| Title: | Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health |
| Author(s): | Lara MV; Bonghi C; Famiani F; Vizzotto G; Walker RP; Drincovich MF; |
| Address: | "Centro de Estudios Fotosinteticos y Bioquimicos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquimicas y Farmaceuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina. Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova Agripolis, Legnaro, Italy. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Universita degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental, and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1664-462X (Print) 1664-462X (Electronic) 1664-462X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Phytochemicals or secondary metabolites present in fruit are key components contributing to sensory attributes like aroma, taste, and color. In addition, these compounds improve human nutrition and health. Stone fruits are an important source of an array of secondary metabolites that may reduce the risk of different diseases. The first part of this review is dedicated to the description of the main secondary organic compounds found in plants which include (a) phenolic compounds, (b) terpenoids/isoprenoids, and (c) nitrogen or sulfur containing compounds, and their principal biosynthetic pathways and their regulation in stone fruit. Then, the type and levels of bioactive compounds in different stone fruits of the Rosaceae family such as peach (Prunus persica), plum (P. domestica, P. salicina and P. cerasifera), sweet cherries (P. avium), almond kernels (P. dulcis, syn. P. amygdalus), and apricot (P. armeniaca) are presented. The last part of this review encompasses pre- and postharvest treatments affecting the phytochemical composition in stone fruit. Appropriate management of these factors during pre- and postharvest handling, along with further characterization of phytochemicals and the regulation of their synthesis in different cultivars, could help to increase the levels of these compounds, leading to the future improvement of stone fruit not only to enhance organoleptic characteristics but also to benefit human health" |
| Keywords: | Animals;anthocyanins carotenoids chlorogenic acid cyanogenic compounds flavonoids health-promoting postharvest volatiles; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINELara, Maria Valeria Bonghi, Claudio Famiani, Franco Vizzotto, Giannina Walker, Robert P Drincovich, Maria Fabiana eng Review Switzerland 2020/09/29 Front Plant Sci. 2020 Sep 2; 11:562252. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.562252. eCollection 2020" |
