Soy consumption has been associated with many potential health benefits in reducing
chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, insulin-resistance/type II …

Space is an extreme environment for the human body, where during long-term missions
microgravity and high radiation levels represent major threats to crew health. Intriguingly …

Grain legumes are a valuable source of food proteins. Their exploitation is expected to grow
in relation of a growing world's food needs. Moreover, it is currently taking place a …

The nutrient composition, antinutritional factors and flour functionality of cowpea and horse
gram flours were evaluated in comparison to chickpea flour characteristics. Protein content …

Grain legumes are valuable sources of protein and energy for monogastric animals. Grain
legumes, such as faba beans, peas and lupins, can partially or even totally replace …

The evidence for a protective effect of vegetables, fruits, and legumes against prostate
cancer is weak and inconsistent. We examined the relationship of these food groups and …

Antimicrobial proteins (peptides) are known to play important roles in the innate host
defense mechanisms of most living organisms, including plants, insects, amphibians and …

As part of a program to assess the adverse biological effects expected from astronauts'
exposure to space radiation, numerous different biological effects relating to astronauts' …

Humans have known lentils (Lens culinaris L.) since the dawn of civilization. The current
work is a comprehensive review of lentils composition, nutritional value, and health benefits …

The structural complexity of many natural products sets them apart from common synthetic
drugs, allowing them to access a biological target space that lies beyond the enzyme active …