objective: carthamus tinctorius l.(c. tinctorius) is used as a food additive but also has medicinal applications. the present work was designed to investigate its probable side effects on the histology and function of the kidney in the mice. materials and methods: sixty adult balb/c mice were randomly distributed into one control and three experimental groups. the control group received only di...

A certain combination of natural products in the solid state becomes liquid, so called natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES). Recently, they have been considered promising new green solvents for foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals due to their unique solvent power which can dissolve many non-water-soluble compounds and their low toxicity. However, in addition to the features as solvents, the ...

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is very expensive and, because of this, often subject to adulteration. Modern genetic fingerprinting techniques are an alternative low cost technology to the existing chemical techniques, which are used to control the purity of food products. Buddleja officinalis Maxim, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Curcuma longa L., Carthamus tinctorius L. and Calendula officinalis L....

To assess effects of the environmental stress on polyphenol compounds (polyphenols) in plants, the polyphenol contents were investigated in the seedlings of safflower (Carthamus tinctrius L.) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown under three types of growth conditions: control; light stress, irradiated with strong light in the visible wavelength range; and light/water stress, irradiated with ...

zno nanoparticles were synthesized by a microwave-assisted chemical method. zno nanostructures were synthesized via a fast reaction between zinc acetate and ammonia at presence citric acid and other effective agents in chemical procedure. nanostructures were characterized by x-ray diffraction , scanning electron microscopy. seed yield and seed quality of safflower grown under drought stress. th...

Nüfus artışı ve teknolojik gelişmeler nedeniyle yeşil alanlar her geçen gün azalmaktadır. Bu nedenle şehirlerdeki mevcut kaynakları korumak doğal süreçleri desteklemek için ekolojik tasarım çözümleri ön plana çıkmıştır. anlamda yenilebilir bahçeler, kentsel alanlarda kullanıcılara sağlıklı taze gıda sağlamakla kalmaz, ekonomik özellikleriyle de dikkat çeker. Yaprak, çiçek, meyve gövdelerindeki ...

Saffron is a spice comprised of the dried stigmas and styles of Crocus sativus L. flowers and, since it is very expensive, it is frequently adulterated. So far, proteomic tools have never been applied to characterize the proteome of saffron or identify possible cases of fraud. In this study, 1D-Gel Electrophoresis was carried out to characterize the protein profile of (i) fresh stigmas and styl...