Moringa (<i>Moringa oleifera</i>): a Source of Food and Nutrition, Medicine and Industrial products

Shindano, John; Kasase, Chitundu

doi:10.1021/bk-2009-1021.ch024

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“…There are thirteen known species of Moringa trees that are native to Africa, Asia, Middle East and Madagascar 31–33 but some are now distributed widely in various regions of the world, including areas with little rainfall. Although Moringa oleifera is the most widely used, it is interesting to consider the possibility to exploit other varieties.…”

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Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behaviour of water treatment proteins from Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seeds

Nouhi

Kwaambwa

Gutfreund

et al. 2019

Sci Rep

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Trees of Moringa oleifera are the most widely exploited species of Moringa and proteins extracted from its seeds have been identified as the most efficient natural coagulant for water purification. Largely for climatic reasons, other Moringa species are more accessible in some regions and this paper presents a comparative study of the adsorption to different materials of the proteins extracted from seeds of Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera to explore their use as flocculating agents in regions where each is more readily accessible. Results showed that Moringa peregrina seed proteins had higher adsorption to alumina compared to silica, in contrast to opposite behavior for Moringa oleifera. Both species provide cationic proteins that can act as effective coagulants for the various impurities with different surface potential. Despite the considerable similarity of the amino acid composition, the seed proteins have significantly different adsorption and this presents the opportunity to improve processes by choosing the optimal species or combination of species depending on the type of impurity or possible development of separation processes.

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Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behaviour of water treatment proteins from Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seeds

Nouhi

Kwaambwa

Gutfreund

et al. 2019

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“…Moringa oleifera leaf extract, sorghum water extract and mulberry water extract are commonly used as crop growth enhancer when applied as seed priming agent and/or foliar spray because they positively modify plant growth and production with alterations in metabolic processes (EBIC, 2012;Rady et al, 2013;Yasmeen et al, 2013b;Semida and Rady, 2014) under normal or stress conditions. Moringa, among all the naturally occurring plant growth stimulants, has got attraction of scientific community because of a rich source of growth hormones, antioxidants, vitamins and mineral nutrients in its leaves (Shinano and Kasase, 2009;Yasmeen et al, 2013a;Bakhtavar et al, 2015). Seed priming, with MLE blend with salicylic acid, hydrogen peroxide, ascorbic acid and sorghum water extract, enhances germination parameters and seedling performance in maize (Imran et al, 2013).…”

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Screening of Moringa Landraces for Leaf Extract as Biostimulant in Wheat

Khan¹,

Basra²,

Afzal³

et al. 2017

IJAB

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Moringa leaf aqueous extract recently has got attraction as biostimulant. However, the comparative effectiveness of different landraces has not been yet explored. A pot study was conducted to compare biostimulant potential of two prominent local moringa landraces [White seeded moringa from Faisalabad origin (MFSD) and black seeded moringa from Multan origin (MMUL)] and moringa PKM1 (Indian cultivated variety) alone and in combination with hydrogen peroxide (2 µM), ascorbic acid (ASA; 50 mg L-1) and salicylic acid (SA; 50 mg L-1) on wheat cultivar i.e. Galaxy during 2014. The integrated application of alone and blended moringa leaf extract (MLE), used as priming agent or foliar spray at seedling age of 10 and 20 days after emergence, improved significantly speed and spread of emergence (time to start emergence, time to 50% emergence, mean emergence time and emergence index) and seedling vigor (shoot and root length and fresh and dry weight), and final emergence count as compared to control, hydropriming and water spray. Exogenously application of leaf extract from MFSD as priming agent reduced time to 50% emergence (14.7% alone and 20% blended MLE), mean emergence time (5%) and hence improved emergence index (25.6% alone and 29.8% blended) as compared to control. Furthermore higher root length (40% priming application) and dry weight (47% foliar application) were obtained as compared to control. Maximum biostimulant potential of leaf extract of Faisalabad origin moringa was observed regarding seedling vigor alone and in combination with growth promoting substances.

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“…Adding excess that would remain in the water causes not only expense and waste but could cause increased oxygen demand in treated water. The new results will help to guide optimized use in practical applications [12].…”

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“…There are general reviews about the chemistry of Moringa products that also relate to economic and environmental issues [12,13]. Information on the amount of material that is adsorbed at the surface, the structure of the adsorbed layer and how this relates to concentration in solution is obviously of crucial importance in making efficient use of the protein and providing water with low levels of both impurities and additives.…”

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Interaction of Moringa oleifera seed protein with a mineral surface and the influence of surfactants

Kwaambwa

Hellsing

Rennie

et al. 2015

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

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The paper describes the adsorption of purified protein from seeds of Moringa oleifera to a sapphire interface and the effects of addition of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and the cationic surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Neutron reflection was used to determine the structure and composition of interfacial layers adsorbed at the solid/solution interface. The maximum surface excess of protein was found to be about 5.3 mg m(-2). The protein does not desorb from the solid/liquid interface when rinsed with water. Addition of SDS increases the reflectivity indicating co-adsorption. It was observed that CTAB is able to remove the protein from the interface. The distinct differences to the behavior observed previously for the protein at the silica/water interface are identified. The adsorption of the protein to alumina in addition to other surfaces has shown why it is an effective flocculating agent for the range of impurities found in water supplies. The ability to tailor different surface layers in combination with various surfactants also offers the potential for adsorbed protein to be used in separation technologies.

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Moringa (Moringa oleifera): a Source of Food and Nutrition, Medicine and Industrial products

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Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behaviour of water treatment proteins from Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seeds

Comparative study of flocculation and adsorption behaviour of water treatment proteins from Moringa peregrina and Moringa oleifera seeds

Screening of Moringa Landraces for Leaf Extract as Biostimulant in Wheat

Interaction of Moringa oleifera seed protein with a mineral surface and the influence of surfactants

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