Natural antioxidants, health effects and bioactive properties of wild allium species
dc.creator | Petropoulos S.A., Di Gioia F., Polyzos N., Tzortzakis N. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T09:49:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T09:49:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier | 10.2174/1381612826666200203145851 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 13816128 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/78147 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: There is an increasing interest from the pharmaceutical and food industry in natural antioxidant and bioactive compounds derived from plants as substitutes for synthetic compounds. The genus Allium is one of the largest genera, with more than 900 species, including important cultivated and wild species, having beneficial health effects. Objective: The present review aims to unravel the chemical composition of wild Allium species and their healthrelated effects, focusing on the main antioxidant compounds. For this purpose, a thorough study of the literature was carried out to compile reports related to health effects and the principal bioactive compounds. Considering the vast number of species, this review is divided into subsections where the most studied species are presented, namely Allium ampeloprasum, A. flavum, A. hookeri, A. jesdianum, A. neapolitanum, A. roseum, A. stipitatum, A. tricoccum, and A. ursinum, with an additional composite section for less studied species. Methods: The information presented in this review was obtained from worldwide accepted databases such as Scopus, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar and Researchgate, using as keywords the respective names of the studied species (both common and Latin names) and the additional terms of “antioxidants” “health effects” and “bioactive properties”. Conclusion: The genus Allium includes several wild species, many of which are commonly used in traditional and folklore medicine while others are lesser known or are of regional interest. These species can be used as sources of natural bioactive compounds with remarkable health benefits. Several studies have reported these effects and confirmed the mechanisms of action in several cases, although more research is needed in this field. Moreover, considering that most of the studies refer to the results obtained from species collected in the wild under uncontrolled conditions, further research is needed to elucidate the effects of growing conditions on bioactive compounds and to promote the exploitation of this invaluable genetic material. © 2020 Bentham Science Publishers. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | Current Pharmaceutical Design | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085629603&doi=10.2174%2f1381612826666200203145851&partnerID=40&md5=a7b0c4d3851042c5ae261b56b4c3e778 | |
dc.subject | antioxidant | en |
dc.subject | plant medicinal product | en |
dc.subject | antioxidant | en |
dc.subject | plant extract | en |
dc.subject | Allium | en |
dc.subject | Allium affine | en |
dc.subject | Allium akaka | en |
dc.subject | Allium ampeloprasum | en |
dc.subject | Allium atroviolaceum | en |
dc.subject | Allium autumnale | en |
dc.subject | Allium bakhtiaricum | en |
dc.subject | Allium carinatum | en |
dc.subject | Allium carolinianum | en |
dc.subject | Allium cernuum | en |
dc.subject | Allium chrysanthum | en |
dc.subject | Allium consanguineum | en |
dc.subject | Allium elburzense | en |
dc.subject | Allium eriophyllum | en |
dc.subject | Allium flavum | en |
dc.subject | Allium giganteum | en |
dc.subject | Allium hookeri | en |
dc.subject | Allium humile | en |
dc.subject | Allium jesdianum | en |
dc.subject | Allium karataviense | en |
dc.subject | Allium latifolium | en |
dc.subject | Allium leucanthum | en |
dc.subject | Allium macrochaetum | en |
dc.subject | Allium macrostemon | en |
dc.subject | Allium melanantherum | en |
dc.subject | Allium minutiflorum | en |
dc.subject | Allium mongolicum | en |
dc.subject | Allium motor | en |
dc.subject | Allium myrianthum | en |
dc.subject | Allium neapolitanum | en |
dc.subject | Allium nigrum | en |
dc.subject | Allium noeanum | en |
dc.subject | Allium nutans | en |
dc.subject | Allium orientale | en |
dc.subject | Allium oschaninii | en |
dc.subject | Allium paradoxum | en |
dc.subject | Allium roseum | en |
dc.subject | Allium rotundum | en |
dc.subject | Allium rubellum | en |
dc.subject | Allium saralicum | en |
dc.subject | Allium scabriflorum | en |
dc.subject | Allium scabriscapum | en |
dc.subject | Allium scorodoprasum | en |
dc.subject | Allium senescens | en |
dc.subject | Allium severtzovioides | en |
dc.subject | Allium sibthorpianum | en |
dc.subject | Allium sivasicum | en |
dc.subject | Allium sphaerocephalon | en |
dc.subject | Allium stamineum | en |
dc.subject | Allium stipitatum | en |
dc.subject | Allium stylosum | en |
dc.subject | Allium subhirsutum | en |
dc.subject | Allium suworowii | en |
dc.subject | Allium tchihatschewii | en |
dc.subject | Allium thumbergii | en |
dc.subject | Allium tibeticum | en |
dc.subject | Allium tricoccum | en |
dc.subject | Allium triquetrum | en |
dc.subject | Allium tuberosum | en |
dc.subject | Allium tuncelianum | en |
dc.subject | Allium umbilicatum | en |
dc.subject | Allium ursinum | en |
dc.subject | Allium vavilovii | en |
dc.subject | Allium victorialis | en |
dc.subject | Allium vineale | en |
dc.subject | Allium wallichii | en |
dc.subject | antioxidant activity | en |
dc.subject | chemical composition | en |
dc.subject | drug mechanism | en |
dc.subject | folklore | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | nonhuman | en |
dc.subject | plant structures | en |
dc.subject | priority journal | en |
dc.subject | Review | en |
dc.subject | traditional medicine | en |
dc.subject | wild species | en |
dc.subject | chemistry | en |
dc.subject | Allium | en |
dc.subject | Antioxidants | en |
dc.subject | Plant Extracts | en |
dc.subject | Bentham Science Publishers | en |
dc.title | Natural antioxidants, health effects and bioactive properties of wild allium species | en |
dc.type | other | en |
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