Lathyrus sativus L. (Grass pea) is the source for cheap and nutritious food choice in drought and famine susceptible zones in greater part of North India and Africa. The non-protein amino acid β-N-oxalyl-L-α,β-diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP) has been known for decades for its potent neurotoxic effect, causing irreversible neurodegenerative disease "neurolathyrism", present in both seed and leaf ...

The use of the two closely related species, Lathyrus cicera and L. sativus, as grain legumes for human and animal consumption, dates to the Neolithic period. Due to its tolerance to harsh environmental conditions L. sativus is still used widely for human food in Ethiopia and the Indian sub-continent. Cultivation has decreased in many other regions. The grain of both L. cicera and L. sativus con...

20 Lathyrus cicera is a grain legume that is well adapted to grow in low rainfall regions. 21 However, it contains a neurotoxin, 3-(-N-oxylyl)-L-2,3-diaminopropionic acid (ODAP), 22 which can cause paralysis of the lower limbs, known as “lathyrism”. An experiment was 23 conducted to measure the nutrient content and ileal digestible amino acid content of a recently 24 released low ODAP lathyrus ...

It is nearly four decades since the discovery of ODAP as the major neurotoxic constituent of Lathyrus sativus seeds. However, several basic questions relating to neurolathyrism still remain unanswered. We are unable to convince several governments to ban the cultivation of the pulse and to take on a more serious approach to introducing the low toxin varieties. Meanwhile, farmers continue to gro...

Low-pressure osmotic-based membrane separation, such as osmotic distillation (OMD) and forward osmosis (FO), is a separation process suitable for the concentration of liquid food with heat-sensitive components. In FO, dense hydrophilic used osmotic-pressure gradient driving force. Reverse salt diffusion low are major phenomena impeding FO application. Food preservatives can be applied draw solu...