Phenolic Constituents, Antioxidant and Preliminary Antimycoplasmic Activities of Leaf Skin and Flowers of Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (syn. A. barbadensis Mill.) from the Canary Islands (Spain)

[EN]The methanol extracts of leaf skins and flowers of Aloe vera from the Canary Islands were analyzed for their phenolic profiles and screened for their antioxidant and antimycoplasmic activities. The use of reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) allowed the identification of 18 phenolic constituents. Leaf skin extracts were characterized by the abundance of catechin, sinapic acid and quercitrin. Gentisic acid, epicatechin and quercitrin were the most prominent phenolic compounds of the flowers. The in vitro antioxidant activities determined by using the 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric antioxidant reducing power (FRAP) assays revealed that both extracts exhibited antioxidant activity, being the leaf skin extract the most active fraction. The leaf skin extract was also found to be active against the microbial strains tested. Therefore, A. vera extracts from leaf skin and flowers can be considered as good natural antioxidant sources.

Changes of the surface cell of the Atlantic and Indian Meridional overturning circulations

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Review of the efficacy of green tea, isoflavones and aloe vera supplements based on randomised controlled trials

We assess the evidence for health benefits of three commonly consumed plant food supplements (PFS), green tea, isoflavone and aloe vera, based on published systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Whilst the potential benefits of green tea have been reported in a wide range of health areas, it is only in the area of the metabolic syndrome that the number of RCTs is approaching sufficient to judge such efficacy. Isoflavone supplements are widely used, and RCTs indicate that they affect bone resorption at lower doses in postmenopausal women undergoing estrogen-related bone loss, but this is only translated to attenuation of bone loss at higher doses of isoflavones A systematic review on RCTs concluded that the effects of isoflavones

Changes of the surface cell of the Atlantic and Indian Meridional Overturning Circulations

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Evaluación y análisis de la gestión de las reclamaciones de los usuarios sanitarios

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Estudio de optimización técnico-económica de la desalación como carga diferida en un sistema aislado

[ES]Este trabajo pretende estudiar el impacto que la desalación tendría en una micro-red abastecida por fuentes de energía renovables en un entorno en vías de desarrollo. Para ello, se ha estudiado el efecto económico de la inclusión de la desalación, utilizando distintas estrategias. Se ha demostrado que estos sistemas pueden ofrecer una solución viable al abastecimiento de agua dulce en poblaciones en vías de desarrollo