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Affinity crystallography reveals the bioactive compounds of industrial juicing byproducts of Punica granatum for glycogen phosphorylase
(2018)Background: Glycogen phosphorylase (GP) is a pharmaceutical target for the discovery of new antihyperglycaemic agents. Punica granatum is a well-known plant for its potent antioxidant and antimicrobial activities but so ... -
Antimicrobial activity of bee-collected pollen and beebread: State of the art and future perspectives
(2020)Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is a well-known functional food. Honey bees process the collected pollen and store it in the hive, inside the comb cells. The processed pollen is called beebread or ambrosia and it is the main ... -
Bioactive compounds content and antimicrobial activities of wild edible Asteraceae species of the Mediterranean flora under commercial cultivation conditions
(2019)Nine wild edible species belonging to Astreaceae family, native to the Mediterranean basin were tested for their chemical composition (phenolic compounds, tocopherols, and organic acids) and antimicrobial activities over ... -
Bioactive properties of Sanguisorba minor L. cultivated in central Greece under different fertilization regimes
(2020)In this study, the chemical characterization and bioactive properties of S. minor cultivated under different fertilization rates (control, half rate and full rate) were evaluated. Twenty-two phenolic compounds were identified, ... -
Biological properties of bee bread collected from apiaries located across Greece
(2021)Bee bread is the only fermented product of the beehive. It constitutes the main source of proteins, lipids, vitamins, and macro-and microelements in honeybee nutrition and it exerts antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, ... -
Chemical composition and bioactive compounds of garlic (Allium sativum L.) as affected by pre- and post-harvest conditions: A review
(2016)Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is considered one of the twenty most important vegetables, with various uses throughout the world, either as a raw vegetable for culinary purposes, or as an ingredient of traditional and modern ... -
The compositional aspects of edible flowers as an emerging horticultural product
(2021)Edible flowers are becoming very popular, as consumers are seeking healthier and more attractive food products that can improve their diet aesthetics and diversify their dietary sources of micronutrients. The great variety ... -
Dietary antioxidant supplements and uric acid in chronic kidney disease: A review
(2019)Increased serum levels of uric acid have been associated with the onset and development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), cardiovascular disease, and mortality, through several molecular pathogenetic mechanisms, such as ... -
Dietary prenylated flavonoid xanthohumol alleviates oxidative damage and accelerates diabetic wound healing via Nrf2 activation
(2022)Diabetic skin ulcer is one of the most common complications in patients suffering diabetes mellitus. Xanthohumol (XN), a hop-derived prenylated dietary flavonoid, has multiple health beneficial bioactivities. In the present ... -
Effect of Leguminosae family plant extracts and polyphenolic fractions on topoisomerase I-induced nicking of DNA
(2008)Topoisomerase I constitutes one of the enzymes playing crucial role in replication, transcription, recombination, chromosome condensation and maintenance of genome stability. Because it is an essential enzyme for vital ... -
Effects of plant phenolics and grape extracts from Greek varieties of Vitis vinifera on Mitomycin C and topoisomerase I-induced nicking of DNA
(2005)In recent years, a number of reports have shown the anticancer activity of grape extracts and wine against various types of cancer such as breast, lung and gastric cancer. This property is mainly attributed to the plant ... -
Extracts from the mediterranean food plants Carthamus lanatus, Cichorium intybus, and Cichorium spinosum enhanced GSH levels and increased Nrf2 expression in human endothelial cells
(2018)The Mediterranean diet is considered to prevent several diseases. In the present study, the antioxidant properties of six extracts from Mediterranean plant foods were assessed. The extracts' chemical composition analysis ... -
Genetics of COVID-19 and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review
(2022)COVID-19 and ME/CFS present with some similar symptoms, especially physical and mental fatigue. In order to understand the basis of these similarities and the possibility of underlying common genetic components, we performed ... -
Inhibition of calcitriol inactivating enzyme CYP24A1 gene expression by flavonoids in hepatocellular carcinoma cells under normoxia and hypoxia
(2021)A vast number of epidemiological, preclinical and in vitro experimental data strongly indicate the anticancer potential of calcitriol, the biologically active form of vitamin D. However, for the implementation of a vitamin ... -
Inhibition of ozone-induced SP-A oxidation by plant polyphenols
(2007)Surfactant protein-A (SP-A) is the best studied and most abundant of the protein components of lung surfactant and plays an important role in host defense of the lung. It has been shown that ozone-induced oxidation of SP-A ... -
Long-term storage effect on chemical composition, nutritional value and quality of Greek onion landrace "vatikiotiko"
(2016)The effect of storage at two temperatures (5 ± 1 and 25 ± 1 °C and 60-70 ± 5% RH for both temperatures) on marketability and quality features of dry bulbs of local landrace "Vatikiotiko", "Sivan F1", "Red Cross F1" and ... -
Nanosystems for the encapsulation of natural products: The case of chitosan biopolymer as a matrix
(2020)Chitosan is a cationic natural polysaccharide, which has emerged as an increasingly interesting biomaterialover the past few years. It constitutes a novel perspective in drug delivery systems and nanocarriers’ formulations ... -
Optimization of the vacuum microwave assisted extraction of the natural polyphenols and flavonoids from the raw solid waste of the pomegranate juice producing industry at industrial scale
(2021)Pomegranate pomace (PP) is the solid waste produced in bulk by the pomegranate juice industry which is rich in polyphenols and flavonoids that can replace the hazardous chemical antioxidants/antimicrobials currently used ... -
Petals of Crocus sativus L. as a potential source of the antioxidants crocin and kaempferol
(2015)Saffron from the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, is highly prized and has been awarded a formal recognition by the European Union with EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status. Despite this, ... -
Phytogenic polyphenols as glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors: The potential of triterpenes and flavonoids for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes
(2017)Glycogen phosphorylase (GP) is a validated pharmaceutical target for the development of antihyperglycaemic agents. Phytogenic polyphenols, mainly flavonoids and pentacyclic triterpenes, have been found to be potent inhibitors ...