Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals

Fruit pods contain various beneficial compounds that have biological activities and can be used as a source of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Although pods or pericarps are usually discarded when consuming the edible parts of fruits, they contain some compounds that exhibit biological ac...

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Main Authors: Abdul Karim, Azila, Azlan, Azrina
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Language:English
Published: MDPI 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78021/1/78021.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78021/
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/10/11931
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spelling my.upm.eprints.780212020-06-02T03:07:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78021/ Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals Abdul Karim, Azila Azlan, Azrina Fruit pods contain various beneficial compounds that have biological activities and can be used as a source of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Although pods or pericarps are usually discarded when consuming the edible parts of fruits, they contain some compounds that exhibit biological activities after extraction. Most fruit pods included in this review contain polyphenolic components that can promote antioxidant effects on human health. Additionally, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and chemopreventive effects are associated with these fruit pod extracts. Besides polyphenolics, other compounds such as xanthones, carotenoids and saponins also exhibit health effects and can be potential sources of nutraceutical and pharmaceutical components. In this review, information on fruit pods or pericarp of Garcinia mangostana, Ceratonia siliqua, Moringa oleifera, Acacia nilotica, Sapindus rarak and Prosopis cineraria is presented and discussed with regard to their biological activity of the major compounds existing in them. The fruit pods of other ethno- botanical plants have also been reviewed. It can be concluded that although fruit pods are considered as being of no practical use and are often being thrown away, they nevertheless contain compounds that might be useful sources of nutraceutical and other pharmaceutical components. MDPI 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78021/1/78021.pdf Abdul Karim, Azila and Azlan, Azrina (2012) Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Molecules, 17 (10). pp. 11931-11946. ISSN 1420-3049 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/10/11931 10.3390/molecules171011931
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description Fruit pods contain various beneficial compounds that have biological activities and can be used as a source of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products. Although pods or pericarps are usually discarded when consuming the edible parts of fruits, they contain some compounds that exhibit biological activities after extraction. Most fruit pods included in this review contain polyphenolic components that can promote antioxidant effects on human health. Additionally, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal and chemopreventive effects are associated with these fruit pod extracts. Besides polyphenolics, other compounds such as xanthones, carotenoids and saponins also exhibit health effects and can be potential sources of nutraceutical and pharmaceutical components. In this review, information on fruit pods or pericarp of Garcinia mangostana, Ceratonia siliqua, Moringa oleifera, Acacia nilotica, Sapindus rarak and Prosopis cineraria is presented and discussed with regard to their biological activity of the major compounds existing in them. The fruit pods of other ethno- botanical plants have also been reviewed. It can be concluded that although fruit pods are considered as being of no practical use and are often being thrown away, they nevertheless contain compounds that might be useful sources of nutraceutical and other pharmaceutical components.
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title Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
title_short Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
title_full Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
title_fullStr Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
title_full_unstemmed Fruit pod extracts as a source of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
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publisher MDPI
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78021/1/78021.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78021/
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/10/11931
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