Nanoemulsion of pumpkin oil-based nanoparticles as a potential estrogen replacement therapy to alleviate neural-immune interactions in an experimental postmenopausal model
In conclusion, the nanoemulsion technique could increase the efficiency and stability of PSO. Moreover, the phytoestrogen content of PSO exhibited a significant prophylactic effect on neuro-inflammatory interactions, ameliorating both estrogen levels and the inflammatory cascades.PMID:36931593 | DOI:10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2023.106730 (Source: Cancer Control)
Source: Cancer Control - March 17, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mona A El-Bana Sherien M El-Daly Enayat A Omara Safaa M Morsy Mehrez E El-Naggar Dalia Medhat Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 2395: Deep Eutectic Solvent Based Reversed-Phase Dispersive Liquid & ndash;Liquid Microextraction and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Free Tryptophan in Cold-Pressed Oils
This article is important for its contributions to the field of food analysis, and for its development of a new and efficient method for the determination of free tryptophan in complex matrices, which has the potential to be applied to other analytes and sample types. (Source: Molecules)
Source: Molecules - March 5, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Slavica Ra žić Tamara Baki ć Aleksandra Topi ć Jelena Luki ć Antonije Onjia Tags: Article Source Type: research
Effects of different planting distances and fertilizer use on the remediation of farmland contaminated with Cd by intercropping Cucurbita moschata and Amaranthus hypochondriacus L
In this study, the effects of different planting densities and fertilizer applications on the crop growth and Cd absorption of a pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata)-Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. intercropping system was determined. The goal was to provide enhanced means and a scientific basis for the promotion and application of this intercropping system. The Cd content of pumpkin in different planting systems was lower than the national food safety standard (0.05 mg kg-1). In the IN-1 (4 pumpkin plants intercropped with 200 A. hypochondriacus plants) and IN-2 (4 pumpkin plants intercropped with 400 A. hypochondriacus plants) int...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - March 1, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Weizhen Chen Mengya Zhou Yanan Yang Dele Meng Jidong Ying Yinshi Li Zhiming Kang Huashou Li Source Type: research
Creation of products made from honey based on the content of elements determined by ICP-OES
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Feb 8. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25768-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPeople of different age can consume honey, but the taste is often not accepted easily. Therefore, products made from honey with a pleasant taste and high nutritional and health benefits are highly demanded on the market. Honey is a bioindicator of environmental pollution. Certain plants are known as high accumulators of toxic elements. Here on the example of three honey-based prototypes, with sesame, shelled pumpkin, sunflower seeds, plums, walnut, almond, hazel, and cinnamon as minor ingredients, we demonstrated the crea...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - February 8, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Biljana Arsi ć Jelena Mrmo šanin Stefan Petrovi ć Danijela Kosti ć Aleksandra Pavlovi ć Sne žana Tošić Aneta Georgijev Source Type: research
Creation of products made from honey based on the content of elements determined by ICP-OES
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Feb 8. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-25768-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPeople of different age can consume honey, but the taste is often not accepted easily. Therefore, products made from honey with a pleasant taste and high nutritional and health benefits are highly demanded on the market. Honey is a bioindicator of environmental pollution. Certain plants are known as high accumulators of toxic elements. Here on the example of three honey-based prototypes, with sesame, shelled pumpkin, sunflower seeds, plums, walnut, almond, hazel, and cinnamon as minor ingredients, we demonstrated the crea...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - February 8, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Biljana Arsi ć Jelena Mrmo šanin Stefan Petrovi ć Danijela Kosti ć Aleksandra Pavlovi ć Sne žana Tošić Aneta Georgijev Source Type: research
Pumpkin seed oil –supplemented diets promoted the growth productivity, antioxidative capacity, and immune response in heat-stressed growing rabbits
In conclusion, adding pumpkin seed oil up to 2 mL/kg diet for growing rabbits is indorsed to promote growth as well as antioxidant and immunological status under heat stress conditions. (Source: Tropical Animal Health and Production)
