Phytochemical and Biological Activities of Four Wild Medicinal Plants by Anwar Ali Shad, Shabir Ahmad, Riaz Ullah, Naser M. AbdEl-Salam, H. Fouad, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Hidayat Hussain, Wajid Saeed

“…The fruits of four wild plants, namely, Capparis decidua, Ficus carica, Syzygium cumini, and Ziziphus jujuba, are separately used as traditional dietary and remedial agents in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. …”
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Investigation of the Heterovalent Substitution Cadmium for Lanthanum in Molybdate La2MoO6 by K. A. Chebyshev, A. V. Ignatov, L. V. Pasechnik, N. I. Selikova, E. I. Get`man

“…The unit cell parameter of fluorite-like-phase decreases with cadmium content rising. …”
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Safety evaluation and whole genome sequencing for revealing the ability of Penicillium oxalicum WX-209 to safely and effectively degrade citrus segments by Xiao Hu, Yujiao Qian, Zhipeng Gao, Gaoyang Li, Fuhua Fu, Jiajing Guo, Yang Shan

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Quantitation of Phenolic Compounds Related to Antioxidant and Antiosteoporosis Activities in Ripe and Unripe Maesil (Prunus mume) by Chong Woon Cho, Young Sik Park, Xi-Tao Yan, Hyun June Kim, Young Ho Kim, Kyung Tae Kim, Chu Van Men, Jong Seong Kang

“…The fruits of Prunus mume, maesil (Rosaceae), have been widely used as a valuable source of foods and herbal medicines from ancient times in Northeast Asia. …”
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PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL CULTIVARS OF ARONIA MELANOCARPA FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE "ALEXANDRU CIUBOTARU" NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN (INSTITUTE) by Ion Roșca, Aliona Glijin, Nina Ciorchină, Elisaveta Onica, Maria Tabăra, Alina Cutcovski-Muștuc, Tudor Ralea, Nina Zdioruc

“…The quantitative determination of ascorbic acid in the frozen fruits of the three cultivars of black chokeberry demonstrated close values (28.1 and 27.2 mg / 100 g) in the fruits of the cultivars ˈNeroˈ and ˈAlecsandrinaˈ and significantly lower (23.8 mg / 100 g ) in those of the cultivar 'Viking'. …”
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Downstream Effects of a Hydroelectric Reservoir on Aquatic Plant Assemblages by Ivan Bernez, Jacques Haury, Maria Teresa Ferreira

“…However, the results of the eco-historical comparison with 19th century floristic surveys point to the original nature of the flora found at the site. …”
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Contribuição de um segundo diâmetro na estimação de volume individual de plantios jovens de Tectona grandis L.f. by Mateus Niroh Inoue Sanquetta, Carlos Roberto Sanquetta, Ana Paula Dalla Corte, Aurélio Lourenço Rodrigues, Greyce Charllyne Benedet Maas

“…Estimar o volume individual das árvores com precisão e sem viés é um pré-requisito para um inventário florestal de qualidade. Para tanto, os métodos mais comuns se baseiam na aplicação do fator de forma médio ou em equações de simples ou dupla entrada. …”
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Optimization of Preparation Technology of Matcha Hickory Kernel and Study on Antioxidant and Lipid-lowering Activities by Fanping QIN, Ben NIU, Xiangjun FANG, Huizhi CHEN, Ruiling LIU, Hangjun CHEN, Weijie WU, Haiyan GAO

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Riparian forest communities along watercourses in the Sutjeska National Park (SE Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Đorđije Milanović, Vladimir Stupar

“… The paper deals with the floristic and ecological diversity of the riparian forest and scrub communities of the Sutjeska National Park in SE Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Fractionation of Rare Earth Elements in Greisen and Hydrothermal Veins Related to A-Type Magmatism by Mikael Tillberg, Olga M. Maskenskaya, Henrik Drake, Johan K. Hogmalm, Curt Broman, Anthony E. Fallick, Mats E. Åström

“…The greisen consists of coarse-grained quartz, muscovite, and fluorite, whereas the veins mainly contain quartz, calcite, epidote, chlorite, and fluorite in order of abundance. …”
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Chemical and Sensory Characterisation of Two Rubus rosifolius (Red Raspberry) Varieties by Theresa F. Rambaran, Camille S. Bowen-Forbes

“…Raspberries are economically important fruits, being highly valued for their taste and medicinal properties. …”
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Determination of carbohydrates in the herbal antidiabetic mixtures by GC-MC by Savych Alona, Marchyshyn Svitlana, Milian Ivanna

