CONTENTS Volume 75, Issue 6, June 2026

review

Challenges and Countermeasures in Measuring Molecular Species of Characteristic Ingredients in Rice Bran Oil: Toward the Development of High-Quality Rice Bran Oil https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess26010

Kazue Sawada, Midori Matsuki, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Yusuke Ogura, Junya Ito, Kiyotaka Nakagawa, and Takuo Tsuno

Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volatile Oil from Magnolia sieboldii Alleviates Depression and Regulates Neurotransmitter Expression in Reserpine-Induced Depressed Mice https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess25218

Tianchan Yun, Yue Xiao, Yanxian Lai, Yanmei Gong, Shiya Huang, Cong Deng

Biotechnological Perspective of Dietary Probiotics for Enhancing Growth, Antioxidant Status, Digestive Efficiency, Molecular Signaling, and Tissue Integrity in Pangasius pangasius https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess26003

Ayesha Tariq, Iram Liaqat, Sajida Naseem, Saiqa Andleeb, Asma Abdul Latif, Gulbeena Saleem, Sikander Ali, Muhammad Nauman Aftab, Abid Ali & Nawal Alsubaie

Low-Cost Agro-Industrial Waste-Based Production of Lipase by Aspergillus flavus and Its Application in Brassica napus Seed Germination https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess26016

Tehmina Bashir, Najeeb Ullah, Abid Sarwar, Adnan Mehmood, Noor Mohammad, Tariq Aziz, Manal F. Elkhadragy, Ashwag Shami, Thorya Abdulrahman Fallatah, Aziza Mahdy Nahari

Domain analysis and engineering of multifunctional β-carotene synthase, CrtIBY, for lycopene and phytoene production https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess26022

Kenshi Watanabe, Ami Oda, Akiko Nagano, Ryota Sato, Yusuke Hashima, Tsunehiro Aki

Cosmetic Science

Optimization and Formulation of Nanoemulsion Extracts Basil Leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) and Testing of Anti-Acne Activity against Propionibacterium acnes https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess25202

Benni Iskandar, Rusnita Putri, Ching-Peng Wei, Fitri Renovita

Nutrition, Health Function and Food Science

Capillary electrophoresis quadrupole time-of-flight system metabolomic analysis revealed early onset metabolic change in adipose tissue of mice fed conjugated linoleic acid https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess25282

Yui Nanase, Hisahiro Kai, Hiromu Iwase, Kiyotaka Okamoto, Kenjirou Ogawa, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Yamasaki