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  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,588 Views
16 Pages

26 May 2025

This work utilized seabuckthorn seed meal protein (SSP) to develop hypoglycemic peptides via controlled protease catalyzed hydrolysis. Among the SSP hydrolysates (SSPHs) obtained by means of various proteases, the SSP hydrolyzed by dispase (SSPD) exh...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
8,824 Views
14 Pages

Seabuckthorn Leaves Extract and Flavonoid Glycosides Extract from Seabuckthorn Leaves Ameliorates Adiposity, Hepatic Steatosis, Insulin Resistance, and Inflammation in Diet-Induced Obesity

  • Eun-Young Kwon,
  • Jeonghyeon Lee,
  • Ye Jin Kim,
  • Ara Do,
  • Ji-Young Choi,
  • Su-Jung Cho,
  • Un Ju Jung,
  • Mi-Kyung Lee,
  • Yong Bok Park and
  • Myung-Sook Choi

2 June 2017

The aim of the current study was to elucidate the effect of seabuckthorn leaves (SL) extract and flavonoid glycosides extract from seabuckthorn leaves (SLG) on diet-induced obesity and related metabolic disturbances, and additionally, to identify whe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Polyphenol-Rich Foods on Human Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,351 Views
13 Pages

15 July 2022

Seabuckthorn possesses various bioactive compounds and exhibits several positive pharmacological activities. The present trial aims to determine the effect of seabuckthorn powder intake on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity prevention in mice. The r...

(This article belongs to the Section Lipids)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,612 Views
14 Pages

Evaluation of Agricultural Residues as Organic Green Energy Source Based on Seabuckthorn, Blackberry, and Straw Blends

  • Grigore Marian,
  • Gelu Ianuș,
  • Bogdan Istrate,
  • Alexandru Banari,
  • Boris Nazar,
  • Corneliu Munteanu,
  • Teodor Măluțan,
  • Andrei Gudîma,
  • Florin Ciolacu and
  • Viorel Paleu
  • + 1 author

26 August 2022

The use of biomass mixtures as a feedstock in the production of pellets requires optimization of the percentages of the components, since interactions occur during combustion between the components forming the blend (lignin, cellulose, and hemicellul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,319 Views
15 Pages

The Carbon Dots from Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Leaves: Recycle the Herbal Waste Products for a Nano-Formulation in Delivering Bioactive Compounds

  • Chen-Xi Xia,
  • Xiong Gao,
  • Queenie Wing-Sze Lai,
  • Zheng-Qi Wang,
  • Lish Sheng-Yin Lin,
  • Janet Yuen-Man Ho,
  • Jia-Yu Zhu,
  • Roy Wai-Lun Tang,
  • Tina Ting-Xia Dong and
  • Karl Wah-Keung Tsim

17 December 2025

Carbon dots have emerged as promising nanocarriers for drug delivery due to their unique physicochemical properties and biocompatibilities. Here, the potential of leaf-derived carbon dots (named as SBLCD), derived from Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoi...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomaterials for Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
3,991 Views
17 Pages

16 November 2022

Seabuckthorn berries are difficult to dry because the outermost surface is covered with a dense wax layer, which prevents moisture transfer during the drying process. In this study, uses of ultrasonic-assisted alkali (UA), pricking holes in the skin...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
8,616 Views
20 Pages

20 January 2020

This study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of seabuckthorn freeze-dried powder on high-fat diet-induced obesity and related lipid metabolism disorders, and further explored if this improvement is associated with gut microbiota. Results sh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diet, Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Disorders)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,281 Views
18 Pages

23 May 2022

The research has demonstrated a synergistic anticancer effect of Seabuckthorn pulp oil (SBO) and the standard chemotherapy regimen Docetaxel (DTX) against two non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines: A549 and H23. The synergizing effect of an S...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Engineering and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
645 Views
30 Pages

16 March 2026

The accurate and efficient extraction of individual tree phenotypic traits for seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) in natural forests is crucial for germplasm exploration, precision silviculture, and ecological restoration. This study extracted st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,485 Views
15 Pages

18 June 2022

Juice made from sea-buckthorn berries (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is a valuable source of bioactive compounds, vitamins, as well as micro- and macronutrients. By applying defatted sea-buckthorn juice, it is possible to enhance wheat beer and change its...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Processing and Its Impact on Phenolic and Other Bioactive Constituents in Food – Second Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,576 Views
10 Pages

