Research efforts investigating the potential of natural compounds in the fight against cancer are growing. Tannic acid (TA) belongs to the class of hydrolysable tannins and is found in numerous plants and foods. TA is a potent collagen cross-linking agent; the purpose of this study was to generate TA-cross-linked beads and assess the effects on breast cancer cell growth. Collagen beads were sta...

The chestnut tree (Castanea sativa, Mill.) is a widespread plant in Europe whose fruits and wood has relevant economic impact. Chestnut (CW) rich high-value compounds that exhibit various biological activities, such as antioxidant well anticarcinogenic antimicrobial properties. These metabolites can be mainly divided into monomeric polyphenols tannins. In this piece of work, we investigated sus...

Abstract Background The light-dependent reactions involving riboflavin (RF) and methionine (Met) as substrates are responsible for the light-struck taste (LST). This fault is associated to cabbage-like odours due formation of methanethiol dimethyl disulfide impacting negatively on sensory properties white wine. reaction can occur a relatively short period time in wine bottled clear glass under ...

The submerged freshwater angiosperm Myriophyllum spicatum produces high amounts of polyphenols, especially gallotannins, with broad biological activity against insect herbivores, algae, cyanobacteria and heterotrophic bacteria. To test whether resource availability explains the intraspecific variability of these hydrolysable tannins, the impact of light and nitrogen on the production and releas...