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Citrus Seed Waste and Circular Bioeconomy: Insights on Nutritional Profile, Hea...
Seyyedi-Mansour, Sepidar; Carpena, María; Donn, Pauline; Barciela, Paula; Perez-Vazquez, Ana; Echave Álvarez, Javier; Pereira, Antia GonzalezCitrus fruits are widely grown, processed, and distributed in more than 140 countries, with annual global production exceeding 124.3 million metric tons. This substantial consumption generates significant organic waste, accounting for approximately 50–60% of the total fruit mass, primarily in the form of peel, pulp, and seeds. Often discarded or reused as animal feed, these wastes contribute to significant envi...
Nutraceuticals and oxidative stress
Donn, Pauline; Seyyedi-Mansour, Sepidar; Perez-Vazquez, Ana; Barciela, Paula; Fraga-Corral, Maria; Chamorro, Franklin; Cassani, LuciaSeveral studies have found a link between oxidative stress and a variety of noncommunicable diseases including diabetes, obesity, aging, Down syndrome, cancers, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases. All these pathologies are aided by oxidative stress, which is caused by the excessive production of free radicals or insufficient elimination of free radicals. To avoid, reduce, or eliminate this imbalance...
Toxicity and safety of nutraceuticals
Barciela, Paula; Perez-Vazquez, Ana; Mansour, Sepidar; Donn, Pauline; Garcia-Perez, P.; Carpena, Maria; Fraga-Corral, Maria; Simal-Gandara, JesusCurrently, consumers are more conscious about the importance of having a good diet and lifestyle; so the demand for products with potential health benefits has increased. Nutraceuticals can be classified according to different criteria. Based on their chemical structure, they can be divided into phenolic compounds, fatty acids and structural lipids, carbohydrates and amino-acids derivatives, minerals, and terpe...
Characterization of Phenolic Compounds of Arnica montana Conventional Extracts
Garcia-Oliveira, Paula; Chamorro, Franklin; Donn, Pauline; Garcia-Perez, Pascual; Seyyedi-Mansour, Sepidar; Silva, Aurora; Echave Álvarez, JavierArnica montana L. (Asteraceae family) is a plant commonly used in traditional medicine, and several reports have characterized this plant’s bioactivities, especially its phenolic compounds. These compounds are well known for their numerous beneficial biological properties. Consequently, industry stakeholders from the feed, food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical sectors are seeking extracts rich in phenolic compound...
Bioactive Compounds of Verbascum sinuatum L.: Health Benefits and Potential as ...
Donn, Pauline; Barciela, Paula; Perez-Vazquez, Ana; Cassani, Lucia; Simal-Gandara, Jesus; Prieto Lage, Miguel A.Verbascum sinuatum (V. sinuatum) is a plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family that has been used as an ingredient in traditional medicine infusions for the treatment of many diseases. The aerial part of this plant is a source of bioactive compounds, especially polyphenols and iridoids. Moreover, antioxidant activity studies have shown that V. sinuatum phenolic and flavonoid composition is higher than tho...
Profiling of Phenolic Compounds in Citrus Flowers and Their Biological Activities
Seyyedi-Mansour, Sepidar; Carpena Rodríguez, María; Donn, Pauline; Garcia-Oliveira, Paula; Echave Álvarez, Javier; Barciela, Paula; Fraga-Corral, MariaCitrus, a genus of flowering plants in the Rutaceae family, holds substantial market importance as a crop worldwide. After prolonged periods of breeding and extensive hybridization, numerous species have emerged, each possessing a unique metabolism that produces a diverse array of secondary metabolites. It is important to note that phenolic compounds, in particular phenols and flavonoids, are among the most imp...