Biodiesel has attracted considerable attention during the past decade as a renewable,
biodegradable and non-toxic fuel alternative to fossil fuels. Biodiesel can be obtained from …

Jatropha is a nonedible oil seed plant belonging to Euphorbiaceae family. Global
awareness of sustainable and alternative energy resources has propelled research on …

An extraordinary compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the
World, Volume 3 comprehensively documents the medicinal value of 16 major plant species …

Eighteen different provenances of Jatropha curcas from countries in West and East Africa,
North and Central America, and Asia were characterized for nutrient and antinutritional …

Four varieties of Jatropha curcas which originated from Nicaragua (Cape Verde and
Nicaragua toxic varieties cultivated in Managua), Nigeria (a wild variety from Ife; toxicity …

Jatropha curcas, a member of the Euphorbiaceae is a multipurpose tree of significant
economic importance because of its several industrial and medicinal uses. The kernel to …

Many antinutritional and toxic factors abound in tropical seeds, which are also generally rich
in nutrients and therefore more prone to attack from herbivores. Antinutritional and toxic …

SUMMARY Theobromine (3, 7-dihydro-3, 7-dimethyl-H-purine-2, 6-dione) is a colourless
and odourless 3, 7-dimethylxanthine with a slightly bitter taste naturally present in the cacao …

Lectin activity in a toxic (Cape Verde) and non‐toxic (Mexico) variety of Jatropha curcas
seed meal was investigated using latex agglutination and haemagglutination assays. Lectin …

The Jatropha curcas meal was detoxified by different methods, and the effect of
detoxification was evaluated in this study. The method that hydrolysis of enzymes (cellulase …