Our aim in this study was to provide further support to the hypothesis that phenolic compounds may play an important role in the anticarcinogenic properties of olive oil. We measured the effect of olive oil phenols on hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced DNA damage in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and promyelocytic leukemia cells (HL60) using single-cell gel electrophoresis (c...

Surface erosion has been recognized as a valuable design tool for resorbable biomaterials within the context of drug delivery devices, surface coatings, and when precise control of strength retention is critical. Here we report on high tensile strength, aromatic-aliphatic polycarbonates based on natural phenols, tyrosol (Ty) and homovanillyl alcohol (Hva), that exhibit enzymatic surface erosion...

Lipophilic esters of hydroxytyrosol have been synthesized in a one-pot procedure from tyrosol and long side-chain carboxylic acids by lignin nanoparticles supported enzymatic cascade lipase M tyrosinase. The reaction involved the initial esterification aliphatic group with hydroxyl followed ortho-hydroxylation aromatic moiety. Lipase tyrosinase were immobilized on layer-by-layer using chitosan ...