Wild thyme ( L.): a review of the current evidence of nutritional and preventive health benefits.

L. (Lamiaceae), known in English as 'wild thyme', is primarily found in the Palearctic realm (Eurasia, North Africa) and has been utilized traditionally for culinary, nutritional, medicinal, and aromatic purposes. The essential oil extracted from wild thyme is particularly noteworthy, being used extensively in the food industry as a flavoring agent and preservative.

Robust Fluorescence Collection Module for Wide-Bore Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometers.

Mass spectrometers are at the heart of the most powerful toolboxes available to scientists when studying molecular structure, conformation, and dynamics in controlled molecular environments. Improved molecular characterization brought about by the implementation of new orthogonal methods into mass spectrometry-enabled analyses opens deeper insight into the complex interplay of forces that underlie chemistry. Here, we detail how one can add fluorescence detection to commercial ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometers without adverse effects to its preexisting analytical tools.

The Acute and Chronic Cognitive and Cerebral Blood Flow Effects of a (Greek Mountain Tea) Extract: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Groups Study in Healthy Humans.

Background: The presence of polyphenols such as hydroxy-cinnamic acids and flavonoids in (Greek mountain tea) are likely responsible for the cognitive and mood effects of its consumption and this could be underpinned by the ability of such polyphenols to prevent monoamine neurotransmitter reuptake and to increase cerebral blood flow (CBF).

Objective: The current study extends the small amount of literature in humans by assessing both cognitive and mood outcomes in a sample of older adults, as well as blood pressure (BP) and CBF, in a subsample, utilizing near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).

Design: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel groups trial randomized = 155, 50⁻70-year-old male and female participants who were assessed for the cognitive ( = 140), mood ( = 142), BP ( = 133) and CBF ( = 57) effects of two doses of Greek mountain tea (475 and 950 mg) as well as an active control of 240 mg , and a placebo control, following acute consumption (Day 1) and following a month-long consumption period (Day 28).

Electrophoretic profiling and immunocytochemical detection of pectins and arabinogalactan proteins in olive pollen during germination and pollen tube growth.

Background And Aims: Cell wall pectins and arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) are important for pollen tube growth. The aim of this work was to study the temporal and spatial dynamics of these compounds in olive pollen during germination.

Methods: Immunoblot profiling analyses combined with confocal and transmission electron microscopy immunocytochemical detection techniques were carried out using four anti-pectin (JIM7, JIM5, LM5 and LM6) and two anti-AGP (JIM13 and JIM14) monoclonal antibodies.

Cellular localization and levels of pectins and arabinogalactan proteins in olive (Olea europaea L.) pistil tissues during development: implications for pollen-pistil interaction.

Cell wall components in the pistil are involved in cell-cell recognition, nutrition and regulation of pollen tube growth. The aim of this work was to study the level, whole-organ distribution, and subcellular localization of pectins and arabinogalactan proteins (AGPs) in the olive developing pistil. Western blot analyses and immunolocalization with fluorescence and electron microscopy were carried out using a battery of antibodies recognizing different types of pectin epitopes (JIM7, JIM5, LM5, and LM6) and one anti-AGPs antibody (JIM13).

Whole-organ analysis of calcium behaviour in the developing pistil of olive (Olea europaea L.) as a tool for the determination of key events in sexual plant reproduction.

Background: The pistil is a place where multiple interactions between cells of different types, origin, and function occur. Ca(2+) is one of the key signal molecules in plants and animals. Despite the numerous studies on Ca(2+) signalling during pollen-pistil interactions, which constitute one of the main topics of plant physiology, studies on Ca(2+) dynamics in the pistil during flower formation are scarce.

Identification and localization of a caleosin in olive (Olea europaea L.) pollen during in vitro germination.

In plant organs and tissues, the neutral storage lipids are confined to discrete spherical organelles called oil bodies. Oil bodies from plant seeds contain 0.6-3% proteins, including oleosins, steroleosins, and caleosins.