Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds from edible plants with anti-cancer activity and their potential use as drugs

SI Cuevas-Cianca, C Romero-Castillo… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Food is our daily companion, performing numerous beneficial functions for our bodies. Many
of them can help to alleviate or prevent ailments and diseases. In this review, an extensive …

Molecular Bases of Fruit Quality in Prunus Species: An Integrated Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Metabolic Review with a Breeding Perspective

BE García-Gómez, JA Salazar… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In plants, fruit ripening is a coordinated developmental process that requires the change in
expression of hundreds to thousands of genes to modify many biochemical and …

The content of polyphenols and carotenoids in three apricot cultivars depending on stage of maturity and geographical region

V Dragovic-Uzelac, B Levaj, V Mrkic, D Bursac… - Food chemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
During the ripening of three apricot cultivars (“Keckemetska ruza”,“Madjarska najbolja” and
“Velika rana”) grown in two different geographical region of Croatia the changes of …

The Profile of Carotenoids and Other Bioactive Molecules in Various Pumpkin Fruits (Cucurbita maxima Duchesne) Cultivars

B Kulczyński, A Gramza-Michałowska - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bioactive compounds are significant to human nutrition. They are beneficial to health as they
inhibit the development of numerous diseases of affluence. Scientists continuously search …

The Profile of Secondary Metabolites and Other Bioactive Compounds in Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita moschata Pumpkin Cultivars

B Kulczyński, A Gramza-Michałowska - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Plants and animals are sources of various bioactive compounds that exhibit a broad
spectrum of health-promoting effects. Scientists continue studies on the chemical …

Effect of drying temperature on polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity of apricots

MA Madrau, A Piscopo, AM Sanguinetti… - European food research …, 2009 - Springer
This study was carried out in order to check for the influence of drying parameters on the
phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity on two apricot cultivars (Pelese and Cafona) …

The Influence of Ripeness on the Phenolic Content, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata Duchesne)

M Mokhtar, S Bouamar, A Di Lorenzo, C Temporini… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne (Cucurbitaceae) is a plant food highly appreciated for the
content of nutrients and bioactive compounds, including polyphenols and carotenoids …

Stone fruit as biofactories of phytochemicals with potential roles in human nutrition and health

MV Lara, C Bonghi, F Famiani, G Vizzotto… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Phytochemicals or secondary metabolites present in fruit are key components contributing to
sensory attributes like aroma, taste, and color. In addition, these compounds improve human …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of bitter and sweet apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) kernels

D Yiğit, N Yiğit, A Mavi - Brazilian Journal of Medical and biological …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract< img border= 0 id=" _x0000_i1034" src="../img/back. gif"> The present study
describes the in vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of methanol and water extracts of …

The influences of drying method and metabisulfite pre-treatment on the color, functional properties and phenolic acids contents and bioaccessibility of pumpkin flour

E Aydin, D Gocmen - LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Pumpkin flours were produced by hot-air oven drying or freeze-drying, with or without a pre-
treatment with metabisulfite. Freeze-dried pumpkin flour had deep orange color while …