The assessment of interactions between natural antioxidants and other food matrix components represents the main step in the investigation of total antioxidant properties, in terms of potential health benefits. The diversity of chemical structures of natural compounds, besides their possible interactions, as well as the biological role and different modes of action makes it difficult to assess ...

A variety of sulfonamidomethane linked 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles were prepared and tested for antioxidant activity. The methyl substituted arylsulfonylaminomethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole 9b showed excellent antioxidant activity.

"Has antioxidant activity. Improves heart function and cardiovascular condition. Modulates immune function." (Structure-Function) [Gou and Li, 1990; Wang, 1994, 1993a, 1993b; Wang et al, 1994; Wang and Wang, 1993; Wang and Zaong, 1985; Eccleston et al, 2002; Hibasami et al, 2005;Cao et al, 2003; Wang et al, 2001; Zhang et al, 2001; Zhong, 1989; Bernath and Foldesi, 1992; Dorhoi et al, 2006; Mis...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known for their role in mRNA silencing via interference pathways. Repetitive elements (REs) share several characteristics with endogenous precursor miRNAs. In this study, 406 previously identified and 1,494 novel RE-derived miRNAs were sorted from the GENCODE v.19 database using the RepeatMasker program. They were divided into six major types, based on their genomic struc...

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Olive leaves are an agricultural waste of the olive-oil industry representing up to 10% of the dry weight arriving at olive mills. Disposal of this waste adds additional expense to farmers. Olive leaves have been shown to have a high concentration of phenolic compounds. In an attempt to utilize this waste product for phenolic compounds, we optimized their extraction using water-a "green" extrac...

Purpurone was isolated from the sponge Iotrochota sp. by bioactivity-guided fractionation. The compound showed antioxidant activity using the DPPH assay. The structure was established on the basis of NMR data and comparison with data reported.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are natural byproducts of oxidative respiration that are toxic to organs and tissues. To mitigate ROS damage, organisms have evolved a variety of antioxidant systems to counteract these harmful molecules, however in certain pathological conditions these protective mechanisms can be overwhelmed. We have recently demonstrated that Peptide Inhibitor of Complement C1 (...

Soybeans (Glycine max Merr.) were grown at elevated carbon dioxide concentration ([CO(2)]) or chronic elevated ozone concentration ([O(3)]; 90 ppb), and then exposed to an acute O(3) stress (200 ppb for 4 h) in order to test the hypothesis that the atmospheric environment alters the total antioxidant capacity of plants, and their capacity to respond to an acute oxidative stress. Total antioxida...