Biological and medicinal properties of grapes and their bioactive constituents: An update

  • Mukesh Yadav
  • , Shalini Jain
  • , Aarti Bhardwaj
  • , Ravinder Nagpal
  • , Monica Puniya
  • , Radha Tomar
  • , Vinod Singh
  • , Om Parkash
  • , G. B.K.S. Prasad
  • , Francesco Marotta
  • , Hariom Yadav

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Abstract

The grape is one of the most valued conventional fruits, worldwide. Although most of the parts of the grapevine are useful, primarily, the grape is considered as a source of unique natural products not only for the development of valuable medicines against a number of diseases, but also for manufacturing various industrial products. Over the last few decades, apart from the chemistry of grape compounds, considerable progress has been made towards exploring the biological activities of various grape-derived constituents. Today, it is well established that in addition to serving as food, the grape is a major source of several phytochemicals. The main biologically active and well-characterized constituent from the grape is resveratrol, which is known for various medicinal properties in human diseases. This review discusses the roles of various grape-derived phytochemicals in relation to various diseases.

Original languageEnglish (UK)
Pages (from-to)473-484
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Medicinal Food
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Biological functions
  • Grapes
  • Phytochemicals
  • Resveratrol

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