Current challenges, applications and future perspectives of SCOBY cellulose of Kombucha fermentation

D Laavanya, S Shirkole, P Balasubramanian - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
SCOBY, a biofilm of cellulose containing the symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, is a by-
product of Kombucha tea fermentation. Several studies on the kombucha SCOBY are being …

Bioactive graphene quantum dots based polymer composite for biomedical applications

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi, MY Kalashgrani, N Omidifar… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Today, nanomedicine seeks to develop new polymer composites to overcome current
problems in diagnosing and treating common diseases, especially cancer. To achieve this …

Bioactive compounds in kombucha: A review of substrate effect and fermentation conditions

BM Bortolomedi, CS Paglarini, FCA Brod - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant bioactive compounds have been studied mainly for their beneficial antioxidant
properties. Kombucha is a fermented beverage traditionally obtained from fermentation of …

Highly sensitive flexible SERS-based sensing platform for detection of COVID-19

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi, V Rahmanian… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 continues to spread and has been declared a global emergency. Individuals with
current or past infection should be identified as soon as possible to prevent the spread of …

Chemical composition of kombucha

P Bishop, ER Pitts, D Budner, KA Thompson-Witrick - Beverages, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kombucha is a fermented sweetened tea with a mixed fermenting culture of yeast and acetic
acid bacteria. While the history of kombucha is not completely clear, it is now available …

Health effects and probiotic and prebiotic potential of Kombucha: A bibliometric and systematic review

BK Vargas, MF Fabricio, MAZ Ayub - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Kombucha is a fermented beverage composed of a range of natural compounds such as
sugars, ethanol, organic acids, and complex microbial communities of bacteria and yeasts …

A Review on Health Benefits of Malva sylvestris L. Nutritional Compounds for Metabolites, Antioxidants, and Anti‐Inflammatory, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial …

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi, G Behbudi… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The utilization of medicinal plants and their derivatives in treating illnesses is more
appropriately recognized as herbal remedy than traditional medicine. For centuries …

Biomedical applications of an ultra-sensitive surface plasmon resonance biosensor based on smart MXene quantum dots (SMQDs)

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi, MY Kalashgrani… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In today's world, the use of biosensors occupies a special place in a variety of fields such as
agriculture and industry. New biosensor technologies can identify biological compounds …

The pivotal role of quantum dots-based biomarkers integrated with ultra-sensitive probes for multiplex detection of human viral infections

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi, M Yari Kalashgrani… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spread of viral diseases has caused global concern in recent years. Detecting viral
infections has become challenging in medical research due to their high infectivity and …

Microbial and chemical profiles of commercial kombucha products

J Yang, V Lagishetty, P Kurnia, SM Henning, AI Ahdoot… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kombucha is an increasingly popular functional beverage that has gained attention for its
unique combination of phytochemicals, metabolites, and microbes. Previous chemical and …