The present study was designed to determine the effects of the essential oil of Laurusnobilis L. (Lauraceae) and its three main components on α-glucosidase and reactive oxygenspecies scavenging activity. The chemical composition of the essential oil from Laurus nobilisL. leaves was analyzed by GC/GC-MS and resulted in the identification of 29 compounds,representing 99.18% of the total oil. 1,8-...

Microencapsulation facilitates incorporating bioactive volatile compounds into products throughout the food, health, and cosmetics industries. To minimize number of ingredients when microencapsulating oils, we examined surfactant-free encapsulation d-limonene in cross-linked alginate microcapsules (CLAMs) via situ cross-linking during spray drying. Surfactant-free CLAMs (SF-CLAMs) were prepared...

Monoterpenes can, upon hydrogenation, be used as light-fraction components of sustainable aviation fuels. Fermentative production of monoterpenes in engineered microorganisms, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has gained attention as a potential route to deliver these next-generation fuels from renewable biomass. However, end product toxicity presents a formidable problem for microbial synthesi...

The use of natural product limonene as extraction solvent offers multiple benefits that go beyond its environmentally benign nature.

background: l-tryptophan is used widespread in the pharmaceutical industry. the majority of l-trp production depends on microbial processes that produce l-tryptophan from indole and l-serine. these processes are very costly due to the costs of precursors, especially l-serine. use of inexpensive substitutions as the l-serine source of l-tryptophan production enables us to reach a cost-effective ...