Vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid, niacin) deficiency causes the systemic disease pellagra, which
leads to dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia, and possibly death depending on its severity and …

Arbutin is a compound of hydroquinone and D-glucose, and it has been over 30 years since
there have been serious studies on the skin lightening action of this substance. In the …

Oral antioxidant nanozymes bring great promise for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
treatment. To efficiently eliminate reactive oxygen species (ROS), various metal‐based …

Nature has generously offered a wide range of herbs (eg, thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage,
mint, basil) rich in many polyphenols and other phenolic compounds with strong antioxidant …

Prodrugs are developed to increase the therapeutic properties of drugs and reduce their
side effects. Polyprodrugs emerged as highly efficient prodrugs produced by the …

Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that inhabit environments in which they are exposed to
extreme stress, wherefore they exhibit conserved and divergent metabolic responses …

Plant bioactive compounds have been studied mainly for their beneficial antioxidant
properties. Kombucha is a fermented beverage traditionally obtained from fermentation of …

Polyvinylpyrrolidone (commonly known as povidone or PVP) rapidly dissolves in water. This
significantly hinders its use in sustained release formulations developed for the biomedical …

Background Melanin plays an important role in protecting human skin, while excessive
synthesis of melanin can cause abnormal pigmentation and induce skin diseases. Long …

Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundant bioresources on Earth. Over recent
decades, various valorisation techniques have been developed to produce value-added …