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Abrus precatorius: A comprehensive insight into the phytochemical, pharmacological, therapeutic activities and safety

, 2022
Abrus precatorius L., belonging to the family of Fabaceae is one of the potential herbal plants to be used as natural medicine. A. precatorius is capable of growing in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The leaves of A.
Gavrila, Amadea Puspitarani, Arif, Nur Muhammad Ansori, Tridiganita, Intan Solikhah, Aswin, Rafif Khairullah, Dina, Dewi Anggraini, Gabrielle, Ann Villar Posa   +5 more
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In silico analysis of secondary metabolites from Abrus precatorius L. leaves as a novel approach to breast cancer treatment [PDF]

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research
Context: Breast cancer, characterized by abnormal growth in breast tissue with potential invasion into other body parts, poses significant challenges in treatment due to the associated negative implications of conventional therapies like radiation ...
Mildawati Mildawati, Muhammad Samudra Ilham   +1 more
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Chimerolectins: Classification, structural architecture, and functional perspectives

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 9, September 2025.
Abstract Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins capable of binding specifically and reversibly to carbohydrates, a property that, in itself, gives them great functional versatility in organisms from all kingdoms of nature. A subclass of these proteins, called chimerolectins, is composed of proteins that have at least one lectin domain associated with ...
Vanir Reis Pinto‐Junior, Benildo Sousa Cavada, Kyria Santiago Nascimento   +2 more
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Understanding the efficiency of Shodhana, a classical drug detoxification technique that may increase safety in using three varieties of Abrus precatorius L. seeds-a toxic Schedule E1 drug used in various herbal formulations

Phytomedicine Plus
Background: Abrus precatorius L. is a noxious vein native to south east asia and popularly called as Gunja in Ayurveda. The seeds of this plant are considered as a potent raw drug used in various herbal formulations such as Gunjadi tailam, Gunjagarbha ...
Vikram E N T, Kamaraj R, Ilavarasan R, Kusuma G, Susikumar Sundharamoorthy, Ch V. Narasimhaji, Gokul Marimuthu   +6 more
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Impact of Anthropogenic Pollution on the Plant Species Diversity and Composition Along the Riparian Ecotones of Goa's Sal and Zuari Rivers

Plant-Environment Interactions, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Anthropogenic pressures are increasingly constraining the health of riparian ecosystems by exposing their remnant vegetation to edge effects. Despite being at the land–water interface, conservation efforts have often overlooked how water pollution may indirectly exacerbate the broader impacts of anthropogenic pressures on riparian vegetation ...
Moses Musisi, Celly Quadros, Krishnan Sellappan   +2 more
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Discovery of antiprotozoal compounds from medicinal plants [PDF]

, 2014
Tropical parasitic diseases such as malaria, human African trypanosomiasis, chagas disease, and leishmaniasis affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and have devastating consequences.
Hata, Yoshie
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More Choosy for Minor Foods: Diet, Seasonality and Food Selection in Sympatric Frugivorous and Folivorous Lemurs

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2025.
Primates are deliberate and intelligent foragers and are presumed to select foods that maximize their fitness, yet little is known about the actual rules of food selection based on the nutritional chemistry of those foods, and less is known about how sympatric primates differ.
Mitchell T. Irwin, Vololonirina Rahalinarivo, Bruno Ramorasata, Jean‐Luc Raharison, Jean‐Freddy Ranaivoarisoa, Chloé N. M. Gherardi, Jessica M. Rothman   +6 more
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Structure-function analysis and insights into the reduced toxicity of Abrus precatorius agglutinin I in relation to abrin

, 2006
Abrin and agglutinin-I from the seeds of Abrus precatorius are type II ribosome-inactivating proteins that inhibit protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells.
Bagaria, A., Ramagopal, U.A., Ramakumar, S., Surendranath, K., Karande, A.A.   +4 more
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Sub‐Saharan African Oilseeds as Functional Ingredients: Nutritional Profiles, Bioactivities, and Strategies for Enhanced Utilization in Food and Pharmaceutical Systems

Journal of Food Biochemistry, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Oilseeds native to sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) represent a nutritionally and economically significant yet underutilized resource for enhancing food and nutrition security. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the nutritional composition, bioactive constituents, and processing technologies associated with indigenous SSA oilseeds, highlighting their
Isaac Amoah, Rose Attakora, Michael Arthur, Mauro Lombardo, Emmanuel Ofori Osei, Abdallah Zaidan Mohammed, Parise Adadi, Etornam Kofitsey Adukonu, Deborah Solomon, Rita Ackom, Marina Aferiba Tandoh, Anupama Bose   +11 more
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Abrus precatorius L.: a wild medicinal climber of India

, 2023
<p>Fabaceae shows unique diversity of flowering plants. It has trees, climbers, herbs, shrubs, prostrates having food, medicinal, ecological, and economic values. Some plants are toxic but potential to treat many diseases and disorders.
Tripathi G, Mishra S
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