TY - JOUR
T1 - Mexican oregano (Lippia graveolens kunth) as source of bioactive compounds
T2 - A review
AU - Bautista-Hernández, Israel
AU - Aguilar, Cristóbal N.
AU - Martínez-ávila, Guillermo C.G.
AU - Torres-León, Cristian
AU - Ilina, Anna
AU - Flores-Gallegos, Adriana C.
AU - Kumar Verma, Deepak
AU - Chávez-González, Mónica L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - Lippia graveolens is a traditional crop and a rich source of bioactive compounds with various properties (e.g., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, UV defense, anti-glycemic, and cyto-toxicity) that is primarily cultivated for essential oil recovery. The isolated bioactive compounds could be useful as additives in the functional food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Carvacrol, thymol, β-caryophyllene, and p-cymene are terpene compounds contained in oregano essential oil (OEO); flavonoids such as quercetin O-hexoside, pinocembrin, and galangin are flavonoids found in oregano extracts. Furthermore, thermoresistant compounds that remain in the plant matrix following a thermal process can be priced in terms of the circular economy. By using better and more selective extraction conditions, the bioactive compounds present in Mexican oregano can be studied as potential inhibitors of COVID-19. Also, research on extraction tech-nologies should continue to ensure a higher quality of bioactive compounds while preventing an undesired chemical shift (e.g., hydrolysis). The oregano fractions can be used in the food, health, and agricultural industries.
AB - Lippia graveolens is a traditional crop and a rich source of bioactive compounds with various properties (e.g., antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, UV defense, anti-glycemic, and cyto-toxicity) that is primarily cultivated for essential oil recovery. The isolated bioactive compounds could be useful as additives in the functional food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Carvacrol, thymol, β-caryophyllene, and p-cymene are terpene compounds contained in oregano essential oil (OEO); flavonoids such as quercetin O-hexoside, pinocembrin, and galangin are flavonoids found in oregano extracts. Furthermore, thermoresistant compounds that remain in the plant matrix following a thermal process can be priced in terms of the circular economy. By using better and more selective extraction conditions, the bioactive compounds present in Mexican oregano can be studied as potential inhibitors of COVID-19. Also, research on extraction tech-nologies should continue to ensure a higher quality of bioactive compounds while preventing an undesired chemical shift (e.g., hydrolysis). The oregano fractions can be used in the food, health, and agricultural industries.
KW - Bioactive compounds
KW - Extraction techniques
KW - Lippia graveolens
KW - Phenolic compounds
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114017263&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/molecules26175156
DO - 10.3390/molecules26175156
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34500592
AN - SCOPUS:85114017263
SN - 1420-3049
VL - 26
JO - Molecules
JF - Molecules
IS - 17
M1 - 5156
ER -