Heavy metals come in the food chain from a variety of sources. Cd, for example, took up from the soil by the roots and transferred to the body of plant. In the instance of Pb, the heavy metal is absorbing by plants through air pollution, whereas As and Hg can be received from dirt...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the conversion rate of GLs to ITC and indoles for various plant parts of chosen Brassica species in relation to their biological activity. For this purpose, the composition of GLs and their degradation products was determined as well as activity of my...
While it has been acknowledged for over a decade that plant phytochemicals modulate bone metabolism [6,23], greater understanding has emerged of the mechanisms at the molecular level. The seminal work of Mühlbauer [24] determined that bone resorption was reduced in animals fed particular ...
Auckland 1010, New Zealand; e.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz * Correspondence: c.wall@auckland.ac.nz Received: 11 January 2018; Accepted: 2 March 2018; Published: 7 March 2018 Abstract: Diets which emphasize intakes of plant-based foods are recommended to reduce disease risk and for promoting healthy...
All vegetables were cooked in the same way. After washing and chopping, about 200 g of plant material was placed in 1 L of boiling pure water with 7 g of salt. Cooking times differed among vegetables. It was 5 min for the broccoli, 7 min for the cauliflower and 10 min for the kohlr...