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The comparison of betalain composition and chosen biological activities for differently pigmented prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris) varieties
PublicationBetalains are a group of plant originated pigments with chemopreventive potential. The aim of this study was to relate the composition of betalains and chosen biological activities (antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-genotoxic and influence on enzymatic activities) for extracts from differently pigmented varieties of prickly pear (yellow, orange and red) and beetroot (white and red). The assumption was that phytocomplexes of tested varieties...
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Bioavailability of Tannins and Other Oligomeric Polyphenols: a Still to Be Studied Phenomenon
PublicationPurpose of Review Polyphenols are a group of plant secondary metabolites characterized with the presence ofmultiples of phenol structural units. Tannins are plant originated phenolic substances, which play an important role in plant defense system as well as have found applications in medicine, industry, and other fields of human activity. Despite these, the mechanisms of bioavailability of these substances are poorly studied and...
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Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Properties of Bioactive Compounds in Organic and Conventional Growing Kiwifruit
PublicationThe bioactivity of two kiwifruit’s cultivars growing under organic and conventional conditions were studied and compared. The bioactive compounds were extracted with water and ethanol using similar conditions which are applied in pharmaceutical applications and for daily fruit consumption such as tea drink. Antioxidant radical scavenging assays [ferric-reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP); cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC);...
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Juices from untypical edible fruits as acidity regulators for food industry. Verification of health promoting properties. Comparison with typical acidity regulators.
PublicationNowadays all kind of food additives, and among them acidity regulators, have become necessary components of most food products. Their role is lengthening shelf-life, improving the sensory properties and protecting food products from microbial contaminations. However, despite advantages, there are also some undesirable effects of use of food additives that have raised public concern recently. Therefore, food industry considers the...
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Green Physical Activity Indicator: Health, Physical Activity and Spending Time Outdoors Related to Residents Preference for Greenery
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Antimicrobial, cytotoxic, and antioxidant activities and physicochemical characteristics of chromium(III) complexes with picolinate, dipicolinate, oxalate, 2,2′-bipyridine, and 4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridine as ligands in aqueous solutions
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α-Lipoic Acid Strengthens the Antioxidant Barrier and Reduces Oxidative, Nitrosative, and Glycative Damage, as well as Inhibits Inflammation and Apoptosis in the Hypothalamus but Not in the Cerebral Cortex of Insulin-Resistant Rats
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Fermented Vinegars from Apple Peels, Raspberries, Rosehips, Lavender, Mint, and Rose Petals: The Composition, Antioxidant Power, and Genoprotective Abilities in Comparison to Acetic Macerates, Decoctions, and Tinctures
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Use of Silybum marianum Extract and Bio-Ferment for Biodegradable Cosmetic Formulations to Enhance Antioxidant Potential and Effect of the Type of Vehicle on the Percutaneous Absorption and Skin Retention of Silybin and Taxifolin
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Relationship between Chemical Structure and Biological Activity Evaluated In Vitro for Six Anthocyanidins Most Commonly Occurring in Edible Plants
PublicationNumerous studies have provided evidence that diets rich in anthocyanins show a broad spectrum of health benefits. Anthocyanins in nature are usually found in the form of glycosides. Their aglycone forms are called anthocyanidins. The chemical structure of anthocyanins is based on the flavylium cation, but they differ in the position and number of substituents. However, the bioactives and foods that contain them are frequently treated...
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Possibility of Using Tea Fungus for Fermentation of Beetroot and Carrot Pomace Beverages
PublicationFermented beverages obtained from plant-based raw materials are becoming more popular due to their beneficial effects on human health. These include kombucha beverages, which are obtained by fermenting tea brew using the so-called tea fungus, which includes acetic acid bacteria and osmophilic yeast. A consortium of these microorganisms could also be used to prepare functional fermented beverages obtained from extracts of vegetable...
