Publications by authors named "Saki Shimode"
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- Crocetin glycosides, like crocin, are recognized as beneficial for health, particularly in preventing chronic diseases and cancer, but their stability during cooking is not fully understood.!* -
- This study found that crocetin glycosides in saffron remain stable when boiled for 20 minutes, but undergo structural changes when grilled at high temperatures, affecting their bioactivity.!* -
- New crocetin glycosides were identified in freesia flowers, and their potential as edible flowers was explored; both saffron and freesia glycosides demonstrated moderate abilities to quench singlet oxygen, indicating antioxidant properties.!*
In this study, we investigated the antioxidant activities of antheraxanthin-related carotenoids. Antheraxanthin and 9-cis-antheraxanthin were prepared from persimmon and orange fruit, respectively, and converted to other carotenoids under acidic conditions. Resulting carotenoids were purified using preparative silica gel HPLC, and their structures were analyzed in detail by NMR spectra.
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