Fruits are considered as healthy foods because they provide a rich source of vitamins,antioxidants and other nutrients,including a range of essential bioactive flavonoid compounds.Flavonols,with diverse chemical prope...Fruits are considered as healthy foods because they provide a rich source of vitamins,antioxidants and other nutrients,including a range of essential bioactive flavonoid compounds.Flavonols,with diverse chemical properties and biological activities,are the most ubiquitous flavonoids that occur naturally in fruits and they are nutritionally important to animals and humans.Numerous investigations have emphasized that significant intake of dietary flavonols is associated with lower incidences of degenerative diseases.Here,we review current knowledge concerning the molecular structures,composition and distribution,regulation,and structural modification of fruit flavonols.In addition,we consider biotechnological approaches to enhance the levels of flavonols in plants or microorganism.An understanding of the factors determining production of flavonols in fruit crops will improve breeding programs and facilitate the production of fruits or bio-products with desirable contents of bioactive flavonols of benefit to humans.展开更多
Bitter is generally undesirable,although it is an important part of flavor.Bitter substances exhibit diverse health-promoting activities,which is in line with the famous Chinese saying‘a good medicine tastes bitter’...Bitter is generally undesirable,although it is an important part of flavor.Bitter substances exhibit diverse health-promoting activities,which is in line with the famous Chinese saying‘a good medicine tastes bitter’.Naringin(NAG)and neohesperidin(NHP),two important flavanones that give bitterness to citrus fruits,show various pharmacological activities.Interestingly,their hydrogenation products,i.e.naringin dihydrochalcone(NDC)and neohesperidin dihydrochalcone(NHDC),undergo a dramatic taste shift from bitter to intensely sweet,which can be 300 and 1000 times sweeter than sucrose,respectively.Such sweeteners not only provide a sweet taste without the burden of increased calorie intake and glycemia,but also may exert multiple bioactivities.This review summarizes common dietary bitter and sweet compounds with sensory scores.Taste conversions induced by structural changes from bitter NAG and NHP to sweet NDC and NHDC are particularly discussed.In addition,the taste-sensing mechanisms,pharmacological characteristics,dietary distribution,synthesis,and food industry applications of these bitter–sweet interchangeable compounds are outlined.In conclusion,the bitter NAG and NHP are promising therapeutic candidates for management of diverse etiologically complex diseases while their corresponding dihydrochalcones NDC and NHDC are promising sweeteners,which might be a blessing for those who need to control sugar intake.展开更多
Cultivated hawthorn(Crataegus pinnatifida var.major),the principal cultivated hawthorn species in China,is rich in phenolic compounds.These phytochemicals are considered essential bioactive ingredients in different or...Cultivated hawthorn(Crataegus pinnatifida var.major),the principal cultivated hawthorn species in China,is rich in phenolic compounds.These phytochemicals are considered essential bioactive ingredients in different organs of cultivated hawthorn,contributing to its health effects.However,there is lack of a comprehensive review that systematically summarizes the chemistry,health effects,and stability of phenolic substances.This review summarizes recent progress in the characterization,classification,and distribution of phenolic compounds in C.pinnatifida var.major,including procyanidins,flavonoids,phenolic acids,lignans,and others.Importantly,the stability of these compounds was found to be influenced by factors such as the hawthorn development process,postharvest storage,postharvest processing,and the gastrointestinal tract environment.Additionally,the health effects of phenolic compounds in cultivated hawthorn and their underlying mechanisms were discussed.This review provides valuable insights into the utilization of hawthorn resources and the development of the hawthorn industry.展开更多
基金supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(2021C02001)the Key Project for New Variety Breeding in Agriculture of Zhejiang Province(2021C02066-3)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872067)the 111 project(B17039)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘Fruits are considered as healthy foods because they provide a rich source of vitamins,antioxidants and other nutrients,including a range of essential bioactive flavonoid compounds.Flavonols,with diverse chemical properties and biological activities,are the most ubiquitous flavonoids that occur naturally in fruits and they are nutritionally important to animals and humans.Numerous investigations have emphasized that significant intake of dietary flavonols is associated with lower incidences of degenerative diseases.Here,we review current knowledge concerning the molecular structures,composition and distribution,regulation,and structural modification of fruit flavonols.In addition,we consider biotechnological approaches to enhance the levels of flavonols in plants or microorganism.An understanding of the factors determining production of flavonols in fruit crops will improve breeding programs and facilitate the production of fruits or bio-products with desirable contents of bioactive flavonols of benefit to humans.
基金supported by the SanNongJiuFang Project of Zhejiang Province(No.2022SNJF083)the National Agricultural Science and Technology Modernization Project between Zhejiang University and Changshan County(No.588970-Y12202)+1 种基金the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(No.2021C02001)the Serving Local Economic Development Project of Shandong(Linyi)Institute of Modern Agriculture,Zhejiang University,China.
文摘Bitter is generally undesirable,although it is an important part of flavor.Bitter substances exhibit diverse health-promoting activities,which is in line with the famous Chinese saying‘a good medicine tastes bitter’.Naringin(NAG)and neohesperidin(NHP),two important flavanones that give bitterness to citrus fruits,show various pharmacological activities.Interestingly,their hydrogenation products,i.e.naringin dihydrochalcone(NDC)and neohesperidin dihydrochalcone(NHDC),undergo a dramatic taste shift from bitter to intensely sweet,which can be 300 and 1000 times sweeter than sucrose,respectively.Such sweeteners not only provide a sweet taste without the burden of increased calorie intake and glycemia,but also may exert multiple bioactivities.This review summarizes common dietary bitter and sweet compounds with sensory scores.Taste conversions induced by structural changes from bitter NAG and NHP to sweet NDC and NHDC are particularly discussed.In addition,the taste-sensing mechanisms,pharmacological characteristics,dietary distribution,synthesis,and food industry applications of these bitter–sweet interchangeable compounds are outlined.In conclusion,the bitter NAG and NHP are promising therapeutic candidates for management of diverse etiologically complex diseases while their corresponding dihydrochalcones NDC and NHDC are promising sweeteners,which might be a blessing for those who need to control sugar intake.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2023QC228)the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(No.2021C02001)+1 种基金the Shandong(Linyi)Institute of Modern Agriculture of Zhejiang University to Serve the Local Economic Development(Integration of Two Institutes)(No.ZDNY-2021-FWLY01004)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.226-2022-00215),China.
文摘Cultivated hawthorn(Crataegus pinnatifida var.major),the principal cultivated hawthorn species in China,is rich in phenolic compounds.These phytochemicals are considered essential bioactive ingredients in different organs of cultivated hawthorn,contributing to its health effects.However,there is lack of a comprehensive review that systematically summarizes the chemistry,health effects,and stability of phenolic substances.This review summarizes recent progress in the characterization,classification,and distribution of phenolic compounds in C.pinnatifida var.major,including procyanidins,flavonoids,phenolic acids,lignans,and others.Importantly,the stability of these compounds was found to be influenced by factors such as the hawthorn development process,postharvest storage,postharvest processing,and the gastrointestinal tract environment.Additionally,the health effects of phenolic compounds in cultivated hawthorn and their underlying mechanisms were discussed.This review provides valuable insights into the utilization of hawthorn resources and the development of the hawthorn industry.