title: Phenolic profile of edible honeysuckle berries (genus lonicera) and their biological effects.
abstract: The current status of research on polyphenolic compounds in the berries of edible honeysuckle and their biological effects, including recommended utilization, are reviewed. The major classes of phenolic compounds in the blue berried honeysuckle are flavonols (quercetin, rutin, quercitrin) and flavanes (proanthocyanidins, catechins) and anthocyanins. Cyanidin-3-glucoside and cyanidin-3-rutinoside are considered as major anthocyanidins in edible honeysuckle berries. Such a high level of antioxidant activity in the berries of different species of the genus Lonicera is especially due to the high level of polyphenolic compounds, especially anthocyanins. These berries seem to be prospective sources of health-supporting phytochemicals that exhibit beneficial anti-adherence and chemo-protective activities, thus they may provide protection against a number of chronic conditions, e.g., cancer, diabetes mellitus, tumour growth or cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Central European Studies, Institute of Natural and Informatics Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nabrezie mladeze 91, SK-949 76 Nitra, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Tunde
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jurikova
authors.forename: Otakar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rop
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mlcek
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sochor
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balla
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szekeres
authors.forename: Alzbeta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hegedusova
authors.forename: Jaromir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hubalek
authors.forename: Vojtech
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kizek
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D031239:Lonicera / Q000737:chemistry*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D059808:Polyphenols