Review insights on the demand for natural pigments and their recovery by emerging microwave-assisted extraction (MAE)

DL Nonglait, JS Gokhale - Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2024 - Springer
The current trend of shifting to food naturalness has prompted food industries to switch from
synthetic to natural colorants. Concurrently, there is a spike in interest concerning the …

Green, efficient delignification of hybrid Pennisetum (Pennisetum americanum× P. purpureum) using steam explosion assisted p-toluenesulfonic acid treatment

C Cai, G Wang, L Wang, D Xu, C Yan - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective separation of lignin is a prerequisite for the high-value application of lignocellulosic
biomass. In this work, the delignification of hybrid Pennisetum (Pennisetum americanum× P …

Neuroprotective Effects of Ethanol Extract of Polyscias fruticosa (EEPF) against Glutamate-Mediated Neuronal Toxicity in HT22 Cells

B Selvaraj, TT Le, DW Kim, BH Jung, KY Yoo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In traditional herbal medicine, the Polyscias fruticosa has been frequently used for the
treatment of ischemia and inflammation. Oxidative stress mediated by elevated glutamate …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Total Saponin Extraction from Polyscias fruticosa Roots Using the Ultrasonic-Assisted Method and Response Surface Methodology

LT Khoang, HTT Huyen, HV Chung, LX Duy, TQ Toan… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms is commonly used for medicinal purposes in Vietnam. In
traditional medicine, the plant is used to cure ischemia, reduce inflammation, and increase …

True-solution-scale utilization of natural chlorophyll a in aqueous media through cooperative aggregation with phycocyanin

W Li, L Wang, Y Qian, M Wang, F Li, M Zeng - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The challenge of applying chlorophyll (Chl) in aqueous media has been a significant
obstacle to the diversified development of Chl a-related industries. This study presents the …

[HTML][HTML] Suspension Cell Culture of Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms in Bubble-Type Bioreactors—Growth Characteristics, Triterpene Glycosides Accumulation and …

MV Titova, DV Kochkin, ES Sukhanova, EN Gorshkova… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms, or Ming aralia, is a medicinal plant of the Araliaceae family,
which is highly valued for its antitoxic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, anti …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in Nutritional Qualities and Antioxidant Capacity of Different Leaf Mustard Cultivars

W Cheng, A Luo, H Li, Z Chen, Z Guan, VH Escalona… - Horticulturae, 2025 - mdpi.com
In this study, we analyzed the nutritional components and antioxidant capacity of 17 leaf
mustard cultivars, including 13 cultivars from Leshan, 2 from Ya'an, and 2 from Yibin …

Stabilized chlorophyll‐based food colorants from spinach: Kinetics of a tailored enzymatic extraction

C Lombardelli, C Mazzocchi, I Benucci… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An organic solvent‐free method based on limited dosing options (biocatalyst and zinc
chloride) for the quick and mild recovery of chlorophyll (Chl) from spinach has been …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Different Zn2+ Concentrations and High Hydrostatic Pressures (HHP) on Chlorophyll Stability

Y Hu, H Sun, T Mu - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study provides a new idea for improving chlorophyll stability and color quality of green
leafy vegetables by Zn2+ synergistic HHP. Zn-chlorophyll was prepared with zinc acetate …

Drying kinetics and energy consumption in hot-air and microwave drying of Polyscias fruticosa (L.) harms leaves

TT Nhu-Trang, TKT Phan, TMT Lam… - AIP Conference …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The experiments were conducted at different air-drying temperatures (45, 50, 55 and 60 C)
for hot air drying and at different microwave power (150, 300, 450 and 600 W) to compare …