How to Use bioactive in a Sentence

bioactive

adjective

• Lion's Mane contains bioactive substances may be good for your brain, heart, and gut.
  — Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2019
• The team discovered the bioactive compounds in the venom were tiny proteins known as peptides.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
• Many of these shampoos also have a bioactive complex that is really soothing for the scalp.
  — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 5 June 2023
• The list of bioactive components in foods grows daily as research expands.
  — Janet Colson, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2023
• Flavanols are bioactive compounds found in fruits, vegetables, cocoa, tea, and red wine.
  — Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Health, 29 Sep. 2023
• Control blood sugar and blood pressure: Research has shown that bioactive peptides in salmon proteins may help keep these numbers in check.
  — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2018
• In these unprocessed foods, protein is bundled with fiber and a wide range of other nutrients and bioactive compounds.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 16 Jan. 2024
• These brothers made their own drink line, ZYN, that incorporates the bioactive component of the spice, curcumin.
  — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2018
• Back in the lab, Jensen analyzes the samples for bioactive compounds—chemicals that can act on a living organism.
  — Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022
• One or two of the naturally occurring bioactive compounds that Tongkat Ali is known to have include eurypeptides and saponins.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2023
• One study found slightly higher bioactive and free testosterone levels in men who took 3,332 IU of vitamin D daily for one year compared to a placebo group.
  — Dallas News, 18 May 2022
• It is loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds that promote good health in both humans and animals.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• But breast milk is a complex blend of numerous bioactive molecules, and the contribution of all components is not yet clear.
  — Tien Nguyen, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
• The mineral blend works like an enzyme or bioactive treatment and is effective against waste solids and household tissue paper.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• This bioactive aspect of turmeric is the key to why so many skin-care formulators are including it in topical products.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 29 Oct. 2021
• Any ingested bioactive substance will come with risks and benefits.
  — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
• White mulberry may work through these bioactive plant chemicals.
  — Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2023
• Overall, moringa is rich in macro- and micronutrients and other bioactive compounds which are vital for the normal functioning of the body and prevention of many diseases.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022
• This suggests the fungus casts its mind control through bioactive compounds that interfere with the ant’s nervous system and control hosts directly at the muscles, de Bekker says.
  — Jennifer Lu, National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019
• Their slime web contains several bioactive compounds that deter fish from eating them.
  — National Geographic, 5 Apr. 2017
• Bo Lönnerdal, a biochemist at the University of California, Davis, has spent decades studying the bioactive components of breast milk.
  — Tien Nguyen, Scientific American, 17 June 2020
• Both coffee and tea have potent bioactive compounds such as caffeine, chlorogenic acid and others that play a protective role against chronic disease.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• Only now, with the background knowledge that (a) bacteria make a lot of bioactive compounds, many of which do combat other microorganisms, and that (b) phages are a major scourge for bacteria, did researchers think to check.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2018
• The carotenoids are the most easily recognizable examples of bioactive substances.
  — Janet Colson, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2023
• Instead the thick cream—meant to be used a few times a week as the very last step in your routine—uses a mix of bioactive marine ingredients and skin-care staples like hyaluronic acid and vitamin B6 to deeply and quickly repair the skin barrier.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2022
• Its Japanese wild rose helps shrink the appearance of pores, while Hadasei-3, its bioactive trinity complex comprised of rice, green tea, and algae, reinvigorates the skin for a lit-from-within finish.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 May 2019
• Plus, coffee also contains bioactive components—like chlorogenic acids, polyphenols, and caffeine—which can impact the body's metabolic health for the better.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
• The ultrasound caused a release of bioactive compounds (which generally only mixes into liquor through the typical old slow process of aging).
  — Sammy Nickalls, Esquire, 14 Feb. 2017
• Mind Lab Pro uses a specific type of Bacopa monnieri with 24% bacosides and 9 bioactive compounds.
  — Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
• Finasteride belongs to a class of drugs called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors that block the conversion of testosterone into the more bioactive form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
  — Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024