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Chapter 22
Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found
Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae
Family
Suddhasuchi Das, A. B. Sharangi, Chukwuebuka Egbuna,
Jaison Jeevanandam, Shahira M. Ezzat, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji,
Habibu Tijjani, Michael Chinedu Olisah, Kingsley C. Patrick-Iwuanyanwu,
Juliana Bunmi Adetunji, Jonathan C. Ifemeje, Muhammad Akram,
Bankole Marc Moboladji, and Precious Chidinma Onyeike
22.1 Introduction
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae family commonly known as the legume, pea, or
bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants. It
includes a wide range of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, perennials or annuals, easily recognized by their fruits (legume) and their compound, stipulated
S. Das · A. B. Sharangi (*)
Department of Plantation Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Faculty of Horticulture,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University),
Mohanpur, West Bengal, India
C. Egbuna (*)
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence,
Centre for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR),
University of Port-Harcourt, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
e-mail: egbuna.cg@coou.edu.ng
J. Jeevanandam
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University,
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
S. M. Ezzat
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern
Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt
C. O. Adetunji
Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of
Microbiology, Edo University Iyamho, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
C. Egbuna, G. Dable-Tupas (eds.), Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42319-3_22
Chapter 22
Health Benefits of Isoflavones Found
Exclusively of Plants of the Fabaceae
Family
Suddhasuchi Das, A. B. Sharangi, Chukwuebuka Egbuna,
Jaison Jeevanandam, Shahira M. Ezzat, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji,
Habibu Tijjani, Michael Chinedu Olisah, Kingsley C. Patrick-Iwuanyanwu,
Juliana Bunmi Adetunji, Jonathan C. Ifemeje, Muhammad Akram,
Bankole Marc Moboladji, and Precious Chidinma Onyeike
22.1 Introduction
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae family commonly known as the legume, pea, or
bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants. It
includes a wide range of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, perennials or annuals, easily recognized by their fruits (legume) and their compound, stipulated
S. Das · A. B. Sharangi (*)
Department of Plantation Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Faculty of Horticulture,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University),
Mohanpur, West Bengal, India
C. Egbuna (*)
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu
Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria
Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence,
Centre for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR),
University of Port-Harcourt, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
e-mail: egbuna.cg@coou.edu.ng
J. Jeevanandam
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University,
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
S. M. Ezzat
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern
Sciences and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt
C. O. Adetunji
Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of
Microbiology, Edo University Iyamho, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria