Effects of fenugreek seeds on cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases

Singh, Ram B.; Smail, Manal M.A.; Richa, H.; Maheshwari, Anuj; Verma, Narsingh; Isaza, Adrian

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819815-5.00036-7

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“…In addition, extracts of the fenugreek seeds are characterized by high phenolic acids and flavonoid contents exhibiting antioxidant activity [ 18 ]. Moreover, fenugreek seeds contain vital bioactive ingredients such as coumarin, folic acid, nicotinic acid, phytic acid, scopoletin, saponin, and trigonelline which have various therapeutic and medicinal properties [ 19 ].…”

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Impacts of ZnO as a nanofertilizer on fenugreek: some biochemical parameters and SCoT analysis

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Abd-ElShafy

Khalifa

2023

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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Background Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) can be considered as nanofertilizer providing zinc as an essential micronutrient for plant growth and production at specific safe dose, however, above this dose; ZnO NPs induce oxidative stress. The present research aimed to evaluate some physiological and molecular effects of ZnO NPs on Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) plant. Results The ZnO NPs were applied at five different concentrations (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 mg/l) via soaking fenugreek seeds for 24 h. Fenugreek seedlings were harvested after 14 days for biomass and biochemical analyses. The results revealed that increasing ZnO NPs concentration led to a significant increase in all measured parameters until peaked at 30 mg/l; after that, a decline trend was detected. However, malondialdehyde (MDA) increased significantly just at higher concentrations of ZnO NPs (40 and 50 mg/l). In addition, genetic variation measure using start codon targeted (SCoT) markers revealed that ZnO NP treatments exhibited limited genetic variation. Conclusion Results showed that treatment with ZnO NPs at 30 mg/l can improve biomass, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant activity of fenugreek seedlings, besides being safe for DNA. So, this concentration could be a decent nanofertilizer for fenugreek plant.

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Impacts of ZnO as a nanofertilizer on fenugreek: some biochemical parameters and SCoT analysis

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Abd-ElShafy

Khalifa

2023

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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“…Seeds are considered an important food ingredient, flavoring agent, and spice, nutritionally, fenugreek seeds contain 58% carbohydrates, 23% protein, 6% fat, and 9% water, in addition to vitamins, and minerals especially manganese, calcium, and iron [ 2 ]. As a medicinal plant, the seeds contain many active compounds, of which five classes of constituents (saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, coumarins, and vitamins) have medicinal and pharmaceutical applications, and are mainly attributed to the biological and therapeutic activities [ 4 ], such as antiaging, antidiabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial and cardioprotective [ 1 , 2 , 4 ].…”

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Seed Endophytic Achromobacter sp. F23KW as a Promising Growth Promoter and Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia Root Rot of Fenugreek

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Root rot is one of the most significant soil and seed-borne fungal diseases, limiting the cultivation of fenugreek plants. Endophytic bacteria and their natural bioproducts have emerged as growth promoters and disease suppressors in the current era. Despite limited research, seeds are a good funder of endophytic microbiomes, which are transmitted from them to other seedling parts, thereby providing a shield against biotic and abiotic anxiety and promoting the growth at early germination and later stages. The current study evaluated the hypothesis that seed endophytic bacteria and their lytic enzymes, growth promotors, and antifungal molecules can induce growth, and inhibit root rot disease development at the same time. The isolation trial from fenugreek seeds revealed a lytic Achromobacter sp., which produces indole acetic acid, has antifungal compounds (e.g., 2-Butanol, 3,3’-oxybis-), and reduces the growth of Rhizoctonia solani by 43.75%. Under the greenhouse and natural field conditions, bacterial cells and/or supernatant improved the growth, physiology, and yield performance of fenugreek plants, and effectively suppressed the progress of root rot disease; this is the first extensive study that uses a new seed-borne endophytic bacterium as a plant-growth-promoting, and biocontrol tool against the sclerotia-forming; R. solani; the causative of fenugreek root rot.

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Multivariate analysis of seed chemical diversity among wild fenugreek (Trigonella monantha C. A. Mey.) ecotypes

Hasaroeih,

Ghanavati,

Moradi

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BMC Plant Biol

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Background Wild fenugreek (Trigonella monantha), a multi-purpose annual plant, has traditionally been used as a food, forage, and medicinal plant. However, the knowledge of the diversity of its chemical characteristics is limited. In this study, 40 wild fenugreek ecotypes collected from their natural habitats in Iran and grown together in field conditions, were analyzed for their seed chemical properties. Results The ecotypes were cultivated in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results of ANOVA revealed a significant difference among the ecotypes for all measured characters (P < 0.01). The results showed a high level of diversity among the ecotypes based on the measured characters, including antioxidant activity (48.19 to 86.85%), phenol (0.82 to 1.51 mg gallic acid per g dry weight), flavonoid (1.07 to 3.11 mg quercetin per g dry weight), trigonelline (0.02 to 0.08 mmol/l), 4-hydroxyisoleucine (0.197 to 0.906 mg/g), sucrose (0.13 to 3.77 mM), glucose (1.07 to 12.1 mM), and fructose (13.3 to 45.5 mM). The cluster analysis divided the ecotypes into four groups and the PCA analysis showed that the three first components explained 73% of the total variance among the ecotypes. Also, heat map correlation revealed that many positive and negative correlations were observed among the measured characters. The results did not show a relationship between the amounts of compounds and the place of sample collection. Conclusions The present study suggests considerable diversity in the seed chemical compositions of the wild fenugreek ecotypes. Therefore, many ecotypes could be useful for medicinal purposes, as well as for human nutrition.

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Effects of fenugreek seeds on cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases

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References 30 publications

Impacts of ZnO as a nanofertilizer on fenugreek: some biochemical parameters and SCoT analysis

Impacts of ZnO as a nanofertilizer on fenugreek: some biochemical parameters and SCoT analysis

Seed Endophytic Achromobacter sp. F23KW as a Promising Growth Promoter and Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia Root Rot of Fenugreek

Multivariate analysis of seed chemical diversity among wild fenugreek (Trigonella monantha C. A. Mey.) ecotypes

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