Buckwheat, Fagopyrum

In the group of bioflavonoids, there is rutin (=rutoside), which occurs in Fagopyrum (Buckwheat), Eucalyptus and Solidago species and in the flowers of Sophorajaponica. 

Secondary compounds with similar structures, for example, polygonaquinone (5) (Figs. 6.1 and 6.2), are encountered in species of Fagopyrum (buckwheat). Polygonum (smart-weed), Rumex (dock), and Rheum (rhubarb) in the Poly-gonaceae (Mathis, 1966). 

Heidekom, n. buckwheat (Fagopyrum). Heidelbeere,/. whortleberry bilberry. Heidetorf, m. peat, heikel, a. critical delicate, heil, a. whole, sound, well. — — werden, heal, become well. 

Xuan TD, Tsuzuki E (2004) Allelopathic plants Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.). Allelopathy J 13 137-148... 

Starch is one of the most abimdant plant polysaccharides and is a major source of carbohydrates and energy in the human diet (Zobel and Stephen, 1995). Starch is the most widely used hydrocolloid in the food industry (Wanous, 2004), and is also a widely used industrial substrate polymer. Total annual world production of starch is approximately 60 million MT and it is predicted to increase by additional approximately 10 million MT by 2010 (FAO, 2006b LMC International, 2002 S. K. Patil and Associates, 2007). Com/maize Zea mays L.), cassava (also known as tapioca—Manihot escu-lenta Crantn.), sweet potato Ipomoea batatas L.), wheat Triticum aestivum L.), and potato Solanum tuberosum L.) are the major sources of starch, while rice Oryza sativa L.), barley Hordeum vulgare L.), sago Cycas spp.), arrowroot Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kimtze), buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), etc. contribute in lesser amounts to total global production. 

Fabjan, N. Rode, J. Kosir, 1. J. Wang, Z. Zhang, Z. Kreft, I. Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) as a Source of Dietary Rutin and Quercitrin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003, 51, 6452-6455. 

M. Koyama and S. Sakamura, The structure of a new piperidine derivative from buckwheat seeds (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), Agric. Biol. Chem., 38 (1974) 1111-1112. 

Kreft, S., Knapp, M., and Kreft, I. 1999. Extraction of rutin from buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculen-tum Moench) seeds and determination by capil-... 

The flavonol glycoside rutin (Figure 4.42) from buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Polygo-naceae) and rue (Ruta graveolens Rutaceae), and the flavanone glycoside hesperidin from Citrus... 

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) honey is dark, ranging from dark yellow with a reddish tint to dark brown. In contrast to other types of honey, it has a peculiar aroma and specific flavor. 

Farrell, D.J. (1978) A nutritional evaluation of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum). Animal Feed Science and Technology 3, 95-108. 

Gupta, J.J., Yadav, B.P.S. and Hore, D.K. (2002) Production potential of buckwheat grain and its feeding value for poultry in Northeast India. Fagopyrum 19, 101— 104. 

Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) (Polygonaceae) [seed] BW1-3C (8 kDa) BWI-4c (6 kDa) Trypsin, Chymotrypsin, bacterial Subtilisin-like proteases [448]... 

Hypericin-like compound Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) EGF-RTK (PKC)... 

Ma, J. F. Hiradate, S. (2000). Form of aluminium for uptake and translocation in buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench). Planta, 211, 355-60. 

Napthodianthrones are derivatives of anthracene. Anthracenes heave been discussed in chapter 10. Th only theme of discussing napthodianthrones in separate chapter is that they have gained importance because of pharmacological investigation of hypericin. Napthodianthrones are known to cause photosensitivity. They are also present in Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat). 

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