Potential phytopharmacy and food applications of capsicum spp. A comprehensive review

Bahare Salehi, Alan Javier Hernández-Álvarez, María Del Mar Contreras, Miquel Martorell, Karina Ramírez-Alarcón, Guiomar Melgar-Lalanne, Karl R. Matthews, Mehdi Sharifi-Rad, William N. Setzer, Muhammad Nadeem, Zubaida Yousaf, Javad Sharifi-Rad

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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.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)1543-1556
Número de páginas14
PublicaciónNatural Product Communications
Volumen13
N.º11
DOI
EstadoPublicada - nov. 2018
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