Glutathione for food and health applications with emphasis on extraction, identification, and quantification methods: A review

AA Al-Temimi, AEB Al-Mossawi, SA Al-Hilifi, SA Korma… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glutathione is a naturally occurring compound that plays a crucial role in the cellular
response to oxidative stress through its ability to quench free radicals, thus mitigating the risk …

The Genus Capsicum: A Review of Bioactive Properties of Its Polyphenolic and Capsaicinoid Composition

R Alonso-Villegas, RM González-Amaro… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chili is one of the world's most widely used horticultural products. Many dishes around the
world are prepared using this fruit. The chili belongs to the genus Capsicum and is part of …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary study non-destructive sorting techniques for pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) using odor parameter

M Rasekh, H Karami, S Fuentes, M Kaveh, R Rusinek… - LWT, 2022 - Elsevier
Almost all fruits and vegetables sold in modern society are sorted and labeled, making it
easier for customers to recognize the quality of the product, leading to more regular …

Identification of Compounds with Potential Therapeutic Uses from Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Fruits and Their Modulation by Nitric Oxide (NO)

L Guevara, MÁ Domínguez-Anaya, A Ortigosa… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant species are precursors of a wide variety of secondary metabolites that, besides being
useful for themselves, can also be used by humans for their consumption and economic …

Nitric oxide: a radical molecule with potential biotechnological applications in fruit ripening

FJ Corpas, S González-Gordo, JM Palma - Journal of Biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-life and free radical molecule involved in a wide range of cellular,
physiological and stressful processes in higher plants. In recent years it has been observed …

Dietary capsaicin: a spicy way to improve cardio-metabolic health?

A Szallasi - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Today's sedentary lifestyle with too much food and too little exercise has made metabolic
syndrome a pandemic. Metabolic syndrome is a major risk factor for type-2 diabetes and …

Lipoxygenase (LOX) in Sweet and Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Fruits during Ripening and under an Enriched Nitric Oxide (NO) Gas Atmosphere

S González-Gordo, A Cañas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lipoxygenases (LOXs) catalyze the insertion of molecular oxygen into polyunsaturated fatty
acids (PUFA) such as linoleic and linolenic acids, being the first step in the biosynthesis of a …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic analysis reveals dynamic changes in glutathione and ascorbic acid content in Mango pulp across growth and development stages

H Tahir, M Sajjad, M Qian, M Zeeshan Ul Haq, A Tahir… - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mango (Mangifera indica) is a highly valuable horticultural crop known for its quality and
productivity. This study investigates the dynamic changes in physicochemical properties and …

Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of valencian pepper landraces

E Martínez-Ispizua, MR Martínez-Cuenca, JI Marsal… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sweet pepper is one of the most important economic fruits with nutritional attributes. In this
sense, the nutraceutical value of consumed products is a major concern nowadays so the …

[HTML][HTML] Effective Uptake of Cadmium and Chromium from Wastewater Using Carbon-Based Capsicum annuum

PM Thabede, NE Nkosi, ND Shooto - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Toxic metal ions such as cadmium-Cd (II) and chromium-Cr (VI) are toxic, do not degrade
easily in nature, and can cause various disorders and diseases in humans. Removing and …