Colored wheats such as black, blue, or purple wheat are receiving a great interest as healthy food ingredients due to their potential health-enhancing attributes. Purple wheat is an anthocyanin-pigmented grain that holds huge potential in food applications since wheat is the preferred source of energy and protein in human diet. Purple wheat is currently processed into a variety of foods with potent antioxidant properties, which have been demonstrated by in vitro studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) root is known for health-promoting activities due to its high phytochemical content. Therefore, the aim of this study is to increase the amount of health boosting components in commonly eaten product.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe gluten-free products available on the markets are deficient in bioactive compounds and high in cost. The present study is designed to develop gluten-free biscuits with enhanced nutritional properties. The gluten-free biscuits are formulated with rice flour (RF) incorporated with Assyrian plum fruit flour (APF) and bio-waste date-pit flour (DPF) according to the following ratios; RF:DPF:APF (100:0:0)/T0, (90:5:5)/T1, (80:10:10)/T2, and (70:15:15)/T3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder mainly characterized by progressive deterioration of memory and impaired cognitive function. The most promising approach for symptomatic relief of AD is to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE). On the basis of this approach in-house library of 9-aminoacridine derivatives were constructed and allowed to docked against human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) (PDB ID: 4EY7), using MOE 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report here the synthesis as well as antioxidant activity of a series of 2-aryl thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acids, including two novel derivatives. They were synthesized by nucleophilic cyclic condensation of L-cysteine hydrochloride with a range of aromatic aldehydes. Their in vitro antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH radical scavenging assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNumerous nutraceutical applications have been explored during the last decades. The present study is based on extraction of oil from super kernel basmati rice which has shown effective analgesic, anti- inflammatory, and anti-arthiritic activities. The feeding experiments on male Wister rats and female Sprague-dawley (SD) rats have elaborated the therapeutic value of variety of bioactive components including γ-oryzanol present in the oil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn search of potent molecules having antioxidant activity the present work was designed to synthesize 2, 6-diphenylpiperidine-4-one compounds (1a and 1b) and their imine derivatives (2a, 2b, 3a, and 3b). Compounds 1a and 1b were synthesized by Mannich condensation reaction. The method was found to be simple, convenient with high yield and products were easily separated.
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