Rice brans, rice bran oils, and rice hulls: composition, food and industrial uses, and bioactivities in humans, animals, and cells

M Friedman - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Rice plants produce bioactive rice brans and hulls that have been reported to have
numerous health-promoting effects in cells, animals, and humans. The main objective of this …

Rice secondary metabolites: structures, roles, biosynthesis, and metabolic regulation

W Wang, Y Li, P Dang, S Zhao, D Lai, L Zhou - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an important food crop providing energy and nutrients for more than
half of the world population. It produces vast amounts of secondary metabolites. At least 276 …

Drying characteristics and quality attributes of apple slices dried by a non-thermal ultrasonic contact drying method

O Kahraman, A Malvandi, L Vargas, H Feng - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Drying is one of the most prevalent methods to reduce water activity and preserve foods.
However, it is also the most energy-intensive food processing unit operation. Although a …

Structure-thermodynamics-antioxidant activity relationships of selected natural phenolic acids and derivatives: An experimental and theoretical evaluation

Y Chen, H Xiao, J Zheng, G Liang - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Phenolic acids and derivatives have potential biological functions, however, little is known
about the structure-activity relationships and the underlying action mechanisms of these …

Antioxidant action of deprotonated flavonoids: Thermodynamics of sequential proton-loss electron-transfer

M Biela, J Rimarčík, E Senajová, A Kleinová, E Klein - Phytochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the intensive research on radical scavenging action of flavonoids, a systematic
study of the thermochemistry for their mono-deprotonated species in aqueous solution is still …

Enhancement of γ-aminobutyric acid, avenanthramides, and other health-promoting metabolites in germinating oats (Avena sativa L.) treated with and without power …

J Ding, J Johnson, YF Chu, H Feng - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Power ultrasound as an emerging processing technology has been investigated for
stimulating seeds to enhance germination and accumulation of health-promoting …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction, phytochemistry, nutritional, and therapeutical potentials of rice bran oil: A review

MG Sahini, E Mutegoa - Phytomedicine Plus, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Rice is the third-most-produced crop in the world after corn and sugarcane, and
due to its widespread production, its byproduct, rice bran, is widely available. One option to …

The occurrence of tricin and its derivatives in plants

M Li, Y Pu, CG Yoo, AJ Ragauskas - Green Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Our understanding of the structure and biosynthetic pathway of lignin, a phenylpropanoid
heteropolymer, continues to evolve, especially with the discovery of new lignin …

Tricin biosynthesis and bioengineering

PY Lam, ACW Lui, L Wang, H Liu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tricin (3', 5'-dimethoxyflavone) is a specialized metabolite which not only confers stress
tolerance and involves in defense responses in plants but also represents a promising …

Antioxidant activity of C-Glycosidic ellagitannins from the seeds and peel of camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia)

T Kaneshima, T Myoda, M Nakata, T Fujimori… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract C-Glycosidic ellagitannins grandinin (1), vescalagin (2), castalagin (3),
methylvescalagin (4), stachyurin (5), and casuarinin (6) were isolated from the 50% acetone …