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Vitamin Deficiencies in Humans: Can Plant Science Help?

Teresa B. Fitzpatrick, Gilles J. C. Basset, Patrick Borel, Fernando O. Carrari et al. • The Plant Cell (2012)

The term vitamin describes a small group of organic compounds that are absolutely required in the human diet. Although for the most part, dependency criteria are met in developed countries through balanced diets, this is not the case for th...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.111.093120 PMC: 3315223

Metabolites extracted from browntop millet (Urochloa ramosa (L.) T.Q. Nguyen) mitigated the proliferation of breast- and colorectal carcinoma cells in vitro and retarded the EAC tumors in vivo by binding to oncogenic proteins

Mahadevaswamy G. Kuruburu, Venugopal R. Bovilla, Rimshia Naaz, Zonunsiami Leihang et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2026)

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated an inverse correlation between millet-based diets and incidence of cancers of colon and rectum. These findings highlight the potential of millets as functional foods for effective management of canc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1805287

Intradiol ring cleavage dioxygenases from herbivorous spider mites as a new detoxification enzyme family in animals

Christine Njiru, Wenxin Xue, Sander De Rouck, Juan M. Alba et al. • BMC Biology (2022)

Abstract Background Generalist herbivores such as the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae thrive on a wide variety of plants and can rapidly adapt to novel hosts. What traits enable polyphagous herbivores to cope with the diversity ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01323-1

Pilot evaluation of an educational and lived experience training program on ketogenic metabolic therapy in mental health care for health care professionals

Sidney L. Murray, Denise Potter, Yaara Zisman-Ilani, Yaara Zisman-Ilani et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

BackgroundSerious mental illness imposes a substantial burden. Pharmacologic treatments remain only partially effective and are associated with significant side effects, highlighting the need for novel treatment approaches. Ketogenic metabo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1913325

Growth responses of entire and immunocastrated male pigs to dietary protein with and without ractopamine hydrochloride

T. Needham, L.C. Hoffman, R.M. Gous • Animal (2017)

The interaction between dietary balanced protein, ractopamine (RAC) and Improvac (IMP) on the growth response of 120 individually penned male PICC pigs was evaluated. The pigs entered the trial at 16 weeks of age and were assigned to 12 tre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/S1751731117000271

Perspectives in the Scientific Literature on the Barriers and Benefits of the Transition to a Plant-Based Diet: A Bibliometric Analysis

Lelia Voinea, Ana-Maria Badea, Răzvan Dina, Dorin Vicențiu Popescu et al. • Foods (2025)

Plant-based diets are increasingly attracting attention as they play a significant role in human health and environmental sustainability and are believed to be key components of sustainable food systems. In the present study, both pros and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14172942

Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots

Karola Maul, S. Robbert Gradstein, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract The evolutionary history underlying gradients in species richness is still subject to discussions and understanding the past niche evolution might be crucial in estimating the potential of taxa to adapt to changing environmental co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87206-1

Deciphering an AgRP-serotoninergic neural circuit in distinct control of energy metabolism from feeding

Yong Han, Guobin Xia, Dollada Srisai, Fantao Meng et al. • Nature Communications (2021)

Neuronal signaling has an important role in the regulation of energy expenditure and body weight, however, the underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, the authors report a AgRP-MC4R-serotonin expressing neuronal circuit tha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23846-x

Green synthesis, characterization and functional validation of bio-transformed selenium nanoparticles

S. Vasanthakumar, M. Manikandan, Muthu Arumugam • Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports (2024)

Selenium, an essential micronutrient with potent anticancer and antioxidant properties, the inorganic form of selenium is highly toxic, while organic and elemental nanoforms are more bioavailable and less toxic and have gained attention owi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101760

tRNA sequences can assemble into a replicator

Alexandra Kühnlein, Simon A Lanzmich, Dieter Braun • eLife (2021)

Can replication and translation emerge in a single mechanism via self-assembly? The key molecule, transfer RNA (tRNA), is one of the most ancient molecules and contains the genetic code. Our experiments show how a pool of oligonucleotides, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7554/eLife.63431

Revisiting Hyaluronan Catabolism in Bacteroides: Pathway Conservation, Overlooked Proteins, and Predictive Accuracy

