The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential cranberry extract as a valuable antibiofilm additive chitosan-based films intended for food packaging applications. Two types differing in plasticizers content (PEG alone or PEG and glycerol) were prepared by casting methodology. Cranberry-extracts proven be suitable presenting antioxidant (i.e. DPPH scavenging ability) antimicrobial ac...

The objective of these two open phase I clinical trials was the investigation of the bioavailability of five constituents from a hypericum extract containing tablet, which are discussed as the components contributing to the antidepressant action. Each trial included 18 healthy male volunteers who received the test preparation, containing 612 mg dry extract of St John's wort (STW-3, Laif 600), e...

Flowers have traditionally been used in the production of various dishes to improve sensory aspects food. In this study, nutritional and functional composition cactus flowers was evaluated for their possible use food industry. The objective research also identify main secondary metabolites by HPLC/ESI/MS analyses. findings indicated that most abundant components were carbohydrates, followed ash...

Thymus munbyanus Boiss. & Reut., is a small shrub endemic to Morocco and Algeria, it commonly used treat several diseases, including digestive, circulatory, genital, skin, urinary, nervous respiratory diseases. The extracts of this thyme are rich in wide variety phenolic compounds such as polyphenols volatile phenols exhibit numerous biological activities. present review summarizes the lite...

Cancer, which causes significant morbidity and mortality, is a major public health problem around the world. Worldwide lung cancer is one of the most common and malignant diseases. Although there has been rapid development of antitumor research, there are few effective remedies for lung cancer. Cytotoxic chemotherapy is being used to control and treat this disease, but it remains relatively non...

Iron (Fe) deficiency causes great disturbances to plant growth, productivity and metabolism. This study investigated the effect of bicarbonate-induced Fe on Foeniculum vulgare (Mill) nutrient uptake, accumulation secondary metabolites impact bioactivities. When grown under indirect conditions (+Fe +Bic), plants decreased their total mass, an that was clearly evident in shoots (?28%). Instead, r...

Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) has a long history of use as food and medicine in Tibet Northern Asia, where the plant been associated with wide range health benefits. buckthorn (SB) berry, seed leaf have reported to contain more than 190 bioactive compounds, including polyphenols (epicatechin, epigallocatechin, gallic acid, proanthocyanidins, chloregenic acid) flavonoids (quercetin, isorh...