Sensory evaluation of gluten-free quinoa whole grain snacks
Heliyon. 2016 Dec 22;2(12):e00213. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00213. eCollection 2016 Dec. ABSTRACT Sensory evaluation of quinoa gluten-free whole grain low fat and salt snacks was conducted. The...
Prebiotic Potential and Chemical Composition of Seven Culinary Spice Extracts
J Food Sci. 2017 Aug;82(8):1807-1813. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.13792. Epub 2017 Jul 5. ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to investigate prebiotic potential, chemical composition, and...
Genetic variation in Pythium myriotylum based on SNP typing and development of a PCR-RFLP detection of isolates recovered from Pythium soft rot ginger
Lett Appl Microbiol. 2017 Oct;65(4):319-326. doi: 10.1111/lam.12779. Epub 2017 Aug 25. ABSTRACT Pythium myriotylum is responsible for severe losses in both capsicum and ginger crops...
Characterization, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Aqueous Extracts of Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale, and Capsicum frutescens
Pharmacogn Mag. 2017 Jul;13(Suppl 2):S201-S208. doi: 10.4103/pm.pm_430_16. Epub 2017 Jul 11. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Herbal drug delivery is limited by poor solubility and bioavailability which can...
The Role of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicines and Bioactive Ingredients on Ion Channels: A Brief Review and Prospect
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2019;18(4):257-265. doi: 10.2174/1871527317666181026165400. ABSTRACT Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs), particularly the Chinese herbal medicines, are valuable sources of medicines and have...
Capsaicin and gingerol analogues inhibit the growth of efflux-multidrug resistant bacteria and R-plasmids conjugal transfer
J Ethnopharmacol. 2019 Dec 5;245:111871. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111871. Epub 2019 Apr 22. ABSTRACT ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE: Capsicum and ginger are used widely in human diets and in...
Effect of combined extracts of aged garlic, ginger, and chili peppers on cognitive performance and brain antioxidant markers in Abeta-induced rats
Exp Anim. 2020 Aug 5;69(3):269-278. doi: 10.1538/expanim.19-0123. Epub 2020 Feb 11. ABSTRACT A combination of aged garlic, ginger, and chili peppers extracts (AGC) was studied...
Microbial niches in raw ingredients determine microbial community assembly during kimchi fermentation
Food Chem. 2020 Jul 15;318:126481. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126481. Epub 2020 Feb 25. ABSTRACT Fermented foods constitute hubs of microbial consortia differentially affecting nutritional and organoleptic properties,...
Application of aeration-assisted homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction procedure using Box-Behnken design for determination of curcumin by HPLC
J Sep Sci. 2020 Jul;43(13):2513-2520. doi: 10.1002/jssc.202000001. Epub 2020 May 4. ABSTRACT A simple, efficient, and rapid sample preparation method based on aeration-assisted homogeneous liquid-liquid...
Interactions among Natural Active Ingredients to Improve the Efficiency of Rumen Fermentation In Vitro
Animals (Basel). 2021 Apr 22;11(5):1205. doi: 10.3390/ani11051205. ABSTRACT Twelve essential oils (EO): Anise star, cassia, geraniol, lemongrass (LEM), limonene, thyme, tea tree, coriander (COR), capsicum,...
Identification of natural compounds as SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors by molecular docking-based virtual screening with bio-layer interferometry
Pharmacol Res. 2021 Oct;172:105820. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105820. Epub 2021 Aug 14. ABSTRACT Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),...
Reynoutria Rhizomes as a Natural Source of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors-Molecular Docking and In Vitro Study
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2021 Jul 29;14(8):742. doi: 10.3390/ph14080742. ABSTRACT More than a year has passed since the world began to fight the novel severe acute respiratory...
Epigallocatechin gallate from green tea effectively blocks infection of SARS-CoV-2 and new variants by inhibiting spike binding to ACE2 receptor
Cell Biosci. 2021 Aug 30;11(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s13578-021-00680-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the new SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged in the different regions...
Research progress of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on anti-pathogenic microbes and immune regulation activities
Food Funct. 2021 Oct 19;12(20):9607-9619. doi: 10.1039/d1fo01352a. ABSTRACT At the end of 2019, the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide, infecting millions of people. Infectious diseases induced...
Identification of potential natural inhibitors of the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using a computational docking approach
Qatar Med J. 2021 Mar 12;2021(1):12. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2021.12. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the only zoonotic-origin...