Many sectors of industry, such as food, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals, have increased their interest in polyphenols due to their beneficial properties. These molecules are widely found in Nature (plants) and can be obtained through direct extraction from vegetable matrices. Polyphenols introduced through the diet may be metabolized in the human body via different biotransformations leading to compounds having different bioactivities. In this context, enzyme-catalyzed reactions are the most suitable approach to produce modified polyphenols that not only can be studied for their bioactivity but also can be labeled as green, natural products. This review aims to give an overview of the potential of biocatalysis as a powerful tool for the modification of polyphenols to enhance their bioaccessibility, bioavailability, biological activity or modification of their physicochemical properties. The main polyphenol transformations occurring during their metabolism in the human body have been also presented.
Biocatalytic Approaches for an Efficient and Sustainable Preparation of Polyphenols and Their Derivatives / M.L. Contente, F. Annunziata, P. Cannazza, S. Donzella, C. Pinna, D. Romano, L. Tamborini, F.G. Barbosa, F. Molinari, A. Pinto. - In: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0021-8561. - 69:46(2021), pp. 13669-13681. [10.1021/acs.jafc.1c05088]
Biocatalytic Approaches for an Efficient and Sustainable Preparation of Polyphenols and Their Derivatives
M.L. Contente
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;F. AnnunziataCo-primo
;P. CannazzaSecondo
;S. Donzella;C. Pinna;D. Romano;L. Tamborini;F. MolinariPenultimo
;A. PintoUltimo
2021
Abstract
Many sectors of industry, such as food, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals, have increased their interest in polyphenols due to their beneficial properties. These molecules are widely found in Nature (plants) and can be obtained through direct extraction from vegetable matrices. Polyphenols introduced through the diet may be metabolized in the human body via different biotransformations leading to compounds having different bioactivities. In this context, enzyme-catalyzed reactions are the most suitable approach to produce modified polyphenols that not only can be studied for their bioactivity but also can be labeled as green, natural products. This review aims to give an overview of the potential of biocatalysis as a powerful tool for the modification of polyphenols to enhance their bioaccessibility, bioavailability, biological activity or modification of their physicochemical properties. The main polyphenol transformations occurring during their metabolism in the human body have been also presented.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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