Bioactive Compounds and Bioactivities of Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica Sprouts and Microgreens: An Updated Overview from a Nutraceutical Perspective

TN Le, CH Chiu, PC Hsieh - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sprouts and microgreens, the edible seedlings of vegetables and herbs, have received
increasing attention in recent years and are considered as functional foods or superfoods …

Edible plant sprouts: Health benefits, trends, and opportunities for novel exploration

SO Aloo, FK Ofosu, SM Kilonzi, U Shabbir, DH Oh - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The consumption of plant sprouts as part of human day-to-day diets is gradually increasing,
and their health benefit is attracting interest across multiple disciplines. The purpose of this …

Elucidating antimicrobial mechanism of nisin and grape seed extract against Listeria monocytogenes in broth and on shrimp through NMR-based metabolomics …

X Zhao, L Chen, J Wu, Y He, H Yang - International Journal of Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nisin and grape seed extract (GSE) have been widely used as food preservatives; however,
the mechanism against pathogens at molecular level has not been well elucidated. This …

Metabolomic analysis of energy regulated germination and sprouting of organic mung bean (Vigna radiata) using NMR spectroscopy

L Chen, J Wu, Z Li, Q Liu, X Zhao, H Yang - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Germination and sprouting are regulated by the energy status. In the present study, mung
bean seeds were treated with adenosine triphosphate and 2, 4-dinitrophenol (DNP). The …

Salicylic acid inhibits the postharvest decay of goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) by modulating the antioxidant system and phenylpropanoid metabolites

H Zhang, F Liu, J Wang, Q Yang, P Wang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Goji berry is a perishable fruit after harvest. To explore the biochemical and molecular
mechanisms by which salicylic acid (SA) suppresses rot in goji berry, the fruit was treated …

Effect of vacuum impregnated fish gelatin and grape seed extract on metabolite profiles of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fillets during storage

X Zhao, J Wu, L Chen, H Yang - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Traditional methods evaluating fish quality do not involve comprehensive qualification and
quantification of quality-related components. The objective of this study was to investigate …

Metabolic characterisation of eight Escherichia coli strains including" Big Six" and acidic responses of selected strains revealed by NMR spectroscopy

L Chen, X Zhao, J Wu, Q Liu, X Pang, H Yang - Food microbiology, 2020 - Elsevier
The metabolic diversity of Escherichia coli strains (non-pathogenic E. coli ATCC 25922, and
pathogenic E. coli O157: H7, O26: H11, O45: H2, O103: H11, O111, O121: H19, and O145) …

Sanitising efficacy of lactic acid combined with low-concentration sodium hypochlorite on Listeria innocua in organic broccoli sprouts

L Chen, H Zhang, Q Liu, X Pang, X Zhao… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The sanitising effects of combined lactic acid (LA, 2%, v/v) and low-concentration sodium
hypochlorite (SH, 4 mg/L) on Listeria innocua were investigated. The disinfectant kinetics …

Metabolic analysis of salicylic acid-induced chilling tolerance of banana using NMR

L Chen, X Zhao, J Wu, Y He, H Yang - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Banana is highly susceptible to low temperature and salicylic acid (SA) can effectively
improve the chilling tolerance. The metabolic changes of SA induced chilling responses of …

Inactivation efficacies of lactic acid and mild heat treatments against Escherichia coli strains in organic broccoli sprouts

L Chen, Q Liu, X Zhao, H Zhang, X Pang, H Yang - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
The kinetics of the inactivation of Escherichia coli in organic broccoli sprouts by mild heat
(MH) and lactic acid (LA) were investigated. In vitro survival kinetics showed that the cell …