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Tuber and Root Starches: Molecular and Physicochemical Properties

Starch - Stärke, Volume 78, Issue 2, February 2026.
Dale dale, Mashua, and Pituca starches exhibited distinct amorphous and ordered structural regions. Among them, Dale dale starch showed the highest degree of crystallinity. ABSTRACT Starches extracted from different botanical sources can be used in a wide range of food applications; however, understanding the relationships among their properties is ...
Frank F. Velasquez‐Barreto, Gabriela Barraza‐Jaureguí, Rosinelson da Silva Pena   +2 more
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Unconventional vegetables collected in Brazil: chromosome number and description of nuclear DNA content

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2017
The aim of this study was to perform chromosome counts and nuclear DNA quantification of the unconventional vegetables species: bertalha (Basella alba L.), vinagreira verde (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.), azedinha (Rumex acetosa L.), peixinho (Stachys ...
Luis Felipe Lima e Silva, Vânia Helena Techio, Luciane Vilela Resende, Guilherme Tomaz Braz, Kátia Ferreira Marques de Resende, Carolina Queiroz Samartini   +5 more
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Influence of the capuchin hydroethanolic extract (Tropaeolum majus L.) on the stability of ketoconazole

Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada, 2021
The stability of pharmaceuticals is influenced by several factors, directly related to the product, or to environmental factors, such as the presence of light and oxygen.
Ana Merian da Silva, Lucélia Magalhães da Silva   +1 more
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Selenium biofortification of Tropaeolum majus L.

Bragantia
ABSTRACT Agronomic biofortification, a promising solution for enriching foods with micronutrients, e.g., selenium, holds great potential for improving human health. This study focused on the potential of edible parts of nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) for biofortification with selenium, offering an optimistic outlook for the nutritional value of this ...
Carolinny Fernandes Lara, Patricia Duarte de Oliveira Paiva, Rafaela Ribeiro de Souza, Antonio Rodrigues da Cunha Neto, Michele Valquíria dos Reis, Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme   +5 more
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From Local Biodiversity to Global Food Security: Antioxidant Evidence of Unconventional Edible Plants (2020–2025)

Journal of Food Process Engineering, Volume 49, Issue 2, February 2026.
This scoping review (2020–2025) compiles validated evidence on the antioxidant potential of unconventional edible plants (PANCs). Thirty species showed high phenolic content and strong radical‐scavenging activity, reinforcing their role as natural antioxidants and sustainable alternatives to synthetic additives within biodiversity‐based food systems ...
Nathália Letícia Hernandez Brito, Gustavo Barreto Costa, Karina Pinheiro Martins, Jhony Silva Ramos, Ana Caroline Silvestre Barbosa Alessi, Thais Aparecida Santos, Ana Elisa Melo da Silva, Adriana Aparecida Droval Arcain, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso   +8 more
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Obsah a profil biologicky aktivních látek přítomných v jednotlivých částech lichořeřišnice (Tropaeolum majus L.): komplexní studie

, 2023
The nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) contains many biologically active compounds with very promising efects on human health. Our attention was paid to glucotropaeolin and phenolic compounds that were simultaneously determined in different parts of ...
Šalomounová, Tereza, Klikarová, Jitka, Česlová, Lenka   +2 more
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Continuous Lighting and High Daily Light Integral Enhance Yield and Quality of Mass-Produced Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) in Plant Factories

Plants, 2021
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.), as a medicinal plant, has a high phenolic content in its leaves and flowers. It is often used in salads as a dietary vegetable.
Wenshuo Xu, Na Lu, Masao Kikuchi, Michiko Takagaki   +3 more
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Natural Products Targeting the EGFR/HER2 Axis in Tumorigenesis: Interpretation of Molecular Mechanisms and Recent Insights Into Synergistic Strategies for Cancer Therapy

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026.
Schematic overview illustrating the anticancer mechanisms of selected natural products (resveratrol, quercetin, berberine) targeting EGFR and HER2 signaling pathways in tumor cells. These compounds inhibit receptor activation and downstream oncogenic cascades, including PI3K/Akt/mTOR, MAPK/ERK, and STAT3 pathways.
Iman Ramli, Anna Maria Posadino, Roberta Giordo, Antonio Barberis, Ylenia Spissu, Redouane Lemoui, William N. Setzer, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Gianfranco Pintus   +8 more
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Effects of Pressure and Temperature on the Extraction of Benzyl Isothiocyanate by Supercritical Fluids from Tropaeolum majus L. Leaves

, 2018
Tropaeolum majus L. is a native plant to South and Central America, used since ancient times by our ancestors to combat different diseases. Glucotropaeolonin is one of its main components, which when hydrolyzed, forms benzyl isothiocyanate (BIT) that ...
Espinoza S. Clara, Gamarra Q. Flor, Flores R. Omar, Marianela F. Ramos Quispe S. Miguel   +3 more
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Benzylglucosinolate Derived Isothiocyanate from Tropaeolum majus Reduces Gluconeogenic Gene and Protein Expression in Human Cells. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L.) contains high concentrations of benzylglcosinolate. We found that a hydrolysis product of benzyl glucosinolate-the benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC)-modulates the intracellular localization of the transcription factor Forkhead
Valentina Guzmán-Pérez, Christiane Bumke-Vogt, Monika Schreiner, Inga Mewis, Andrea Borchert, Andreas F H Pfeiffer   +5 more
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