Buckwheat Hull Extracts Inhibit Growth and AFB Biosynthesis.

Fungal contamination poses at risk the whole food production chain - - with potential negative impact on human health. So far, the insurgence of pathogens has been restrained by the use of chemical compounds, whose residues have gradually accumulated determining toxic effects in the environment. Modern innovative techniques imply the use of natural and eco-sustainable bioactive plant molecules as pathogens and pests-control agents.

Selective Extraction of ω-3 Fatty Acids from sp. Using Supercritical CO Extraction.

In this article, microalgae sp. was used for fatty acid (FA) extraction, using a supercritical fluid-carbon dioxide (SF-CO) extraction method. This study investigated the influence of different pre-treatment conditions by varying the grinding speed (200-600 rpm), pre-treatment time (2.

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Lutein from .

Lutein has several benefits for human health, playing an important role in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, amelioration of the first stages of atherosclerosis, and some types of cancer. In this work, the microalga was used as a natural source for the supercritical fluid (SF) extraction of lutein. For this purpose, the optimization of the main parameters affecting the extraction, such as biomass pre-treatment, temperature, pressure, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) flow rate, was performed.