Pulses and food security: Dietary protein, digestibility, bioactive and functional properties

SMF Bessada, JCM Barreira, MBPP Oliveira - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Food security is a current major concern. Protein malnutrition, in particular, must
be overcome urgently. Simultaneously, food manufacturers are increasingly interested …

A review of breeding objectives, genomic resources, and marker-assisted methods in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

T Assefa, A Assibi Mahama, AV Brown, EKS Cannon… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), one of the most important grain legume crops for
direct human consumption, faces many challenges as a crop. Domesticated from wild …

[HTML][HTML] Agronomy, nutritional value, and medicinal application of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)

F Etemadi, M Hashemi, AV Barker, OR Zandvakili… - Horticultural Plant …, 2019 - Elsevier
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a cool season grain legume crop with the potential to be grown
as multi-purpose crop in areas with short growing season. Faba bean is grown in many …

Biological potential of protein hydrolysates and peptides from common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): A review

DA Luna-Vital, L Mojica, EG de Mejía… - Food Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a pulse cultivated worldwide and it is considered a
nutraceutical food and a good source of protein. In the last decade, pulses have gained …

Extracts from field margin weeds provide economically viable and environmentally benign pest control compared to synthetic pesticides

P Mkenda, R Mwanauta, PC Stevenson, P Ndakidemi… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to
synthetics, but most progress has been shown in the laboratory. Consequently, research on …

Impact of Commercial Precooking of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) on the Generation of Peptides, After Pepsin–Pancreatin Hydrolysis, Capable to Inhibit …

L Mojica, K Chen, EG de Mejía - Journal of Food Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this research was to determine the bioactive properties of the released
peptides from commercially available precook common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) …

Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops

A Mkindi, N Mpumi, Y Tembo, PC Stevenson… - Industrial Crops and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to
synthetics, but only a handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash …

Genetic diversity of Croatian common bean landraces

K Carović-Stanko, Z Liber, M Vidak, A Barešić… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In Croatia, the majority of the common bean production is based on local landraces, grown
by small-scale farmers in low input production systems. Landraces are adapted to the …

Legume proteins, peptides, water extracts, and crude protein extracts as antifungals for food applications

E Mani-López, E Palou, A López-Malo - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Legumes, which include a great variety of seeds, are distinguished by their
protein content. Legume seeds produce defensive compounds against fungi and insect …

Effectiveness of enzymatic hydrolysis for reducing the allergenic potential of legume by-products

L Calcinai, MG Bonomini, G Leni, A Faccini… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The interest in agri-food residues and their valorization has grown considerably, and many
of them are today considered to be valuable, under-exploited sources of different …