Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health
Pigmented corn is a gramineae food of great biological, cultural and nutritional importance for many Latin American countries, with more than 250 breeds on the American continent. It confers a large number of health benefits due to its diverse and abundant bioactive compounds. In this narrative revi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-03-01
|
| Series: | Biomolecules |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/3/338 |
| _version_ | 1797241858337800192 |
|---|---|
| author | Yaír Adonaí Sánchez-Nuño Martín Zermeño-Ruiz Olga Deli Vázquez-Paulino Karla Nuño Angélica Villarruel-López |
| author_facet | Yaír Adonaí Sánchez-Nuño Martín Zermeño-Ruiz Olga Deli Vázquez-Paulino Karla Nuño Angélica Villarruel-López |
| author_sort | Yaír Adonaí Sánchez-Nuño |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Pigmented corn is a gramineae food of great biological, cultural and nutritional importance for many Latin American countries, with more than 250 breeds on the American continent. It confers a large number of health benefits due to its diverse and abundant bioactive compounds. In this narrative review we decided to organize the information on the nutrients, bioactive compounds and phytochemicals present in pigmented corn, as well as their effects on human health. Phenolic compounds and anthocyanins are some of the most studied and representative compounds in these grasses, with a wide range of health properties, mainly the reduction of pro-oxidant molecules. Carotenoids are a group of molecules belonging to the terpenic compounds, present in a large number of pigmented corn breeds, mainly the yellow ones, whose biological activity incorporates a wide spectrum. Bioactive peptides can be found in abundance in corn, having very diverse biological effects that include analgesic, opioid and antihypertensive activities. Other compounds with biological activity found in pigmented corn are resistant starches, some fatty acids, phytosterols, policosanols, phospholipids, ferulic acid and phlobaphenes, as well as a great variety of vitamins, elements and fibers. This review aims to disseminate and integrate the existing knowledge on compounds with biological activity in pigmented corn in order to promote their research, interest and use by scientists, nutrition professionals, physicians, industries and the general population. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-24T18:30:00Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-50a683ab2b5f4dadb67a7089739dcf29 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2218-273X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-24T18:30:00Z |
| publishDate | 2024-03-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Biomolecules |
| spelling | doaj.art-50a683ab2b5f4dadb67a7089739dcf292024-03-27T13:27:59ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2024-03-0114333810.3390/biom14030338Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on HealthYaír Adonaí Sánchez-Nuño0Martín Zermeño-Ruiz1Olga Deli Vázquez-Paulino2Karla Nuño3Angélica Villarruel-López4Department of Wellbeing and Sustainable Development, Northern University Center, University of Guadalajara, Colotlán 46200, MexicoDepartment of Pharmacobiology, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, MexicoDepartment of Pharmacobiology, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, MexicoDepartment of Psychology, Education and Health, Nutrition, ITESO Jesuit University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 45604, MexicoDepartment of Pharmacobiology, University Center for Exact and Engineering Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, MexicoPigmented corn is a gramineae food of great biological, cultural and nutritional importance for many Latin American countries, with more than 250 breeds on the American continent. It confers a large number of health benefits due to its diverse and abundant bioactive compounds. In this narrative review we decided to organize the information on the nutrients, bioactive compounds and phytochemicals present in pigmented corn, as well as their effects on human health. Phenolic compounds and anthocyanins are some of the most studied and representative compounds in these grasses, with a wide range of health properties, mainly the reduction of pro-oxidant molecules. Carotenoids are a group of molecules belonging to the terpenic compounds, present in a large number of pigmented corn breeds, mainly the yellow ones, whose biological activity incorporates a wide spectrum. Bioactive peptides can be found in abundance in corn, having very diverse biological effects that include analgesic, opioid and antihypertensive activities. Other compounds with biological activity found in pigmented corn are resistant starches, some fatty acids, phytosterols, policosanols, phospholipids, ferulic acid and phlobaphenes, as well as a great variety of vitamins, elements and fibers. This review aims to disseminate and integrate the existing knowledge on compounds with biological activity in pigmented corn in order to promote their research, interest and use by scientists, nutrition professionals, physicians, industries and the general population.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/3/338pigmented corn<i>Zea mays</i> L.functional foodsnutraceuticalsbioactive compoundsphytochemicals |
| spellingShingle | Yaír Adonaí Sánchez-Nuño Martín Zermeño-Ruiz Olga Deli Vázquez-Paulino Karla Nuño Angélica Villarruel-López Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health Biomolecules pigmented corn <i>Zea mays</i> L. functional foods nutraceuticals bioactive compounds phytochemicals |
| title | Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health |
| title_full | Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health |
| title_fullStr | Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health |
| title_short | Bioactive Compounds from Pigmented Corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) and Their Effect on Health |
| title_sort | bioactive compounds from pigmented corn i zea mays i l and their effect on health |
| topic | pigmented corn <i>Zea mays</i> L. functional foods nutraceuticals bioactive compounds phytochemicals |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/14/3/338 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT yairadonaisancheznuno bioactivecompoundsfrompigmentedcornizeamaysilandtheireffectonhealth AT martinzermenoruiz bioactivecompoundsfrompigmentedcornizeamaysilandtheireffectonhealth AT olgadelivazquezpaulino bioactivecompoundsfrompigmentedcornizeamaysilandtheireffectonhealth AT karlanuno bioactivecompoundsfrompigmentedcornizeamaysilandtheireffectonhealth AT angelicavillarruellopez bioactivecompoundsfrompigmentedcornizeamaysilandtheireffectonhealth |