The bioactive compounds and biological functions of Asparagus officinalis L. – A review

Guo, Qingbin; Wang, Nifei; Liu, Huanhuan; Li, Zhenjing; Lu, Laifeng; Wang, Changlu

doi:10.1016/j.jff.2019.103727

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“…Used since ancient time for the diuretic and medicinal properties of its spears [284], cultivated asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) is now a popular vegetable grown worldwide on over 1.5 million hectares producing over 8.9 million tons of spears [27]. Native of Eastern Europe, cultivated asparagus is grown at commercial level mainly in China, followed far behind by Perú, Mexico, Germany, Spain, USA, Italy, Japan, France, and the Netherlands.…”

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“…Asparagus spears are considered a rich source of minerals [285], amino acids and dietary fibers [286], saponins [287,288], vitamins and volatile sulfur organic compounds [289], and especially of phenolic compounds and flavonoids [290], including anthocyanins that are responsible for the purple color of the bracts of green spears or of the whole spears in purple asparagus genotypes [23,154,291]. Being rich of all these bioactive compounds it is difficult to isolate the effect of anthocyanins and specific pigments, nevertheless several studies have demonstrated the antioxidant properties of anthocyanins in the species [284]. Comparing green, white, and purple spears, Maeda et al [291] found that purple spears had significantly higher levels of rutin compared to green spears, while rutin was not detected in white asparagus spears.…”

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Grown to Be Blue—Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects of Colored Vegetables. Part II: Leafy, Fruit, and Other Vegetables

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The current trend for substituting synthetic compounds with natural ones in the design and production of functional and healthy foods has increased the research interest about natural colorants. Although coloring agents from plant origin are already used in the food and beverage industry, the market and consumer demands for novel and diverse food products are increasing and new plant sources are explored. Fresh vegetables are considered a good source of such compounds, especially when considering the great color diversity that exists among the various species or even the cultivars within the same species. In the present review we aim to present the most common species of colored vegetables, focusing on leafy and fruit vegetables, as well as on vegetables where other plant parts are commercially used, with special attention to blue color. The compounds that are responsible for the uncommon colors will be also presented and their beneficial health effects and antioxidant properties will be unraveled.

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Section: Asparagusmentioning

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Grown to Be Blue—Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects of Colored Vegetables. Part II: Leafy, Fruit, and Other Vegetables

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“…Therefore, tons of asparagus stalk end are the agriculture by-product which can cause environmental pollution [ 2 ]. With abundant cellulose and photochemical properties of cellulose in asparagus by-products, it acts as a good source of new value-added products [ 1 ], including biological compounds and functions [ 3 , 4 ], a dietary fiber [ 5 ] and nanocellulose [ 6 ]. Agricultural by-products from asparagus are rich source of celluloses which can be isolated from asparagus stalk end.…”

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Carboxymethyl Cellulose from Asparagus Stalk End

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Cellulose from Asparagus officinalis stalk end was extracted and synthesized to carboxymethyl cellulose (CMCas) using monochloroacetic acid (MCA) via carboxymethylation reaction with various sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentrations starting from 20% to 60%. The cellulose and CMCas were characterized by the physical properties, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). In addition, mechanical properties of CMCas films were also investigated. The optimum condition for producing CMCas was found to be 30% of NaOH concentration for the carboxymethylation reaction, which provided the highest percent yield of CMCas at 44.04% with the highest degree of substitution (DS) at 0.98. The melting point of CMCas decreased with increasing NaOH concentrations. Crystallinity of CMCas was significantly deformed (p < 0.05) after synthesis at a high concentration. The L* value of the CMCas was significantly lower at a high NaOH concentration compared to the cellulose. The highest tensile strength (44.59 MPa) was found in CMCas film synthesized with 40% of NaOH concentration and the highest percent elongation at break (24.99%) was obtained in CMCas film treated with 30% of NaOH concentration. The applications of asparagus stalk end are as biomaterials in drug delivery system, tissue engineering, coating, and food packaging.

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“…The first example is asparanin A, which is a saponin found in medical asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L). The plant contains numerous compounds showing various effects, including anticancerogenic ones [ 149 ]. Zhang et al were the first to demonstrate in vitro on the Ishikawa cell line that asparanin A can limit the proliferation of endometrial cancer cells and induce their apoptosis [ 80 ].…”

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Phytochemicals in Gynecological Cancer Prevention

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Gynecological cancer confers an enormous burden among women worldwide. Accumulating evidence points to the role of phytochemicals in preventing cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. Experimental studies emphasize the chemopreventive and therapeutic potential of plant-derived substances by inhibiting the early stages of carcinogenesis or improving the efficacy of traditional chemotherapeutic agents. Moreover, a number of epidemiological studies have investigated associations between a plant-based diet and cancer risk. This literature review summarizes the current knowledge on the phytochemicals with proven antitumor activity, emphasizing their effectiveness and mechanism of action in gynecological cancer.

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The bioactive compounds and biological functions of Asparagus officinalis L. – A review

Cited by 85 publications

References 69 publications

Grown to Be Blue—Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects of Colored Vegetables. Part II: Leafy, Fruit, and Other Vegetables

Grown to Be Blue—Antioxidant Properties and Health Effects of Colored Vegetables. Part II: Leafy, Fruit, and Other Vegetables

Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Carboxymethyl Cellulose from Asparagus Stalk End

Phytochemicals in Gynecological Cancer Prevention

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