Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health
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...
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| author | María Valeria Lara Claudio Bonghi Franco Famiani Giannina Vizzotto Robert P. Walker María Fabiana Drincovich |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-773a20b2c1174491b8bd95f9c32e06042022-12-21T17:59:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2020-09-011110.3389/fpls.2020.562252562252Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and HealthMaría Valeria Lara0Claudio Bonghi1Franco Famiani2Giannina Vizzotto3Robert P. Walker4María Fabiana Drincovich5Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, ArgentinaDepartment of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova Agripolis, Legnaro, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental, and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, ItalyCentro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, ArgentinaPhytochemicals 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.562252/fullchlorogenic acidflavonoidsanthocyaninscarotenoidspostharvestvolatiles |
| spellingShingle | María Valeria Lara Claudio Bonghi Franco Famiani Giannina Vizzotto Robert P. Walker María Fabiana Drincovich Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health Frontiers in Plant Science chlorogenic acid flavonoids anthocyanins carotenoids postharvest volatiles |
| title | Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health |
| title_full | Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health |
| title_fullStr | Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health |
| title_short | Stone Fruit as Biofactories of Phytochemicals With Potential Roles in Human Nutrition and Health |
| title_sort | stone fruit as biofactories of phytochemicals with potential roles in human nutrition and health |
| topic | chlorogenic acid flavonoids anthocyanins carotenoids postharvest volatiles |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.562252/full |
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