The Phenols of the Genus <i>Agave</i>(Agavaceae)

• 作者: Eli Amanda Delgado-Alvarado José Antonio ávila-Reyes José Natividad Uribe-Soto Laura Silvia González-Valdez Norma Almaraz-Abarca
• 来源期刊: 生物材料与纳米技术(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: GENUS AGAVE Phenol Profiles Homoisoflavanoids Biological Activity Chemotaxonomic Markers
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（3）
• 页码范围: 9-16
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

A review is presented about the studies that have been carried out on the phenolic composition of the species of the genus Agave in order to show which species of the genus has been analyzed, what is the potential of the species of Agave as source of phenolics with important biological activities, and what is the significance of the phenolic profiles as chemotaxonomic markers in the genus. The results of the analysis of a dozen of Agave species reveal an important richness of phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, homoisoflavonoids, and phenolic acids, and a broad diversity of biological activities associated to those compounds, as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antinematod, and immunomodulatory capabilities. The phenols of Agave also have a major potential as specific chemotaxonomic markers.