Recent advances on bioactive compounds, health benefits, and potential applications of jujube (Ziziphus Jujuba Mill.): A perspective of by-products valorization

J Zhu, Y Lu, Q He - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Food by-products have gained much attention because of their significant
potential to produce valuable products and alleviate environmental burdens. During the …

Antioxidant properties of lipid concomitants in edible oils: A review

G Ma, Y Wang, Y Li, L Zhang, Y Gao, Q Li, X Yu - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible oils are indispensable for human life, providing energy and necessary fatty acids.
Nevertheless, they are vulnerable to oxidation via a number of different mechanisms …

Fabrication of versatile and sustainable cellulose nanocrystals from lettuce stalks as potential tamoxifen delivery vehicles for breast cancer treatment: biophysical …

S Khashkhashi-Moghadam, S Soleimani… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have attracted increasing interest in drug
delivery due to their low cost, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. This study reports the …

Comprehensive insight into the molecular interaction of rutin with human transferrin: Implication of natural compounds in neurodegenerative diseases

A Shamsi, M Furkan, RH Khan, MS Khan… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegeneration, a process of irreversible neuronal damage, is characterized by a
damaged neuronal structure and function. The interplay between various proteins maintains …

Non-cytotoxic, highly functionalized cellulose nanocrystals with high crystallinity and thermal stability derived from a novel agromass of Elettaria cardamomum, using a …

RM Cherian, RT Varghese, T Antony, A Malhotra… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-cytotoxic, highly crystalline, and functionalized, thermally stable cellulose nanocrystals
are extracted from the stems of Elettaria cardamom, a novel underutilised agromass, by …

Binding of tetrabromobisphenol A and S to human serum albumin is weakened by coexisting nanoplastics and environmental kosmotropes

Z Zhao, H Li, J Yao, J Lan, Y Bao, L Zhao… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Human serum albumin (HSA) was used as a model protein to explore the effects of
brominated flame retardant (BFR) binding and the corona formation on polystyrene …

New Insights on the Size-Dependent Inhibition of Enzymes by Gold Nanoparticles

WQ Chen, WJ Wu, YQ Yu, Y Liu, FL Jiang - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Particle size might affect the inhibition behaviors of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on enzyme
activity by influencing the density of binding sites (ρ), the association constant (K a), the …

Binding divergence of polystyrene nanoparticles with serum albumin caused by surface functionalization

J Lan, Y Wang, H Li, R Guan, Z Zhao, Y Bao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Using a combination of spectroscopy, we devised an integrated structural strategy to
comprehensively profile the molecular details of the impact of differently functionalized …

Molecular insights into α‐glucosidase inhibition and antiglycation properties affected by the galloyl moiety in (−)‐epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate

Q Guan, L Tang, L Zhang, L Huang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus poses a substantial threat to public health due to rising
morbidity and mortality. α‐Glucosidase is one of the key enzymes affecting diabetes …

Isolation of cellulose nanofibers from rapeseed straw via chlorine-free purification method and its application as reinforcing agent in carboxymethyl cellulose-based …

N Mirzaee, M Nikzad, R Battisti, A Araghi - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were successfully isolated from rapeseed straw
(RS) whose valorization has been rarely investigated to date. A combined bleaching method …