A5002312245- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Heavy Metals in Plants
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
- Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
- Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
- Morinda citrifolia extract uses
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Potato Plant Research
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
- Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2012-2020
African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) because of their nutrient density have the unique potential to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa, yet some may also contain anti-nutritive compounds. Vegetable nightshades from Solanum americanum, nigrum, scabrum and villosum are among major AIVs used as a leafy consumed regularly many countries sub-Sahara Africa. These under-recognized food crops not been subjected extensive studies for nutritional antinutritive factors. In this...
Pycnanthus angolensis (African nutmeg), native to several West African countries, was investigated for new medicinal uses. Sustainably harvested in Ghana, the seed fat is processed into kombo butter by farmer cooperatives. This plant-based rich myristoleic acid, a precursor cetyl myristoleate (CMO) which currently marketed as supplement treatment of joint pain. Separate from acid and waste product processing CMO, effluent found contain high concentrations plastoquinones sargaquinoic (KB-1),...