Root Vegetables as a Source of Biologically Active Agents - Lesson from Soil

Stojković, Dejan; Smiljkovic, Marija S.; Kostic, Marina Z.; Sokóvić, Marina

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“…Consumption of certain foods has emerged as an important factor for maintaining the balance between the production and neutralization of reactive species [ 10 , 11 ]. Furthermore, utilization of numerous commercial and wild-growing mushrooms in the past years proved their potential to be used as so-called nutraceuticals (a food/part of a food that provides health benefits, including the prevention and/or treatment of a disease [ 12 ] due to the capacity of several groups of compounds identified in their fruiting bodies to protect cells from oxidative damage [ 6 , 13 , 14 ]).…”

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Antioxidant Extracts of Three Russula Genus Species Express Diverse Biological Activity

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This study explored the biological properties of three wild growing Russula species (R. integra, R. rosea, R. nigricans) from Serbia. Compositional features and antioxidant, antibacterial, antibiofilm, and cytotoxic activities were analyzed. The studied mushroom species were identified as being rich sources of carbohydrates and of low caloric value. Mannitol was the most abundant free sugar and quinic and malic acids the major organic acids detected. The four tocopherol isoforms were found, and polyunsaturated fatty acids were the predominant fat constituents. Regarding phenolic compounds, P-hydroxybenzoic and cinnamic acids were identified in the prepared methanolic and ethanolic extracts, which displayed antioxidant activity through the inhibition of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) formation and oxidative hemolysis; the highest activity was attributed to the R. nigricans ethanolic extract. This is the first report on the antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of the studied species, with the most promising activity observed towards Streptococcus spp. (0.20–0.78 mg/mL as the minimal inhibitory concentration, MIC). The most promising cytotoxic effect was caused by the R. integra methanolic extract on non-small cell lung cancer cells (NCI-H460). Therefore, due to the observed in vitro bioactive properties, the studied mushrooms arise as a source of functional ingredients with potential to be used in novel nutraceutical and drug formulations, which can be used in the treatment of various diseases and health conditions.

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Antioxidant Extracts of Three Russula Genus Species Express Diverse Biological Activity

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“…[15]. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L,) as a root vegetable is also rich in bioactive phytochemicals such as β-carotene or carotenoids, ascorbic acids, polyphenols, and natural phenols among others, which determine the color of the potato's skin and pulp [16].…”

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Principles of Biophysical and Biochemical Characterization of Root Vegetables’ Bioactive Proteins

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2023

Advances in Root Vegetables Research

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The characterization of root vegetables’ bioactive proteins biophysically and biochemically becomes imperative as they play an incredibly important role in the discovery, development, and formulation of bioactive proteins as biopharmaceutical products. This is because bioactive proteins differ in terms of size, molecular weights, structures, and physicochemical properties. Biophysical and biochemical characterization employs several techniques ranging from simple to complex procedures to give insight into proteins’ high-order structures, functions, and biochemical activities. Owing to the increasing awareness and acceptance of the use of peptides and proteins of root vegetable origin as treatment agents against some debilitatingly chronic diseases, researchers are now exploring an eco-innovative approach to reduce their loss by getting to structurally and functionally characterizing them. Several biophysical and biochemical tools are employed routinely for protein characterization and some of which are ultraviolet-visual (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), circular dichroism (CD), intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence (ITF), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal shift assay (TSA), among others.

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Root Vegetables as a Source of Biologically Active Agents - Lesson from Soil

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Antioxidant Extracts of Three Russula Genus Species Express Diverse Biological Activity

Antioxidant Extracts of Three Russula Genus Species Express Diverse Biological Activity

Principles of Biophysical and Biochemical Characterization of Root Vegetables’ Bioactive Proteins

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