Source: Tropical Animal Health and Production - January 30, 2023 Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research
Statistical optimization and characterization of fucose-rich polysaccharides extracted from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) along with antioxidant and antiviral activities
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jan 24:123372. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123372. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBiologically active phytochemicals from pumpkin reveal versatile medical applications, though little is known about their antiviral activity. The fucose-rich polysaccharide extraction conditions were optimized through Box-Behnken design and purified by column chromatography. The purified fucose-rich polysaccharide was characterized through SEM, FT-IR, 1H NMR, XRD, TGA, and GS-MS. The analysis results revealed an irregular and porous surface of the purified polysaccharide with high fucose, rhamnose, galactose, and glu...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - January 27, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hamada El-Gendi Marwa M Abu-Serie Elbadawy A Kamoun Ahmed K Saleh Esmail M El-Fakharany Source Type: research
Statistical optimization and characterization of fucose-rich polysaccharides extracted from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) along with antioxidant and antiviral activities
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jan 24:123372. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123372. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBiologically active phytochemicals from pumpkin reveal versatile medical applications, though little is known about their antiviral activity. The fucose-rich polysaccharide extraction conditions were optimized through Box-Behnken design and purified by column chromatography. The purified fucose-rich polysaccharide was characterized through SEM, FT-IR, 1H NMR, XRD, TGA, and GS-MS. The analysis results revealed an irregular and porous surface of the purified polysaccharide with high fucose, rhamnose, galactose, and glu...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - January 27, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hamada El-Gendi Marwa M Abu-Serie Elbadawy A Kamoun Ahmed K Saleh Esmail M El-Fakharany Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 858: Carotenoid Content and Profiles of Pumpkin Products and By-Products
nčić
The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the major carotenoids and their content in pumpkin products and by-products. The content of total carotenoids and the composition of carotenoids in pumpkins depend mainly on the species and cultivar, pedoclimatic conditions, the part of the plant (pulp, peel or seed), extraction procedures and the type of solvent used for extraction. The major carotenoids identified in pumpkins were β-carotene, α-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin. β-Carotene is the major carotenoid in most pumpkin species. The numbe...
Source: Molecules - January 15, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Antonela Nin čević Grassino Suzana Rimac Brn čić Marija Badanjak Sabolovi ć Jana Šic Žlabur Roko Marovi ć Mladen Brn čić Tags: Review Source Type: research
Biomass-Degrading Enzyme(s) Production and Biomass Degradation by a Novel Streptomyces thermocarboxydus
Curr Microbiol. 2023 Jan 9;80(2):71. doi: 10.1007/s00284-022-03174-z.ABSTRACTModern society has a great challenge to decrease waste and minimize the adverse effects of wastes on the economy, environment, and individual health. Thus, this study focuses on the use of eight agro-wastes (banana peel, barley straw, canola straw, pomegranate peel, orange peel, pumpkin pulp+seeds, maple leaf, and brewer's spent grains) by a novel bacterium (Streptomyces thermocarboxydus) for enzymes production. Further, the study explored the subsequent degradation of those wastes by the bacterium. This bacterium was isolated from forest soil and...
Source: Current Microbiology - January 9, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sarita Shrestha Janak R Khatiwada Aristide L M Kognou Chonlong Chio Wensheng Qin Source Type: research
Biomass-Degrading Enzyme(s) Production and Biomass Degradation by a Novel Streptomyces thermocarboxydus
Curr Microbiol. 2023 Jan 9;80(2):71. doi: 10.1007/s00284-022-03174-z.ABSTRACTModern society has a great challenge to decrease waste and minimize the adverse effects of wastes on the economy, environment, and individual health. Thus, this study focuses on the use of eight agro-wastes (banana peel, barley straw, canola straw, pomegranate peel, orange peel, pumpkin pulp+seeds, maple leaf, and brewer's spent grains) by a novel bacterium (Streptomyces thermocarboxydus) for enzymes production. Further, the study explored the subsequent degradation of those wastes by the bacterium. This bacterium was isolated from forest soil and...