Sea-Buckthorn Seed Oil Induces Proliferation of both Normal and Dysplastic Keratinocytes in Basal Conditions and under UVA Irradiation

  • Maria Dudau,
  • Alexandra Catalina Vilceanu,
  • Elena Codrici,
  • Simona Mihai,
  • Ionela Daniela Popescu,
  • Lucian Albulescu,
  • Isabela Tarcomnicu,
  • Georgeta Moise,
  • Laura Cristina Ceafalan and
  • Cristiana Tanase
  • + 2 authors

7 April 2021

Past decades demonstrate an increasing interest in herbal remedies in the public eye, with as many as 80% of people worldwide using these remedies as healthcare products, including those for skin health. Sea buckthorn and its derived products (oil; a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Personalized Medicine in the Field of Inflammatory Skin Disorders)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,204 Views
14 Pages

Visual Detection of Water Content Range of Seabuckthorn Fruit Based on Transfer Deep Learning

  • Yu Xu,
  • Jinmei Kou,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Shudan Tan,
  • Lichun Zhu,
  • Zhihua Geng and
  • Xuhai Yang

26 January 2023

To realize the classification of sea buckthorn fruits with different water content ranges, a convolution neural network (CNN) detection model of sea buckthorn fruit water content ranges was constructed. In total, 900 images of seabuckthorn fruits wit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vision-Based Sensors and Algorithms for Food Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,148 Views
13 Pages

28 September 2012

Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) has been used to treat high altitude diseases. The effects of five-week treatment with total flavonoids of seabuckthorn (35, 70, 140 mg/kg, ig) on cobalt chloride (5.5 mg/kg, ip)- and hypobaric chamber (simulati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,294 Views
16 Pages

Effects of Sea-Buckthorn Flavonoids on Growth Performance, Serum Inflammation, Intestinal Barrier and Microbiota in LPS-Challenged Broilers

  • Kexin Zhi,
  • Fanwen Gong,
  • Lele Chen,
  • Zezheng Li,
  • Xiang Li,
  • Huadi Mei,
  • Chenxing Fu,
  • Yurong Zhao,
  • Zhuying Liu and
  • Jianhua He

15 July 2024

The experiment investigated the effects of sea-buckthorn flavonoids (SF) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged broilers. A total of 288 one-day-old male broilers were randomly assigned to 4 groups, with 6 replicates of 12 broilers each. The experime...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges in Poultry Production Systems and Nutritional Interventions)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,252 Views
19 Pages

27 April 2024

Cardiovascular diseases are a broadly understood concept focusing on vascular and heart dysfunction. Lack of physical exercise, type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, thromboembolism, and kidney and lung diseases all contribute to the...

(This article belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,036 Views
11 Pages

4 July 2020

This cytogenetic study evaluates the biostimulation potential of the aqueous extract of seabuckthorn fruits (AESF) in plant cells, using the Allium cepa species as a test plant. The effects were monitored both at the macroscopic and microscopically l...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,895 Views
14 Pages

30 March 2021

Background: Doxorubicin (Dox) is one of the most frequently prescribed anti-cancer drugs. However, clinical application with Dox is limited due to its potentially fatal cumulative cardiotoxicity. N-p-coumaroyl-4-aminobutan-1-ol (alk-A), an organic am...

(This article belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,851 Views
20 Pages

Assessment of Food By-Products’ Potential for Simultaneous Binding of Aflatoxin B1 and Zearalenone

  • Laurentiu Mihai Palade,
  • Madalina Ioana Dore,
  • Daniela Eliza Marin,
  • Mircea Catalin Rotar and
  • Ionelia Taranu

22 December 2020

In this study, eight food by-products were investigated as biosorbent approaches in removing mycotoxin load towards potential dietary inclusion in animal feed. Among these food-derived by-products, grape seed (GSM) and seabuckthorn (SBM) meals showed...

(This article belongs to the Section Mycotoxins)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,784 Views
19 Pages

The Molecular Cloning and Functional Analysis of the FAD2 Gene in Hippophe rhamnoids L.

