Zhimin Xu

TL;DR: This review focuses on the applications of chitosan for improvement of quality and shelf life of various foods from agriculture, poultry, and seafood origin.

TL;DR: In this article, the antioxidant activities of vitamin E (α-tocopherol, α-tocotrienol, γ-tocoperol, and γ-, O-Znol components (cycloartenyl ferulate, 24-methylenecycloartanyl ferulate and campesteryl ferulates) purified from rice bran were investigated in a cholesterol oxidation system accelerated by 2,2‘-azobis(2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride.

TL;DR: High-purity gamma-oryzanol was obtained from crude rice bran oil using a normal-phase preparative scale HPLC and identification was accomplished using GC/MS with an electron impact mass spectrum after components were transformed into trimethylsilyl ether derivatives.

TL;DR: All 4 colored peppers exhibited significant abilities in preventing the oxidation of cholesterol or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (C22:6) during heating, however, these 4 peppers did not show significant differences in their ability in preventing cholesterol oxidation.

TL;DR: There is limited clinical evidence that certain polyphenolic metabolites by virtue of their anti-inflammatory activities can improve insulin sensitivity and endothelial and mitochondrial function, suggesting that polyphenols are good for disease prevention.