FENUGREEK SEEDPROTEIN ISOLATE: AMINOACID COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONALPROPERTIES

Structural Basis for the Aminoacid Composition of Proteins from Halophilic Archea

Proteins from halophilic organisms, which live in extreme saline conditions, have evolved to remain folded at very high ionic strengths. The surfaces of halophilic proteins show a biased amino acid composition with a high prevalence of aspartic and glutamic acids, a low frequency of lysine, and a high occurrence of amino acids with a low hydrophobic character. Using extensive mutational studies...

Therapeutic applications of fenugreek.

Fenugreek has a long history of medical uses in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, and has been used for numerous indications, including labor induction, aiding digestion, and as a general tonic to improve metabolism and health. Preliminary animal and human trials suggest possible hypoglycemic and antihyperlipidemic properties of oral fenugreek seed powder.

Insulin, Glucagon, C-Peptide and Aminoacid Levels Following Liver Transplantation

Therapeutic potentials of fenugreek.

Therapeutic potentials of several medicinal plants are under active investigations and there are several reports indicating their antidiabetic actions, including the one that appeared in your esteemed journal about fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) seeds (1). Improvement in lipid profile also, following an oral administration of the whole seeds of this plant, has been reported by other work...

Chromium uptake by Fenugreek

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum) is both [1] herb (leaves) and a spice (seed) belonging to the family Fabaceae. Fenugreek leaves and seeds are used in the cuisine of India. Fenugreek also has [1] medicinal value. Fenugreek seeds are known [2] to reduce serum glucose and improve glucose tolerance and hence are prescribed to diabetic patients. In the recent past supplemental Chromium is being...