Review 2025 · 2 citations

Polyphenolic spectrum of cornelian cherry fruits and their health-promoting effect

Jurikova, Tunde, Skowronkova, Nela, Zvonkova, Magdalena, Orsavova, Jana, Ercisli, Sezai, Dokoupil, Libor, Fatrcova-Sramkova, Katarina, Adamkova, Anna, Mlcek, Jiri

Abstract

Although cornelian cherry is an underutilized fruit species, its fruits have a high biological value due to valuable biologically active substances, especially polyphenols. The total content of polyphenols accounts for 37% of all the bioactive substances examined. Flavonols, anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols, and phenolic acids represent the main groups of phenolic compounds present and thanks to these compounds, cornelian cherry fruits possess mainly antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, metabolic, antidiabetic, cardioprotective, and anticancer effects. This review summarizes new research aimed at popularizing this lesser-known species not only for direct consumption but also for further processing.

Keywords

<italic>Cornus mas</italic> polyphenols anti-inflammatory metabolic antidiabetic antimicrobial anticancer effect CORNUS-MAS L. ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY PHENOLIC-COMPOUNDS ALPHA-AMYLASE SOUR CHERRY GENOTYPES ANTHOCYANINS ACID ATHEROSCLEROSIS TEMPERATURE

WoS Categories

Biology

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

Citation

Journal: OPEN LIFE SCIENCES
Year: 2025
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
ISSN: 2391-5412
DOI: 10.1515/biol-2025-1117
WoS UID: WOS:001510629600001

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