Banana peels: A waste treasure for human being

WM Hikal, HAH Said-Al Ahl, A Bratovcic… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, scientists' interest in agricultural waste has increased, and the waste has
become attractive to explore and benefit from, rather than being neglected waste. Banana …

Therapeutic and nutraceutical potential of bioactive compounds extracted from fruit residues

N Babbar, HS Oberoi, SK Sandhu - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The growing interest in the substitution of synthetic food antioxidants by natural ones has
fostered research in identifying new low-cost antioxidants having commercial potential …

Musa paradisica peel extract as green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in HCl solution

G Ji, S Anjum, S Sundaram, R Prakash - Corrosion Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The inhibition and adsorption effects of the aqueous extracts of Musa paradisica (Banana)
peels on mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl as well as change in inhibition efficiency with …

Melatonin enhanced chilling tolerance and alleviated peel browning of banana fruit under low temperature storage

Z Wang, H Pu, S Shan, P Zhang, J Li, H Song… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of melatonin on chilling injury of banana fruit was investigated. Results showed
that melatonin treatment delayed chilling injury and alleviated peel browning. Melatonin …

Antioxidant activity in banana peel extracts: Testing extraction conditions and related bioactive compounds

R González-Montelongo, MG Lobo, M González - Food Chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
Banana (Musa acuminata Colla AAA) peel extracts obtained in this work had a high capacity
to scavenge 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2′-azino-bis (3 …

Role of brassinosteroids in alleviation of phenanthrene–cadmium co-contamination-induced photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative stress in tomato

GJ Ahammed, SP Choudhary, S Chen… - Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Heavy metal pollution often occurs together with organic contaminants. Brassinosteroids
(BRs) induce plant tolerance to several abiotic stresses, including phenanthrene (PHE) and …

Hydrogen sulfide alleviates chilling injury of banana fruit by enhanced antioxidant system and proline content

Z Luo, D Li, R Du, W Mou - Scientia Horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) has been proven to act as an antioxidant in prolonging storage of
postharvest fruits and vegetables, indicating that H 2 S might have the potential to …

Effect of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) extract on anti-browning of fresh-cut potato slices during storage

X Liu, Q Yang, Y Lu, Y Li, T Li, B Zhou, L Qiao - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Enzymatic browning is a crucial reaction affecting the quality of fresh-cut fruit and
vegetables. Purslane is an edible Chinese folk medicine with extensive distribution and …

Antioxidants from natural sources

H Anwar, G Hussain, I Mustafa - Antioxidants in foods and its …, 2018 - books.google.com
Antioxidants are the defense system of the body against the damage of reactive oxygen
species, which is normally produced during the various physiological processes in the body …

Effect of exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) treatment on chilling injury and antioxidant capacity in banana peel

Y Wang, Z Luo, X Huang, K Yang, S Gao, R Du - Scientia Horticulturae, 2014 - Elsevier
In order to evaluate the effects of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on chilling injury (CI) of
banana fruit, CI index, malondialdehyde (MDA), total phenolics, proline, the activities of …