kahweol

kahweol

(kah'wē-awl),
A diterpene in coffee beans.

kahweol

(kah′wē-ol″) [Turkish kahve, fr. Arabic qahwah, coffee]
A lipid obtained by boiling coffee beans.
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Sometimes we go flying down the great canals at such a gait that we can get only the merest glimpses into front doors, and again, in obscure alleys in the suburbs, we put on a solemnity suited to the silence, the mildew, the stagnant waters, the clinging weeds, the deserted houses and the general lifelessness of the place, and move to the spirit of grave meditation.
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But there was an initial lifelessness in the silent bulk that gave the assassin momentary wonder.
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It was very heavy, and the lifelessness of it shocked her.
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Annushka went out, but Anna did not begin dressing, and sat in the same position, her head and hands hanging listlessly, and every now and then she shivered all over, seemed as though she would make some gesture, utter some word, and sank back into lifelessness again.
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Frankenstein has daily declined in health; a feverish fire still glimmers in his eyes, but he is exhausted, and when suddenly roused to any exertion, he speedily sinks again into apparent lifelessness.
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American and Italian studies found the caffeine, coffee oils, kahweol, cafestol and antioxidants protect the organ.
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The cytotoxicity of kahweol in HT-29 human colorectal cancer cells is mediated by apoptosis and suppression of heat shock protein 70 expression.
Healthy choices protect against colorectal cancer
In the liver, kahweol, and cafestol act as potent enhancers of glutathione S-transferase, an important enzyme in the liver.
The six E'S of cancer treatment and prevention
In vitro experiment suggested that cafestol and kahweol decreased 50% genotoxicity of human-derived hepatoma cells.
Coffee consumption and pancreatic cancer risk: An update meta-analysis of cohort studies
Kahweol is anti-inflammatory and cuts blood flow to tumors
The beneficial bean: coffee reveals itself as an unlikely health elixir
Among them, are phenols, including chlorogenic and caffeic acid, lactones, diterpenes, including cafestol and kahweol, niacin, and the vitamin B3 precursor trigonelline.
The beneficial effects of coffee in human nutrition
41,42) Several reports suggest caffeine and other constituents of coffee, as Kahweol and cafesterol, possess antioxidant properties.
Coffee has hepatoprotective benefits in Brazilian patients with chronic hepatitis C even in lower daily consumption than in American and European populations
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