Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review
Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.), as an edible fruit and traditional Chinese medicine, has been consumed for thousands of years. Longan pulp has abundant nutritional phytochemicals such as protein, carbohydrate, vitamin C, polysaccharides, polyphenols, which shows multiple biological activities incl...
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| description | Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.), as an edible fruit and traditional Chinese medicine, has been consumed for thousands of years. Longan pulp has abundant nutritional phytochemicals such as protein, carbohydrate, vitamin C, polysaccharides, polyphenols, which shows multiple biological activities including antioxidant, immunomodulatory and antitumor effects. Longan pericarp also demonstrates biological activities because of its rich content of polysaccharides and polyphenols. This review summarizes the bioactive compounds and bioactivities of longan pulp and aims to provide comprehensive information for future development of longan as a functional health food. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5dc0943ae75b4835ba2050e8d22f0b752025-02-03T06:14:24ZengTsinghua University PressFood Science and Human Wellness2213-45302020-06-019295102Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a reviewXiaofang Zhang0Sen Guo1Chi-Tang Ho2Naisheng Bai3College of Chemical Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710069, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710069, China; College of Chemical Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710069, ChinaDepartment of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA; Corresponding authors.College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, 229 Taibai North Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710069, China; Corresponding authors.Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.), as an edible fruit and traditional Chinese medicine, has been consumed for thousands of years. Longan pulp has abundant nutritional phytochemicals such as protein, carbohydrate, vitamin C, polysaccharides, polyphenols, which shows multiple biological activities including antioxidant, immunomodulatory and antitumor effects. Longan pericarp also demonstrates biological activities because of its rich content of polysaccharides and polyphenols. This review summarizes the bioactive compounds and bioactivities of longan pulp and aims to provide comprehensive information for future development of longan as a functional health food.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453020300331Dimocarpus longan Lour.PolysaccharidesPolyphenolsFlavonoidsBioactivities |
| spellingShingle | Xiaofang Zhang Sen Guo Chi-Tang Ho Naisheng Bai Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review Food Science and Human Wellness Dimocarpus longan Lour. Polysaccharides Polyphenols Flavonoids Bioactivities |
| title | Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review |
| title_full | Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review |
| title_fullStr | Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review |
| title_short | Phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit: a review |
| title_sort | phytochemical constituents and biological activities of longan dimocarpus longan lour fruit a review |
| topic | Dimocarpus longan Lour. Polysaccharides Polyphenols Flavonoids Bioactivities |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213453020300331 |
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