Publications by authors named "G Nieto"
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- Broccoli is a widely consumed crop, primarily produced in China and Spain, with its florets being edible while leaves and stalks are often discarded.
- The study reviews the nutritional and phytochemical benefits of broccoli and its by-products, emphasizing their potential use in creating functional foods through innovative, sustainable technologies.
- Broccoli is rich in valuable compounds that offer various health benefits, prompting the need for better utilization of its by-products to enhance food products' nutritional profiles.
Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a highly prevalent disease characterized by motor and non-motor symptoms; the latter include constipation, which is considered a prodromal symptom. On the other hand, sarcopenia, polypharmacy, and malnutrition due to deficits are common in PD and lead to poorer health and quality of life.
Objective: to associate constipation and use of levodopa with nutritional status, sarcopenia, duration and stage of the disease, and polypharmacy in individuals with PD.
HPLC analysis, phytochemical screening, thin layer chromatography, polyphenols and flavonoid contents were conducted to determine the bioactive contents of the Algerian Seseli tortuosum plant. Antioxidant activity was tested using DPPH and ABTS scavenging assays, reducing power, phenanthroline and silver nanoparticle (SNP) assays. The anti-Alzheimer's activity of extracts was also performed in vitro and in silico.
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- The study investigated the chemical composition and biological effects of polar extracts from a medicinal plant in the Asteraceae family using advanced mass spectrometry.
- It identified twenty compounds in one extract and twenty-two in another, including five flavonoids, two of which were newly discovered in this genus.
- The extracts showed strong antioxidant properties and high levels of phenolic and flavonoid content, suggesting potential applications in photoprotective cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
(L.) Lam is a dicotyledonous plant originally from tropical regions, with China and Spain acting as the main producers from outside and within the EU, respectively. The root, including only flesh, is the edible part, and the peel, leaves, stems, or shoots are considered by-products, which are generated due to being discarded in the field and during processing.
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