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Showing 1 to 20 of 136 for “"Phytochemicals"”.
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Tomato Phytochemicals and Prostate Cancer Risk
… These studies suggest that a variety of phytochemicals, including flavonoids and carotenoids, are collectively responsible for the bioactivity of tomatoes that is associated with prostate cancer risk reduction.
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The Effects and Mechanisms of Phytochemicals on Alzheimer’s Disease Neuropathology
… and aging. These effects are mediated by various phytochemicals, which are compounds found in plants that can possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and other beneficial properties. This review addresses epidemiological and experimental evidence for the effects and potential mechanisms of several …
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Retention of Nutrients and Phytochemicals in Fresh and Processed Broccoli
… 47.4%, 67.6% and 100.0%, respectively). The phytochemicals were not detected in fresh broccoli that had been steam blanched and frozen. Microwave cooking decreased (p $<$ 0.01) the initial concentration of CHB, SF, SFN, and IN in 1994 and 1995 (76.7%, 37.0%, 55.4%, 86.3% and 73.6%, 32.2%, …
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Testing the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Dietary Phytochemicals in Intestinal Inflammation Models
… potency and minimize adverse effects. Dietary phytochemicals are a good source of potential UC treatments, since adherence to diets rich in fruit and vegetables, including the Mediterranean diet, improved UC symptoms. Salvia rosmarinus (rosemary) is a “Generally Recognized As Safe” …
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Hormetic dietary phytochemicals from Western Canadian plants: Identification, characterization and mechanistic insights
Activation of mammalian stress responsive pathways by plant secondary metabolites may contribute to the protection against certain chronic diseases afforded by fruit and vegetable consumption. This work focuses on the identification of plant compounds that activate the stress-responsive enzyme …
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Determination of phytochemicals in vegetable juices and their effects on postprandial glycaemia
… decline and metabolic diseases. Bioactive phytochemicals such as polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, minerals and others present in fruit and vegetables may be at least partly responsible for this effect. The precise mechanisms of action for several groups of compounds, and their potential …
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Discovery of Novel Neurologically Active Phytochemicals in Neotropical Piperaceae: An Ethnopharmacological Approach
… cordata in the GABA-T assay. Finally, four phytochemicals from Piper tuerckheimii, a plant regarded as one of the most effective traditional remedy for the treatment of epilepsy and susto by the Q’eqchi’ Maya of Belize presented, were isolated for the first time.
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Upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 and activation of Nrf2 by the phytochemicals in protandim
Increased production of reactive oxygen species has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with enhanced endogenous antioxidants proposed as a potential mechanism for promoting redox balance. Protandim is a well-defined combination of five widely studied medicinal …
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Phytochemicals from Graviola fruit selectively inhibit breast cancer cells growth involving EGFR signaling pathway
There is a growing interest in using naturally-occurring compounds as cancer chemopreventive or chemotherapeutic agents. This study investigated the anticancer potential of the graviola fruit extract (GFE) on specific human breast cancer (BC) cells. GFE was found in our preliminary screening to …
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In Vitro Antiplasmodial activity and phytochemicals screening of ethnomedicinal plants used to treat Malaria associated symptoms
A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirement of the Degree of Master of Science.
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Analysis of phenolics and other phytochemicals in selected Malaysian traditional vegetables and their activities in vitro
… have been attributed in part, to the presence of phytochemicals in fruit and vegetables, in particular flavonoids and phenolic compounds. Some plants have been used in traditional medicine for healing, ritual ceremonies and as health tonics or food supplements. Recent interest in the …
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Amelioration of acute and chronic toxicity of imidacloprid by dietary phytochemicals in honey bees (apis mellifera)
… their detoxification; because consumption of the phytochemicals quercetin and p-coumaric acid, common constituents of honey and beebread, also upregulates cytochrome P450 monooxygenases, the presence of these compounds in the diet of honey bees may ameliorate the toxic effects of imidacloprid. In …
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Diseño de nuevas bebidas funcionales enriquecidas en fitoquímicos bioactivos = Design of new functional beverages rich in bioactive phytochemicals
La elaboración de bebidas derivadas de frutas ricas en compuestos bioactivos y biodisponibles, puede ser la base de nuevos alimentos funcionales para la prevención de diferentes problemas de salud dada la estrecha relación que existe entre un estado fisiológico de estrés oxidativo como …
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Doxorubicin combined with phytochemicals as pro-apoptotic agents and protein kinase inhibitors for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia
… in vitro, the anti-leukaemic effect of phytochemicals that are commonly consumed and widely distributed in plants and fruits (α-mangostin, gallic acid and vitamin C), singly and in combination with doxorubicin (Dox) in the relapsed AML cell line MOLM-13. CyQUANT proliferation assay was …
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Variation in growth, nutrition and phytochemicals of sequentially harvested shoots and fruits, and genetic studies of Lagenaria siceraria landraces in South Africa
… units. Terpenoids were the predominant phytochemicals commonly identified among landraces’ fruits at different stages of growth, where 1-Dodecene; Decane,3,7-dimethyl-; 1-Octadecane; 1-Pentadecene; E-14-Hexadecenal; E-15-Heptadecenal; Eicosane; Tetradecane, 4-methyl; and Tridecane, …
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Behavioral and biochemical processing of natural and synthetic xenobiotics in the western honey bee apis mellifera
… and respond positively to potentially beneficial phytochemicals and/or to discriminate against harmful synthetic xenobiotics to reduce colony exposure to toxins. Because certain phytochemicals—notably, some flavonols and phenolic acids—are almost invariably present in pollen irrespective of plant …
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Improvement of nutritional characteristics and other health benefits of processed maize food products
… and abundant cereal crops. It also contains phytochemicals which are beneficial to human health. This presents an opportunity to breed for maize food products which possess high levels of these beneficial phytochemicals. However, maize grain is not consumed directly. Before consumption, the …
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