Succulent plants represent a large functional group of drought-resistant plants that store
water in specialized tissues. Several co-adaptive traits accompany this water-storage …

Plant polysaccharides are components of plant cell walls and/or store energy. However, this
oversimplified classification neglects the fact that some cell wall polysaccharides and …

Despite the well-known health benefits of aloe polysaccharide (APs), little is known about
how APs modulate the gut microbiota and the relationship between microbiota and SCFAs …

The Aloe vera plant is an important source of bioactive compounds. Its growing conditions
may have a considerable effect on both its physiological and chemical characteristics. Thus …

Objective Aloe vera is a cost-effective, accessible wound care adjunct with a minimal risk
profile. Despite its centuries-long history being used to treat varying wound types, published …

Plants have evolved a multitude of adaptations to survive extreme conditions. Succulent
plants have the capacity to tolerate periodically dry environments, due to their ability to retain …

This study aimed to investigate the metabolic and population responses of gut microbiota to
resistant starch (RS3) in the presence of exogenous Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 84 …

Societal Impact Statement Aloes are iconic succulent plants native to Africa, Madagascar
and the Arabian Peninsula. The succulent leaf mesophyll of aloes has been used …

The increasing complexity and ubiquity of food processing and the emergence of fraudulent
practices have made effective and reliable methods to authenticate food products of utmost …

Aloes are iconic succulent plants native to Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula.
All aloes except the commercially grown Aloe ferox and Aloe vera are protected according to …