Sustainable utilization of pineapple wastes for production of bioenergy, biochemicals and value-added products: A review

PK Sarangi, TA Singh, NJ Singh, KP Shadangi… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural residues play a pivotal role in meeting the growing energy and bulk chemicals
demand and food security of society. There is global concern about the utilization of fossil …

Akkermansia muciniphila: from its critical role in human health to strategies for promoting its abundance in human gut microbiome

S Ghaffari, A Abbasi, MH Somi… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Akkermansia muciniphila, a frequent colonizer in the gut mucous layer of individuals, has
constantly been recognized as a promising candidate for the next generation of probiotics …

Bromelain: Methods of extraction, purification and therapeutic applications

Z Manzoor, A Nawaz, H Mukhtar, I Haq - Brazilian Archives of Biology …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Bromelain is a concoction of sulfhydryl proteolytic enzymes. Depending upon the site of
extraction it can be regarded as either stem bromelain (SBM)(EC 3.4. 22.32) or fruit …

[HTML][HTML] The combination of bromelain and acetylcysteine (BromAc) synergistically inactivates SARS-CoV-2

J Akhter, G Quéromès, K Pillai, V Kepenekian, S Badar… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection is the cause of a
worldwide pandemic, currently with limited therapeutic options. The spike glycoprotein and …

Chronic impairment of mitochondrial bioenergetics and β-oxidation promotes experimental AKI-to-CKD transition induced by folic acid

OE Aparicio-Trejo, SH Avila-Rojas, E Tapia… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent studies suggest that mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative stress alterations
may be common mechanisms involved in the progression of renal damage. However, the …

Recent advances and insights into bromelain processing, pharmacokinetics and therapeutic uses

A Colletti, S Li, M Marengo, S Adinolfi, G Cravotto - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bromelain is a mixture of proteolytic enzymes that is extracted primarily from pineapples. It is
present in almost all the aerial parts of the plant—the peels, leaves, stems and fruit …

Oral mucosa immunity: ultimate strategy to stop spreading of pandemic viruses

H Jang, M Matsuoka, M Freire - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Global pandemics are most likely initiated via zoonotic transmission to humans in which
respiratory viruses infect airways with relevance to mucosal systems. Out of the known …

Electrospun fibers loaded with natural bioactive compounds as a biomedical system for skin burn treatment. A review

J Hermosilla, E Pastene-Navarrete, F Acevedo - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Burns are a major threat to public health and the economy due to their costly and laborious
treatment and high susceptibility to infection. Efforts have been made recently to investigate …

A novel treatment of bromelain and acetylcysteine (BromAc) in patients with peritoneal mucinous tumours: A phase I first in man study

SJ Valle, J Akhter, AH Mekkawy, S Lodh, K Pillai… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Bromelain (Brom) and Acetylcysteine (Ac) have synergistic activity
resulting in dissolution of tumour-produced mucin both in vitro and in vivo. The aim of this …

Combination of natural antivirals and potent immune invigorators: A natural remedy to combat COVID‐19

MA Shah, A Rasul, R Yousaf, M Haris… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The flare‐up in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) that
emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and spread expeditiously worldwide has …