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  • Open Access
52 Citations
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22 Pages

31 January 2018

The longevity of the population in the Okinawa Islands of Japan has been ascribed to genetic factors and the traditional Okinawa cuisine, which is low in calories and high in plant content. This diet includes shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B....

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
10,343 Views
14 Pages

9 September 2015

Dihydro-5,6-dehydrokavain (DDK) is the major and most promising component of the tropical plant Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger), a species of the ginger family Zingiberaceae. Alpinia zerumbet is known for its human use as a traditional herbal medicin...

(This article belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,903 Views
24 Pages

14 June 2024

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm is a perennial plant of the Zingiberaceae family widely distributed in the subtropical and tropical areas of South America, Oceania, and Asia. Multiple plant parts of A. zerumbet have been traditionally...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Bioactive Compounds from Traditional Asian Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,173 Views
14 Pages

Biocompatibility and Antibacterial Effect of Ginger Fraction Loaded PLGA Microspheres Fabricated by Coaxial Electrospray

  • Jung-Eun Park,
  • Yu-Kyoung Kim,
  • Seo-Young Kim,
  • Ji-Bong Choi,
  • Tae-Sung Bae,
  • Yong-Seok Jang and
  • Min-Ho Lee

24 February 2023

Various poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres loaded with the ginger fraction were fabricated by controlling the electrospray parameters and their biocompatibility and antibacterial activity were identified in this study. The morphology o...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,068 Views
21 Pages

Use of Pecan Shell Extract and Green Tea in a Kombucha-Vinegar-Based Beverage with Enhanced Antioxidant Properties

  • Cinthia Berwanger,
  • Emily da Luz Monteiro,
  • Gabriel Lanza Colvero,
  • Christian Oliveira Reinehr and
  • Luciane Maria Colla

We aimed to develop kombucha-vinegar beverages inspired by switchel (a beverage that combines apple cider vinegar and ginger extract), using pecan shell aqueous extract (PSE) and green tea infusion (GTI) in the preparation of kombucha vinegar, and to...

(This article belongs to the Section Beverage Technology Fermentation and Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,886 Views
13 Pages

Medicinal plants with antibacterial effects have been used by humans for centuries. In the recent decade, due to the development of antibiotic resistant strains, many studies have focused on the use of natural compounds as feed additives in livestock...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Safety, Security, Sustainability and Nutrition as Priority Objectives of the Food Sector)
  • Article
  • Open Access
746 Views
19 Pages

BSA-Coated Metal–Phenolic Complex Assembly of 8-Shogaol Nanoparticles: Characterization, Stability, and Slow-Release Properties

  • Rui Zhang,
  • Xiao-Mei Ma,
  • Kiran Thakur,
  • Fei Hu,
  • Jian-Guo Zhang,
  • Yi-Long Ma and
  • Zhao-Jun Wei

14 April 2026

This study reports a self-assembled ternary delivery system composed of bovine serum albumin (BSA), Fe(III), and 8-Shogaol (BSA-Fe(III)-8S) to enhance the stability of this labile ginger-derived bioactive compound. Optimized nanoparticles prepared vi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Phytochemicals in Foods)