Consumption of pistachio nuts positively affects lipid profiles: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition)
Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition - July 22, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Hadi, Amir Asbaghi, Omid Kazemi, Maryam Haghighian, Hossein Khadem Pantovic, Ana Ghaedi, Ehsan Abolhasani Zadeh, Firoozeh Source Type: research
Competitive adsorption characteristics of VOCs and water vapor by activated carbon prepared from Fe/N-doped pistachio shell
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jul 20. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28509-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVarious materials have been developed to capture volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to mitigate air pollution. However, sorbent materials with excellent resistance to water are rare. Here, several Fe/N-doped activated carbons (ACs) have been prepared to capture VOCs in humid environments. The ACs were analyzed by various characterization techniques, such as BET, SEM, XPS, XRD, FTIR, and Raman. The results showed that Fe/N doping resulted in the specific surface area of the ACs increasing by 500 to 1000 m2 g-1, the average...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - July 20, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tangying Cheng Jinjin Li Xiuwei Ma Linjun Yang Lei Zhou Hao Wu Source Type: research
Pyrolysis of Mixed Date Stones and Pistachio Shells: Identification of Bio-Oil and Utilization of Bio-Char as Activated Carbon Precursor
Chem Biodivers. 2023 Jul 18:e202300103. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202300103. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThermal pyrolysis of mixed date stones and pistachio shells in a semi-batch reactor was addressed in this study. The highest yield of liquids (51.20 %) was produced at 500 °C, 90 min, 20 °C/min heating rate, and 50 mesh particle size. Under these conditions, yield of liquid from date stones and pistachio shells separately was 49.12 % and 47.67 %, respectively. The FT-IR results confirmed the presence of multiple oxygen-containing compounds in the bio-oil. Results from GC-MS declared that it was predominately composed of aci...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - July 18, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Ass Lecturer Shaimaa Y Ibrahim Saad F Mahmood Ass Lecturer Shahla A Younis Abdelrahman B Fadhil Source Type: research
Pyrolysis of Mixed Date Stones and Pistachio Shells: Identification of Bio-Oil and Utilization of Bio-Char as Activated Carbon Precursor
Chem Biodivers. 2023 Jul 18:e202300103. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202300103. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThermal pyrolysis of mixed date stones and pistachio shells in a semi-batch reactor was addressed in this study. The highest yield of liquids (51.20 %) was produced at 500 °C, 90 min, 20 °C/min heating rate, and 50 mesh particle size. Under these conditions, yield of liquid from date stones and pistachio shells separately was 49.12 % and 47.67 %, respectively. The FT-IR results confirmed the presence of multiple oxygen-containing compounds in the bio-oil. Results from GC-MS declared that it was predominately composed of aci...
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - July 18, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Ass Lecturer Shaimaa Y Ibrahim Saad F Mahmood Ass Lecturer Shahla A Younis Abdelrahman B Fadhil Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 4772: Identification of Polyphenolic Compounds Responsible for Antioxidant, Anti-Candida Activities and Nutritional Properties in Different Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) Hull Cultivars
di Rahimmalek
The use of by-products from the agri-food industry is a promising approach for production of value-added, polyphenol-rich dietary supplements or natural pharmaceutical preparations. During pistachio nut processing, a great amount of husk is removed, leaving large biomass for potential re-use. The present study compares antiglycative, antioxidant, and antifungal activities as well as nutritional values of 12 genotypes belonging to four pistachio cultivars. Antioxidant activity was measured using DPPH and ABTS assays. Antiglycative activity was evaluated as inhibition of advanced glycation end product (AGE)...
Source: Molecules - June 14, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Shima Gharibi Adam Matkowski Danial Sarfaraz Hossein Mirhendi Hamed Fakhim Antoni Szumny Mehdi Rahimmalek Tags: Article Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 4497: Carbon Adsorbents Obtained from Pistachio Nut Shells Used as Potential Ingredients of Drinking Water Filters
icki
Water resources are increasingly degraded due to the discharge of waste generated in municipal, industrial and agricultural areas. Therefore, the search for new materials enabling the effective treatment of drinking water and sewage is currently of great interest. This paper deals with the adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants on the surface of carbonaceous adsorbents prepared by thermochemical conversion of common pistachio nut shells. The influence of the direct physical activation with CO2 and chemical activation with H3PO4 on parameters, such as elemental composition, textural parameters, acidic&a...
Source: Molecules - June 1, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Agata Wawrzyniak Ma łgorzata Wiśniewska Piotr Nowicki Tags: Article Source Type: research
A quantitative PCR assay for the detection and quantification of < i > Septoria pistaciarum < /i > , the causal agent of pistachio leaf spot in Italy
by Mounira Inas Drais, Giorgio Gusella, Angelo Mazzaglia, Giancarlo Polizzi
Septoria leaf spot is one of the most widespread diseases affecting pistachio (Pistacia vera) in countries of the Mediterranean region.Septoria pistaciarum was recently confirmed as the causal agent of this disease in Italy. Currently, the detection ofS.pistaciarum relies on isolation techniques. These require significant amounts of labor, and time for completion. Also, a reliable identification requires the sequencing of at least two housekeeping genes, in addition to the morphological observations. To accurately detect the presence and quantifyS...
