Anti-inflammatory effect and chemical constituents of Microcos paniculata total flavone glycosides fraction

The inheritance of betalain pigmentation in Basella alba L.

Various bioactive compounds such as phenolics, flavonoids, saponins, carotenoids, etc. are found in fruits and vegetables. Although literature is available on the use and importance of commercial fruits and vegetables, little information is known about the underutilized horticultural commodities. Underutilized horticultural crops, such as drumstick, red cabbage, turmeric, beetroot, avocado, passion fruit, jamun, bael, etc. can be utilized as an important source of health-promoting bioactive compounds. Various methods of extraction of bioactive compounds are ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), and high-voltage electrical discharge (HVED). The bioactive compounds extracted from underutilized horticultural crops find a number of uses in pharmaceuticals and food industries as antioxidant, preservatives, antimicrobial, prebiotic, anticancer, food colorant, food packaging, cosmetics, insecticide, etc. 

Extraction and Use of Bioactive Components from Underutilized Horticultural Crops

Structural elucidation, in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation and mechansim study of newly secluded bioactive compound from the leaf extracts of Basella rubra L.

Bhanupriya Kilari

Papers

Structural elucidation, in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation and mechansim study of newly secluded bioactive compound from the leaf extracts of Basella rubra L.