Aqueous Rosa damascena extract: Antibacterial activity and its role of adhesion to human epithelial cells in vitro
Cell Biochem Funct. 2023 Mar 14. doi: 10.1002/cbf.3788. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The current study aimed to investigate the inhibitory activity of aqueous extracts...
A Proposed Association between Improving Energy Metabolism of HepG2 Cells by Plant Extracts and Increasing Their Sensitivity to Doxorubicin
Toxics. 2023 Feb 16;11(2):182. doi: 10.3390/toxics11020182. ABSTRACT Increasing cancer cell sensitivity to chemotherapy by amending aberrant metabolism using plant extracts represents a promising strategy to...
Phytochemical Profile and In Vitro Bioactivities of Plant-Based By-Products in View of a Potential Reuse and Valorization
Plants (Basel). 2023 Feb 10;12(4):795. doi: 10.3390/plants12040795. ABSTRACT Wastes and by-products of plant origin are of particular interest to develop a circular economy approach, which...
Comparative Chemical Profiling and Citronellol Enantiomers Distribution of Industrial-Type Rose Oils Produced in China
Molecules. 2023 Jan 28;28(3):1281. doi: 10.3390/molecules28031281. ABSTRACT The chemical composition and aroma profile of industrial essential oils (EOs) from species of rose grown in China,...
Determination of Major, Minor and Chiral Components as Quality and Authenticity Markers of Rosa damascena Oil by GC-FID
Plants (Basel). 2023 Jan 22;12(3):506. doi: 10.3390/plants12030506. ABSTRACT Rose oil is traditionally produced by the water distillation of Rosa damascena and is of high economic...
Botanical Ingredient Forensics: Detection of Attempts to Deceive Commonly Used Analytical Methods for Authenticating Herbal Dietary and Food Ingredients and Supplements
J Nat Prod. 2023 Jan 30. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00929. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Botanical ingredients are used widely in phytomedicines, dietary/food supplements, functional foods, and...
Acyl-CoA-dependent and acyl-CoA-independent avocado acyltransferases positively influence oleic acid content in nonseed triacylglycerols
Front Plant Sci. 2023 Jan 11;13:1056582. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1056582. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT In higher plants, acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) and phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT) catalyze the terminal step...
Indigenous Yeasts from Rose Oil Distillation Wastewater and Their Capacity for Biotransformation of Phenolics
Microorganisms. 2023 Jan 12;11(1):201. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11010201. ABSTRACT The indigenous yeasts associated with the spontaneous fermentation of phenolic-rich rose oil distillation wastewater (RODW) generated after the...
Simple and complex coacervation methods for the nanoencapsulation of Rosa damascena mill L. anthocyanin in zein/potato starch: A new approach to enhance antioxidant and thermal properties
J Food Sci. 2023 Jan 19. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.16463. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The structure and antioxidant properties of zein and potato starches as well...
Flavan-3-ol-methylxanthine interactions: Modulation of flavan-3-ol bioavailability in volunteers with a functional colon and an ileostomy
Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 Jan 5:S0891-5849(23)00004-7. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.01.003. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Flavan-3-ols, including the flavan-3-ol monomer (-)-epicatechin, are dietary bioactives known to...
Avocado oil alleviates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by improving mitochondrial function, oxidative stress and inflammation in rats fed a high fat-High fructose diet
Front Pharmacol. 2022 Dec 19;13:1089130. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1089130. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by lipid accumulation in hepatocytes, and in advanced...
The Oil Formulation Derived from Moringa Oleifera Seeds Ameliorates Behavioral Abnormalities in Water-immersion Restraint Stress Mouse Model
J Exp Pharmacol. 2022 Dec 22;14:395-407. doi: 10.2147/JEP.S386745. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Repeated stress events are well known to be associated with the onset of...
Bicarbonates and carbonates as antioxidants in vegetable oils at frying temperatures
J Food Sci. 2022 Dec 28. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.16442. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Antioxidant activity of bicarbonates and carbonates including NaHCO3 , Na2 CO3 ,...
Efficacy and Safety of Jollab (a Saffron-Based Beverage) on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
Complement Med Res. 2022;29(6):437-445. doi: 10.1159/000525775. Epub 2022 Jun 29. NO ABSTRACT PMID:35767970 | DOI:10.1159/000525775...
The action of phytochemicals present in cocoa in the prevention of vascular dysfunction and atherosclerosis
J Clin Transl Res. 2022 Nov 10;8(6):509-551. eCollection 2022 Dec 29. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Chronic non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), have caused many deaths worldwide....