Biological Activities of Plant Food Components: Implications in Human Health

• Other Authors: Gentile, Carla (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; resveratrol; bioactivities; anticancer; anti-obesity; antidiabetes; molecular mechanisms; durum wheat bread; Portulaca oleracea L.; essential fatty acids; omega-6/omega-3 ratio; antioxidants; Bangladesh; vegetables; polyphenols; amylase; glucosidase; renin; angiotensin-converting enzyme; lipase; mass spectrometry; yeast; antioxidant; cytotoxicity; bioavailability; viability; Punica granatum; hydrolysable tannins; flavonoids; Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Orbitrap-Mass Spectrometry; tempura; deep-fried product; barley; buckwheat; Job's tears; antioxidant capacity; oil deterioration; polyphenol; oxidative stress; necroptosis; plant extract; secondary metabolite; γH2AX; copper; African food spices; GC-MS (gas chromatography mass spectrometry); antimicrobial; antibiofilm; violacein inhibition; swarming inhibition; swimming inhibition; anticholinesterase; antiurease; antityrosinase; sensory analysis; mineral content; proanthocyanidins; carotenoids; antioxidant activity; FRAP; DPPH; ABTS; CAA; n/a
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Epidemiological evidence from the last fifty years has demonstrated that nutrition plays a decisive role in human health. Eating properly is not only necessary to meet energy demands. It also actively contributes, through both preventive actions and therapeutic effects, to improving human wellness....