Seeds

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The encapsulated embryos of flowering plants. They are used as is or for animal feed because of the high content of concentrated nutrients like starches, proteins, and fats. Rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower seed are also produced for the oils (fats) they yield.

Descriptor ID	D012639
MeSH Number(s)	A18.024.500.750 G07.203.300.775 J02.500.775
Concept/Terms	Seeds Seeds Seed Zygotes, Plant Plant Zygotes Plant Zygote Zygote, Plant Embryos, Plant Embryo, Plant Plant Embryo Plant Embryos

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Seeds".

Anatomy [A]
Plant Structures [A18]
Plant Components, Aerial [A18.024]
Fruit [A18.024.500]
Seeds [A18.024.500.750]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Food [G07.203.300]
Seeds [G07.203.300.775]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Food and Beverages [J02]
Food [J02.500]
Seeds [J02.500.775]

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Bar chart showing 41 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2018 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	2	3
2004	1	0	1
2007	0	2	2
2008	2	2	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	1	3
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	5	5
2019	0	5	5
2020	0	2	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	4	0	4
2025	3	0	3

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Ibraheem O, Ibikunle PD, Gabriel-Ajobiewe RAO, Oyeniran OH, Sodipe GO, Komolafe TR, Komolafe K, Oyewole OT, Ogwa EC, Jeje TO. Bacillus subtilis 7A Enhances the Nutritional Quality of Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens Linn.) Seeds and Potentiates Its Role in the Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus. J Food Sci. 2025 Aug; 90(8):e70446.

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Guzm?n-Carrasco A, Mesas C, Doello K, Porres JM, Garc?a-Beltr?n A, Mart?nez R, Berm?dez F, Pe?a M, Melguizo C, Prados J. The Antioxidant and Chemopreventive Activity of a Nutraceutical Derived from Brassicaceae Seed Extracts for Colorectal Cancer. Nutrients. 2025 Apr 16; 17(8).

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Motaleb KZMA, Hasan MZ, Islam S, Karim FE, Islam MR, Luo L, Januteniene J. A sustainable approach to develop antimicrobial composite film incorporating novel Dalbergia reniformis seed-derived microcrystalline cellulose and medicinal Mikania micrantha extract in PVA. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 May; 308(Pt 2):142580.

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Pe?a M, Guzm?n A, Mesas C, Porres JM, Mart?nez R, Berm?dez F, Melguizo C, Cabeza L, Prados J. Evaluation of the Leaves and Seeds of Cucurbitaceae Plants as a New Source of Bioactive Compounds for Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Treatment. Nutrients. 2024 Dec 07; 16(23).

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Brai BIC, Joseph RO, Komolafe TR, Amosun BE, Crown OO, Komolafe K, Ogungbe IV. Neem seed oil ameliorates diabetic phenotype by suppressing redox imbalance, dyslipidaemia and pro-inflammatory mediators in a rodent model of type 2 diabetes. Arch Physiol Biochem. 2025 Jun; 131(3):351-365.

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Mim MF, Chowdhury MZH, Rohman MM, Naz A, Bhuiyan AU, Mohi-Ud-Din M, Haque MA, Islam SMN. Metarhizium anisopliae (MetA1) seed priming improves photosynthesis, growth, plant defense and yield of wheat under drought stress. Plant Physiol Biochem. 2024 Dec; 217:109239.

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An S, Oh G, Lee D, Baek K, Jun S. Predicting physicochemical properties of papayas (Carica papaya L.) using a convolutional neural networks model approach. J Food Sci. 2024 Nov; 89(11):7861-7871.

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Mart?nez R, Mesas C, Guzm?n A, Galisteo M, L?pez-Jurado M, Prados J, Melguizo C, Berm?dez F, Porres JM. Bioavailability and biotransformation of linolenic acid from basil seed oil as a novel source of omega-3 fatty acids tested on a rat experimental model. Food Funct. 2022 Jul 18; 13(14):7614-7628.

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Dahiya R, Dahiya S. Natural bioeffective cyclooligopeptides from plant seeds of Annona genus. Eur J Med Chem. 2021 Mar 15; 214:113221.

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Badr El-Din NK, Ali DA, Othman R, French SW, Ghoneum M. Chemopreventive role of arabinoxylan rice bran, MGN-3/Biobran, on liver carcinogenesis in rats. Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Jun; 126:110064.

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