In recent years, the identification of origin has become a significant issue in food safety and quality control systems. Garlic is produced mainly Asia popular agricultural product among health-conscious individuals. The objective this study was to determine geographic origins Korean garlic (KG) Chinese (CG) using their bioelement (C, O, N, S) contents isotope signatures. Unlike KG, CG under sy...

From many years, it has been well known that the metabolism and toxicity of xenobiotics may be modified by various factors, including intake of bioelements and proteins as well as using stimulants, especially ethanol. Until now interactions of ethanol with drugs have been recognized relatively well. However, interdependences between ethanol and many xenobiotics, including heavy metals such as c...

Heavy metals may exacerbate metabolic syndrome (MS) but abnormal serum concentrations of bioelements may also co-exist with MS. The primary aim of the study was to assess the relationship of blood heavy metal and bioelement concentrations and MS, in men aged 50-75 years. Heavy metals-lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), tungsten (W), Macroelements-magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca)...

Bacopa monnieri is one of the most interesting plants from the Ayurveda system. The aims of present research were, basing on in vitro shoot culture of B. monnieri, to determine content and to evaluate the influence of physiologically important metabolites on the selected bioelements accumulation in biomass. The most significant increase in biomass production was observed in the culture medium e...

In an experimental model of low-level and moderate environmental human exposure to cadmium (Cd), it was investigated whether the consumption of a polyphenol-rich Aronia melanocarpa L. berries (chokeberries) extract (AE) may influence the body status of zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu). The bioelements' apparent absorption, body retention, serum and tissue concentrations, total pool in internal organs,...