Martin Sindelar, Anna Kocurkova, Matej Simek, Pavel Roudnicky et al. • MicrobiologyOpen (2026)

ABSTRACT The ability of gut microbes to degrade host‐ and diet‐derived glycans is central to microbiome ecology and host interactions, yet predicting these functions in silico remains challenging. Hyaluronan (HA), a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.70227

Atorvastatin suppresses high-risk colorectal adenomas via reprogramming of lipid metabolism and Inhibition of stemness

Wentong Chen, Mengxiao Ge, Shuangyi Sun, Hanxiao Zhang et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract As critical precursors to colorectal cancer (CRC), high-risk colorectal adenomas (HR-CRAs) lack effective chemopreventive strategies beyond endoscopic resection. We previously established a standardized protocol for culturing patie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-32406-y

Effects of supplementing sweet sorghum with grapeseeds on carcass parameters, and meat quality, amino acid, and fatty acid composition of lambs

Jianxin Jiao, Ting Wang, Shanshan Li, Nana Gou et al. • Animal Bioscience (2023)

Objective Sweet sorghum is an important forage crop for ruminants, especially in low rainfall areas. Grapeseeds are an abundant by-product of wine-making and contain bioactive substances that can improve the antioxidant capacity of meat. We...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5713/ab.22.0189

Using DNA metabarcoding and a novel canid-specific blocking oligonucleotide to investigate the composition of animal diets of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) inhabiting the waterside area in Korea

Cheolwoon Woo, Priyanka Kumari, Kyung Yeon Eo, Woo-Shin Lee et al. • PLoS ONE (2022)

The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is known to be an opportunistic generalist who feeds on a wide variety of foods. Historically, their diet has been investigated by morphological observation of undigested remains in feces, requirin...

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Predation of Ophiodes fragilis (Squamata: Anguidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes: Cariamidae)

Marcelo Augusto Pereira Coelho Dias, Eduarda Melo de Abreu Vieira, Clodoaldo Lopes de Assis, Renato Neves Feio • Caldasia (2022)

Reptiles can be on the diet of some bird species, and the glass lizard Ophiodes fragilis seems to be no exception. Although predation events are not easily recorded, in this work we document a new record of predation by C. cristata upon O. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v45n2.95721

Un caso potencial de depredación de puercoespín (Coendou sp.) por Ocelote (Leopardus pardalis) en La Reserva Natural La Mesenia-Paramillo, Jardín, Antioquia

Andrés Arias-Alzate, Camilo Botero, Juan Manuel Obando, Carlos A. Delgado-V • Mammalogy Notes (2017)

Aquí documentamos evidencia del posible consumo de un puercoespín (Coendou sp.) por un Ocelote en un bosque montano al suroeste de Antioquia, Colombia. Esto representa un registro notable en cuanto a un nuevo ítem alimentario (Coendou sp.) ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.47603/manovol4n1.27-29

Lactational performance and plasma and muscle amino acid concentrations in dairy cows fed diets supplying 2 levels of digestible histidine and metabolizable protein

S.E. Räisänen, C.F.A. Lage, C. Zhou, A. Melgar et al. • Journal of Dairy Science (2022)

ABSTRACT: The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary levels of digestible histidine (dHis) and MP on lactational performance and plasma and muscle concentrations of free AA in dairy cows. A randomized block de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20800

Effects of dietary basil (Ocimum basilicum) supplementation on reproductive hormones, semen parameters, and testicular development in Zandi male lambs

Golnor Kosari, Mohammad Ali Norouzian, Behzad Khorrami, Abouzar Najafi • Veterinary and Animal Science (2024)

This study investigated the potential impact of feeding whole plant basil on sperm quality and the concentration of certain reproductive hormones in male lambs. A total of 18 Zandi male lambs with an initial weight of 28.8 ± 2.03 kg were in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100338

The Effect of Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate on Fatty Liver and the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Overfed Landes Geese

J Tang, Q Fang, M Lu, R Shao et al. • Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

ABSTRACT Goose fatty liver is a delicious food product and the overfeeding will cause the abnormal physiology of the geese. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation with hydrated sodium calcium aluminosil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0499