Secondary metabolites as biostimulant and bioprotectant agents: A review

RB Mrid, B Benmrid, J Hafsa, H Boukcim… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing crop productivity to feed a growing population, while conserving the natural
resources, is one of the humanity's major challenges that needs to be overcome. To achieve …

Underutilized green leafy vegetables: frontier in fortified food development and nutrition

T Sarkar, M Salauddin, S Roy… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
From the ancient period, Green leafy vegetables (GLV) are part of the daily diet and were
believed to have several health beneficial properties. Later it has been proved that GLV has …

Functional quality in novel food sources: Genotypic variation in the nutritive and phytochemical composition of thirteen microgreens species

MC Kyriacou, C El-Nakhel, G Graziani, A Pannico… - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Compositional variation was examined across 13 microgreens species/subspecies
representing Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae and Apiaceae, grown …

Bioactive compounds, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of extracts from different plant parts of two Ziziphus Mill. species

Y Yahia, MA Benabderrahim, N Tlili, M Bagues… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Ziziphus lotus L.(Lam.) and Z. mauritiana Lam., as a widespread species in Tunisia, are well
known for their medicinal and food uses. The aim of the present study was to screen the …

From mango by-product to food packaging: Pectin-phenolic antioxidant films from mango peels

ACB Ribeiro, AP Cunha, LMR da Silva… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of the study was to prepare active films based on pectin and polyphenol-rich
extracts from Tommy Atkins mango peels. Aqueous and methanolic extracts showed a …

[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived and dietary phenolic cinnamic acid derivatives: Anti-inflammatory properties

M Freitas, D Ribeiro, JS Janela, CL Varela, SC Costa… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Cinnamic acids are aromatic acids primarily found in plants and plant-derived food. Phenolic
cinnamic acids, with one or more hydroxyl groups in the aromatic ring, often contribute to the …

Naturally occurring compounds–Plant sources

A López-Malo, SM Alzamora, MJ Paris… - Antimicrobials in …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Despite centuries of use for the preservation of foods and treatment of infections, plant-
derived antimicrobials enjoy a renewed interest amongst food safety researchers and food …

Genotype-specific modulatory effects of select spectral bandwidths on the nutritive and phytochemical composition of microgreens

MC Kyriacou, C El-Nakhel, A Pannico… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Advanced analytical data on microgreens' response to different light spectra constitutes a
valuable resource for designing future crop-specific spectral management systems. The …

Nutraceutical Potential of Leaf Hydro-Ethanolic Extract of the Edible Halophyte Crithmum maritimum L.

A Souid, CM Della Croce, S Frassinetti, M Gabriele… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aromatic halophytes represent an exceptional source of natural bioactive compounds for the
food industry. Crithmum maritimum L., also known as sea fennel, is a halophyte plant …

Superabsorbent food packaging bioactive cellulose-based aerogels from Arundo donax waste biomass

C Fontes-Candia, E Erboz, A Martínez-Abad… - Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
A. donax waste biomass has been valorized for the extraction of cellulosic fractions with
different purification degrees, as well as aqueous bioactive extracts, which were then …