Constructing a biodegradable carrageenan based food packaging film according to the synergistic strategies between peppermint essential oil and thymol.
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This study examined the effects of different solvents on extracts from Moroccan Mentha longifolia leaves. The hydroethanolic extract had the highest phenolic and flavonoid content, best antioxidant capacity, and highest reducing power. The extracts also showed antibacterial activity.
Researchers discovered an enzyme that efficiently catalyzes the apiosylation of flavonoid glycosides, identified key sugar-binding motifs, obtained mutants with altered sugar selectivity, and synthesized flavonoid apiosides. This has implications for understanding apioside biosynthesis and phenolic apiosyltransferase applications.
Scientists developed a method to detect bioactive molecules that inhibit the COX-2 enzyme using a combination of bioassay, chromatography, and mass spectrometry. They optimized the conditions and used it to identify COX-2 inhibitors in Chiloe's giant garlic extract.