Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids
The health benefits associated with a diet rich in fruit and vegetables include reduction of the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, that are becoming prevalent in the aging human population. Triterpenoids, polycyclic compounds derived from the linear hydroc...
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author | Szakiel, Anna Pączkowski, Cezary Pensec, Flora Bertsch, Christophe |
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description | The health benefits associated with a diet rich in fruit and vegetables include reduction of the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, that are becoming prevalent in the aging human population. Triterpenoids, polycyclic compounds derived from the linear hydrocarbon squalene, are widely distributed in edible and medicinal plants and are an integral part of the human diet. As an important group of phytochemicals that exert numerous biological effects and display various pharmacological activities, triterpenoids are being evaluated for use in new functional foods, drugs, cosmetics and healthcare products. Screening plant material in the search for triterpenoid-rich plant tissues has identified fruit peel and especially fruit cuticular waxes as promising and highly available sources. The chemical composition, abundance and biological activities of triterpenoids occurring in cuticular waxes of some economically important fruits, like apple, grape berry, olive, tomato and others, are described in this review. The need for environmentally valuable and potentially profitable technologies for the recovery, recycling and upgrading of residues from fruit processing is also discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-36012592013-03-19 Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids Szakiel, Anna Pączkowski, Cezary Pensec, Flora Bertsch, Christophe Phytochem Rev Article The health benefits associated with a diet rich in fruit and vegetables include reduction of the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, that are becoming prevalent in the aging human population. Triterpenoids, polycyclic compounds derived from the linear hydrocarbon squalene, are widely distributed in edible and medicinal plants and are an integral part of the human diet. As an important group of phytochemicals that exert numerous biological effects and display various pharmacological activities, triterpenoids are being evaluated for use in new functional foods, drugs, cosmetics and healthcare products. Screening plant material in the search for triterpenoid-rich plant tissues has identified fruit peel and especially fruit cuticular waxes as promising and highly available sources. The chemical composition, abundance and biological activities of triterpenoids occurring in cuticular waxes of some economically important fruits, like apple, grape berry, olive, tomato and others, are described in this review. The need for environmentally valuable and potentially profitable technologies for the recovery, recycling and upgrading of residues from fruit processing is also discussed. Springer Netherlands 2012-06-26 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3601259/ /pubmed/23519009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11101-012-9241-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2012 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article Szakiel, Anna Pączkowski, Cezary Pensec, Flora Bertsch, Christophe Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
title | Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
title_full | Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
title_fullStr | Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
title_full_unstemmed | Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
title_short | Fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
title_sort | fruit cuticular waxes as a source of biologically active triterpenoids |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3601259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23519009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11101-012-9241-9 |
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