Valorization of waste tomato leaves with natural deep eutectic solvents.

Waste produced during cultivation of edible plants can be a valuable source of bioactive molecules. Herein, we present the valorization of tomato leaves to obtain biologically active extracts. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), composed of natural ingredients, were applied as extracting solvents.

Targeted Analysis, Metabolic Profiling, and Fingerprinting Based on an LC(GC)-MS Approach for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Pesticide Content in Edible Plants.

Pesticides are commonly found in plant-based foods, which inevitably reduces food quality and poses significant health risks to consumers. The extensive variety of crops and the wide range of pesticides used means that no single analytical approach can provide clear and comprehensive information on the pesticide-protection status of a crop. Since most pesticide analyses in food rely on chromatographic techniques combined with various MS platforms, this article focuses exclusively on LC-MS and GC-MS system methodologies.

Combined Use of GDF-15 and NT-Pro BNP for Outcome Prediction in Patients with Acute Heart Failure.

Acute heart failure (AHF) is characterized by a complex pathophysiology. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of combined serial measurements of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) and growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) for predicting long-term outcomes in patients with AHF. This study included 104 consecutive patients hospitalized due to AHF.

Study of pesticide transformation processes in different wheat varieties and their effects on plant metabolism.

Background: This study aims to obtain systematic understanding of the way by which pesticides are metabolized in plants and the influence of this process on plants' metabolism as this process has a key impact on plant-based food safety and quality. The research was conducted under field conditions, which enabled to capture metabolic processes taking place in plants grown under multihectare cultivation conditions.

Results: Research was conducted on three wheat varieties cultivated under field conditions and treated by commercially available preparations (fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and growth regulator).

Non-target metabolomics approach for the investigation of the hidden effects induced by atrazine and its degradation products on plant metabolism.

Japanese radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) plants grown under laboratory conditions were individually exposed to the same doses of atrazine (2-chloro-4-ethylamino-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine, ATR) or its main degradation products: either 2-amino-4-chloro-6-isopropylamino-1,3,5-triazine (DEA) or 2-amino-4-chloro-6-ethylamino-1,3,5-triazine (DIA) or desethyl-desisopropyl-atrazine (DEDIA) or 4-(ethylamino)-2-hydroxy-6-(isopropylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (HA), respectively. One week after treatment in plants exposed to ATR, DIA, and DEA, their concentrations were 7.