Potential health benefits of plant food-derived bioactive components: An overview

M Samtiya, RE Aluko, T Dhewa, JM Moreno-Rojas - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant foods are consumed worldwide due to their immense energy density and nutritive
value. Their consumption has been following an increasing trend due to several metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] State of the art of anthocyanins: Antioxidant activity, sources, bioavailability, and therapeutic effect in human health

N Tena, J Martín, AG Asuero - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The antioxidant activity of anthocyanins in food is well known. Numerous antioxidant assays
have been proposed to measure the capacity of anthocyanins to prevent the oxidation …

Anthocyanidins and anthocyanins: Colored pigments as food, pharmaceutical ingredients, and the potential health benefits

HE Khoo, A Azlan, ST Tang, SM Lim - Food & nutrition research, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Anthocyanins are colored water-soluble pigments belonging to the phenolic group. The
pigments are in glycosylated forms. Anthocyanins responsible for the colors, red, purple, and …

The therapeutic potential of anthocyanins: current approaches based on their molecular mechanism of action

B Salehi, J Sharifi-Rad, F Cappellini, Ž Reiner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins are natural phenolic pigments with biological activity. They are well-known to
have potent antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity, which explains the various biological …

Chemistry, pharmacology and health benefits of anthocyanins

A Smeriglio, D Barreca, E Bellocco… - Phytotherapy …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Anthocyanins are naturally occurring molecules belonging to the flavonoid class
characterized by the presence of chromophores. Apart from their well‐known antioxidant …

Natural flavonoids: classification, potential role, and application of flavonoid analogues

KM Brodowska - European Journal of Biological Research, 2017 - journals.tmkarpinski.com
Nowadays, it is assumed that natural flavonoids occurring in fruits and plant derived-foods
are relevant, not only for organoleptic properties or technological reasons, but also because …

Anthocyanins: from mechanisms of regulation in plants to health benefits in foods

F Cappellini, A Marinelli, M Toccaceli… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins represent the major red, purple, and blue pigments in many flowers, fruits,
vegetables, and cereals. They are also recognized as important health-promoting …

The case for anthocyanin consumption to promote human health: a review

E Pojer, F Mattivi, D Johnson… - … reviews in food science …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Anthocyanins belong to the flavonoid group of polyphenolic compounds, which are
responsible for the red and blue colors of plant organs such as fruits, flowers, and leaves …

Retrotransposons control fruit-specific, cold-dependent accumulation of anthocyanins in blood oranges

E Butelli, C Licciardello, Y Zhang, J Liu… - The Plant …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Traditionally, Sicilian blood oranges (Citrus sinensis) have been associated with
cardiovascular health, and consumption has been shown to prevent obesity in mice fed a …

High anthocyanin intake is associated with a reduced risk of myocardial infarction in young and middle-aged women

A Cassidy, KJ Mukamal, L Liu, M Franz, AH Eliassen… - Circulation, 2013 - ahajournals.org
Background—Our current knowledge of modifiable risk factors to prevent myocardial
infarction (MI) in young and middle-aged women is limited, and the impact of diet is largely …