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Juices from non-typical edible fruits as health-promoting acidity regulators for food industry
PublicationThe study verifies the possibility of application of juices from selected fruits characterized by the high antioxidant potential as natural acidity regulators with improved nutritional properties. The tested non-typical fruits included mirabelle plum, sea buckthorn and blue-berried honeysuckle. Beetroot juice whose pH is about 6.0 served as a model food product. Potentiometric titration was used to compare the efficacy of tested...
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Properties of Different Varieties of Durian
PublicationDurian (Durio zibethinus Murr.), like many other exotic, tropical, and conventional fruits, is important in the prevention of different diseases. In this study, the characterization of the main bioactive compounds of the most popular cultivars of durian and their properties are described. The changes in the quality indices of the antioxidant status were determined by CUPRAC, ABTS, FRAP, DPPH, and ORAC assays. The profiling of phytochemicals...
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Activity-based protein profiling guided identification of urine proteinase 3 activity in subclinical rejection after renal transplantation
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EFFECT OF WATER ACTIVITY AND TEMPERATURE ON GROWTH AND LIPOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM STRAINS IN LIQUID CULTURE MEDIA WITH PLANT OILS
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Partial characterization of three Korean white lotus cultivars
PublicationThe nutritional and bioactive values of Korean white lotus cultivars (Muan, Chungyang, and Garam)extracted with methanol, water, and acetone solvents were evaluated by the contents of their bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity determined by ABTS, CUPRAC, FRAP, DPPH, and β-carotene-linoleic acid assays. HPLC, fluorometry, and FTIR spectroscopy were employed for evaluation of polyphenols and fatty acids. All lotus cultivar...
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Immunomodulation of macrophages activity in murine bacteremia model
PublicationZaprezentowano wyniki badań in vitro i in vivo połączeń muramylodipeptydu (MDP) z tetrapeptydem jakim jest tuftsyna. Otrzymane rezultaty pokazują, że badane związki modulują fagocytarne możliwości makrofagów w mysim modelu bakteryjnym.
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Influence of Carbohydrate Residues on Antibacterial Activity of Vancomycin
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Antiaflatoxigenic activity of Carum copticum essential oil
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Sympathetic nerve activity in obstructive sleep apnoea
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Non‐Proteasomal Urine Activity in Bladder Cancer
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Elastolytic activity is associated with inflammation in bladder cancer
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A rapid assay of human thyroid peroxidase activity
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Identification of inertia and activity in the market behaviour of enterprises
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Genistein modulates gene activity in psoriatic patients
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Increase of the Photocatalytic Activity of by Carbon and Iron Modifications
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Dependence of photocatalytic activity of anatase powders on their crystallinity
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Detection of person presence and its activity in the bathtub
PublicationA practical application of a bioimpedance technique for a detection of a bathing person is presented in the paper. It addresses the possibility of supervising people in the bathtub without voiding of their intimacy. The measurement system installed in a fiber-glass or a plastic bathtub is able to detect a presence of the bathing person, to estimate its activity and thus to detect potentially dangerous events. In the paper a principle...
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Analysis of activity of people using motion sensors
PublicationThe article presents the designed and implemented system for activity monitoring of people using passive motion sensors and methods for activity maps generation. In the paper he method is presented and results obtained for simulated data and for data from observations with the participation of people.
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An automated aystem for analysis of mouse movement activity
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The potential anti-tumor activity of neoteric solvents
PublicationCiecze jonowe stały się obiektem zainteresowania naukowców. Znajdują one coraz to szersze zastosowanie. Dlatego też ważne jest określenie ich właściwości Eko-toksycznych. Aktywność anty-nowotworowa i cytotoksyczna cieczy jonowych stała się zatem ważnym aspektem badań. Artykuł podsumowuje najnowsze wyniki badań nad cytotoksycznością tych rozpuszczalników
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The effect of sulphonamides on activated sludge dehydrogenase activity
PublicationBadano wpływ wybranych sulfonamidów (sulfanilamidu SA, sulfacetamidu SCM oraz p-toluenosulfonamidu p-TSA) na aktywność dehydrogenz osadu czynnego w zakresie stężeń od 10 do 100 mg/l. Aktywność dehydrogenaz badano przy pomocy testu TTC. Stwierdzono, że wszystkie badane związki mają wyraźny wpływ na obniżenie aktywności dehydrogenaz osadu czynnego. Aktywność ta była najmocniej inhibitowana przez p-TSA.
