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Phenolic Compounds in Poorly Represented Mediterranean Plants in Istria: Health Impacts and Food Authentication
- Source :
- Molecules, Molecules, Vol 25, Iss 3645, p 3645 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2020.
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Abstract
- Phenolic compounds are well-known bioactive compounds in plants that can have a protective role against cancers, cardiovascular diseases and many other diseases. To promote local food development, a comprehensive overview of the phenolic compounds’ composition and their impact on human health from typical Mediterranean plants such as Punica granatum L., Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Arbutus unedo L., Celtis australis L., Ficus carica L., Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus L is provided. Moreover, the potential use of these data for authenticity determination is discussed. Some of the plants’ phenolic compounds and their impact to human health are very well determined, while for others, the data are scarce. However, in all cases, more data should be available about the content, profile and health impacts due to a high variation of phenolic compounds depending on genetic and environmental factors. Quantifying variation in phenolic compounds in plants relative to genetic and environmental factors could be a useful tool in food authentication control. More comprehensive studies should be conducted to better understand the importance of phenolic compounds on human health and their variation in certain plants.
- Subjects :
- Food Handling
Pharmaceutical Science
Review
01 natural sciences
Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus L
Analytical Chemistry
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Drug Discovery
Celtis australis L
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Arbutus unedo
Ziziphus jujuba Mill
2. Zero hunger
biology
Mediterranean Region
food and beverages
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
040401 food science
Ziziphus jujuba
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Punica
Molecular Medicine
Ericaceae
Punica granatum L
Scolymus
Carica
Ficus
Cynara
lcsh:QD241-441
0404 agricultural biotechnology
food
lcsh:Organic chemistry
Phenols
Botany
Humans
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
health impacts
Celtis australis
phenolic compound
food authentication technique
Arbutus unedo L
Plant Extracts
010401 analytical chemistry
Organic Chemistry
biology.organism_classification
Ficus carica L
food.food
0104 chemical sciences
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14203049
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Molecules
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3462b01917199c3a6a0d4dcea5139e8d