Consumers' actual demand to be informed on the quality of food items during storage and
transportation drives researchers to focus on new and innovative systems with the ability to …

Cellulose acetate (CA) is a remarkable biomaterial most extensively used in biomedical
applications due to their properties. This review highlighted the synthesis and chemical …

Major databases were searched from January 2012 to August 2021 and 54 eligible studies
were included in the meta-analysis to estimate the overall mean of total volatile basic …

As the most important component of deep red pigments, alkannin is investigated
theoretically in detail based on time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method …

Alkannin and shikonin (A/S) are enantiomeric naphthoquinones produced in the roots of
certain plants from the Boraginaceae family such as Lithospermum spp. and Alkanna spp …

Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the use of natural dyes in textile
applications. This is a result of the meticulous environmental standards imposed by many …

Background Current research on skin tissue engineering has been focusing on novel
therapies for the effective management of chronic wounds. A critical aspect is to develop …

Shikonin and its derivatives are the natural naphthoquinone compounds produced in the
roots of the Boraginaceae family. These red pigments have been used for a long time in …

Foodborne Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) has attracted widespread attention due to its
foodborne infection and food poisoning in human. Shikonin exhibits antibacterial activity …

Introduction: Shikonin and its derivatives are the main components of red pigment extracts
from Lithospermum erythrorhizon, whose medicinal properties have been confirmed for a …