Role of Glucosinolates in the Nutraceutical Potential of Selected Cultivars of .

L. subsp. (turnip greens), a traditionally consumed vegetable, is well-known due to its high content of glucosinolates, which are secondary metabolites with a positive biological activity for human health.

Cancer Prevention and Health Benefices of Traditionally Consumed Borago officinalis Plants.

Nowadays, healthy eating is increasing the demand of functional foods by societies as sources of bioactive products with healthy qualities. For this reason, we tested the safety of the consumption of Borago officinalis L. and its main phenolic components as well as the possibility of its use as a nutraceutical plant to help in cancer prevention.

Antigenotoxicity and Tumor Growing Inhibition by Leafy Brassica carinata and Sinigrin.

Cruciferous vegetables are well known and worldwide consumed due to their health benefits and cancer prevention properties. As a desirable cruciferous plant, Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) and its glucosinolate sinigrin were tested in the in vivo Drosophila melanogaster (SMART) and the in vitro HL60 (human promyelocytic leukaemia cell line) systems.

Temperature and water stress during conditioning and incubation phase affecting Orobanche crenata seed germination and radicle growth.

Orobanche crenata is a holoparasitic plant that is potentially devastating to crop yield of legume species. Soil temperature and humidity are known to affect seed germination, however, the extent of their influence on germination and radicle growth of those of O. crenata is largely unknown.

Protective effect of borage seed oil and gamma linolenic acid on DNA: in vivo and in vitro studies.

Borage (Borago officinalis L.) seed oil has been used as a treatment for various degenerative diseases. Many useful properties of this oil are attributed to its high gamma linolenic acid content (GLA, 18:3 ω-6).