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Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 immobilized on glass beads
PublicationAktywność fotokatalityczną czystego TiO2 oraz TiO2 modyfikowanego borem zbadano w reakcji degradacji wodnego roztworu fenolu. TiO2 osadzono na szklanych kulkach i umieszczono w reaktorze wyposażonym w szklaną, kwarcową rurę, którą naświetlano promieniowaniem z zakresu UV-Vus
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Photocatalytic activity of TiO2 loaded with metal clusters
PublicationTiO2 modyfikowano powierzchniowo klasterami metali: srebra, złota i platyny. Zbadano wpływ rodzaju i ilości wprowadzonej domieszki, oraz matrycy TiO2 na aktywność fotokatalityczną otrzymanych próbek. Fotoaktywność próbek badano w reakcji degradacji fenolu (Co = 0,21 mmol/dm3 ) w zakresie światła Vis lub UV. Najwyższą aktywność zaobserwowano dla fotokatalizatorów zawierających 2%Ag, 1%Au oraz 0,5%Pt. Po 60 min naświetlania światłem...
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Biological activity of tuftsin and its two analogues
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania, których celem była ocena wpływu analogów tuftsyny na żywotność mononuklearnych komórek krwi obwodowej (PBMC), limfocytów krwi obwodowej (PBL) i monocytów, ocena wpływu sekrecji czynnika martwicy nowotworu alfa (TNF) i interleukiny 6 (IL6) oraz zbadanie wpływu badanych związków na cytotoksyczność nuturalnych komórek zabójczych (NK).
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Antifungal Activity and Synergism with Azoles of Polish Propolis
PublicationThe aim of our work was to check if one of the products of natural origin, namely honey 19 bee propolis may be an alternative or supplement to currently used antifungal agents. The activity 20 of 50 ethanolic extracts of propolis (EEPs), harvested in Polish apiaries, was tested on a group of 69 21 clinical isolates of C. albicans. Most of the EEPs showed satisfactory activity, with minimum 22 fungicidal concentrations (MFC) mainly...
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New conjugates of mycophenolic acid and their antiproliferative activity
PublicationThe new conjugates of mycophenolic acid (MPA) were obtained in the reaction of N6-(ω-aminoalkyl)adenosines with MPA in the presence of EDCI as a coupling reagent. New compounds 4a–h were evaluated on leukemia cell line (Jurkat) and PBMC from healthy donors. Length of the linker influenced observed activity. The compound 4b possessing 1,3-diamine spacer exhibited the most promising results and can be considered to further investigations.
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Influence of temperature on the activity of anammox granular biomass.
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine a short-term and long-term effect of temperature on the anammox rate and determination of temperature coefficients in the Arrhenius and Ratkowsky equations. The short-term effects of temperature on the anammox granular biomass were investigated in batch tests at ten different temperatures in the range of 10–55 °C. The maximum overall nitrogen removal rate of 1.3 gN gVSS−1·d−1 was observed...
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Beta-galactosidase activity of Meiothermus ruber cells
PublicationFreeze-dried cells of Meiothermus ruber catalyses cleavage of o-nitrophenyl-b-D-galactopiranoside (oNPb-gal) and conversion of lactose into glucose and galactose. The permeabilization with 2%toluene,20%ethanol and 20%acetone increased enzymatic activity from 74.87 U/g of lyophilized cells up to 129.44,114.38 and 90.19 U/g,respectively. Ethanol was an effective permeabilizing agent and its efficiency was dependent on the concentration,...
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Recent developments in the synthesis and biological activity of muramylpeptides
PublicationZaprezentowano przegląd literaturowy obejmujący syntezę i aktywność biologiczną nowych analogów muramylopeptydów (MDP) oraz ich potencjalne zastosowanie w terapii nowotworowej i chorób infekcyjnych.
