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Plant Sciences
Peter Masoko, Mashilo Mash Matotoka, Maboko Samuel Mphosi
Summary: This study aims to investigate the biological activities of seed and flesh of Citrullus lanatus var. citroides fruit and evaluate the effect of temperature on rind bioactivity. The results showed that the seeds had the highest total polyphenolic content, the flesh had higher antioxidant activity, and high temperatures led to a loss in rind bioactivity.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Marleny Garcia-Lozano, Purushothaman Natarajan, Amnon Levi, Ramesh Katam, Carlos Lopez-Ortiz, Padma Nimmakayala, Umesh K. Reddy
Summary: The study revealed that 88% of genes in tetraploid watermelon followed a >1:1 dosage effect, with most genes being upregulated. A large number of hypomethylated regions were identified in an isogenic tetraploid watermelon, localized near transcriptional start sites of upregulated genes, highlighting the importance of methylation in gene regulation. Genome doubling caused changes in higher-order chromatin structures and led to switching of compartments harboring genes associated with growth, development, and stress responses.
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Food Science & Technology
David Bazie, Kiessoun Konate, Kabakde Kabore, Roger Dakuyo, Abdoudramane Sanou, Hemayoro Sama, Mamoudou Hama Dicko
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the nutraceutical and antioxidant potential of five watermelon cultivars grown in Burkina Faso and found that there were significant variations in the phytochemical composition between the cultivars, while the color did not show significant differences. The study also revealed that the phytochemical composition was positively correlated with pulp color, indicating that color can be used as a preliminary indicator for assessing the content of bioactive compounds in watermelons.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tinghui Lv, Lili Zhao, Shuting Zhang, Jingyue Guan, Wei Liu, Hongyan Qi
Summary: This study found that supplementary red lighting in a greenhouse significantly increased the content of lycopene in watermelon flesh. The major gene responding to red light in lycopene synthesis pathway was identified as PHYTOENE SYNTHASE 1 (ClPSY1). Additionally, two key transcription factors involved in light signal transduction, PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORS 3 (ClPIF3) and LONG HYPOCOTYL 5 (ClHY5), were identified in watermelon flesh. Furthermore, it was discovered that ClHY5 and ClPIF3 formed a transcriptional module that responded to red light and regulated watermelon lycopene accumulation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Chandrasekar S. Kousik, Jennifer L. Ikerd, W. Patrick Wechter, Sandra Branham, William Turechek
Summary: This study discovered five watermelon germplasm lines that have broad resistance to Phytophthora fruit rot caused by Phytophthora capsici. This finding is important for the development of commercial watermelon cultivars with broad resistance to the disease.
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Agronomy
Yu Wang, Junqian Zhou, Wenxu Wen, Jin Sun, Sheng Shu, Shirong Guo
Summary: Soil salinization presents a major challenge to agriculture by decreasing crop yield and quality. Grafting has emerged as an important technique to enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stress. This study demonstrates that grafting watermelon onto bottle gourd improves salt tolerance. Transcriptome and proteome analyses reveal the involvement of genes related to carbon metabolism, photosynthesis, plant hormone signal transduction, and stress defense in the salt-stress response of bottle gourd rootstock-grafted watermelon seedlings.
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Horticulture
Xiaofen Du, Jessica Ramirez
Summary: Watermelon rind is commonly discarded as waste, but this study found that it contains volatile compounds, mainly aldehydes and alcohols. The volatile difference between rind and flesh is greater than the difference among cultivars.
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Biology
Priyanka Bijalwan, Kaouthar Jeddi, Ishan Saini, Meenakshi Sharma, Prashant Kaushik, Kamel Hessini
Summary: The study revealed that inoculation with silicon and two species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi significantly improved growth and antioxidant efficiency of watermelon plants under salt stress, helping alleviate the negative effects of salinity stress on plants.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Agronomy
Winnie Gimode, Kan Bao, Zhangjun Fei, Cecilia McGregor
Summary: The study identified QTLs associated with gummy stem blight resistance in a watermelon population and developed markers for efficient introgression of the resistance loci, providing a new approach for breeding GSB-resistant watermelon cultivars.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Daniel Alexander Mendez, Maria Jose Fabra, Laura Gomez-Mascaraque, Amparo Lopez-Rubio, Antonio Martinez-Abad
Summary: This study utilized an experimental design to investigate the impact of extraction parameters on watermelon rind pectin, resulting in the discovery of novel compositional features and the potential to produce customized pectin ingredients with wider application scope. Optimum conditions yielded WRP with comparable purity and molar mass but higher branching degree compared to traditional pectin sources. Different extraction conditions generated pectin structures with varying characteristics.
