Antioxidants in plants : a valorization potential emphasizing the need for the conservation of plant biodiversity in Cuba
| Autor: | Teresa Orberá Ratón, Julio César Escalona Arranz, Ania Ochoa Pacheco, Elizabeth Isaac Alemán, Humberto J Morris-Quevedo, Jesús García Díaz, Natalie Beenaerts, Isidro E Méndez-Santos, Yilan Fung Boix, Ann Cuypers, Albys Esther Ferrer Dubois, Sophie Hendrix, Paul Cos, Gabriel Llauradó Maury, Daniel Méndez Rodríguez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine plant protection Physiology Clinical Biochemistry Biodiversity crop production Review Antioxidant potential human health 01 natural sciences Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences Human health Nutraceutical Crop production pharmaceutical Molecular Biology Agroecology Biology Agroforestry secondary metabolites Pharmacology. Therapy lcsh:RM1-950 fungi Cuba food and beverages Cell Biology Chemistry 030104 developmental biology antioxidants lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology Plant species plant biodiversity Business nutraceutical 010606 plant biology & botany Adaptive evolution |
| Zdroj: | Antioxidants Antioxidants, Vol 9, Iss 1048, p 1048 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2076-3921 |
| Popis: | Plants are phytochemical hubs containing antioxidants, essential for normal plant functioning and adaptation to environmental cues and delivering beneficial properties for human health. Therefore, knowledge on the antioxidant potential of different plant species and their nutraceutical and pharmaceutical properties is of utmost importance. Exploring this scientific research field provides fundamental clues on (1) plant stress responses and their adaptive evolution to harsh environmental conditions and (2) (new) natural antioxidants with a functional versatility to prevent and treat human pathologies. These natural antioxidants can be valorized via plant-derived foods and products. Cuba contains an enormously rich plant biodiversity harboring a great antioxidant potential. Besides opening new avenues for the implementation of sustainable agroecological practices in crop production, it will also contribute to new strategies to preserve plant biodiversity and simultaneously improve nature management policies in Cuba. This review provides an overview on the beneficial properties of antioxidants for plant protection and human health and is directed to the valorization of these plant antioxidants, emphasizing the need for biodiversity conservation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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