Phenolic composition of virgin olive oil is determined by the enzymatic and/or chemical reactions that take place during olive fruit processing. Of these enzymes, β-glucosidase activity plays a relevant role in the transformation of the phenolic glycosides present in the olive fruit, generating different secoiridoid derivatives. The main goal of the present study was to characterize olive fruit...

Phenolic compounds make up 2-3% (w/w) of olive flesh, whose most abundant part is oleuropein which is responsible for the characteristic bitter taste of olive fruits. Oleuropein is a heterosidic ester of elenolic acid and hydroxytyrosol and possesses beneficial effects on human health. But most fundamental and important step of table olive processing is to reduce level of oleuropein because oli...

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We report the case of a 28-year-old man who presented palatal itching and genaralized urticaria following ingestion of olive 3 years after being diagnosed with olive pollinosis. The patient did not have a history of food allergy or urticaria. The results of skin prick tests with aeroallergens including latex were positive for house dust mite and olive pollen. The results of prick tests and pric...

Gabriel Taubin Brown University Holly Rushmeier, who’s served as associate editor in chief (AEIC) for special issues since 2007, has recently been appointed co-editor in chief of Eurographics’ Computer Graphics Forum, effective May 2010. Owing to her increased responsibilities and numerous other commitments, Holly has decided she’ll be unable to continue serving effectively in her current CG&A ...

Abstract The warming phenomenon is one of the most difficult challenges times. Agricultural waste decomposition contributes to global due increase in greenhouse gases. Carbon sequestering used reduce gases mitigate phenomenon. Applying biochar important tools for carbon soil hundreds thousands years. Paper aims produce olive stone (OSB) and apply it soils study its effect on properties status K...

In this work, four activated carbons were synthetized from natural olive stone (NOS) wastes using ZnCl2 as an activating agent. These (OSAC) for a constant mass ratio of ZnCl2: NOS 2:1, contact time 2 h and different heating temperatures (300, 400, 450 500 °C). The physicochemical characterization these by various analyses including N2 adsorption–desorption measurements, surface charge evolutio...

Agronomic practices can modify olive fruit and oil quality. However, there is little information on the influence of fertigation, a common practice in most intensive orchards. We studied nutrient distribution in the soil profile following fertigation with different doses of N-P-K fertilizer, and its effect on nutrient concentrations, yield and both table olive and oil quality. Measurements were...