halophytes have the ability to reduce these toxic ROS by means of a powerful antioxidant system that includes enzymatic and non-enzymatic components.
Castagna, Antonella +5 more
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Colour, health and wellbeing: the hidden qualities and properties of natural dyes [PDF]
, 2013 This paper addresses the questions: Is it feasible that the chemicals present in the natural dyes of both plants and insects which in the past, man has exploited for their colour, could exhibit other properties?
Wells, Kate
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Design and Synthesis of CNS-targeted Flavones and Analogues with Neuroprotective Potential Against H2O2- and Aβ1-42-Induced Toxicity in SH-SY5Y Human Neuroblastoma Cells [PDF]
, 2019 With the lack of available drugs able to prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the discovery of new neuroprotective treatments able to rescue neurons from cell injury is presently a matter of extreme importance and urgency.
Evans, David +8 more
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Plant nutraceuticals as antimicrobial agents in food preservation: terpenoids, polyphenols and thiols [PDF]
, 2018 This work was supported by a LIBERBANK Retención de Jóvenes Talentos 2014–2015 fellowship to ...
Fernández Fernández, Javier +2 more
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Engineering Nicotiana benthamiana for chrysoeriol production using synthetic biology approaches
Frontiers in Plant ScienceFlavonoids are prevalent plant secondary metabolites with a broad range of biological activities. Their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities make flavonoids widely useful in a variety of industries, including the pharmaceutical and ...
Saet Buyl Lee +6 more
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