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Screening of Irish Fruit and Vegetable Germplasm for Novel Anti-tumour and Pesticidal Compounds
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2012
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J.M.I. Alqudah, K. Reilly, M.T. Gaffney, A.B. Martin-Diana and C. Barry-Ryan. Screening of Irish Fruit and Vegetable Germplasm for Novel Anti-tumour and Pesticidal Compounds. Summary of Papers presented at the Agricultural Research Forum, Tullamore, 12th & 13th March 2012 , page 114
Abstract
Phytochemicals are a rich source of novel therapeutic and insecticidal agents (McLaughlin and Chang, 1999). Considerable research effort has been directed at
screening exotic and medicinal plants in the search for novel products. However, plants which have traditional food uses have been little explored. In addition the
range, type and level of individual bioactive compounds can vary significantly between different species, different cultivars of the same species and different
tissue types of the plant (Reilly, in press) Therefore, the
objective of this study was to screen a range of fruits and vegetables which can be grown in Ireland for novel bioactive compounds for use in food production and as bio-pesticides.