Moringa oleifera: An Unknown Crop in Developed Countries with Great Potential for Industry and Adapted to Climate Change

Abstract

Moringa oleifera is originally a tropical crop with a fast development, little known in developed countries but cultivated since ancient times. It can adapt to regions affected by climate change, such as the Mediterranean basin, since it is a crop with a great resistance to high temperatures. In this study an in-depth bibliographical review was carried out by consulting different databases (Science Direct, FSTA, Scielo, Riunet, and Google Scholar) in order to find published scientific studies on the characteristics of this crop and its agronomic requirements. According to the information found, all parts of the Moringa oleifera, namely the leaves, pods, seeds, roots and flowers, can be used in different industrial sectors such as pharmaceutical, cosmetic, human food, animal feed, and water treatment since they have a nutritional profile rich in high biological value proteins, vitamins A and C, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids and minerals: calcium, iron, potassium, and phosphorous.

Moringa oleifera seeds-removed ripened pods as alternative for papersheet production: antimicrobial activity and their phytoconstituents profile using HPLC

“… 2 and Trigo et al . 17 . Quercetin, myricetin glycosides, caffeoylquinic acid, coumaroylquinic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, kaempferol, glucotropaeolin, glucosinalbin, glucoraphanin, glucomoringin, glucoiberin, glucosinolates, apigenin, luteolin, lutein, luteoxanthin, zeaxanthin, b-carotene and isothiocyonates were identified as the main compounds in the extracts from moringa 2 , 18 , 19 .…”

Moringa oleifera Lam. in Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…USDA FoodData Central has shown that 100 g of raw leaves, for example, containing carbohydrate (≈8.28 g), protein (≈9.4 g), lipid (≈1.4 g), vitamins (A equiv., ≈378 µg; various Bs; C, ≈51.7 mg; folate, ≈40 µg), minerals (potassium, ≈337 mg; calcium, ≈185 mg; magnesium, ≈42 mg; iron, ≈4 mg), and dietary fiber (≈2 g) [59]. The analysis of dried MO demonstrated that leaves are a rich source of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and various phytochemicals [58,60]. The relatively wide range of variability in nutritional data was also reported, mainly due to genetic background, soil, climate, season, and plant; the use of different procedures of processing and storage and analytical techniques may also increase the variations [61-64].…”

Promoters of ASCL1‐ and NEUROD1‐dependent genes are specific targets of lurbinectedin in SCLC cells

“…Moreover, such specificity of action of lurbinectedin allows the identification of active genes involved in tumorigenesis and in neuroendocrine reprogramming of the cell. This new drug has completely changed the therapeutic landscape of SCLC since its recent accelerated approval as a monotherapy in metastatic disease by the FDA (Kepp et al , 2020 ; Shinn et al , 2020 ; Trigo et al , 2020 ; Baena et al , 2021 ; Cortinovis et al , 2021 ; Singh et al , 2021 ). This work provides important molecular information underlying its efficacy.…”