PURPOSE The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of two-month supplementation with chokeberry preparation on the activity of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). During the in vitro stage of the study, we determined the concentration of chokeberry extract, which inhibited the activity of ACE by 50% (IC50). METHODS The participants (n = 70) wer...

Many members of the tribe Cardueae are invasive weeds, including yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.), one of the most important weeds in the Western United States. We examined the root crowns and stems of yellow starthistle and related plants growing in five countries (Armenia, Republic of Georgia, Greece, Russia, and Turkey) where yellow starthistle is native. In its native range, t...

The entropy of a BTZ black hole in the presence of gravitational Chern-Simons terms has previously been analyzed using Euclidean action formalism. In this paper we treat the BTZ solution as a two dimensional black hole by regarding the angular coordinate as a compact direction, and use Wald’s Noether charge method to calculate the entropy of this black hole in the presence of higher derivative ...

In Croatia, the production of non-alcoholic wort-based beverages is in its initial stages. The main goal this research was to produce wort that could be then used a beverage with addition chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) juice. Sensory characteristics and consumer acceptance also analyzed. Worts were prepared by standard mashing process, using Munich pale ale malt. Chokeberry juice added cooled ...

In recent years, foods are not only valued in terms of taste and nutritional value, but also preferred post-consumption health effects. particular, the trend towards functional that offer benefits beyond their value to consumers has increased. Dairy products have a very important place among foods, fruit-added dairy like fermented milk, kefir yogurt etc. lead way due consumption preferences. Ar...

This paper reports the results of flavonoids determination expressed in rutin from marine algae. For this purpose, rutin and rutin AlCl3 complexes were spectrophotometrically studied in three domains of ligand concentrations: ligand Crut=1.34-6.7mg/L, 4-20mg/L and 2-32mg/L. The precision, accuracy, specificity, and the quantification limit of the method were verified. The calibration curve trac...