BACKGROUND The present study was undertaken to analyze the phytochemical content and biological activity of Cichorium intybus seeds traditionally used in Charsadda, Pakistan against multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens. OBJECTIVES This study explored the qualitative and quantitative antibacterial potential of C. intybus. Further qualitative analysis of phytochemical content was perfo...

The Cichorium plant is considered one of the medicinal plants that have been known since ancient times, as Egyptians used it 4000 years ago, they believed in its important role treating heart and liver diseases. scientific name Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) a part Asteraceae family (the tribe Lactuceae)., so current study aims to know effect biologically active substances on biochemical change...

beta-1,4-Galactan is a major component of the ramified regions of pectin. Analysis of the genome of the plant pathogenic bacteria Erwinia chrysanthemi revealed the presence of a cluster of eight genes encoding proteins potentially involved in galactan utilization. The predicted transport system would comprise a specific porin GanL and an ABC transporter made of four proteins, GanFGK(2). Degrada...

This study investigated and modeled the behavior of Listeria monocytogenes in egg salad and pasta salad as affected by mayonnaise pH (3.8, 4.2, 4.6, and 5.0) and storage temperature (4, 8, and 12 degrees C). At each storage temperature, L. monocytogenes was able to grow in both salads regardless of the mayonnaise pH. The lag-phase durations (LPD) of L. monocytogenes in egg salad ranged from 33 ...

Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia were recovered frequently in high counts from vegetable salads. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, although isolated frequently, was in lower counts.

The biochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant composition of root, stem, leaves and seeds of Cichorium intybus L was determined. A statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was observed among different parts of Cichorium intybus regarding the biochemical, phytochemical and antioxidant composition. The leaves were found to possess comparatively higher values of total sugars non-reducing sug...

Plant catalases exhibit spatial and temporal distribution of their activity. Moreover, except from the typical monofunctional catalase, a bifunctional catalase-peroxidase has been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the leaf and root catalases from six different plant species (Lactuca sativa, Cichorium endivia, Apium graveolens, Petroselinum crispum, Lycopersicon esculent...

As part of a trend toward healthy convenience foods, ready-to-eat (RTE) mixed-ingredient salads have become popular products among consumers. A mixed-ingredient salad contains combinations of raw (e.g. leafy vegetables and tomatoes) and processed (e.g. chicken, salmon, ham, pasta and couscous) ingredients. Contamination of leafy vegetables can occur during any step in the production chain and, ...