Source: Current Microbiology - January 9, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sarita Shrestha Janak R Khatiwada Aristide L M Kognou Chonlong Chio Wensheng Qin Source Type: research
Biomass-Degrading Enzyme(s) Production and Biomass Degradation by a Novel Streptomyces thermocarboxydus
Curr Microbiol. 2023 Jan 9;80(2):71. doi: 10.1007/s00284-022-03174-z.ABSTRACTModern society has a great challenge to decrease waste and minimize the adverse effects of wastes on the economy, environment, and individual health. Thus, this study focuses on the use of eight agro-wastes (banana peel, barley straw, canola straw, pomegranate peel, orange peel, pumpkin pulp+seeds, maple leaf, and brewer's spent grains) by a novel bacterium (Streptomyces thermocarboxydus) for enzymes production. Further, the study explored the subsequent degradation of those wastes by the bacterium. This bacterium was isolated from forest soil and...
Source: Current Microbiology - January 9, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sarita Shrestha Janak R Khatiwada Aristide L M Kognou Chonlong Chio Wensheng Qin Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 8366: Biological Activity of Pumpkin Byproducts: Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties
Lillian Barros
Pumpkin fruits are widely appreciated and consumed worldwide. In addition to their balanced nutritional profile, pumpkin species also present valuable bioactive compounds that confer biological and pharmacological properties to them. However, the seeds, peels, and fibrous strands resulting from pumpkin processing are still poorly explored by the food industry. The current study used those fruit components from the genotypes of pumpkin that are economically significant in Portugal and Algeria to produce bioactive extracts. In order to support their usage as preservatives, their phenolic content (HPLC-D...
Source: Molecules - November 30, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Maria G. Leichtweis Adriana K. Molina T ânia C. S. Pires Maria In ês Dias Ricardo Calhelha Khaldoun Bachari Borhane E. C. Ziani M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira Carla Pereira Lillian Barros Tags: Article Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 27, Pages 8240: Unconventional Extraction of Total Non-Polar Carotenoids from Pumpkin Pulp and Their Nanoencapsulation
ina Cossignani
Pumpkin is considered a functional food with beneficial effects on human health due to the presence of interesting bioactives. In this research, the impact of unconventional ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and microwave-assisted extraction techniques on the recovery of total non-polar carotenoids from Cucurbita moschata pulp was investigated. A binary (hexane:isopropanol, 60:40 v/v) and a ternary (hexane:acetone:ethanol, 50:25:25 v/v/v) mixture were tested. The extracts were characterized for their antioxidant properties by in vitro assays, while the carotenoid profiling was determined by high-perfo...
Source: Molecules - November 25, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Nicola Pinna Federica Ianni Francesca Blasi Arianna Stefani Michela Codini Stefano Sabatini Aur élie Schoubben Lina Cossignani Tags: Article Source Type: research
Red Beetroot and Banana Peels as Value-Added Ingredients: Assessment of Biological Activity and Preparation of Functional Edible Films
Polymers (Basel). 2022 Nov 4;14(21):4724. doi: 10.3390/polym14214724.ABSTRACTIn the present study, water extracts from banana and red beetroot peels were evaluated as a potential source of biologically active compounds for the formulation of edible films. Using spectrophotometric and HPLC-DAD methodologies, banana peel extract was found to be a valuable source of dopamine (156.08 mg L-1), while red beetroot peel extract was abundant in red-violet pigments betacyanins (90.1 mg betanin L-1). The biological activity of the extracts was studied by determining their effects on macromolecular models, including DNA (plasmid phiX ...
Source: Cancer Control - November 11, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Danijela Šeremet Ksenija Durgo Anamaria Komljenovi ć Mihaela Antoli ć Ana Mandura Jari ć Ana Hu đek Turković Dra ženka Komes Bo židar Šantek Source Type: research
