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Aloe Species as Valuable Sources of Functional Bioactives
(Springer, 2020-06) Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Gupta, Ena; Ezzat, Shahira M; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Mishra, Neha; Akram, Muhammad; Sudharani, N.; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Singh, Priyanka; Ifemeje, Jonathan Chinenye; Deepak, M; Walag, Angelo Mark; Ansari, Rumaisa; Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi; Laila, Umme; Olisah, Michael Chinedu; Onyekere, Peculiar Feenna
Herbal medicines occupy distinct position right from the primitive period to present day. In every ethnic group, there exists a traditional health care system, which is culturally patterned. In rural communities, health care seems to be the first and fore- most line of defence. The WHO has already recognized the contribution of tradi- tional health care in tribal communities. These medicines have fewer side effects and are easily accessible to mankind in the nature. It has been a source of medicinal
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
(Springer, 2020-08) Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Tupas, Genevieve; Onyekere, Peculiar Feenna; Akram, Muhammad; Olatunde, Ahmed; Gupta, Ena; Ezzat, Shahira M; Munir, Naveed; Daniyal, Muhammad; Găman, Mihnea-Alexandru
Functional foods and nutraceuticals are food products that naturally offer or have been modified to offer additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition. As such products have surged in popularity in recent years, it is crucial that researchers and manufacturers understand the concepts underpinning functional foods and the opportunity they represent to improve human health, reduce healthcare costs, and support economic development worldwide. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Components, Formulations and Innovations presents a guide to functional foods from experienced professionals in key institutions around the world. The text provides background information on the health benefits, bioavailability, and safety measurements of functional foods and nutraceuticals. Subsequent chapters detail the bioactive components in functional foods responsible for these health benefits, as well as the different formulations of these products and recent innovations spurred by consumer demands. Authors emphasize product development for increased marketability, taking into account safety issues associated with functional food adulteration and solutions to be found in GMP adherence. Various food preservation methods aimed at enhancing the quality and shelf life of functional food are also highlighted. Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: Bioactive Components, Formulations and Innovations is the first of its kind, designed to be useful to students, teachers, nutritionists, food scientists, food technologists and public health regulators alike.
Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family
(Springer, 8/25/2020) Suddhasuchi, Das; Sharangi, A. B.; Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Ezzat, Shahira M; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Tijjani, Habibu; Olisah, Michael Chinedu; Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Kingsley C.; Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi; Ifemeje, Jonathan C.; Akram, Muhammad; Moboladji, Bankole Marc; Onyeike, Precious Chidinma
This chapter presents recent studies on the health benefits of isoflavones from the flowering plants of the Leguminosae family- Fabaceae, which are commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family. Notable agricultural and food plants in this family are Glycine max (soybean), Phaseolus (beans), Pisum sativum (pea), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Ceratonia siliqua (carob), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice). It was established from literary sources that extracts from these plants, including the invasive species contains important isoflavones. Prominent among the isoflavones biologically active aglycones: genistein, daidzein, and glycitein. Other isoflavones are ononin and sissotrin, with their aglycones, formononetin and biochanin A respectively. These compounds have been described to be active against some life-threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases among others.
Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae Family
(Springer, 8/25/2020) Das, Suddhasuchi; Sharangi, A. B; Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Ezzat, Shahira M; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Tijjani, Habibu; Olisah, Michael Chinedu; Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Kingsley C; Adetunji, Juliana Bunmi; Ifemeje, Jonathan C; Akram, Muhammad; Moboladji, Bankole Marc; Onyeike, Precious Chidinma
This chapter presents recent studies on the health benefits of isoflavones from the flowering plants of the Leguminosae family- Fabaceae, which are commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family. Notable agricultural and food plants in this family are Glycine max (soybean), Phaseolus (beans), Pisum sativum (pea), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Ceratonia siliqua (carob), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice). It was established from literary sources that extracts from these plants, including the invasive species contains important isoflavones. Prominent among the isoflavones biologically active aglycones: genistein, daidzein, and glycitein. Other isoflavones are ononin and sissotrin, with their aglycones, formononetin and biochanin A respectively. These compounds have been described to be active against some life-threatening diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases among others.
Semiochemicals: A Green Approach to Pest and Disease Control
(Elsevier, 2019-11) Ezzat, Shahira M; Merghany, Rana M; Akram, Muhammad; Daniyal, Muhammad
Chemical signaling among insects play a key role in their survival and facing up different environmental conditions, by modifying their physiology or behavior. Insects use semiochemicals (a group of organic compounds) to transmit these chemical messages over long distances that help them in surviving, through locating a host, mate, and food and beating a host defense system or a natural enemy. Semiochemicals, a term derived from the Greek word (semeion) meaning a signal, differs in their molecular weights according to their carbon chain. Semiochemical usage would be effective in pest control through these strategies: recognizing the insidious species, selecting the suitable timing for the insecticide usage, assessing a post-application evaluation, improving of traditional methods used in pest control, increasing the rates of predators and parasitoids, putting into consideration at least one of the techniques developed that are used in pest control like attract and kill, mating disruption, mass trapping, or repellency techniques.
Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application: Nanotoxicology
(Hindawi, 7/30/2021) Egbuna, Chukwuebuka; Parmar, Vijaykumar K.; Jeevanandam, Jaison; Ezzat, Shahira M; Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Kingsley C; Adetunji, Charles Oluwaseun; Khan, Johra; Onyeike, Eugene N; Uche, Chukwuemelie Zedech; Akram, Muhammad; Ibrahim, Mervat S; El Mahdy, Nihal M; Awuchi, Chinaza Godswill; Saravanan, Kaliyaperumal; Tijjani, Habibu; Odoh, Uchenna Estella; Messaoudi, Mohammed; Ifemeje, Jonathan C; Olisah, Michael C; Ezeofor, Nebechi Jane; Chikwendu, Chukwudi Jude; Ibeabuchi, Chinwe Gloria
Nanoparticles are of great importance in development and research because of their application in industries and biomedicine. )e development of nanoparticles requires proper knowledge of their fabrication, interaction, release, distribution, target, compatibility, and functions. )is review presents a comprehensive update on nanoparticles’ toxic effects, the factors underlying their toxicity, and the mechanisms by which toxicity is induced. Recent studies have found that nanoparticles may cause serious health effects when exposed to the body through ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact without caution. )e extent to which toxicity is induced depends on some properties, including the nature and size of the nanoparticle, the surface area, shape, aspect ratio, surface coating, crystallinity, dissolution, and agglomeration. In all, the general mechanisms by which it causes toxicity lie on its capability to initiate the formation of reactive species, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and neurotoxicity, among others.