The use of synthetic chemical dyes in various industrial processes, including paper and pulp
manufacturing, plastics, dyeing of cloth, leather treatment and printing, has increased …

Tartrazine is an artificial azo dye commonly used in food products. The present study
evaluated the interaction of tartrazine with two serum albumins (SAs), human serum albumin …

The fruiting body of Inonotus obliquus, a medicinal mushroom called chaga, has been used
as a traditional medicine for cancer treatment. Although this mushroom has been known to …

The antioxidant capacity of methanol and ethanol seed extracts from Euterpe oleracea
Mart.(açaí) against the reactive oxygen species (ROS) peroxyl radicals, peroxynitrite, and …

Abstract Aims: The medicinal fungi Inonotus xeranticus and Phellinus linteus in the family
Hymenochaetaceae have been used as traditional medicines for the treatment of various …

Larvae of Galleria mellonella are widely used for evaluating the virulence of microbial
pathogens and for measuring the efficacy of anti-microbial agents and produce results …

Sodium benzoate (SB) is a commonly used food preservative and anti-microbial agent in
many foods from soup to cereals. However, little is known about the SB-induced toxicity and …

Color is an indispensible characteristic of food because it makes foods easily recognizable
and attractive in our modern society. Numerous food colors have been removed from the …

This chapter outlines the role of Hen Feather as a potential adsorbent for the eradication of
the hazardous azo class of dyes from wastewater. It first describes the imperative need for …

BACKGROUND: Recent data have demonstrated that treatment with sodium benzoate (SB)
leads to significant developmental defects in motor neuron axons and neuromuscular …