Sentences with phrase «plant compounds on»

At this point there aren't a lot of high - quality studies looking at the effects of spices and other plant compounds on health markers in people with diabetes and prediabetes.

There are a number of specific compounds in plant foods that look promising, but that's based on in vitro studies like this, where they basically just drip some plant compound on bone cells in a petri dish and see a boost in bone builder cells, or a drop in bone eater cells.

Not exact matches

Such whole - grain varieties contain high levels of phenols and tannins, two plant compounds with a knack for mopping up free radicals that can wreak havoc on cell membranes and other delicate machinery within the human body.

Rembialkowska, Ewa; Hallmann, Ewelina; Rusaczonek, Anna; Bennett, Richard; Brandt, Kirsten; Lueck, Lorna and Leifert, Carlo (2007) The content of bioactive compounds in rat experimental diets based on organic, low - input and conventional plant materials.

Wiśniewska, MSc Katarzyna; Rembiałkowska, prof. Ewa; Hallmann, dr Ewelina; Rusaczonek, MSc Anna; Lueck, dr Lorna and Leifert, prof. Carlo (2008) The antioxidant compounds in rat experimental diets based on plant materials from organic, low - input and conventional agricultural systems.

Read this AWESOME article on new research that shows a compound in plants called apigenin could stop breast cancer cells from becoming resistant to cell death.

Soy contains a group of phytoestrogens (compounds found in plants that mimic the activity of oestrogen) called isoflavones, but the isoflavone content of a soy protein isolate depends on the method used to isolate it.

As plants build up organic matter, soil animals feed on them and their debris, whilst microbes decompose the complex organic compounds to their mineral components and to carbon dioxide.

On a Molecular Basis, Investigate Association of Molecular Structure with Bioactive Compounds, Anti-Nutritional Factors and Chemical and Nutrient Profiles of Canola Seeds and Co-Products from Canola Processing: Comparison Crusher Plants within Canada and within China as well as between Canada and China

- Increase investment in research and development of plant - based foods and clean meat; - Clarify that food producers can use compound names such as «soy milk» and other descriptors on food labels; - Include commonsense measures to reform checkoff programs; and - Incentivize the production and consumption of specialty crops and pulses.

If they planned to get anything out of City, then they all - Kean and Venky's - need to be relieved of their duties on medical grounds, then pensioned off to a large walled compound to tend plants and live happily in institutionalised calm.

The Metropolitan Syracuse Wastewater Treatment Plant, which supplies about 20 percent of the water that flows into the lake, has spent millions on upgrades to reduce ammonia, phosphorous and other compounds.

Courtesy of the herbal healer, some bacterial or fungal infections can be treated with better effects when compared to a therapy based only on antibiotics, as it has potential to influence the antimicrobial effect of some common antibiotics and antibiotics may be co-administered with plant - derived compounds to potentiate their antimicrobial effect.

«The problem is that most of the plant - tolerance models we currently use to predict these outcomes are based on laboratory studies or plant physiological studies, so they often don't factor in the compounding effects of simultaneous stressors like drought and pressure from natural enemies.

Hyder and his research team have focused on luteolin, a naturally occurring, non-toxic plant compound that has been proven effective against several types of cancer.

Experiments in 2014 on sagebrush showed some plants spoke a language dominated by camphor compounds, while others emitted more thujone, coincidentally the same chemical suspected to be responsible for the hallucinogenic effects of absinthe.

They also found that this new compound does not have an effect on the cell division of animal cells, and that cell division restarts in plant cells upon removal of the compound.

The most promising active ingredients were then tested on model animals: ursolic acid, a waxy natural chemical found in apple peels and rosemary; curcumin, the bright yellow plant compound in turmeric; and resveratrol, a natural compound common to red grapes or berries.

Dr. Minako Ueda, Dr. Masakazu Nambo of the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) of Nagoya University and their colleagues have reported in the journal Plant and Cell Physiology, on the development of a series of triarylmethane compounds, which were tested on plant cells to see their effect on cell diviPlant and Cell Physiology, on the development of a series of triarylmethane compounds, which were tested on plant cells to see their effect on cell diviplant cells to see their effect on cell division.

«As a result of screening about 200 compounds, we found that (3 - furyl) diphenylmethane (chem7), which is a triarylmethane that contains 2 phenyl groups and a furyl (a 5 - membered aromatic ring containing 4 carbons and an oxygen atom in the ring) group, had strong inhibitory activity on plant cell division,» says Ueda.

This was compounded by news of the hack at the Texas water plant, where on 20 November a hacker named «prof» gained access to the plant's systems using a three - character default password on an internet - accessed SCADA made by Siemens of Germany.

Most plants rely on the C3 process, which uses carbon dioxide and fixes three - carbon compounds in a photosynthetic cycle, but a few have evolved the more efficient C4 variety, developing a competitive edge by fixing four carbons per cycle.

