TY - JOUR
T1 - Potential phytopharmacy and food applications of capsicum spp.
T2 - A comprehensive review
AU - Salehi, Bahare
AU - Hernández-Álvarez, Alan Javier
AU - Contreras, María Del Mar
AU - Martorell, Miquel
AU - Ramírez-Alarcón, Karina
AU - Melgar-Lalanne, Guiomar
AU - Matthews, Karl R.
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi
AU - Setzer, William N.
AU - Nadeem, Muhammad
AU - Yousaf, Zubaida
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Javad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Natural Product Incorporation.
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Capsicum genus (Solanaceae) is native to the Americas. Today, it is an important agricultural crop cultivated around the world, not only due to its economic importance, but also for the nutritional value of the fruits. Among their phytochemical constituents, capsaicinoids are characteristic and responsible of the pungency of sharp-tasting cultivars. Moreover, Capsicum and capsaicinoids (mainly, capsaicin) have been largely studied because of their health benefits. Thus, this study reviews the scientific knowledge about Capsicum spp. and their phytochemicals against cancer, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, pain, and metabolic syndrome, as well as their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. These bioactivities can be the basis of the formulation of functional ingredients and natural preservatives containing Capsicum extracts or isolated compounds.
AB - Capsicum genus (Solanaceae) is native to the Americas. Today, it is an important agricultural crop cultivated around the world, not only due to its economic importance, but also for the nutritional value of the fruits. Among their phytochemical constituents, capsaicinoids are characteristic and responsible of the pungency of sharp-tasting cultivars. Moreover, Capsicum and capsaicinoids (mainly, capsaicin) have been largely studied because of their health benefits. Thus, this study reviews the scientific knowledge about Capsicum spp. and their phytochemicals against cancer, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases, pain, and metabolic syndrome, as well as their antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. These bioactivities can be the basis of the formulation of functional ingredients and natural preservatives containing Capsicum extracts or isolated compounds.
KW - Capsaicin
KW - Capsicum
KW - Metabolic syndrome
KW - Natural preservative
KW - Pepper
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85057851716
U2 - 10.1177/1934578x1801301133
DO - 10.1177/1934578x1801301133
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85057851716
SN - 1934-578X
VL - 13
SP - 1543
EP - 1556
JO - Natural Product Communications
JF - Natural Product Communications
IS - 11
ER -