α-Amylase inhibition, cytotoxicity and influence of the in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds in the peel and seed of Theobroma grandiflorum
Food Chem. 2021 Oct 29;373(Pt B):131494. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131494. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to evaluate the bioaccessibility, cytotoxicity, antioxidant...
Quantification of Chlorogenic Acid and Vanillin from Coffee Peel Extract and its Effect on alpha-Amylase Activity, Immunoregulation, Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress, and Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression Levels in H(2)O(2)-Induced Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Front Pharmacol. 2021 Nov 2;12:760242. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.760242. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: Polyphenols and flavonoid-rich foods help in arresting reactive oxygen species development and protecting DNA...
In Vitro Antioxidant Properties, Glucose-Diffusion Effects, alpha-Amylase Inhibitory Activity, and Antidiabetogenic Effects of C. Europaea Extracts in Experimental Animals
Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Oct 31;10(11):1747. doi: 10.3390/antiox10111747. ABSTRACT Caralluma europaea (Guss.) N.E.Br. (C. europaea), is a medicinal plant used traditionally to treat diabetes mellitus (DM)...
Nutritional Global Status and Its Impact in Crohn’s Disease
J Can Assoc Gastroenterol. 2021 Mar 23;4(6):290-295. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwab006. eCollection 2021 Dec. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Malnutrition among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) subjects is well documented in...
Interaction between natural antioxidants derived from cinnamon and cocoa in binary and complex mixtures
Food Chem. 2017 Sep 15;231:356-364. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.03.128. Epub 2017 Mar 23. ABSTRACT Cinnamon and cocoa are known to be valuable sources of bioactive phytochemicals, mainly...
Phenolic compounds as natural and multifunctional anti-obesity agents: A review
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2019;59(8):1212-1229. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1399859. Epub 2017 Nov 20. ABSTRACT Prevalence of obesity worldwide has reached pandemic proportions. Despite the increasing evidence...
Centrifugal partition chromatography enables selective enrichment of trimeric and tetrameric proanthocyanidins for biomaterial development
J Chromatogr A. 2018 Feb 2;1535:55-62. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.050. Epub 2017 Dec 21. ABSTRACT Proanthocyanidins (PACs) find wide applications for human use including food, cosmetics, dietary...
Longevity promoting efficacies of different plant extracts in lower model organisms
Mech Ageing Dev. 2018 Apr;171:47-57. doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.03.002. Epub 2018 Mar 8. ABSTRACT Past investigations have shown that various plant extracts are capable of promoting longevity...
Dietary intakes of flavan-3-ols and cardiovascular health: a field synopsis using evidence mapping of randomized trials and prospective cohort studies
Syst Rev. 2018 Jul 18;7(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0764-z. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is considerable interest in the impact of increased flavan-3-ol intake on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and...
Effects of perinatal undernutrition on social transmission of food preference in adult male Wistar rats
Int J Dev Neurosci. 2018 Dec;71:105-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Aug 24. ABSTRACT Nutrition plays a fundamental role in learning and memory, and early experimental...
The Effect of Accelerated Aging on Polylactide Containing Plant Extracts
Polymers (Basel). 2019 Mar 28;11(4):575. doi: 10.3390/polym11040575. ABSTRACT In this study, natural extracts of plant origin were used as anti-aging compounds of biodegradable polymers. Coffee...
Sensory and physicochemical characteristics of dark chocolate bar with addition of cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) bark oleoresin microcapsule
J Food Sci Technol. 2019 Sep;56(9):4323-4332. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-03901-8. Epub 2019 Jul 8. ABSTRACT Indonesia is one of the world’s most prominent producers of cocoa and...
Composting of Polylactide Containing Natural Anti-Aging Compounds of Plant Origin
Polymers (Basel). 2019 Sep 27;11(10):1582. doi: 10.3390/polym11101582. ABSTRACT The paper presents the effects of biodegradation of polylactide containing natural anti-aging compounds. Polymer containing 0.5; 5...
Assessment of Photodegradation and Biodegradation of RPU/PIR Foams Modified by Natural Compounds of Plant Origin
Polymers (Basel). 2019 Dec 24;12(1):33. doi: 10.3390/polym12010033. ABSTRACT Four types of rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate foams (RPU/PIR) were obtained. Three of them were modified by powder fillers,...
Antioxidant activity and quality attributes of white chocolate incorporated with Cinnamomum burmannii Blume essential oil
J Food Sci Technol. 2020 May;57(5):1731-1739. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04206-6. Epub 2019 Dec 14. ABSTRACT White chocolate is often considered as an unhealthy product with low phenolic...