eprintid: 8682 rev_number: 5 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/86/82 datestamp: 2023-09-06 23:30:24 lastmod: 2023-09-06 23:30:24 status_changed: 2023-09-06 23:30:24 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Zhang, Fan creators_name: Chen, Shengxiong creators_name: Zhang, Jianguo creators_name: Thakur, Kiran creators_name: Battino, Maurizio creators_name: Cao, Hui creators_name: Farag, Mohamed A. creators_name: Xiao, Jianbo creators_name: Wei, Zhaojun creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: title: Asparagus saponins: effective natural beneficial ingredient in functional foods, from preparation to applications ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: none keywords: Saponin; asparagus; extraction;health benefits; anticancer; applications abstract: Asparagus species is recognized as a perennial herb with several valuable functional ingredients, and has been widely used as medicine and food since ancient times. Among its main chemical constituents, saponins play a vital role in the health benefits and biological activities including anti-cancer, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and hypoglycemic. This review summarizes the preparation methods, structure and classification, biological functions, as well as the food and non-food applications of asparagus saponins, with a special emphasis on its anti-cancer effects in vitro and in vivo. Further, the main challenges and limitations of the current research trends in asparagus saponins are highlighted after a detailed analysis of the recent research information. This review bridges the gap between bioactive components and human health and aids current research on functional and health-promoting foods and medicinal application of Asparagus saponins. date: 2023-08 publication: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition pagerange: 1-19 id_number: doi:10.1080/10408398.2023.2249097 refereed: TRUE issn: 1040-8398 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2023.2249097 access: close language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Cerrado Inglés Asparagus species is recognized as a perennial herb with several valuable functional ingredients, and has been widely used as medicine and food since ancient times. Among its main chemical constituents, saponins play a vital role in the health benefits and biological activities including anti-cancer, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and hypoglycemic. This review summarizes the preparation methods, structure and classification, biological functions, as well as the food and non-food applications of asparagus saponins, with a special emphasis on its anti-cancer effects in vitro and in vivo. Further, the main challenges and limitations of the current research trends in asparagus saponins are highlighted after a detailed analysis of the recent research information. This review bridges the gap between bioactive components and human health and aids current research on functional and health-promoting foods and medicinal application of Asparagus saponins. metadata Zhang, Fan; Chen, Shengxiong; Zhang, Jianguo; Thakur, Kiran; Battino, Maurizio; Cao, Hui; Farag, Mohamed A.; Xiao, Jianbo y Wei, Zhaojun mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2023) Asparagus saponins: effective natural beneficial ingredient in functional foods, from preparation to applications. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. pp. 1-19. ISSN 1040-8398