| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 681 pages) |
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Reference Series in Phytochemistry |
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Reference series in phytochemistry.
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| Contents |
Health Benefits of Underutilized Vegetables and Legumes -- Part I. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Leafy Vegetables -- Bioactive Compounds of Amaranth (Genus Amaranthus) -- Bioactive Compounds of Fat-Hen (Chenopodium album L.) -- Bioactive Compounds of Paracress [Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K. Jansen] -- Bioactive Compounds of Goosefoot (Genus Chenopodium) -- Bioactive Compounds of Asian Spider Flower (Cleome viscosa Linn.) -- Bioactive Compounds of Mallow Leaves (Corchorus Species) -- Bioactive Compounds of Ceylon Spinach [Talinum Triangulare (Jacq.) Willd.] -- Part II. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Fleshy Petioles, Cladodes, Fruits -- Bioactive Compounds of Prickly Pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] -- Bioactive Compounds of Swahili [Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Desc. ex Wild and R.B. Drumm.] -- Bioactive Compounds of Barbados Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata Mill.) -- Bioactive Compounds of Rhubarb (Rheum Species) -- Part III. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Seeds -- Bioactive Compounds of Ajwain (Trachyspermum ammi [L.] Sprague) -- Part IV. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Tuberous Vegetables -- Bioactive Compounds of Allium Species -- Bioactive Compounds of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) -- Part V. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Unripe Fruits -- Bioactive Compounds of Culinary Melon (Cucumis melo subsp. agrestis var. conomon) -- Bioactive Compounds of Horned Melon (Cucumis metuliferus E. Meyer ex Naudin) -- Bioactive Compounds of Hog Plums (Spondias Species) -- Bioactive Compounds of Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) -- Part VI. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Shoots -- Bioactive compounds in bamboo shoot -- Part VII. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Vegetables: Bark -- Bioactive compounds of cinnamon (Cinnamomum species) -- Part VIII. Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Legumes -- Bioactive Compounds of Jack Beans (Canavalia Species) -- Bioactive Compounds of Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.) -- Bioactive Compounds of Moringa (Moringa Species) -- Bioactive Compounds of Petai Beans (Parkia speciosa Hassk.) -- Bioactive Compounds of Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens L.) Seeds -- Bioactive Compounds of Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.) -- Bioactive Compounds of Horse Gram (Macrotyloma uniflorum Lam. [Verdc.]) -- Bioactive Compounds of Black Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) -- Part IX. Bioactive Compounds in Forage and Medicinal Legumes -- Bioactive Compounds of Legume Seeds -- Correction to: Bioactive Compounds of Prickly Pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.] |
| Summary |
This reference work provides a comprehensive overview of bioactive compounds found in underutilized vegetables and legumes around the globe. It describes their pharmacological, biological and health effects in detail, and provides a strategic framework for further research and global development activities. Using a consistent structure and divided into 9 parts based on the plant source, the book reviews bioactive compounds in various plant species. Each part opens with a leading article discussing the respective plant species. This book is a valuable reference resource for plant biologists and biotechnologists, pharmacologists, pharmacists, food technologists, nutritionists and other health professions working in academia and industry |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 6, 2021) |
| Subject |
Plant bioactive compounds.
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Vegetables -- Composition
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Legumes -- Composition
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Legumes -- Composition.
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Plant bioactive compounds.
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Vegetables -- Composition.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Murthy, Hosakatte Niranjana.
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Paek, Kee-Yoeup.
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| ISBN |
9783030574154 |
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3030574156 |
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9783030574161 |
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3030574164 |
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