Insights into the occurrence, fate, impacts, and control of food additives in food waste anaerobic digestion: a review

Q Xu, S Long, X Liu, A Duan, M Du, Q Lu… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The recovery of biomass energy from food waste through anaerobic digestion as an
alternative to fossil energy is of great significance for the development of environmental …

Potential antiviral action of alkaloids

FL Abookleesh, BS Al-Anzi, A Ullah - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Viral infections and outbreaks have become a major concern and are one of the main
causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The development of successful antiviral …

Understanding the fate and impact of capsaicin in anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and waste activated sludge

M Du, X Liu, D Wang, Q Yang, A Duan, H Chen, Y Liu… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic co-digestion is an attractive option to treat food waste and waste activated sludge,
which is increasingly applied in real-world situations. As an active component in Capsicum …

Capsaicin: TRPV1-independent mechanisms and novel therapeutic possibilities

LGB Ferreira, JV Faria, JPS Dos Santos… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Capsaicin (CAP) is a spice-derived substance of the genus Capsicum, which has high
pungency and therapeutic potential. For many years, it has been considered only as an …

Uncovering the mechanisms of how capsaicin affects short-chain fatty acid production during food waste valorization

M Du, X Liu, C Li, S Long, L Luo, Y Guo… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
During food waste valorization to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), organic
substrates are biotransformed step by step, but the effects of food additives that are present …

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1)‐independent actions of capsaicin on cellular excitability and ion transport

M Oz, DE Lorke, FC Howarth - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Capsaicin is a naturally occurring alkaloid derived from chili pepper that is responsible for its
hot pungent taste. Capsaicin is known to exert multiple pharmacological actions, including …

Carcinogenesis and metastasis: Focus on TRPV1-positive neurons and immune cells

N Erin, A Szallasi - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both sensory neurons and immune cells, albeit at markedly different levels, express the
vanilloid (capsaicin) receptor, Transient Receptor Potential, Vanilloid-1 (TRPV1). Activation …

Mitigation of the toxicity of capsaicin on anaerobic codigestion of food waste and waste activated sludge using calcium peroxide: a comprehensive analysis using …

M Du, X Liu, Q Xu, Q Lu, C Li, Q Fu, D He… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Increasing amounts of food waste with high concentrations of capsaicin are generated
globally. Capsaicin concentration has been proven to inhibit methane production in the …

Plant alkaloids inhibit membrane fusion mediated by calcium and fragments of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptides

EV Shekunov, SS Efimova, NM Yudintceva… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
To rationalize the antiviral actions of plant alkaloids, the ability of 20 compounds to inhibit
calcium-mediated fusion of lipid vesicles composed of phosphatidylglycerol and cholesterol …

TRP channels as therapeutic targets in diabetes and obesity

A Zsombok, AV Derbenev - Pharmaceuticals, 2016 - mdpi.com
During the last three to four decades the prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus has
greatly increased worldwide, including in the United States. Both the short-and long-term …