Black Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.) Flavonoids and Their Health Promoting Activity
Nowadays, much research attention is focused on underutilized berry crops due to the high antioxidant activity of fruits. Black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.) represents an important source of flavonols (quercetin, rutin, myricetin, naringenin, naringin, morin, and kaempferol) and anthocyanins. The...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1420-3049/21/12/1685/ 2023-08-20T04:06:05+02:00 Black Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.) Flavonoids and Their Health Promoting Activity Tunde Jurikova Jiri Mlcek Sona Skrovankova Stefan Balla Jiri Sochor Mojmir Baron Daniela Sumczynski agris 2016-12-07 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21121685 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Natural Products Chemistry https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules21121685 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Molecules; Volume 21; Issue 12; Pages: 1685 flavonoids polyphenols phenolic acids anthocyanins antioxidant activity Text 2016 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21121685 2023-07-31T21:00:16Z Nowadays, much research attention is focused on underutilized berry crops due to the high antioxidant activity of fruits. Black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.) represents an important source of flavonols (quercetin, rutin, myricetin, naringenin, naringin, morin, and kaempferol) and anthocyanins. The fruit components could be utilised as natural colourants or as a part of functional foods and, because of the high antioxidant activity, the berries of black crowberry can be used in the treatment of diseases accompanied with inflammation, or as an effective antibacterial and antifungal remedy. Moreover, the reduction of lipid accumulation and total cholesterol as well as an improvement of postprandial hyperglycaemia have been proven. This review summarizes for the first time the main antioxidants (flavonoids) of black crowberry fruits, with a focus on their health promoting activity. Text Crowberry Empetrum nigrum MDPI Open Access Publishing Molecules 21 12 1685 |
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Nowadays, much research attention is focused on underutilized berry crops due to the high antioxidant activity of fruits. Black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.) represents an important source of flavonols (quercetin, rutin, myricetin, naringenin, naringin, morin, and kaempferol) and anthocyanins. The fruit components could be utilised as natural colourants or as a part of functional foods and, because of the high antioxidant activity, the berries of black crowberry can be used in the treatment of diseases accompanied with inflammation, or as an effective antibacterial and antifungal remedy. Moreover, the reduction of lipid accumulation and total cholesterol as well as an improvement of postprandial hyperglycaemia have been proven. This review summarizes for the first time the main antioxidants (flavonoids) of black crowberry fruits, with a focus on their health promoting activity. |
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