  • Di Cong,
  • Chang Ni,
  • Luwen Han,
  • Jianlin Cheng,
  • Wei An,
  • Siyu An,
  • Hongzhang Liu,
  • Huijing Liu,
  • Dan Yao and
  • Guoshuang Chen
  • + 2 authors

20 November 2024

Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides Linn.) is a commonly utilized medicinal crop with various applications in the treatment of different diseases. Two particularly noteworthy nutrients in seabuckthorn fruit are seabuckthorn oil and flavonoids. In rece...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,485 Views
24 Pages

Environmental Factors Drive the Changes of Bacterial Structure and Functional Diversity in Rhizosphere Soil of Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. sinensis Rousi in Arid Regions of Northwest China

  • Pei Gao,
  • Guisheng Ye,
  • Siyu Guo,
  • Yuhua Ma,
  • Yongyi Zhang,
  • Sixuan Sun,
  • Lin Guo,
  • Hongyuan San,
  • Wenjie Liu and
  • Renyuan Peng
  • + 2 authors

Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. sinensis Rousi has high ecological and medicinal value, and it is an important plant resource unique to the arid regions of Northwest China. Exploring the influence of climate characteristics and soil factors on the compos...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil Environment and Microorganisms)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,125 Views
21 Pages

21 September 2025

Investigating the compositional characteristics of rhizosphere soil bacterial communities of Chinese seabuckthorn across different distribution areas and their relationship with habitat factors holds significant value for the development and utilizat...

(This article belongs to the Section Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,558 Views
14 Pages

Reclaim and Valorization of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) By-Product: Antioxidant Activity and Chemical Characterization

  • Cristina Mihaela Luntraru,
  • Livia Apostol,
  • Oana Bianca Oprea,
  • Mihaela Neagu,
  • Adriana Florina Popescu,
  • Justinian Andrei Tomescu,
  • Mihaela Mulțescu,
  • Iulia Elena Susman and
  • Liviu Gaceu

4 February 2022

The by-product resulting from the production of the sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) juice may be a functional food ingredient, being a valuable source of bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, minerals, and fatty acids. For checki...

(This article belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,469 Views
8 Pages

Some Plant Food Products Present on the Polish Market Are a Source of Vitamin B12

  • Paulina Jedut,
  • Dominik Szwajgier,
  • Paweł Glibowski and
  • Katarzyna Iłowiecka

16 April 2021

Cyanocobalamin is the most widespread form of vitamin B12, which is sufficient for humans. Vitamin B12 is mainly found in animal products. However, supplementation does not have to be necessary because certain amounts of vitamin B12 are present in pl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Fermented Food Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,117 Views
19 Pages

28 May 2025

Due to their antioxidant and other beneficial properties, polyphenol-rich plants are important functional foods. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the content of two polyphenols—ellagic acid and quercetin—in fruits of wild medicina...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Natural Products, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,117 Views
16 Pages

13 November 2023

The number of deaths due to malignant neoplasms is increasing year by year. For this reason, new ways of preventing them and supporting treatment are being sought. One of them is adding plant extracts to food to increase its antioxidant, anti-inflamm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Foods and Natural Products: Bioactive Compounds and Beneficial Effects on Health – Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
828 Views
20 Pages

17 March 2026

Sea buckthorn pericarp pomace, a major by-product of juice processing, represents a promising food-grade source of bioactive flavonoids. This study investigated the hypolipidemic effects and underlying mechanisms of total flavonoids extracted from Se...

(This article belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,326 Views
12 Pages

Encapsulation of Fatty Oils into Electrospun Nanofibers for Cosmetic Products with Antioxidant Activity

  • Aleksandra Miletić,
  • Branimir Pavlić,
  • Ivan Ristić,
  • Zoran Zeković and
  • Branka Pilić

24 July 2019

Active compounds derived from pomegranate and sea-buckthorn were encapsulated into polylactide (PLA-based fibers) and poly(vinyl-pirrolidone) (PVP-based fibers) nanofibers using electrospinning technique. The focus was on the antioxidant activity of...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,218 Views
15 Pages

6 July 2011

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that plays a pivotal role in the regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism. Up-regulation of adiponectin expression and production has been shown to benefit for metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,903 Views
16 Pages

