Ubiquinone and alpha-lipoic acid are natural constituents which are involved in mitochondrial energy metabolism. Their bioenergetic activities require redox-cycling. In the case of alpha-lipoic acid redox-cycling leads to dihydrolipoic acid which occurs in multienzyme complexes involved in the citric acid cycle while UQ recycles through semi- and divalently reduced ubiquinones in the respirator...

This work characterizes a set of lactobacilli strains isolated from the stomach of healthy humans that might serve as probiotic cultures. Ten different strains were recognized by rep-PCR and PFGE fingerprinting among 19 isolates from gastric biopsies and stomach juice samples. These strains belonged to five species, Lactobacillus gasseri (3), Lactobacillus reuteri (2), Lactobacillus vaginalis (...

Flavonoids are known to be effective scavengers of free radicals. In particular, proanthocyanidins are flavonoids that possess cardiovascular protection, antioxidative activities, and immunomodulatory activities. Here, we evaluated proanthocyanidin contents in the total polyphenolic compounds of pine needle extracts prepared by hot water, ethanol, hexane, hot water-hexane (HWH), and hot water-e...

The 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH(•)) method is commonly applied for the estimation of antioxidant activity of single compounds and plant extracts. In this method, the amount of disappeared DPPH(•) in the examined system, determined spectrophotometrically, is a measure of the antioxidative (hydrogen-donating) activity of compounds. The present paper discusses the influence of buffer comp...

Valorization of winery waste is a promising solution for management with additional benefit bioactive compounds isolation. The aim this study was to analyze the nutritional and potential oil derived from Serbian autochthonous grape seed variety Prokupac compare it known international varieties. Additionally, two extraction methods (ultrasound assisted cold pressing) were used in order determine...

AIMS The aim of this study was to show whether antioxidative response systems are potentially useful molecular targets for control of Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus. Selected phenolic agents are used in target-gene-based bioassays to determine their impact on mitochondrial respiration. METHODS AND RESULTS Vanillyl acetone, vanillic acid, vanillin, cinnamic acid, veratraldehyde, ...

The present study deals with the phytochemical contents, antimicrobial and antioxidative activities of bark tissue of Sonneratia caseolaris, a mangrove plant from Sundarban estuary, India. Phytochemical analyses revealed the presence of high amounts of phenolics, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids and saponins. Antimicrobial efficacies of various extracts of S. caseolaris were assessed by disc diff...

dpph radical-scavenging activity of the bene hull oil (bho), sesame oil (seo), rice bran oil (rbo), the oils' methanolic (ch3oh/h2o, 80:20 v/v) or hexane extracts, and their unsaponifiable matters fraction were measured and compared with each other. as a radical-scavenger, seo was significantly stronger than rbo and bho, respectively. unlike bho and rbo, the unsaponifiable (usm) fraction of the...

Bergquist, S. 2006. Bioactive compounds in baby spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Effects of preand postharvest factors. Doctoral dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-7111-7. A high intake of fruit and vegetables is well known to have positive effects on human health, and has been correlated to a decreased risk of most degenerative diseases of ageing, such as cardiovascular disease, cataract...