Dietary patterns and risk of Parkinson's disease: a case-control study in Japan

Background: Nearly all epidemiologic studies examining the association between the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) and diet have focused on single foods and specific nutrients. However; epidemiologic evidence for the association of dietary pattern with PD; namely the measurement of overall diet by considering the cumulative effects of nutrients is extremely limited. We conducted a […]

Changes in the phenolic and lipophilic composition; in the enzyme inhibition and antiproliferative activity of Ficus carica L. cultivar Dottato fruits during maturation

Fruits of Ficus carica cultivar Dottato from Italy were examined to assess how the stage of ripeness influences their chemical composition; antioxidant activity; pancreatic lipase inhibition and antiproliferative properties on C32 melanoma cells. First harvested fruits (June) showed a major content in furanocoumarins and pyranocoumarins whereas the fruits collected in September showed the highest polyphenolic […]

The study of ultrasonic-assisted aqueous enzymatic extraction of oil from peanut by response surface method

Based on the optimum ultrasonic temperature and time parameters obtained from single-factor experiment; the response surface analysis method is employed to design and optimize the parameters in the experiment. The optimum parameters obtained from response surface analysis are as follows: enzyme additive amount 1.7%; hydrolysis time 3.8 h; hydrolysis temperature 56 °C; materials to water […]

Mediterranean nuts: origins; ancient medicinal benefits and symbolism

The varieties reviewed include almonds; walnuts; hazelnuts; pine nuts and pistachios.Results and conclusionsLike other foods; nuts have a wide variety of cultural connections to the areas where they grow and to the people who live there or eat them. History; symbolism and legends reveal the ancient tradition of nuts and how they are related to […]

Effects of pyrolysis conditions on the porous structure development of date pits activated carbon

Activated carbons were prepared from biomass of Algerian date pits for developing efficient and cheap adsorbents in the aim to remove heavy metals from waste water. Carbon adsorbents were obtained following two successive treatments: pyrolysis under dry nitrogen flow and physical activation under wet nitrogen flow. Pyrolysis process was optimized by varying some operating parameters […]

X-ray imaging for fungal necrotic spot detection in pistachio nuts

The potential of X-ray imaging for detecting pistachios with kernel necrotic (KN) spots was the main objective of this study. X-ray images of whole pistachios were compared with colour pictures of the same nuts taken after the kernel was opened by splitting it in two. The necrotic spots appear in the X-ray images as darker […]

Bioactivity and chemical composition of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) cultivars with and without pesticide treatment

Eleven blackcurrant cultivars grown with pesticide (PT) and without pesticide treatment (PF) were evaluated to compare the differences in plant growth and physical condition; total anthocyanin content; ascorbic acid content; total antioxidant capacity; effect on prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production and anticancer cell proliferation activities. Results showed that the yield and growth of PT blackcurrants were […]

Synthesis of a new thiophosphorylated compound derived from cashew nut shell liquid and study of its antioxidant activity

This work describes the synthesis and study of the antioxidant activity in mineral oils of new thiophosphorylated compound derived from cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL); a by-product of the process of improvement of cashew nuts. This study was conducted through the thermal analysis observing the Tonset variations and the accelerated oxidation experiments observing the induction […]