Grain and seed proteins functionality / / edited by Jose Carlos Jimenez-Lopez.

• TeilnehmendeR: Jiménez-López, Jose C.,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)

Climate resilience and growing population are the two main global challenges that encourage the development of an affordable and sustainable source of vegetable protein to ensure future food security. Advanced scientific programs and agro-food developments should be proprietarily on-demand to face different stresses in order to maintain yield and quality of seed production. In this regard, legume crops are key sustainable alternatives for healthier diets while contributing to appropriate natural resource management. Taken together, the 11 chapters in this book represent a generous addition to the progress in our understanding of climate-resilient legumes, hoping to contribute to the improvement of global food security in the future.

Table of Contents

1. Current Advances Research in Nutraceutical Compounds of Legumes, Pseudocereals and Cereals -- 2. Nutraceutical Potential of Seed and Grain Proteins in Health Promotion -- 3. Nutritional Composition of Grain and Seed Proteins -- 4. Health Benefits and Industrial Applications of Functional Cowpea Seed Proteins -- 5. Advances in Food Development with Plant-Based Proteins from Seed Sources -- 6. Modification of Legume Proteins for Improved Functionality -- 7. Pea Seed Proteins: A Nutritional and Nutraceutical Update -- 8. Functional Uses of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Seed Storage Proteins -- 9. RNAi-Mutants of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench with Improved Digestibility of Seed Storage Proteins -- 10. Characterisation of Endo-Polygalacturonases Activities of Rice (Oryza sativa) Fungal Pathogens in Nigeria, West Africa -- 11. Impact of Inadequate Concentration of Boron in Seed Storage Proteins Content in Oilseed Crops.