Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
Abstract
Natural compounds have always played a key role in drug discovery. Anthocyanins are secondary
metabolites belonging to the flavonoids family responsible for the purple, blue, and red colour of many
vegetables and fruits. These phytochemicals have attracted the interest of researchers for their important
implications in human health and for their use as natural colorants. Many in vitro and in vivo studies
demonstrated the potential effects of anthocyanins and anthocyanins-rich foods in the prevention and/or
treatment of diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. This review reports the
recent literature data and focuses on the potential role of anthocyanins in drug discovery. Their biological
activity, analysis of structure-activity relationships, bioavailability, metabolism, and future prospects of
their uses are critically described.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Cited by
16 articles.
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