Early Ripening and Heat Extraction Maximize Antioxidants in Ziziphus mauritiana
A study demonstrates that early ripening stages of Ziziphus mauritiana and heat-assisted water bath extraction optimize phytochemical levels and antioxidant ...
Tag: Antioxidant activity
Fungal Symbionts Boost Growth, Essential Oils, and Defenses in Moroccan Thyme
Inoculating wild Moroccan thyme with native mycorrhizal fungi significantly enhances plant biomass, essential oil potency, and selective nutrient absorption.
Magnolia Bark Compounds Evaluated for Antioxidant Activity and Apoptosis Protein Interactions
Researchers profiled Magnolia officinalis bark extract and evaluated computational interactions between its candidate constituents and apoptosis-associated proteins relevant to chemotherapy ...
Blended carriers boost phenolic retention in spray-dried Curculigo orchioides extract
A three-carrier blend of maltodextrin, gum arabic, and inulin showed the highest phenolic retention and lowest degradation rate in spray-dried ...
Guanidinium Cadmium Chloride Crystal Outperforms Cisplatin in Lab Cancer Cell Tests
A newly synthesized guanidinium cadmium chloride crystal killed A549 lung and MCF-7 breast cancer cells at lower concentrations than cisplatin ...
Moringa and Chia Enriched Yogurt Showed Stronger Antioxidant Activity Over 21 Days
A 21-day refrigerated study found that yogurt fortified with moringa leaf extract and chia seed flour reached 97.03 percent ABTS ...
Cold plasma can boost or destroy the nutrients in your food
A new review finds that cold plasma treatment can either enhance or degrade polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamin C, and natural pigments ...
Electric pulses keep fresh roselle flowers vibrant and antioxidant-rich for eight days
Treating freshly harvested roselle flowers with pulsed electric field at 2 kilovolts per centimetre preserved weight, colour, sugars and antioxidant ...
Metal-Phenolic Networks Turn Egg White Peptides Into Ultra-Stable Emulsifiers
A new study shows that zinc ions and the polyphenol quercetin can assemble egg white peptides into ordered particles that ...
Lesser Chickweed Extracts Show Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity in Lab Screening
Methanol extracts of lesser chickweed from Egypt showed the strongest phenolic content, antioxidant scavenging, and antimicrobial activity in new laboratory ...
Laccase Enzyme Transforms Quercetin and Caffeic Acid into More Soluble Derivatives
A Trametes versicolor laccase co-oxidized quercetin and caffeic acid into five derivatives with dramatically improved water solubility and UV stability, ...
Safflower-Enriched Edible Coating Keeps Cheese Below Safety Threshold for 21 Days
A whey protein isolate coating infused with safflower flower extract kept inoculated Malatya cheese below the 5 log CFU/g safety ...
Litchi Raises Blood Glucose Fast, Then Dips Below Baseline Two Hours Later
A controlled trial in 20 healthy young Chinese volunteers reports the first glycemic index and load values for litchi, finding ...
Fermented Common Bean Yogurts Show Antioxidant and ACE-Inhibitory Potential in Lab Tests
A laboratory study found that fermented yogurts made from pinto, red kidney, and great northern beans showed enhanced antioxidant activity, ...
L-Theanine Hydrogels Show Sustained Release and Antioxidant Activity in Lab Tests
Indian researchers developed PVP-PEG-gelatin hydrogels that released L-theanine slowly over 48 hours, with nanoparticle encapsulation slowing release further while showing ...
Beetle Infestation Leaves a Purine Fingerprint in Stored Chenpi, Study Finds
A new study shows that red flour beetle infestation degrades the active components and antioxidant activity of stored Chenpi and ...
Fly agaric chemistry shifts with tree partners, seasons and weather in Polish forests
A two-year study of Amanita muscaria fruiting bodies in central Poland found that symbiotic tree species, harvest month and weather ...
Mulberry, Grape and Olive Leaf Extracts Show Synergistic α-Amylase Inhibition in Vitro
A laboratory study found that combining grape and olive leaf freeze-dried extracts produced synergistic inhibition of the starch-digesting enzyme α-amylase, ...
Surfactants and Temperature Steer Which Microalgal Compounds End Up in Extracts
A new study shows that surfactant choice and temperature tune both the yield and the chemical profile of ethanol-based extracts ...
Microencapsulated Sea Buckthorn Yogurt Lowered Blood Sugar in Diabetic Rats, Study Reports
A Pakistani study reports that yogurt fortified with microencapsulated sea buckthorn seed extract significantly lowered blood sugar in alloxan-induced diabetic ...
