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Molecules, Volume 24, Issue 2

January-2 2019 - 162 articles

Cover Story: Caribou and moose meats or antlers were observed to be rich in functional lipids, i.e., fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFAs), diglycerides (DGs), and monoacetyldiglycerides (MAcDGs). Emerging evidence suggests that these are new classes of functional lipids that have been demonstrated to have potential application in pharmaceuticals and functional food formulations in managing and preventing metabolic or inflammatory diseases including obesity, type 2 diabetes, sepsis, and rheumatoid arthritis. In this study, we demonstrated that moose and caribou meat or antlers are significant sources of polyunsaturaed FAHFAs and 1,3-DGs molecular species. Increasing access to and knowledge of the presence of these functional lipids in foods will enhance their intake in the diet with potential implications in improving personal and population health. View this paper.
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Articles (162)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
74 Citations
6,789 Views
8 Pages

Methyl Salicylate Enhances Flavonoid Biosynthesis in Tea Leaves by Stimulating the Phenylpropanoid Pathway

  • Xin Li,
  • Li-Ping Zhang,
  • Lan Zhang,
  • Peng Yan,
  • Golam Jalal Ahammed and
  • Wen-Yan Han

21 January 2019

The phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) is a secondary metabolite that regulates plant growth, development and responses to stress. However, the role of SA in the biosynthesis of flavonoids (a large class of secondary metabolites) in tea (Camellia sinen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
8,400 Views
15 Pages

21 January 2019

Developing phase change materials (PCMs) with suitable phase change temperatures and high latent heat is of great significance for accelerating the development of latent heat storage technology to be applied in solar water heating (SWH) systems. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,503 Views
14 Pages

21 January 2019

In our studies on the catalytic activity of Group IVB transition metal Lewis acids, Hf(OTf)4 was identified as a highly potent catalyst for ”one-pot, three-component” Biginelli reaction. More importantly, it was found that solvent-free co...

  • Review
  • Open Access
97 Citations
8,464 Views
15 Pages

Roles of Phenolic Compounds in the Reduction of Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases

  • Mariane Lutz,
  • Eduardo Fuentes,
  • Felipe Ávila,
  • Marcelo Alarcón and
  • Iván Palomo

21 January 2019

The population is now living longer during the period classified as “elderly” (60 years and older), exhibiting multimorbidity associated to the lengthening of the average life span. The dietary intake of phenolic compounds (PC) may affect the physiol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,196 Views
11 Pages

Stability of Principal Hydrolysable Tannins from Trapa taiwanensis Hulls

  • Ching-Chiung Wang,
  • Hsyeh-Fang Chen,
  • Jin-Yi Wu and
  • Lih-Geeng Chen

21 January 2019

The fruit and hulls of the water caltrop (Trapa taiwanensis Nakai) are used as hepatoprotective herbal tea ingredients in Taiwan. The stability of hydrolysable tannins in herbal drinks has rarely been reported. In the present study, two hydrolysable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
6,973 Views
31 Pages

21 January 2019

Lung cancer constitutes 85% of non-small cell lung cancer diagnosed cases. MicroRNAs are novel biomarkers that are capable of modulating multiple oncogenic pathways. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a potent chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
7,522 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Betaine on LPS-Stimulated Activation of Microglial M1/M2 Phenotypes by Suppressing TLR4/NF-κB Pathways in N9 Cells

  • Hui Shi,
  • Xiao-Long Wang,
  • Hong-Feng Quan,
  • Lin Yan,
  • Xiu-Ying Pei,
  • Rui Wang and
  • Xiao-Dong Peng

21 January 2019

Microglia mediate multiple facets of neuroinflammation. They can be phenotypically divided into a classical phenotype (pro-inflammatory, M1) or an alternative phenotype (anti-inflammatory, M2) with different physiological characteristics and biologic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,130 Views
15 Pages

21 January 2019

Several economies around the world are using second-generation (2G) ethanol produced from agricultural residues, like sugarcane straw and bagasse, as a sustainable solution to replace petroleum products. Since first-generation (1G) ethanol uses the s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
499 Citations
20,513 Views
25 Pages

21 January 2019

Polyphenols are categorized as plant secondary metabolites, and they have attracted much attention in relation to human health and the prevention of chronic diseases. In recent years, a considerable number of studies have been published concerning th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,803 Views
14 Pages

21 January 2019

Chronic skin inflammatory diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, are associated with a dysfunctional skin barrier due to an increase in various inflammatory stimuli, for instance inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. In particular, CCL17 and CCL22 exp...

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