The noncanonical pathway for in vivo nitric oxide generation: the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway

V Kapil, RS Khambata, DA Jones, K Rathod… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
In contrast to nitric oxide, which has well established and important roles in the regulation of
blood flow and thrombosis, neurotransmission, the normal functioning of the genitourinary …

Biotechnological approaches for cocoa waste management: A review

ZS Vásquez, DP de Carvalho Neto, GVM Pereira… - Waste management, 2019 - Elsevier
Cocoa beans provide raw materials for global food industries valued in excess of $47 billion
in world exportations. Through on-farm processing, about 80% of cocoa fruit is discarded as …

Nitrate in fruits and vegetables

G Colla, HJ Kim, MC Kyriacou, Y Rouphael - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
The current article provides an updated review of scientific advances regarding nitrate
accumulation in plant tissues and a critical examination of the genetic, agroenvironmental …

Smartphone-based simultaneous pH and nitrite colorimetric determination for paper microfluidic devices

N Lopez-Ruiz, VF Curto, MM Erenas… - Analytical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this work, an Android application for measurement of nitrite concentration and pH
determination in combination with a low-cost paper-based microfluidic device is presented …

Betanin—A food colorant with biological activity

T Esatbeyoglu, AE Wagner… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Betalains are water‐soluble nitrogen‐containing pigments that are subdivided in red‐violet
betacyanins and yellow‐orange betaxanthins. Due to glycosylation and acylation betalains …

Nitrate as a potential prebiotic for the oral microbiome

BT Rosier, E Buetas, EM Moya-Gonzalvez, A Artacho… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The salivary glands actively concentrate plasma nitrate, leading to high salivary nitrate
concentrations (5–8 mM) after a nitrate-rich vegetable meal. Nitrate is an ecological factor …

[HTML][HTML] Inorganic nitrate and beetroot juice supplementation reduces blood pressure in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Siervo, J Lara, I Ogbonmwan, JC Mathers - The Journal of nutrition, 2013 - Elsevier
Diets including food products rich in inorganic nitrate are associated with lower blood
pressure (BP). The evidence for the BP-lowering effects of inorganic nitrate and beetroot in …

Vascular effects of dietary nitrate (as found in green leafy vegetables and beetroot) via the nitrate‐nitrite‐nitric oxide pathway

S Lidder, AJ Webb - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery that dietary (inorganic) nitrate has important vascular effects came from the
relatively recent realization of the 'nitrate‐nitrite‐nitric oxide (NO) pathway'. Dietary nitrate …

Nitrate and nitrite in biology, nutrition and therapeutics

JO Lundberg, MT Gladwin, A Ahluwalia… - Nature chemical …, 2009 - nature.com
Inorganic nitrate and nitrite from endogenous or dietary sources are metabolized in vivo to
nitric oxide (NO) and other bioactive nitrogen oxides. The nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway is …

Gossypol toxicity from cottonseed products

ICN Gadelha, NBS Fonseca, SCS Oloris… - The Scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Gossypol is a phenolic compound produced by pigment glands in cotton stems, leaves,
seeds, and flower buds (Gossypium spp.). Cottonseed meal is a by‐product of cotton that is …