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CHARACTERIZATION OF ALPHA-AMYLASE FROM THE SEEDS OF Mucuna pruriens [PDF]

, 2013
Amylases are hydrolytic enzymes which are widely distributed in nature, animals, plants and microorganisms. Amylases are of great significance in present-day biotechnology.
Chandrashekharaiah, K.S., Krishna Murthy, V., Narayanaswamy, M., Preethi, ., Ramachandra Swamy, N., Shalini, ., Siddalinga Murthy, K.R.   +6 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. unrooted cuttings from Uganda

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate the likelihood of pest freedom at entry in the EU, including both regulated and non‐regulated pests, potentially associated with unrooted cuttings of the genera Petunia and Calibrachoa produced under physical isolation in Uganda.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Christophe Lacomme, Jane Debode, Juan A. Navas‐Cortes, Antigoni Akrivou, Christos Kritikos, Maria Kormpi, Dimitrios Papachristos, Chrysavgi Reppa, Spyridon Antonatos, Despoina Beris, Olaf Mosbach Schulz, Monia Federica Lombardo, Ciro Gardi, Roel Potting   +34 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence de divers traitements physico-chimiques de graines de Mucuna pruriens sur leur composition chimique en nutriments [PDF]

Tropicultura, 1999
Influence of Various Physicochemical Treatments of Mucuna pruriens Seeds on the Nutrient Chemical Composition. Mucuna pruriens is being intensively used to fight off couch grass Imperata cylindrica and restore washed out lithosol fertility, in most of ...
Dossa, CS., Mensah, GA., Dossa, AD., Adoun, C.   +3 more
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Risks for human health related to the presence of plant lectins in food

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The European Commission asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the risk related to the presence of plant lectins in food. Based on the available evidence, the CONTAM Panel considered only phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), a legume lectin from beans (Phaseolus sp.), for the risk characterisation.
EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM), Helle Katrine Knutsen, Agneta Åkesson, Vasileios Bampidis, Margherita Bignami, Laurent Bodin, James Kevin Chipman, Gisela Degen, Antonio Hernández‐Jerez, Tim Hofer, Christer Hogstrand, Stefano Landi, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Kyriaki Machera, Isabelle P. Oswald, Guido Rychen, Salomon Sand, Katharina Vejdovszky, Barbara Viviani, Hanne Frøkiær, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Patrick Mulder, Pierre Rougé, Heather Wallace, Marios Georgiadis, José Ángel Gómez Ruiz, Eirini Kouloura, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Lydia Alarcón Asensio, Eleni Gkimprixi, Evangelia Ntzani   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocontrol of Root‐Knot Nematodes via siRNA‐Loaded Extracellular Vesicles From a Nematophagous Fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 11, November 2025.
Extracellular vesicles from a nematode‐trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora can serve as effective siRNA delivery vehicles for the control of root‐knot nematodes. ABSTRACT Root‐knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) represent a major threat to global crop production, and current chemical nematicides pose serious environmental and health risks.
Xinyi Huang, Wenliang Zhou, Xiaoying Liu, Ke‐Qin Zhang, Juan Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of aqueous leaf extract of velvet bean (Mucuna ruriens) on reproductive outcome in adult female Wistar rats

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2019
From ancient times in many parts of the world, herbal medications have been used for the treatment of various ailments. Mucuna pruriens is a leguminous plant that has various medicinal purposes. Literature reports state that it enhances normal fertility,
A. Ejeguo, R.A. Orheruata, C.L. Sakpa
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Beyond the Binary: Controlling Natural Sex‐Change in Hermaphroditic Fishes

Reviews in Aquaculture, Volume 17, Issue 4, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Sex‐change in hermaphroditic fishes is a complex but natural biological phenomenon that has significant implications for aquaculture fingerling production, selective breeding, and grow‐out. Understanding the physiological, endocrinological, and molecular pathways underlying hermaphroditism in fishes offers unique opportunities to manipulate ...
Roni Chandra Mondal, Jarrod L. Guppy, Maria A. Villacis‐Escobar, Dean R. Jerry   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facteurs d'adoption des innovations d'intégration agriculture-élevage: cas du Mucuna pruriens en zone cotonnière ouest du Burkina Faso [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2016
Adoption of Innovation Factors of Agriculture and Breeding Integration: Case of Mucuna pruriens in Western Cotton Zone of Burkina Faso. This paper analyzes the factors influencing the adoption of Mucuna pruriens in the Western cotton zone of Burkina Faso.
Koutou, M., Havard, M., Ouédraogo, D., Sangaré, M., Toillier, A., Thombiano, T., Vodouhe, DS.   +6 more
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Productive performance of three tropical legumes for protein banks in the dry tropics of Colima, Mexico

Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 2015
The aim of this study was to evaluate the productive performance of mucuna (Mucuna pruriens), lablab (Lablab purpureus) and clitoria (Clitoria ternatea) for protein banks in Colima, Mexico, with irrigation used prior to the rainy season.
Rafael J. Macedo, Victalina Arredondo, Noe García, Rafael Ramírez, Omar Prado, Luis J. García   +5 more
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Perancangan Alat Pengiris Mucuna Pruriens Menggunakan Metode Reverse Engineering Di UKM Tempe Keripik Sri Wening [PDF]

, 2018
The process of slicing raw beans of Mucuna pruriens in fermented soybean chips at Sri Wning’s home industry was wasted time and cost. The slicing process took ± 2 hours per kilograms and paid 10,000 rupiah per kilograms for one expert cutter. The purpose
, Ratnanto Fitriadi, S.T., M.T, Agusti, Febrina   +1 more
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