Characterization of Phenolics and Influence of Phytic Acid Content on Iron and Zinc Bioaccessibility in Chapati Prepared From Diverse Pearl Millet Genotypes.

This study investigates the influence of phytic acid on Fe and Zn bioaccessibility and impact of phenolics on free radical scavenging activity in 13 diverse pearl millet (PM) genotypes. Forty-three phenolic compounds were identified using UPLC-(ESI)-QToF-MS. Free (173.

Effect of thermal treatments on the matrix components, inherent glycemic potential, and bioaccessibility of phenolics and micronutrients in pearl millet rotis.

Pearl millet (PM) is a nutri-cereal rich in various macro and micronutrients required for a balanced diet. Its grains have a unique phenolic and micronutrient composition; however, the lower bioaccessibility of nutrients and rancidity of flour during storage are the major constraints in its consumption and wide popularity. Here, to explore the effect of different thermal processing methods, , hydrothermal (HT), microwave (MW), and infrared (IR) treatments, on the digestion of starch, phenolics, and microelements (Fe and Zn), an digestion model consisting of oral, gastric and intestinal digestion was applied to PM rotis.

Identification of Candidate Genes Regulating Drought Tolerance in Pearl Millet.

Pearl millet is an important crop of the arid and semi-arid ecologies to sustain food and fodder production. The greater tolerance to drought stress attracts us to examine its cellular and molecular mechanisms via functional genomics approaches to augment the grain yield. Here, we studied the drought response of 48 inbreds representing four different maturity groups at the flowering stage.

Transcriptome Analysis of (L.) R. Br. Provides Insight Into Heat Stress Responses.

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Interactome of millet-based food matrices: A review.

Millets are recently being recognized as emerging food ingredients with multifaceted applications. Whole grain flours made from millets, exhibit diverse chemical compositions, starch digestibility and physicochemical properties. A food matrix can be viewed as a section of food microstructure, commonly coinciding with a physical spatial domain that interacts or imparts specific functionalities to a particular food constituent.

Differential Modulation of Heat-Inducible Genes Across Diverse Genotypes and Molecular Cloning of a sHSP From Pearl Millet [ (L.) R. Br.].

The survival, biomass, and grain yield of most of the crops are negatively influenced by several environmental stresses. The present study was carried out by using transcript expression profiling for functionally clarifying the role of genes belonging to a small heat shock protein (sHSP) family in pearl millet under high-temperature stress. Transcript expression profiling of two high-temperature-responsive marker genes, and , along with physio-biochemical traits was considered to screen out the best contrasting genotypes among the eight different pearl millet inbred lines in the seedling stage.