Source: PLoS One - May 19, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Mounira Inas Drais Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 4129: Adsorption of Brilliant Green Dye onto a Mercerized Biosorbent: Kinetic, Thermodynamic, and Molecular Docking Studies
This study reports the valorization of pistachio shell agricultural waste, aiming to develop an eco-friendly and cost-effective biosorbent for cationic brilliant green (BG) dye adsorption from aqueous media. Pistachio shells were mercerized in an alkaline environment, resulting in the treated adsorbent (PSNaOH). The morphological and structural features of the adsorbent were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and polarized light microscopy. The pseudo-first-order (PFO) kinetic model best described the adsorption kinetics of the BG cationic dye onto PSNaOH biosorbents. In t...
Source: Molecules - May 16, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Andra-Cristina Enache Corneliu Cojocaru Petrisor Samoila Victor Ciornea Roxana Apolzan Georgeta Predeanu Valeria Harabagiu Tags: Article Source Type: research
Pistachio hull as an alternative pectin source: its extraction and use in oil in water emulsion system
(Source: Preparative Biochemistry)
Source: Preparative Biochemistry - April 12, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Bar ış, Sehra Elik, Aysel G öğüş, Fahrettin Yan ık, Derya Koçak Source Type: research
The metabolizable energy and lipid bioaccessibility of tree nuts and peanuts: a systematic review with narrative synthesis of human and in vitro studies
This study is the first to systematically review the metabolizable energy content and lipid bioaccessibility of tree nuts and peanuts. The results of this study suggest that the metabolizable energy of nuts is lower than expected, due to a lower lipid release during processing and digestion, and is impacted by nut type, physical processing and heat treatment of nuts.PMID:36934832 | DOI:10.1016/j.advnut.2023.03.006 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - March 19, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Cassandra J Nikodijevic Yasmine C Probst Sze-Yen Tan Elizabeth P Neale Source Type: research
[ASAP] Structure and IgE Cross-Reactivity among Cashew, Pistachio, Walnut, and Peanut Vicilin-Buried Peptides
Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c07061 (Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)
Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - February 2, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Alexander C. Y. Foo, Jacqueline B. Nesbit, Stephen A. Y. Gipson, Eugene F. DeRose, Hsiaopo Cheng, Barry K. Hurlburt, Michael D. Kulis, Edwin H. Kim, Stephen C. Dreskin, Shahzad Mustafa, Soheila J. Maleki, and Geoffrey A. Mueller Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 1423: Nano-Liquid Chromatography with a New Monolithic Column for the Analysis of Coenzyme Q10 in Pistachio Samples
In this study, a new, miniaturized monolithic column was developed and applied for the determination of CoQ10 in pistachio samples by nano-liquid chromatography (nano-LC). The monolithic column with a 50 &micro;m i.d. was prepared by in situ polymerization using laurylmethacrylate (LMA) as the main monomer and ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA) as the crosslinker. Methanol (MeOH) and polyethyleneglycol (PEG) were used as porogenic solvents. The final monolithic column was characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and chromatographic analyses. The monolithic column with a 50 &micro;m i.d. was app...
Source: Molecules - February 2, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Cemil Aydo ğan B üşra Beltekin Nurullah Demir Bayram Yurt Ziad El Rassi Tags: Article Source Type: research
Secrets to making mummies revealed in ancient urns
For the ancient Egyptians, mummification was a spiritual process imbued with deep meaning. Ancient texts show it took 70 days, with carefully defined rituals and invocations, to prepare the deceased for an eternal afterlife. It also required specialized skills, long lists of ingredients, and a professional class of embalmers steeped in religious and chemical knowledge.
But what went into—or was smeared on, brushed over, and wrapped around—the mummified bodies themselves has been mostly guesswork on the part of modern scholars. “There’s almost no textual evidence,” says
Philipp Stockhammer
, an arc...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - February 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Comparisons of Structure, Stability, and IgE Cross-Reactivity among Cashew, Pistachio, Walnut, and Peanut Vicilin-Buried Peptides
Vicilin-buried peptides (VBPs) are derived from the N-terminal leader-sequence (LS) of vicilin proteins and are receiving increasing attention as novel food allergens. Characterizing the VBPs from peanuts and tree nuts may help understand comorbidity and cross-reactivity despite a distant evolutionary origin. (Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Alexander Foo, Jacqueline Nesbit, Stephen Gipson, Hsiaopo Cheng, Barry Hurlburt, Michael Kulis, Edwin Kim, Stephen Dreskin, Shahzad Mustafa, Scott Smith, Soheila Maleki, Geoffrey Mueller Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 2467: Status, Sources and Assessment of Potentially Toxic Element (PTE) Contamination in Roadside Orchard Soils of Gaziantep (T & uuml;rkiye)
IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 2467: Status, Sources and Assessment of Potentially Toxic Element (PTE) Contamination in Roadside Orchard Soils of Gaziantep (Türkiye)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032467
Authors:
Mustafa Demir
Erdihan Tunç
Sören Thiele-Bruhn
Ömer Çelik
Awet Tekeste Tsegai
Nevzat Aslan
Sevgi Arslan
To identify the sources of contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in roadside orchard soils and to evaluate the potential ecological and environmental impacts in Gaziantep, soil samples from 20 mixed pistachio and olive...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - January 30, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Mustafa Demir Erdihan Tun ç S ören Thiele-Bruhn Ömer Çelik Awet Tekeste Tsegai Nevzat Aslan Sevgi Arslan Tags: Article Source Type: research