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Food Science & Technology
Joel B. Johnson, Browny Ohri, Kerry B. Walsh, Mani Naiker
Summary: Citrulline is a non-protein building amino acid that plays important roles in nitric oxide production, vasodilation and ammonia detoxification. This study developed a simple and rapid method to quantify citrulline and arginine contents in 13 Australian fruit and vegetable cultivars, with citron melon showing the highest citrulline levels.
FOOD ANALYTICAL METHODS
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Sorokina, Kira S. McCaffrey, Erin E. Deaton, Guoying Ma, Jose M. Ordovas, Penelope M. Perkins-Veazie, Christoph Steinbeck, Amnon Levi, Laurence D. Parnell
Summary: This manuscript introduces a catalog of 1,679 small molecules occurring in watermelon and their cheminformatics analysis for diverse features, highlighting the importance of this catalog for precision nutrition and plant breeding efforts. Improved and comprehensive collections of natural products accessible to the public will be especially useful for researchers in nutrition, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, and drug development.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Andre Alisson Rodrigues da Silva, Pedro Francisco do Nascimento Sousa, Geovani Soares de Lima, Lauriane Almeida dos Anjos Soares, Hans Raj Gheyi, Carlos Alberto Vieira de Azevedo
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of salinity levels and hydrogen peroxide on the growth and postharvest quality of mini watermelon in a hydroponic system, finding that a hydrogen peroxide concentration of 20 mu M improved the postharvest quality of the fruits.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Sikandar Amanullah, Shenglong Li, Benjamin Agyei Osae, Tiantian Yang, Farhat Abbas, Meiling Gao, Xuezheng Wang, Hongyu Liu, Peng Gao, Feishi Luan
Summary: This study aimed to identify QTL regions controlling ovary, fruit, and seed phenotypes in watermelon. Through whole genome sequencing and SNP analysis, a genetic map was constructed, and 33 QTLs were identified across the eight chromosomes of watermelon. These QTLs explained 5.32-25.99% of the phenotypic variance.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Horticulture
Lais Monique Gomes do O, Alide Mitsue Watanabe Cova, Andre Dias de Azevedo Neto, Neilon Duarte da Silva, Andressa Leite Santos, Petterson Costa Conceiao Silva, Hans Raj Gheyi, Lucas Lesqueves da Silva
Summary: The mini watermelon is a promising crop in the Brazilian semiarid region, but high salinity of irrigation water can affect its yield and quality. This study investigated the effects of nutrient solution salinity on two mini watermelon genotypes and found that increasing salinity reduced yield, but the fruits still met commercial standards. The FY genotype was more suitable for hydroponic cultivation up to an electrical conductivity of 4.5 dS m-1.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Rasidat O. Tijani, Jose Alberto Molina-Tijeras, Teresa Vezza, Antonio Jesus Ruiz-Malagon, Maria de la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Oyindamola O. Abiodun, Julio Galvez
Summary: The methanol extract of Myrianthus arboreus leaf showed significant therapeutic effects in a mice model of metabolic syndrome induced by a high-fat diet, including reducing weight gain, improving blood sugar and insulin resistance, and enhancing lipid profile. Additionally, the extract demonstrated potential in treating metabolic disorders through modulation of inflammatory status and gene expression related to obesity.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Food Science & Technology
Katia Rezzadori, Giordana Demaman Arend, Henrique Jaster, Elixabet Diaz-de-Cerio, Vito Verardo, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Silvani Verruck, Elane Schwinden Prudencio, Jose Carlos Cunha Petrus
Summary: The study showed that both GC and MWC cryoconcentration increased the total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of guava leaves extract. The MWC process generated extracts with higher bioaccessibility during gastrointestinal conditions.
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alvaro Fernandez-Ochoa, Maria de la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, Patricia Fernandez-Moreno, Alejandro Rojas-Garcia, David Arraez-Roman, Antonio Segura-Carretero
Summary: The study of bioavailability of bioactive compounds is crucial for the development of applications. Recent advances in analytical chemistry and metabolomics have contributed to the understanding of the metabolism and bioavailability of phenolic and terpenoid compounds. This review highlights the role of analytical chemistry and metabolomics in this field, detailing the different steps of the analytical chemistry workflow and presenting the most relevant results obtained.
