Silymarin is a hepatoprotective mixture of flavonolignans and flavonoids extracted from the seeds of milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn). This study investigates the effect of major bioactive constituents from silymarin, silybin A, silybin B, isosilybin A, isosilybin B, silydianin, silychristin, isosilychristin, and taxifolin, on the expression of ABCA1, an important cholesterol efflux tr...

mChanges in the concentrations of free fatty acids (FFA) in bovine, ovine and caprine milk cheeses manufactured with a plant rennet (flowers of Cynara cardunculus) were studied throughout a 68-day ripening period. The long-chain saturated (C16 :0 and C18 :0) and unsaturated (C18 :1, C18:2, and C18 :3) FFA were the most abundant at all stages of ripening. The overall concentration of FFA in fres...

Recent studies have shown an increase in alcohol-related digestive and liver diseases as alcohol consumption grew during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients may embrace milk thistle—which has been promoted a dietary supplement for hepatitis, cirrhosis, jaundice, diabetes, indigestion—to protect from environmental toxins. With hundreds of years history treatment wide range disorders gallbladder prob...

Milk proteins provide a natural source of bioactive peptides with potential health benefits and applications in the food industry. The release of these peptides from milk proteins is achieved either by hydrolysis using digestive proteases or by lactic acid bacteria fermentation. Peptides, particularly those derived from milk proteins, can exert a wide range of nutritional, functional and biolog...

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.) is a versatile crop that has adapted to the broadly different soil and environmental conditions throughout all continents. To date, fruits (“seeds”) of plant are only reliable source silymarin, which, given its recognized therapeutic effects many present potential uses, led significant re-discovery enhancement in recent years. Overall, although studi...