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If legal or any Publishers,other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent person should be sought. FROM A DECLARATION OF PARTICIPANTS JOINTLY ADOPTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND A COMMITTEE OF PUBLISHERS. Additional color graphics may be available in the e-book version of this book. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Segura-Campos, Maira Rubi, editor. | Betancur-Ancona, David, editor. Title: The promising future of Jatropha curcas : properties and potential applications / editors: Maira Rubi Segura-Campos and David Betancur-Ancona. Other titles: Plant science research and practices. Description: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2016] | Series: Plant science research and practices | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016010058 (print) | LCCN 2016011133 (ebook) | ISBN 9781634849890Science (hardcover) | ISBN 9781634850155 () Subjects: LCSH: Jatropha. | Jatropha--Utilization. Classification: LCC QK495.E9 P73 2016 (print) | LCC QK495.E9 (ebook) | DDC 583/.69--dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016010058 Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. † New York Nova Inc. CONTENTS Preface vii Chapter 1 Seeds of Jatropha curcas L.: Diversity, Yield, Quality, Storage and Germination 1 E. Saadaoui, J. J. Martín, N. Ghazel, N. Massoudi and E. Cervantes Chapter 2 Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Jatropha curcas 15 Lucero Méndez and Janne Rojas Chapter 3 Jatropha curcas L. Biomass Raw Materials: The Current State and Future Potentialities 43 N. A. Sri Aprilia, H. P. S. AbdulPublishers, Khalil, M. Dani Supardan, Adisalamun, Amri Amin, M. K. Mohamad Haafiz, M. I. Syakir and M. R. Nurul Fazita Chapter 4 Phytochemical Aspects of Jatropha curcas and Its Application in Health 63 Ludy C. Pabón B. and Patricia Hernández-Rodríguez Chapter 5 Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas L.) Extracts and Active Compounds with Biological Activity against Pest Insects and Pathogenic Fungi 87 Liliana C. Córdova-Albores, Silvia Bautista-Baños, Laura L. Barrera-Necha, Miguel Salvador-Figueroa, ScienceMa. de Lourdes Adriano-Anaya and Isidro Ovando-Medina Chapter 6 Functional Potential of Jatropha curcas L. in Prevention and Treatment of Non Communicable Diseases 109 Edwin Enrique Martínez Leo and Maira Rubi Segura-Campos Chapter 7 Biotechnological Applications of Protein Hydrolysates and Curcin from Jatropha curcas L Seeds 123 L. P. Jaramillo-Quintero and A. L. Martínez-Ayala Nova vi Contents Chapter 8 Morphoanatomy and Ontogeny of the Fruit and Seeds of Jatropha curcas L.: A Promising Biofuel Plant 141 N. Corte-Real, L. Endres, K. P. O. Santos, R. C. B. Figueirêdo, E. C. P. Arruda, C. Ulisses and M. F. Pompelli Chapter 9 Jatropha curcas: A Sustainable Feedstock for Biodiesel Synthesis 159 Nurudeen Ishola Mohammed and Nassereldeen Ahmed Kabbashi Chapter 10 Jatropha curcas Seed Oil and Biofuels 173 J. García-Davila and A. L. Martinez-Ayala Inc. Chapter 11 Perspective of Bioenergy Crop Jatropha curcas Improving Agriculture and Mitigation of Global Climate Change 187 Santosh Ranjan Mohanty and Bharati Kollah Chapter 12 Agribusiness Potential Use of Jatropha curcas in the World: A Review 199 Betty Jarma Arroyo and Alfredo Jarma Orozco Chapter 13 Can Jatropha Have a Second Chance? Insights Based on Previous Experiences in México 215 Arturo Pérez-Vázquez, Jorge Martínez-Herrera, Ofelia Andrea Valdés-Rodríguez, Leobigildo Córdoba-Tellez and Odilon Sánchez-Sánchez About the Editors 223 Index Publishers,225 Science Nova Inc. PREFACE The purpose of this book is to provide an insight into the possibilities of applying J. curcas for commercial purposes. Emphasis is placed on the biology, chemistry and potential uses of J. curcas and its derived ingredients. The book has thirteen chapters: (1) Seeds of Jatropha curcas L.: Diversity, Yield, Quality, Storage and Germination. This chapter discuss some important aspects of the J. curcas seeds in Tunisia as their diversity and yield, the effect of the season on seed quality and the percentage of aborted seeds as well as the effect of storage in plastic bag under ambient laboratory conditions on the germination rate. (2) Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Jatropha curcas. This chapter summarizes the most important aspects of J. curcas species, in order to enable handle information to the reader. A brief description of the most distinctive taxonomy features, worldwide distribution and biosynthetic pathways of the secondary metabolites commonly isolated from it has been described, as well as a review of different biological activities reported for this species. (3) Jatropha curcas L.Publishers, Biomass Raw Materials: The Current State and Future Potentialities. This chapter deals to discuss different part of J. curcas L. biomass with its present applications and future potentialities. (4) Phytochemical Aspects of Jatropha curcas and its Application in Health. In this chapter the phytochemical studies in order to know the main metabolites are presented; as well as some functional and biological aspects of J. curcas. (5) Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas L.) Extracts and Active Compounds with Biological Activity Against Pest Insects and Pathogenic Fungi. This chapter document some work related to the use of J. curcas and its active compounds, contained in both the oil and the plant, to control some pests and microorganisms of agriculture interest. (6) Functional Potential of Jatropha curcas L. in Prevention and Treatment of Non Communicable Diseases. This chapter document some studies in vitro and in vivo that describe the antioxidant and anti- inflammatory potential of J. curcas as alternative in prevention and treatment of non communicable diseases (7) Biotechnological Applications of Protein Hydrolysates and Curcin from JatrophaScience curcas L. Seeds. This chapter open avenues for new applications of the proteins in the J. curcas plant, thereby enhancing the financial viability and sustainability of a Jatropha-based biodiesel industry. (8) Morphoanatomy and Ontogeny of the Fruit and Seeds of Jatropha curcas L.: A Promising Biofuel Plant. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the evolution of the development and main structures formed by J. curcas seeds and fruits four days after anthesis (DAA) to the completely ripe fruit at 58 DAA and to provide evidence that the seeds of this species are not waterproof and therefore dormant, as has Novawidely described in the literature. (9) Jatropha curcas: A sustainable feedstock for biodiesel viii Maira Rubi Segura-Campos and David Betancur-Ancona synthesis. In this chapter, the authors present the significance of J. curcas oil and the dependence of the feedstock to production route selection. The use of various catalytic approaches was