Essential components from plant source oils: A review on extraction, detection, identification, and quantification

MA Rahim, H Ayub, A Sehrish, S Ambreen, FA Khan… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oils derived from plant sources, mainly fixed oils from seeds and essential oil from other
parts of the plant, are gaining interest as they are the rich source of beneficial compounds …

Insights on the role of polyphenols in combating cancer drug resistance

M Farhan - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy resistance is still a serious problem in the treatment of most cancers. Many
cellular and molecular mechanisms contribute to both inherent and acquired drug …

Green synthesis, antibacterial and antifungal evaluation of new thiazolidine-2, 4-dione derivatives: molecular dynamic simulation, POM study and identification of …

S Ahmed, AR Bhat, AK Rahiman… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, a series of thiazolidine-2, 4-dione derivatives 3a–i were synthesized and
evaluated for antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains of …

Design of triple-layer films with blackseed protein as dispersion or emulsion

M Kasprzak, E Jamróz, N Nowak, W Grzebieniarz… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of study was to produce the blackseed protein for applications as a protein
dispersion alone or an emulsifier to design of multi-layer film based on furcellaran and …

Quality of oil extracted by cold press from Nigella sativa seeds incorporated with rosemary extracts and pretreated by microwaves

A Ashrafi, S Azadmard-Damirchi… - Green Processing and …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Black cumin (Nigella sativa) seed (BS) oil has high a peroxide value (PV) and acid value
(AV). In this study, BS was incorporated with different levels of rosemary extracts as a natural …

Effect of Taro corm mucilage and black seed oil as edible coatings on the shelf-life and quality of fresh guava

SS Shanta, T Ahmed, MF Jubayer, M Sharma… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to assess the influence of taro mucilage (TM) and black seed oil (BSO) as
an edible coating to extend guava fruits' shelf-life and quality attributes. Four different edible …

Antifungal activity of eco-safe nanoemulsions based on Nigella sativa oil against Penicillium verrucosum infecting maize seeds: Biochemical and physiological traits

MA Mosa, K Youssef, SF Hamed… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The main goals of the present investigation were to develop O/W nanoemulsion fungicides
based on cold-pressed Nigella sativa (black seed) oil to prevent Penicillium verrucosum …

Response surface methodology guided process optimizations, modeling and biofunctional analysis of phytochemicals from Nigella sativa seeds as a potential …

S Neel, A Mandal, A Dutta, S Saha, A Das… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nigella sativa L. or black cumin is rich in several bioactives, exhibiting excellent
biofunctional properties; hence could be exploited for providing protection against storage …

Nigella sativa and health outcomes: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Z Li, Y Wang, Q Xu, J Ma, X Li, J Yan, Y Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Nigella sativa (N. sativa) consumption has been associated with various health
outcomes; however, the results are not completely consistent. Objectives This overview of …

Insights into the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial potential of Nigella sativa essential oil against oral pathogens

SK Bhavikatti, SLA Zainuddin, RB Ramli, SJ Nadaf… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Oral disorders can exert systemic ramifications beyond their localized effects on dental
tissues, implicating a wide array of physiological conditions. The utilization of essential oils …