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Nutrition & Dietetics
Lorenzo Guzzetti, Davide Panzeri, Marynka Ulaszewska, Grazia Sacco, Matilde Forcella, Paola Fusi, Nicola Tommasi, Andrea Fiorini, Luca Campone, Massimo Labra
Summary: The study suggests that Corchorus olitorius L. is not affected by water stress and no-tillage practices, with its leaves being a rich source of antioxidant compounds and displaying potential nutraceutical properties.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Moon Ho Do, Hyun Hee L. Lee, Yoonsook Kim, Hye-Bin Lee, Eunjung Lee, Jae Ho Park, Ho-Young Park
Summary: This study suggests that water-soluble extract from molokhia (WM) can alleviate alcohol-induced liver damage by improving gut microbial composition and gut barrier function.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2021)
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Agronomy
Susmita Dey, Ashok Biswas, Siqi Huang, Defang Li, Liangliang Liu, Yong Deng, Aiping Xiao, Ziggiju Mesenbet Birhanie, Jiangjiang Zhang, Jianjun Li, Youcai Gong
Summary: The study revealed that varieties Y49 and M33 showed high chlorophyll and carotenoid content and could withstand low-temperature stress by accumulating different antioxidants. Osmolytes compounds significantly increased in Y49 and M33, serving as a defense mechanism for osmotic readjustment to reduce oxidative damage induced by low temperature. PCA and hierarchical cluster analysis identified three groups, with Y49 and M33 being low-temperature tolerant, M18 and W57 being intermediate, and Y38, T8, and Y1 being low temperature susceptible.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Kabelo Mokgalaboni, Wendy Nokhwezi Phoswa
Summary: This article investigates the efficacy of the plant-based remedy Corchorus olitorius in combating obesity and type 2 diabetes. The study found that C. olitorius significantly reduces blood glucose, body weight, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein, while increasing high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. It also reduces oxidative stress and inflammation, making it highly effective in improving symptoms of obesity and diabetes.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Md. Rakib Hossain Raihan, Ebtihal Khojah, Bassem N. Samra, Masayuki Fujita, Kamrun Nahar
Summary: The supplementation of biochar and chitosan significantly alleviated the oxidative damage caused by salt stress in jute plants by enhancing antioxidant systems and glyoxalase enzyme activities, improving stress tolerance, reducing Na+ accumulation and ionic toxicity, and decreasing the Na+/K+ ratio.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yanchun Deng, Xiai Yang, Jiquan Chen, Sa Yang, Haiyang Chi, Chenxiao Chen, Xiushi Yang, Chunsheng Hou
Summary: The study found that natural plant nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) has antiviral effects in honey bees. Feeding bees infected with Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV) with jute NCC (JNCC) can reduce virus proliferation and improve gut health. Furthermore, JNCC can regulate gut microbiota, promote the expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), and activate antiviral signaling pathways.
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Polymer Science
Songmin Oh, Do-Yeong Kim
Summary: This study extracted and characterized the mucilage from Corchorus olitorius L. and investigated its potential applications in various fields. The mucilage showed good solubility, swelling index, water-holding capacity, and oil-binding capacity, as well as antioxidant activity. It can be utilized as a new hydrocolloid source with potential applications in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
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Engineering, Environmental
Canhui Deng, Zemao Yang, Chaohua Cheng, Zhigang Dai, Qing Tang, Ying Xu, Xiaojun Chen, Jianguang Su
Summary: The study found that low concentrations of GO can promote the growth of jute, stimulate antioxidant enzyme activities, reduce oxidative stress, facilitate Cd uptake, and improve Cd tolerance; while high concentrations of GO can inhibit plant growth, decrease Cd uptake, and increase oxidative stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Shah Md Tamim Kabir, Md. Sabbir Hossain, Kazi Khayrul Bashar, Ummay Honi, Borhan Ahmed, Emdadul Mannan Emdad, Md. Monjurul Alam, Md. Samiul Haque, Md. Shahidul Islam
Summary: The ethylene-responsive element (AP2/ERF) is a key and conserved transcription factor in plants, playing a vital role in regulating plant growth, development, and stress response. The CoAP2/ERF genes in dark jute are regulated by various growth stages and stresses, with some genes significantly upregulated under waterlogging stress conditions. Gene evolution analysis showed dark jute separated from cacao and cotton millions of years ago, and gene duplication played a role in expanding and enhancing the functions of superfamily genes.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Laxmi Sharma, Nurnabi Meherul Alam, Suman Roy, Pratik Satya, Gouranga Kar, Subhojit Ghosh, Tinku Goswami, Bijan Majumdar
Summary: Optimizing alkaline pretreatment and saccharification conditions can enhance saccharification yield of jute biomass. The highest delignification and saccharification were achieved with specific NaOH concentrations, temperature, and enzyme concentrations.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Food Science & Technology
Albandari A. Almutairi, Waheeba E. Ahmed, Raya Algonaiman, Raghad M. Alhomaid, Mona S. Almujaydil, Sami A. Althwab, Ard ElShifa M. Elhassan, Hassan Mirghani Mousa
Summary: Obesity is a major health concern, and this study found that boiled parsley extracts have the potential to fight against obesity by reducing body weight and blood lipid levels.
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Plant Sciences
Manuel Sebastian Fiallos-Salguero, Jing Li, Yunqing Li, Jiantang Xu, Pingping Fang, Yankun Wang, Liwu Zhang, Aifen Tao
Summary: In this study, eight AREB/ABF genes were identified in the jute genome and classified into four groups based on their phylogenetic relationships. Further analysis showed that these genes play important roles in hormone response elements, light response, and stress response. Genetic evolutionary analysis revealed clear purification selection of jute ABRE/AREB genes and a longer divergence time compared to cocoa. Additionally, the expression levels of CoABF3 and CoABF7 were positively correlated with ABA concentration and significantly upregulated in response to salt and drought stress.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Shaimaa El-Tohory, Wenzhi Zeng, Jiesheng Huang, Mohamed G. Moussa, Liming Dong, Abdelkader Mohamed, Omar Khalifa, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Mostafa Zhran, M. A. Salama, Jingwei Wu
Summary: Heavy metals in farmlands pose a serious threat to food security. Intercropping and biochar amendments have been found to be effective strategies for remediation. This study compared the effects of intercropping and biochar amendments on reducing the potential risk of Cd in Corchorus olitorius and Zea mays in alkaline soils, and found that the combination of intercropping and biochar amendment significantly increased metal removal efficiency and improved Cd remediation efficiency in different crops.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Darya Tarbeeva, Evgeny A. Pislyagin, Ekaterina S. Menchinskaya, Dmitrii Berdyshev, Anatoliy Kalinovskiy, Valeria P. Grigorchuk, Natalia P. Mishchenko, Dmitry L. Aminin, Sergey A. Fedoreyev
Summary: This study investigated the neuroprotective effects of polyphenolic compounds from Lespedeza bicolor on rotenone-, paraquat-, and 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neurotoxicity. The results showed that certain compounds increased cell survival rate and decreased ROS levels, indicating potential neuroprotective activity.
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Faiyaz Ahmed
Summary: The study demonstrates that Molokhia leaves powder can delay starch digestion, physically adsorb liberated glucose, limit its diffusion across the intestinal lumen, and enhance glucose uptake in peripheral tissues, which mediates its anti-diabetic effect.
PHARMACOGNOSY MAGAZINE
(2021)