An assessment of potential nutritive and medicinal properties of Mucuna pruriens: a natural food legume

R Pathania, P Chawla, H Khan, R Kaushik, MA Khan - 3 Biotech, 2020 - Springer
Mucuna pruriens belongs to the Fabaceae family and is ordinarily known as velvet bean, in
English cowitch and Hindi Kawaanch. The restorative quality of this bean makes it an …

An overview of methods for L-dopa extraction and analytical determination in plant matrices

C Tesoro, F Lelario, R Ciriello, G Bianco, A Di Capua… - Separations, 2022 - mdpi.com
L-dopa is a precursor of dopamine used as the most effective symptomatic drug treatment for
Parkinson's disease. Most of the L-dopa isolated is either synthesized chemically or from …

Mucuna pruriens Protects against MPTP Intoxicated Neuroinflammation in Parkinson's Disease through NF-κB/pAKT Signaling Pathways

SN Rai, H Birla, SS Singh, W Zahra, RR Patil… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Till date, drugs that have been used to manage Parkinson's disease (PD) have only shown
symptomatic relief with several adverse effects besides their inability to prevent …

Nutraceuticals in Parkinson's disease

L Hang, AH Basil, KL Lim - NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Current pharmacological strategies for Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common
neurological movement disorder worldwide, are predominantly symptom relieving and are …

Ameliorative Role of Nutraceuticals on Neurodegenerative Diseases Using the Drosophila melanogaster as a Discovery Model to Define Bioefficacy

R Himalian, SK Singh, MP Singh - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Neurodegeneration is the destruction of neurons, and once the neurons degenerate they
can't revive. This is one of the most concerned health conditions among aged population …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of L-dopa, proximate composition with in vitro anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of Mucuna macrocarpa beans: A future drug for Parkinson …

C Aware, R Patil, S Gaikwad, S Yadav, V Bapat… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To investigate L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-dopa, anti-Parkinson
drug), anti-inflammatory activity, proximate nutritional composition and antioxidant potential …

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M HASSAN, SM AL-HAZMI, IA ALHAGRI… - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Electrical energy generation can be achieved in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) through the
catalytic action of microorganisms which can oxidize organic matter and convert it into a …

Processing Effect on L-DOPA, In Vitro Protein and Starch Digestibility, Proximate Composition, and Biological Activities of Promising Legume: Mucuna macrocarpa

C Aware, R Patil, G Vyavahare, R Gurav… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: In the present investigation, the effect of different cooking processes on L-DOPA
level, phenolics contents, in vitro protein (IVPD) and starch digestibility (IVSD), and …

Mucuna laticifera: unprecedented L-dopa content and its role in neurodegenerative and inflammatory conditions

V Thamke, S Suryawanshi, C Aware, P Mali, B Shinde… - 3 Biotech, 2024 - Springer
Genus Mucuna encompasses several plant species renowned for their utilization in
traditional Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, chiefly due to their …

Assessment of genetic diversity in Mucuna species of India using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA and inter simple sequence repeat markers

RR Patil, KD Pawar, MR Rane, SR Yadav… - … and molecular biology …, 2016 - Springer
Genus Mucuna which is native to China and Eastern India comprises of perennial climbing
legume with long slender branches, trifoliate leaves and bear green or brown pod covered …