Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020962
Keywords
phloridzin; pharmacological activities; physiological effects; medicine; food
Funding
- Provincial Department of Education Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan [2020J0065]
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Phloridzin is an important phytochemical found in plants of the Malus genus, with various pharmacological effects including antidiabetic, anticancer, and antibacterial activities. It also exhibits physiological activities such as cardioprotective and immunomodulatory effects. Various extraction methods have been used to separate and purify phloridzin for its applications in food and medicine.
Phloridzin is an important phytochemical which was first isolated from the bark of apple trees. It is a member of the dihydrochalcones and mainly distributed in the plants of the Malus genus, therefore, the extraction method of phloridzin was similar to those of other phenolic substances. High-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC), resin adsorption technology and preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used to separate and purify phloridzin. Many studies showed that phloridzin had multiple pharmacological effects, such as antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycaemic, anticancer and antibacterial activities. Besides, the physiological activities of phloridzin are cardioprotective, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, immunomodulatory, antiobesity, antioxidant and so on. The present review summarizes the biosynthesis, distribution, extraction and bioavailability of the natural compound phloridzin and discusses its applications in food and medicine.
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