Morus Indica-MI (Mulberry) varieties M5, V1 and S36 leaves were analyzed for their phytochemical composition and antioxidant potency of 100% methanol (M), 80% M (M& water), dechlorophyllised, aq. cold and hot extracts in food and biological system. The radical scavenging activity (RSA), reducing power assay, FRAP and inhibition of oxidation in oil and microsomes was evaluated at different conce...

Aquilegia vulgaris seed oil contains high levels of the rare fatty acid columbinic acid (18:3 Delta(5,9,12)), which is unusual in having the double bond at the Delta(5) carbon in the trans configuration. Columbinic acid was found to be a seed-specific fatty acid not only present in the storage oil but also in membrane lipids. Several putative gene fragments have been isolated from plant RNA wit...

Clove bud essential oil (CEO) and its major individual phenolic constituent eugenol were formulated as nanoparticles in water-based microemulsion systems. The oil titration method was used to incorporate different amounts of the oil and eugenol in the micellar solution of Tween-20. The Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities were evaluated using the DPPH* free radical scavenging assay and the ...

Oils are important food ingredients, mainly as a source of unsaturated fatty acids. The offer of novel edible oils from herbs, spices and fruit seeds has grown and many of them are used as functional food and dietary supplements but also as feed additives in animal feeding. Poultry meat is recommended.in properly balanced diet and its consumption in Poland has been growing. The objective of pre...

The chemical composition of the essential oil constituent from Seinat (Cucumis melo var. tibish) seeds was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Forty components were identified; with 9, 12-Octadecadienoic acid, methyl ester (15.27%), 2H-Pyran-2one, tetrahydro-6-nonyl (14.60%) being the main constituents in the essential oil. Based on their functional groups, the ester compo...

In the present study, jatropha oil cake (JOC), a waste produced from processing jatropha seeds for biodiesel production, has been investigated for the removal of nickel (II) from aqueous solutions. Jatropha oil cake contains different functional groups that can participate in the metal ion complexation. Jatropha oil cake is used in its natural form (JOCN) as well as in its immobilized form (JOC...

Kenaf seeds are underutilized source of food with good dietary fiber, protein, essential oil, and phytocompounds. The objectives this study were to determine the nutritional composition kenaf seeds, techno-functional properties fibre (KSDF), sensory analysis pan bread fortified that was extracted from seeds. Analyses showed rich in (28.87 g/ 100 g), protein (27.07 oil (23.78 g/100 g) mineral (5...

Flaxseed oil is known as a functional oil because of the high content of α-linolenic acid; therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate some physicochemical properties of Iranian extra virgin flaxseed oil (EVFO) and the impact of the refining stages before deodorization on these properties. Fatty acid composition, peroxide and anisidine values, free fatty acids, Crystallization point,...

Bioremoval and bioreduction activities of hydrocarbon (diesel) isolation from environmental samples were studied by the activity of biosurfactant production, and calculating emulsification index, gravimetric, and FTIR analysis along with the estimation of bacterial biomass. Sample from soil near petrol, diesel pumps and water sample from Thesjaswini River near Padannakad, Kasaragod, Kerala, Ind...