[HTML][HTML] Saponins: A concise review on food related aspects, applications and health implications

K Sharma, R Kaur, S Kumar, RK Saini, S Sharma… - Food Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, saponins are gaining extensive attention due to their occurrence in several
plants. Saponins and their derivatives are versatile glycosidic compounds, which play an …

Pharmacological potential of sea cucumbers

Y Khotimchenko - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
This review presents a detailed analysis of published research data focused on the
pharmacological activity exerted by biologically active compounds isolated from sea …

Antidiabetic and antioxidant activity of phlorotannins extracted from the brown seaweed Cystoseira compressa in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

S Gheda, MA Naby, T Mohamed, L Pereira… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Diabetes mellitus is considered a set of diseases that lead to high glucose level due to the
absolute or relative absence of insulin. The study investigated the antioxidant activity and …

Saponins from sea cucumber and their biological activities

YC Zhao, CH Xue, TT Zhang… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Sea cucumbers, belonging to the phylum Echinodermata, have been valued for centuries as
a nutritious and functional food with various bioactivities. Sea cucumbers can produce highly …

Bioactive compounds and biological functions of sea cucumbers as potential functional foods

C Xu, R Zhang, Z Wen - Journal of Functional Foods, 2018 - Elsevier
Sea cucumbers are a group of economically important invertebrate marine animals that
have been widely used as tonic foods in Asia countries. Various bioactive compounds in sea …

Functional foods and bioactive ingredients harnessed from the ocean: Current status and future perspectives

D Lobine, KRR Rengasamy… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With an increase in life expectancy and decrease of quality-of-life couple with the high
prevalence of diseases, diet is expected to play a key function in sustaining human health …

[HTML][HTML] Antidiabetic bioactive compounds from Tetrastigma angustifolia (Roxb.) Deb and Oxalis debilis Kunth.: Validation of ethnomedicinal claim by in vitro and in …

JA Junejo, K Zaman, M Rudrapal, I Celik… - South African Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Tetrastigma angustifolia (Roxb.) Deb is an evergreen shrub belonging to the family
Vitaceae. This plant species has been used for thousand years in Ayurvedic medicine …

Plant secondary metabolites: Their food and therapeutic importance

S Kumar, R Saini, P Suthar, V Kumar… - … -chemical properties and …, 2022 - Springer
Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) are produced in the form of phytochemicals in various
plant parts as a natural defense system against attack of various microorganisms and …

[HTML][HTML] Bioactive phytochemicals and their potential roles in modulating gut microbiota

B Luo, Y Wen, F Ye, Y Wu, N Li, MS Farid… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dietary phytochemicals, including polyphenols, sulfur-containing compounds, terpenoids,
polysaccharides, saponins, pigments, and phytohaemagglutinins, have antioxidant, anti …

Anti-inflammatory effects of compounds from echinoderms

H Ghelani, M Khursheed, TE Adrian, RK Jan - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic inflammation can extensively burden a healthcare system. Several synthetic anti-
inflammatory drugs are currently available in clinical practice, but each has its own side …