Nature-inspired Enzyme engineering and sustainable catalysis: biochemical clues from the world of plants and extremophiles

A Chatterjee, S Puri, PK Sharma, PR Deepa… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The use of enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions for the synthesis of industrially
important products is rapidly gaining popularity. Biocatalysis is an environment-friendly …

[HTML][HTML] Desert legume Prosopis cineraria as a novel source of antioxidant flavonoids/isoflavonoids: Biochemical characterization of edible pods for potential …

V Asati, PR Deepa, PK Sharma - Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Flavonoids and isoflavonoids in foods are attracting attention as they are significant
antioxidant and phytoestrogenic compounds that are beneficial for human health. In this …

Silent metabolism and not-so-silent biological activity: possible molecular mechanisms of stress response in edible desert legumes

V Asati, PR Deepa, PK Sharma - Journal of Plant Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Springer
In the arid/semi-arid regions of India, there are many legumes often growing in the wild like
Prosopis cineraria, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba and Acacia senegal. These legumes …

[HTML][HTML] Purification and characterization of an isoflavones conjugate hydrolyzing β-glucosidase (ICHG) from Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar)

V Asati, PK Sharma - Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
A β-glucosidase with high specific activity towards isoflavone glycosidic conjugates was
purified from seeds of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) by ammonium sulphate precipitation …

[PDF][PDF] Arboreal legumes for human consumption

JP Muir, JCB Dubeux Jr, MVF dos Santos - LEGUME, 2019 - academia.edu
Arboreal legumes are an important food source in various regions of the world. Edible plant
fractions include pod pulp, buds, resin, seeds, flower, green pods, and leaves. Medicinal …