Herbal Additives Substantially Modify Antioxidant Properties and Tocopherol Content of Cold-Pressed Oils

  • Kamila Laskoś,
  • Elżbieta Pisulewska,
  • Piotr Waligórski,
  • Franciszek Janowiak,
  • Anna Janeczko,
  • Iwona Sadura,
  • Szymon Polaszczyk and
  • Ilona Mieczysława Czyczyło-Mysza

The aim of the study was to examine combinations of base oils and herbal additives with a view to obtaining macerates with improved health benefits. Base oils were cold-pressed from the seeds of black cumin, borage, evening primrose, safflower, walnu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antioxidant and Biological Properties of Plant Extracts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,546 Views
15 Pages

14 December 2022

Increased anthropogenic activities have caused cadmium pollution in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, which is harmful to human health. This paper investigated aqueous Cd2+ adsorption using biochar of three typical vegetation types in cold and arid areas...

(This article belongs to the Section Wastewater Treatment and Reuse)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,606 Views
17 Pages

Cryogenic Pretreatment Enhances Drying Rates in Whole Berries

  • Esperanza Dalmau,
  • Monica Araya-Farias and
  • Cristina Ratti

14 May 2024

The impact of cryogenic pretreatments on drying performance was studied in blueberries, seabuckthorn fruits and green grapes. The fruits were immersed in liquid nitrogen in 2 min freezing/thawing cycles (one to five). Untreated samples were used as t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Processing Technologies: Impact on Food Bioactivity, Safety and Quality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
16,341 Views
16 Pages

Skin Penetration Enhancement by Natural Oils for Dihydroquercetin Delivery

  • Vytis Čižinauskas,
  • Nicolas Elie,
  • Alain Brunelle and
  • Vitalis Briedis

12 September 2017

Natural oils are commonly used in topical pharmaceutical formulations as emulsifiers, stabilizers or solubility enhancers. They are presented as safe and inert components, mainly used for formulation purposes. It is confirmed that natural oils can af...

(This article belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
573 Views
35 Pages

26 June 2026

Pisha sandstone (PS) is a weakly cemented soft rock widely distributed in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, China. PS disintegrates rapidly upon contact with water and has poor erosion resistance, making it a major source of coarse sediment in...

(This article belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,517 Views
15 Pages

6 February 2023

Doxorubicin (Dox) is one of the most frequently prescribed anti-cancer drugs. However, treatment with Dox is limited due to cumulative cardiotoxicity. 3-O-β-d-Sophorosylkaempferol-7-O-{3-O-[2(E)-2,6-dimethyl-6-hydroxyocta-2,7-dienoyl]}-α-L...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
762 Views
15 Pages

27 May 2026

Forest soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation is regulated by plant-derived carbon inputs and soil environmental conditions, but the relative roles of litter composition and soil physicochemical properties in regulating SOC fractions remain unclear i...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant–Soil Interactions)
  • Review
  • Open Access
145 Citations
25,709 Views
43 Pages

Food Polyphenols and Type II Diabetes Mellitus: Pharmacology and Mechanisms

  • Rabia Naz,
  • Fatima Saqib,
  • Samir Awadallah,
  • Muqeet Wahid,
  • Muhammad Farhaj Latif,
  • Iram Iqbal and
  • Mohammad S. Mubarak

Type II diabetes mellitus and its related complications are growing public health problems. Many natural products present in our diet, including polyphenols, can be used in treating and managing type II diabetes mellitus and different diseases, owing...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Natural Compounds in Treatment of Diabetes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
428 Views
20 Pages

Multifunctional Characterization and Inter-Annual Variability of Bioactive Compounds in Hippophae rhamnoides L. Sea Buckthorn Varieties

  • Ionuț Avrămia,
  • Artur Macari,
  • Natalia Netreba,
  • Irina Dianu,
  • Iuliana Sandu,
  • Amelia Buculei,
  • Ancuţa Chetrariu,
  • Mircea Oroian and
  • Adriana Dabija

30 July 2026

The growing interest in natural bioactive compounds has positioned sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) as a source of high-value phytochemicals for pharmaceutical and functional applications. Renowned for its complex biochemical profile, this spe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of Climate Variability on Horticultural Plant Growth and the Development of Agriculture)