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the content of carbohydrates through their monomeric composition in the herbal mixture samples: a) Urtica dioica leaf, Cichorium intybus roots, Rosa majalis fruits, Elymys repens rhizome, Taraxacum officinale roots, b) Arctium lappa roots, Elymys repens rhizome, Zea mays columns with stigmas, Helichrysum arenarium flowers, Rosa majalis fruits, c) Inula helenium rhizome with roots, Helichrysi arenarium flowers, Zea mays columns with stigmas, Origanum vulgare herb, Rosa majalis fruits, Taraxacum officinale roots, d) Cichorium intybus roots, Elymys repens rhizome, Helichrysum arenarium flowers, Rosa majalis fruits, Zea mays columns with stigmas and e) Urtica dioica leaf, Taraxacum officinale roots, Vaccinium myrtillus leaf, Rosa majalis fruits, Mentha piperita herb, which were used in Ukrainian folk medicine for the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2.…”
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A Review of the Science of Colorful, Plant-Based Food and Practical Strategies for “Eating the Rainbow” by Deanna M. Minich

“…Over the past decades, thousands of published studies have amassed supporting recommendations to consume fruits and vegetables for physiological and psychological health. …”
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A Validated Reverse Phase HPLC Analytical Method for Quantitation of Glycoalkaloids in Solanum lycocarpum and Its Extracts by Renata Fabiane Jorge Tiossi, Mariza Abreu Miranda, João Paulo Barreto de Sousa, Fabíola Silva Garcia Praça, Maria Vitória Lopes Badra Bentley, James Dewey McChesney, Jairo Kenupp Bastos

“…Unripe fruits displayed higher concentrations of glycoalkaloids (1.04% ± 0.01 of SN and 0.69% ± 0.00 of SM) than the ripe fruits (0.83% ± 0.02 of SN and 0.60% ± 0.01 of SM). …”
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Stratification et phénologie forestière en relation avec la sécurité alimentaire de Pan paniscus au Parc National de la Salonga (R.D. Congo) by Constantin Lubini Ayingweu

“…La relation entre les types de forêt, la phénologie de principales espèces dont les fruits et jeunes feuilles sont consommées par Pan paniscus (Bonobo) est envisagée en termes de sécurité de la disponibilité alimentaire qu’offrent ces forêts. …”
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Structural characteristics, sugar metabolizing enzyme activity and biological activity of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides at different growth stages by Shengjian Ma, Yuliang Chen, Huaguo Huang, Xiaorui Pu, Huangbin Liang, Yu Kuang, Yijun Liu

“…Abstract The Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs) content, monosaccharide composition, molecular weight, sugar metabolism-related enzyme activities and in vitro antioxidant activities of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body (GLFB) from cassava stalk cultivation at different growth stages (namely, differentiation stage, umbrella stage, maturity stage and spore stage) were determined. …”
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Frutas: Practicas de Cuidado de Manejo para los Consumidores by Amy Simonne

“…FCS8742-Span, a 2-page fact sheet by Amy Simonne, is the Spanish version of Pome and Stone Fruits: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers (FCS8742). …”
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Frutas: Practicas de Cuidado de Manejo para los Consumidores by Amy Simonne

“…FCS8742-Span, a 2-page fact sheet by Amy Simonne, is the Spanish version of Pome and Stone Fruits: Safe Handling Practices for Consumers (FCS8742). …”
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Biomaterials for Food Preservation by Chunpeng (Craig) Wan, Kannan R. R. Rengasamy, Chuying Chen

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Lyophilized and Oven-Dried <i>Manilkara zapota</i> Extracts: Characterization and <i>In Vitro</i>, <i>In Vivo</i>, and <i>In Silico</i> Analyses by María Fernanda Rivas-Gastélum, Patricia Ariadna Galindo-Castillo, Juan Esparza-Sánchez, Miriam Irene Jiménez-Pérez, Yocanxóchitl Perfecto-Avalos, Luis Eduardo Garcia-Amezquita, Diego E. Navarro-López, Edgar R. López-Mena, Eugenio Sánchez-Arreola, Juan Pablo Tamayo-Martínez, Humberto L. Mendoza-Figueroa, María Magdalena Crosby-Galván, Elsa Margarita Crosby-Galván, Jorge L. Mejía-Méndez, Angélica Lizeth Sánchez-López

“…Bromatological analyses were performed to investigate variabilities in the nutritional content of fruits after nine post-harvest days. The phytochemical content of fruits was assessed by gas chromatography flame ionization detector (GC-FID), and their biological performance was studied using <i>in vitro</i> antibacterial and antioxidant assays (DPPH and ABTS) and <i>in vivo</i> toxicity models. …”
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