A promising source of hydrogen is the organic compound cellulose, which is a key component of plants and the most abundant biopolymer on Earth.

Based on a plant - based class of molecules known as indoline alkaloids, the compound inhibits an enzyme called polymerase, which enables a virus to make thousands of copies of itself and cause disease, explains Claire Marie Filone, the study's lead author.

«In addition to adding eye appeal to foods and beverages, natural colorings add natural plant - based antioxidant compounds that may have a beneficial effect on health.»

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Bayreuth has now discovered that there are arsenic compounds which have a toxic effect on plants and yet had not previously been considered in connection with chemical analyses of rice and the estimated health risks for humans.

So this is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, and there is one plant I think I have mentioned on the walk, Sweet Annie or Qing Hao; it's a Chinese plant that's being used — it has been used traditionally to treat malaria and fevers — and they extract a compound called artemisinin from that which they are trying to use more and more in Africa.

«Our focus is on exploring plant - derived natural food bioactive compounds as antimicrobials to control foodborne pathogens, in order to ensure safety of fresh produce,» she said.

These scientists work on projects spanning from the identification of plant compounds and insecticidal proteins to the development of renewable biotechnology products and biosensors for herbicides as well as developing yeast as source for dietary supplements!

«As a result of an exhaustive investigation of the effects of various types of growth substances on plants, we have discovered that certain organic compounds exercise a pronounced stimulating effect on root - growth, and are highly valuable in promoting and inducing root - growth on plant slips or cuttings,» stated Zimmerman and Hitchcock in the patent application.

For example, the resistance of wild parsnip to webworm attack depends on when the parsnip blooms and on concentrations of certain chemical compounds with insecticidal properties found in the plant.

We came across a compound that had been isolated from a plant species and shown to have effects on blocking the growth of blood vessel cells, both in the culture dish and also in animal models.

Colorful plant foods — dark greens, blues, reds, oranges and yellows — are all indicators of powerful plant compounds called phytonutrients that turn on anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, detoxifying genes.

Though it hasn't been studied in humans, there is some evidence (from studies on rats and mice) that certain compounds in the leaves of the Moringa plant may be protective against arsenic poisoning.

The only studies I found on this hormone aspect indicated that extremely large amounts of the Stevioside part of the plant would be needed to affect hormone balance (and Stevioside only makes up 10 % of the sweet compounds in the plant), so I don't think this is a tremendous concern, especially for moderate or occasional use.

Because the plants need exposure to stress in order to develop these compounds (called Rosavins, if you're interested), the ones that are grown in more temperate or hospitable places won't have any effect on our bodies.

Here's the thing - essential oils are extremely potent plant compounds that can have a very dramatic effect on the body.

Jam packed with fibre to keep you fuller for longer, wholemeal bread retains the nutrients and healthy plant compounds found naturally in the grain — a slice of wholemeal toast comes packed with folate, thiamine, magnesium and vitamin E. Buyer beware, though; check that your bread contains wholemeal flour rather than relying on the colour.

With that said, they are quite popular now in the aromatherapy community because, unlike steam distillation, many more (medicinal) plant compounds are extracted during the process, no potentially harmful solvents are required, the oils are sometimes gentler to use on the skin, and their aromas are truer to the original plant than steam - distilled essential oils.

More than that, we need compounds from colourful pigments in plants so that our immune systems can work effectively, our gut bacteria have the resources they need to work on our behalf and to scavenge and neutralise free radicals produced through the body's normal activity.

Those who committed to engaging in two to four hours of forest bathing on two consecutive days also inhaled antimicrobial compounds emitted by trees and plants.

Researchers believe that it is in large part due to the plant's high concentration of medicinal compounds known as ginsenosides, unique plant sterols and saponins that are found abundantly in ginseng root and have a range of borderline miraculous effects on the human mind and body.

A commondiet consists of an overabundance of saturated fats, trans fats, and those fats from plant sources (think of regular cooking oils) usually overflowing with omega 6 compounds, as they are the easiest and most economical to get your hands on.

This recent 2014 study tested the effect of two plant compounds, cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon and carvacrol from oregano, on clostridium difficile.

But what most people may not know, is that some of the most powerful pharmaceutical drugs on the market, are made from plant extracts or based on natural, nutritional compounds.

Read this AWESOME article on new research that shows a compound in plants called apigenin could stop breast cancer cells from becoming resistant to cell death.

Dr. Mechoulam, along with pharmacologist Dr. Habib Edery and colleagues, went on to isolate and elucidate the structures of most members of the cannabinoid group of compounds in the cannabis plant.

Perhaps similar to the reason why carcinogens on plants do not form at high temperature like grilling, or nitrites in fresh vegetables do not create N - nitrosamine compounds like nitrites found in meat?

The active hormonal compound in the tribulus terrestris plant is a steroidal saponin called protodioscin; concentrations of protodioscin are often displayed on the bottle.

But what about all the other herbs, plants and isolated nutritional compounds on the market?