Peppers: A “Hot” Natural Source for Antitumor Compounds

Hot Peppers and Pain

it was not until 1997 that a capsaicin receptor was 1056. terina et al., 1997), which they named the vallinoid recep-3505–3517. heat was activating the VR1 directly or through other thermally sensitive molecules. This study also generated a host of other questions regarding the endogenous ligand for the VR1: its physiological function, which neu-rons express the VR1 protein, and whether there a...

Molecular Basis for Species-Specific Sensitivity to “Hot” Chili Peppers

Chili peppers produce the pungent vanilloid compound capsaicin, which offers protection from predatory mammals. Birds are indifferent to the pain-producing effects of capsaicin and therefore serve as vectors for seed dispersal. Here, we determine the molecular basis for this species-specific behavioral response by identifying a domain of the rat vanilloid receptor that confers sensitivity to ca...

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaves as a Natural Source of Bioactive Compounds

In an extensive search for bioactive compounds from plant sources, the composition of different extracts of rosemary leaves collected from different geographical zones of Serbia was studied. The qualitative and quantitative characterization of 20 rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) samples, obtained by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), was determined by high performance liquid chromatography c...

Garlic - A Natural Source of Cancer Preventive Compounds.

Several epidemiological observations and a number of laboratory studies have indicated anticarcinogenic potential of garlic, which has been traditionally used from time immemorial for varied human ailments in different parts of the globe. The anticarcinogenic properties of garlic have been attributed to a wide variety of chemical compounds identified to be present in garlic but most studies hav...

Comparison of the ability to recover physiological traits of hot peppers and sweet peppers after high temperature stress