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MOLECULES
卷 24, 期 15, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24152827
关键词
crocetin esters; picrocrocin; safranal; kaempferols; anthocyanins
资金
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha [PREDUCLM15-35]
- FEDER [SBPLY/17/180501/000191]
Crocus sativus L. has been cultivated throughout history to obtain its flowers, whose dried stigmas give rise to the spice known as saffron. Crocetin esters, picrocrocin, and safranal are the main metabolites of this spice, which possess a great bioactivity, although the mechanisms of action and its bioavailability are still to be solved. The rest of the flower is composed by style, tepals, and stamens that have other compounds, such as kaempferol and delphinidin, which have an important antioxidant capacity, and these can be applied in foods, phytopharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The aim of this work was to provide an updated and critical review of the research on the main compounds of Crocus sativus L. flower, including the adequate analytical methods for their identification and quantification, with a focus on their bioactivity and bioavailability.
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