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Tenebrio molitor Frass: A Cutting-Edge Biofertilizer for Sustainable Agriculture and Advanced Adsorbent Precursor for Environmental Remediation
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Enhancing Carotenoids’ Efficacy by Using Chitosan-Based Delivery Systems
2.1. Physicochemical and Biological Properties Carotenoids are secondary metabolites found in plants, algae, and some microorganisms, such as bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They are pigments ranging in color from yellow, orange, and red to purple in the case of some carotenoids, such as Rhodobacterioxanthin and Phillipsiaxanthin, present in some microorganisms. More than 1000 carotenoids are present in nature []. In plants, carotenoids perform several essential functions.
Lignocellulosic Agricultural Waste Valorization to Obtain Valuable Products: An Overview
4.1. Biodegradable Plastics The accumulation of petrochemical plastic materials, despite being among the most useful and comfortable materials for daily life, has caused serious problems to the habitat of fauna and flora, also posing a threat to humans [418]. Most plastics take hundreds of years to degrade, and for this reason, one-third of plastic ends up as marine or land pollution [419,420]. Just think that every year, millions of tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans.
Prickly Pear Cladodes as an Alternative Source of Water in Small- and Medium-Scale Yellow Mealworm Rearing
4. Discussion We tested OFI cladodes as a wet supplement both to test the possibility of using a more sustainable alternative in areas where it is spontaneous and widespread and to decrease the frequency of administration and, thus, the costs of managing the rearing activity.
Consumer Awareness and Acceptance of Biotechnological Solutions for Gluten-Free Products
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Bioactive Lignans from Flaxseed: Biological Properties and Patented Recovery Technologies
1. Introduction Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is an annual herbaceous plant with blue flowers, widespread in various parts of the world. Its Latin name means “very useful” and, throughout human history, this plant has been used for very different purposes, as a fiber plant and oil crop. The flax seed consists of an embryo, two cotyledons, and a hull, in the approximate proportions of 4%, 55%, and 36%, respectively. Flaxseed hulls can vary in color from yellow to brown.
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