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Engineering, Chemical
Mohammad Al-Nuri, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reidah, Anwar A. Alhajeh, Ghadeer Omar, Ghaleb Adwan, Ismail Warad
Summary: The present study evaluated the metabolites and bioactivities of Micromeria fruticosa plant parts extracted with different solvents. The water extract showed the highest antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The extraction solvents influenced the recovery of phytocompounds and the pharmacological activities of the extracts.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mohammad A. Altamimi, Ibrahim M. Abu-Reidah, Almothana Altamimi, Nidal Jaradat
Summary: This study investigated the phytochemical composition of Urtica dioica extract and confirmed its inhibitory effects on disaccharidases and glucose transport, suggesting its potential as an antidiabetic herb.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alejandro Rojas-Garcia, Alvaro Fernandez-Ochoa, Maria de la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, David Arraez-Roman, Antonio Segura-Carretero
Summary: Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by cell damage, impaired nervous system connections, and neuronal death, leading to the loss of essential motor and cognitive functions. Bioactive compounds, particularly phenolic compounds found in plant by-products, have shown promising neuroprotective effects and could be an optimal strategy for valorizing agricultural residues. This review summarizes the triggers of neurodegeneration, examines the role of plant extracts in neuroprotection, and discusses the potential neuroprotective effects of phenolic compounds.
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Oncology
Sara Verdura, Jose Antonio Encinar, Eduard Teixidor, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Vicente Micol, Elisabet Cuyas, Joaquim Bosch-Barrera, Javier A. Menendez
Summary: This study explores the potential mechanism of resistance of ALK-rearranged NSCLC tumors to ALK-tyrosine kinase inhibitors, driven by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Chronic exposure to first-generation ALK-TKIs may induce EMT and promote cross-resistance to new-generation ALK-TKIs, but the resistance could be overcome by the EMT inhibitor, silibinin. Silibinin restores the efficacy of new-generation ALK-TKIs by attenuating the TGF beta/SMAD signaling axis in mesenchymal ALK-rearranged NSCLC cells.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gokhan Zengin, Alvaro Fernandez-Ochoa, Maria de la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, Francisco Javier Leyva-Jimenez, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Fevzi Elbasan, Evren Yildiztugay, Sumira Malik, Asaad Khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
Summary: This study investigated the phytochemical profile and biological properties of Paliurus spina-christi Mill., a medicinal plant traditionally used for various human ailments. The methanol extract exhibited the strongest antioxidant and anti-tyrosinase activities. These findings contribute to the understanding of P. spina-christi as a potential source of naturally occurring bioactive compounds with biomedical applications.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Correia, Ana Margarida Silva, Manuela M. Moreira, Miguel Salazar, Jaroslava Svarc-Gajic, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Maria De la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, Antonio Segura Carretero, Francesca Loschi, Stefano Dall'Acqua, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues
Summary: This study validated a new cosmetic ingredient extracted from Salicornia ramosissima S J. Woods through in vitro and ex vivo assays, showing potential antioxidant and anti-aging activities.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elixabet Diaz-de-Cerio, Francisco Giron, Alfonso Perez-Garrido, Andreia S. P. Pereira, Jose Antonio Gabaldon-Hernandez, Vito Verardo, Antonio Segura Carretero, Horacio Perez-Sanchez
Summary: This study identified 73 phenolic compounds from Spanish guava leaves and found that some of these compounds interact with diabetes-related proteins, suggesting their potential anti-diabetic activity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jose Alberto Molina-Tijeras, Antonio Jesus Ruiz-Malagon, Laura Hidalgo-Garcia, Patricia Diez-Echave, Maria Jesus Rodriguez-Sojo, Maria de la Luz Cadiz-Gurrea, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Jose Perez del Palacio, Maria Reyes Gonzalez-Tejero, Maria Elena Rodriguez-Cabezas, Julio Galvez, Alba Rodriguez-Nogales, Teresa Vezza, Francesca Algieri
Summary: Obesity, a global public health problem, is increasing in prevalence rate. Plant-based treatments, such as Lavandula multifida extract (LME), have been gaining attention as a means to manage obesity and its comorbidities. In this study, LME was found to reduce weight gain, improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance, decrease inflammation in the liver and adipose tissue, regulate gut permeability, and reduce oxidative stress. These findings suggest that LME may be a promising supplementary approach for managing obesity and its comorbidities.
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Yuanming Chu, Zhaoyang Ding, Jing Xie
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
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Md. Ashikur Rahman, Shirin Akter, Md. Ashrafudoulla, Md. Anamul Hasan Chowdhury, A. G. M. Sofi Uddin Mahamud, Si Hong Park, Sang-Do Ha
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(2024)
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2024)
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Food Science & Technology
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
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Food Science & Technology
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Summary: This study proposed an integrated and automated procedure for extracting, separating, and quantifying bioactive compounds from coffee co-products. By optimizing the extraction, separation, and analysis method, real-time analysis was achieved. The results suggest that coupling different techniques can efficiently extract, separate, and analyze phenolic compounds, providing an integrated method to produce high-added value ingredients for various applications.
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