The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health
Nature has always been, and still is, a source of food and ingredients that are beneficial to human health. Nowadays, plant extracts are increasingly becoming important additives in the food industry due to their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities that delay the development of off-flavors and...
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| description | Nature has always been, and still is, a source of food and ingredients that are beneficial to human health. Nowadays, plant extracts are increasingly becoming important additives in the food industry due to their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities that delay the development of off-flavors and improve the shelf life and color stability of food products. Due to their natural origin, they are excellent candidates to replace synthetic compounds, which are generally considered to have toxicological and carcinogenic effects. The efficient extraction of these compounds from their natural sources and the determination of their activity in commercialized products have been great challenges for researchers and food chain contributors to develop products with positive effects on human health. The objective of this Special Issue is to highlight the existing evidence regarding the various potential benefits of the consumption of plant extracts and plant-extract-based products, with emphasis on in vivo works and epidemiological studies, the application of plant extracts to improving shelf life, the nutritional and health-related properties of foods, and the extraction techniques that can be used to obtain bioactive compounds from plant extracts. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-682872024-03-28T03:30:49Z The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health Proestos, Charalampos gut microbiota natural products diabetes mellitus complications mechanisms pepper fermentation hyperglycemia angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition antioxidant Berberis food preservative alkaloid human health andrographolide reversed-phase liquid chromatography quantitative analysis method validation anti-inflammatory activity phenolic acids emulsions antioxidants health properties multidrug resistance doxorubicin MRSA quorum sensing biofilm rice bran polyphenols oxidative stress inflammation anti-inflammatory Sideritis raeseri subsp. raeseri essential oil antimicrobial antiproliferative activity Euphorbia hirta L. bioactive compounds in vitro α-amylase inhibition streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice Jujube hydrolysis anti-inflammation lung NF-κB Nrf2 HO-1 Kadsura spp. fruit parts phenolics antioxidant capacity in vitro health properties bud-derivatives botanicals UV-Visible spectroscopic fingerprint chemometrics targeted chromatographic fingerprint tomato pomace extraction platelet ultrasound functional ingredient n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society Nature has always been, and still is, a source of food and ingredients that are beneficial to human health. Nowadays, plant extracts are increasingly becoming important additives in the food industry due to their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities that delay the development of off-flavors and improve the shelf life and color stability of food products. Due to their natural origin, they are excellent candidates to replace synthetic compounds, which are generally considered to have toxicological and carcinogenic effects. The efficient extraction of these compounds from their natural sources and the determination of their activity in commercialized products have been great challenges for researchers and food chain contributors to develop products with positive effects on human health. The objective of this Special Issue is to highlight the existing evidence regarding the various potential benefits of the consumption of plant extracts and plant-extract-based products, with emphasis on in vivo works and epidemiological studies, the application of plant extracts to improving shelf life, the nutritional and health-related properties of foods, and the extraction techniques that can be used to obtain bioactive compounds from plant extracts. 2021-05-01T15:06:13Z 2021-05-01T15:06:13Z 2021 book ONIX_20210501_9783039438518_30 9783039438518 9783039438525 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68287 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3296 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/3296 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03943-852-5 10.3390/books978-3-03943-852-5 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039438518 9783039438525 226 Basel, Switzerland open access |
| spellingShingle | gut microbiota natural products diabetes mellitus complications mechanisms pepper fermentation hyperglycemia angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition antioxidant Berberis food preservative alkaloid human health andrographolide reversed-phase liquid chromatography quantitative analysis method validation anti-inflammatory activity phenolic acids emulsions antioxidants health properties multidrug resistance doxorubicin MRSA quorum sensing biofilm rice bran polyphenols oxidative stress inflammation anti-inflammatory Sideritis raeseri subsp. raeseri essential oil antimicrobial antiproliferative activity Euphorbia hirta L. bioactive compounds in vitro α-amylase inhibition streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice Jujube hydrolysis anti-inflammation lung NF-κB Nrf2 HO-1 Kadsura spp. fruit parts phenolics antioxidant capacity in vitro health properties bud-derivatives botanicals UV-Visible spectroscopic fingerprint chemometrics targeted chromatographic fingerprint tomato pomace extraction platelet ultrasound functional ingredient n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health |
| title | The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health |
| title_full | The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health |
| title_fullStr | The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health |
| title_short | The Benefits of Plant Extracts for Human Health |
| title_sort | benefits of plant extracts for human health |
| topic | gut microbiota natural products diabetes mellitus complications mechanisms pepper fermentation hyperglycemia angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition antioxidant Berberis food preservative alkaloid human health andrographolide reversed-phase liquid chromatography quantitative analysis method validation anti-inflammatory activity phenolic acids emulsions antioxidants health properties multidrug resistance doxorubicin MRSA quorum sensing biofilm rice bran polyphenols oxidative stress inflammation anti-inflammatory Sideritis raeseri subsp. raeseri essential oil antimicrobial antiproliferative activity Euphorbia hirta L. bioactive compounds in vitro α-amylase inhibition streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice Jujube hydrolysis anti-inflammation lung NF-κB Nrf2 HO-1 Kadsura spp. fruit parts phenolics antioxidant capacity in vitro health properties bud-derivatives botanicals UV-Visible spectroscopic fingerprint chemometrics targeted chromatographic fingerprint tomato pomace extraction platelet ultrasound functional ingredient n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society |
| topic_facet | gut microbiota natural products diabetes mellitus complications mechanisms pepper fermentation hyperglycemia angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition antioxidant Berberis food preservative alkaloid human health andrographolide reversed-phase liquid chromatography quantitative analysis method validation anti-inflammatory activity phenolic acids emulsions antioxidants health properties multidrug resistance doxorubicin MRSA quorum sensing biofilm rice bran polyphenols oxidative stress inflammation anti-inflammatory Sideritis raeseri subsp. raeseri essential oil antimicrobial antiproliferative activity Euphorbia hirta L. bioactive compounds in vitro α-amylase inhibition streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice Jujube hydrolysis anti-inflammation lung NF-κB Nrf2 HO-1 Kadsura spp. fruit parts phenolics antioxidant capacity in vitro health properties bud-derivatives botanicals UV-Visible spectroscopic fingerprint chemometrics targeted chromatographic fingerprint tomato pomace extraction platelet ultrasound functional ingredient n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society |
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