The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits
<i>Persea americana</i>, commonly known as avocado, has recently gained substantial popularity and is often marketed as a “superfood” because of its unique nutritional composition, antioxidant content, and biochemical profile. However, the term “superfood&am...
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| author | Deep Jyoti Bhuyan Muhammad A. Alsherbiny Saumya Perera Mitchell Low Amrita Basu Okram Abemsana Devi Mridula Saikia Barooah Chun Guang Li Konstantinos Papoutsis |
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| description | <i>Persea americana</i>, commonly known as avocado, has recently gained substantial popularity and is often marketed as a “superfood” because of its unique nutritional composition, antioxidant content, and biochemical profile. However, the term “superfood” can be vague and misleading, as it is often associated with unrealistic health claims. This review draws a comprehensive summary and assessment of research performed in the last few decades to understand the nutritional and therapeutic properties of avocado and its bioactive compounds. In particular, studies reporting the major metabolites of avocado, their antioxidant as well as bioavailability and pharmacokinetic properties, are summarized and assessed. Furthermore, the potential of avocado in novel drug discovery for the prevention and treatment of cancer, microbial, inflammatory, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases is highlighted. This review also proposes several interesting future directions for avocado research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-360908dd26c34e2aacd6552d4e97990d2023-09-03T03:20:47ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212019-09-0181042610.3390/antiox8100426antiox8100426The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health BenefitsDeep Jyoti Bhuyan0Muhammad A. Alsherbiny1Saumya Perera2Mitchell Low3Amrita Basu4Okram Abemsana Devi5Mridula Saikia Barooah6Chun Guang Li7Konstantinos Papoutsis8NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaResearch Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Brno 62500, CzechDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam 785013, IndiaDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam 785013, IndiaNICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, AustraliaSchool of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland<i>Persea americana</i>, commonly known as avocado, has recently gained substantial popularity and is often marketed as a “superfood” because of its unique nutritional composition, antioxidant content, and biochemical profile. However, the term “superfood” can be vague and misleading, as it is often associated with unrealistic health claims. This review draws a comprehensive summary and assessment of research performed in the last few decades to understand the nutritional and therapeutic properties of avocado and its bioactive compounds. In particular, studies reporting the major metabolites of avocado, their antioxidant as well as bioavailability and pharmacokinetic properties, are summarized and assessed. Furthermore, the potential of avocado in novel drug discovery for the prevention and treatment of cancer, microbial, inflammatory, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases is highlighted. This review also proposes several interesting future directions for avocado research.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/8/10/426avocado<i>Persea americana</i>metabolitesantioxidantsanticancerantimicrobialanti-inflammatorydiabetescardiovascular diseases (CVD)bioavailability and pharmacokinetic |
| spellingShingle | Deep Jyoti Bhuyan Muhammad A. Alsherbiny Saumya Perera Mitchell Low Amrita Basu Okram Abemsana Devi Mridula Saikia Barooah Chun Guang Li Konstantinos Papoutsis The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits Antioxidants avocado <i>Persea americana</i> metabolites antioxidants anticancer antimicrobial anti-inflammatory diabetes cardiovascular diseases (CVD) bioavailability and pharmacokinetic |
| title | The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits |
| title_full | The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits |
| title_fullStr | The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits |
| title_short | The Odyssey of Bioactive Compounds in Avocado (<i>Persea americana</i>) and Their Health Benefits |
| title_sort | odyssey of bioactive compounds in avocado i persea americana i and their health benefits |
| topic | avocado <i>Persea americana</i> metabolites antioxidants anticancer antimicrobial anti-inflammatory diabetes cardiovascular diseases (CVD) bioavailability and pharmacokinetic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/8/10/426 |
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