1st Edition
Biological and Pharmacological Properties of the Genus Moringa
Chapter 1 The Moringa Genus: Botanical and Agricultural Research
Luisa Fernanda Madrigales-Reátiga, Roberto Gutiérrez-Dorado, Janitzio Xiomara K. Perales-Sánchez, and Cuauhtémoc Reyes-Moreno
Chapter 2 Genetic Diversity of the Moringa Genus
Liseth Daniela Jaimes-Rangel, Diana Marcela Arias-Moreno, and Abraham Cruz-Mendívil
Chapter 3 Agronomical Aspects of Moringa oleifera (Moringa)
Elvia Paulina Pérez-Rivera, Julio Montes-Ávila, Carlos Bell Castro-Tamayo, Jesús José Portillo-Loera, Ramón Ignacio Castillo-López
Chapter 4 Moringa : Phytochemical and Health Benefits
R. Baeza-Jiménez, R. Flores-Flores, M. A. Morales-Ovando, and Leticia X. López-Martínez
Chapter 5 Quality Control and Safety of Moringa
Leticia X. López-Martínez, Jesus A. Dominguez-Ávila, Norma Julieta Salazar-Lopez, and Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Aguilar
Chapter 6 Phytochemicals from Moringa Species
Luis A. Cabanillas-Bojórquez, Erick Paul Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Melissa García-Carrasco, and J. Basilio Heredia
Chapter 7 Peptides: The Other Bioactive Constituents of Moringa
Sara Avilés-Gaxiola, and J. Basilio Heredia
Chapter 8 Antioxidant Properties of Moringa Species
Laura A. Contreras-Angulo, Alexis Emus-Medina, Manuel Bernal-Millan, J. Basilio Heredia, and Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva
Chapter 9 Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Moringa oleifera
Rosmarbel Morales-Nava, and Janet Alejandra Gutiérrez-Uribe
Chapter 10 Antidiabetic and Anti-obesity Properties of Moringa Species
Manuel A. Picos-Salas, Luis A. Montoya-Inzunza, Cristina Alicia Elizalde-Romero, and Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva
Chapter 11 Perspectives on the Study of Moringa
Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva, and J. Basilio Heredia
Index
Biography
J. Basilio Heredia, PhD is a Researcher at the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A. C. His research lines focus on plant secondary metabolism, functional foods and nutraceuticals, as well as in food science and technology (conventional and emerging). He has an h-index of 21 in ResearchGate (RG score 32.46), 16 in Web of Science and 16 in Scopus databases.
Dr. Erick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva is a CONACYT Research Fellow at the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.; he is currently studying the metabolomics, bioactivity, and bioavailability of phytochemicals from plants of the Northwestern region of Mexico with biopharmaceutical potential against noncommunicable diseases. He has an h-index of 8 in ResearchGate (RG score 23.33), 7 in Web of Science and 8 in Scopus databases.