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Effect of package type on selected parameters of nutritional quality of chill-stored white sauerkraut
PublicationBrassica vegetables, including white cabbage, both fresh and sour (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.), contain a lot of valuable metabolites which are effective in chemoprevention of cancer as documented by numerous studies. This work investigates the effect of different packaging types; low density polyethylene (PE-LD) and metalized polyethylene terephthalate (PET met/PE) with polyethylene bags on selected quality parameters in...
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Activity Evaluation and Selection of Some Classes of Antibiotics with the use of Semi-Empirical Quantum Mechanics and Quantitative Structure- Activity Relationships Approach
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The influence of roasting and additional processing on the content of bioactive components in special purpose coffees
PublicationCoffee being the beverage consumed worldwide is also a very competitive commodity. Consequently, producers seek ways of attracting consumers by proposing e.g. novel ingredient combinations usually without evaluating their health quality. In this study, variations in health-promoting determinants for five special purpose coffee brews were characterized. The major bioactive components - chlorogenic acids (CAs) - detected by HPLC-DAD-MS...
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Effect of culinary treatment on chnages in the contents of selected nutrients and non-nutrients in curly kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
PublicationKale has a great nutritive value, very high antioxidant activity and pro-healthypotential. The level of phytochemicals and related bioactive compounds arestrongly dependent on pre and postharvest stages of production chain (domestic orindustrial). The study investigated changes in the levels of vitamin C, b-carotene,total polyphenols, antioxidant activity, degradation products of glucosinolates aswell as nitrates and nitrites in...
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DFT-based prediction of reactivity of short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase
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Low-temperature reactivity of the surface species of vanadia–tungsta catalyst
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The electronic structure of p-xylylene and its reactivity with vinyl molecules
PublicationThe electronic states of p-xylylene molecule were described at the multi-configurational CASSCF/MRMP2 level of theory. The closed-shell singlet state representing the quinoidal p-xylylene molecule was pre-dicted to be the ground electronic state whereas the triplet (benzoidal) and the singlet open-shell states were found to be much higher in energy (by 159 and 423 kJ/mol, respectively, as found at the CASSCF(8,8)/6-31+G(d) level)....
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The Reactivity of Phosphanylphosphinidene Complexes of Transition Metals Toward Terminal Dihaloalkanes
PublicationThe reactivities of phosphanylphosphinidene complexes [(DippN)2W(Cl)(η2-P−PtBu2)]− (1), [(pTol3P)2Pt(η2- P=PtBu2)] (2), and [(dppe)Pt(η2-P=PtBu2)] (3) toward dihaloalkanes and methyl iodide were investigated. The reactions of the anionic tungsten complex (1) with stochiometric Br(CH2)nBr (n = 3, 4, 6) led to the formation of neutral complexes with a tBu2PP(CH2)3Br ligand or neutral dinuclear complexes with unusual tetradentate...
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The Reactivity of the Imine Bond within Polynuclear Nickel(II) Complexes
PublicationThree novel Ni complexes with the Schiff base ligand 2-methoxy-6-(E-2-pyridyliminomethyl)-phenol (L1) are described. In comparison with the similar 2-(pyridine-2-ylimino-methyl)phenol (pymp), the mode of coordination of L1 is altered due to the presence of methoxy substituent introducing the sterical hindrance. During the synthesis of the complexes, partial hydrolysis of the ligand was observed. Since such immediate hydrolysis...
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Sustainable upcycling of brewers’ spent grain by thermo-mechanical treatment in twin-screw extruder
PublicationThermo-mechanical treatment of brewers’ spent grain (a by-product of beer manufacturing) was successfully performed via the extrusion process. The impact of temperature (from 30 to 180 °C), throughput (from 1 to 5 kg/h) and screw speed (from 75 to 375 rpm) on particle size, color, chemical structure, antioxidant activity and thermal stability of resulting material, as well as correlations between particular properties, were investigated....