Tannins represent one of the most abundant polyphenolic compounds in plants. Tannins
exist as a multitude of chemically unique entities in nature. The most commonly occurring …

Many of the potential health benefits of flavonoids have been associated with their specific
chemical and biological properties including their ability to interact and bind non-covalently …

Polyphenols are micronutrients obtained from diet that have been suggested to play an
important role in health. The health benefits of polyphenols and their protective effects in …

Plant polyphenols have many potential applications, for example, in the fields of chemical
ecology and human and animal health and nutrition. These biological benefits are related to …

Non-covalent interactions between β-lactoglobulin (BLG) and polyphenol extracts of teas,
coffee and cocoa were studied by fluorescence and CD spectroscopy at pH values of the …

Interactions between host nutrition and feeding behaviour are central to understanding the
pathophysiological consequences of infections of the digestive tract with parasitic …

Pulmonary hypertension worsens outcome in left heart disease. Stiffening of the pulmonary
artery may drive this pathology by increasing right ventricular dysfunction and lung vascular …

Isothermal titration calorimetry is a widely used biophysical technique for studying the
formation or dissociation of molecular complexes. Over the last 5 years, much work has …

The objective of the study was a comparative analysis of the antihemolytic activity against
two Staphylococcus aureus strains (8325-4 and NCTC 5655) as well as α-hemolysin and of …

Over 300,000 heart valve replacements are performed annually to replace stenotic and
regurgitant heart valves. Bioprosthetic heart valves (BHVs), derived from glutaraldehyde …