Plant secondary metabolites (SMs) play important roles in plant survival and in creating
ecological connections between other species. In addition to providing a variety of valuable …

Exploration of nanoparticles (NPs) for various biological and environmental applications has
become one of the most important attributes of nanotechnology. Due to remarkable …

Secondary metabolites (SM) are compounds that are not necessary for a cell (organism) to
live, but play a role in the interaction of the cell (organism) with its environment. These …

Secondary metabolites not only play vital role in plant defense against herbivory and other
interspecies defenses but also used by humans as medicines, flavorings, pharmaceuticals …

Banana serves as an ideal and low cost food source for developing countries where most of
the population rely mostly on bananas for food. Banana plant parts are useful as insecticide …

Highlights•Fresh fruits are very susceptible to mechanical damage during handling.•This
review concerns the quantitative evaluation of mechanical damage to fruits.•The sources …

Plant polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) are widely distributed and well-studied oxidative
enzymes, and their effects on discoloration in damaged and diseased plant tissues have …

Lignocellulosic biomasses such as banana pseudostem are attractive cellulose sources for
bioenergy production, and for the use in biorefinery processes. However, pretreatment of …

An analysis of the chemical composition and anatomical structure of banana pseudo-stem
was carried out using Light Microscopy (LM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and …

Formulations and Innovations, presents scientific information on the importance of functional
foods to human health and the probable mechanisms of nutraceuticals in the prevention …