title: The Contribution of Buckwheat Genetic Resources to Health and Dietary Diversity.
abstract: Despite several reports on the beneficial effects of buckwheat in prevention of human diseases, little attention has been devoted to the variability of biochemical and physiological traits in different buckwheat genetic resources. This review describes the biochemical evaluation of buckwheat genetic resources and the identification of elite genotypes for plant breeding and exploitation. The various types of bioactive compounds present in different varieties provide basic background information needed for the efficient production of buckwheat foods with added value. In this review, we will provide an integrated view of the biochemistry of bioactive compounds of buckwheat plants of different origin, especially of fagopyrin, proteins and amino acids, as well as of other phenolic compounds including rutin and chlorogenic acid. In addition to the genetic background, the effect of different growth conditions is discussed. The health effects of fagopyrin, phenolic acids, specific proteins and rutin are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Plant Physiology and Ecology Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology, Volodymyrskya str., 64, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine; Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Oksana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sytar
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brestic
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zivcak
authors.affiliation: Plant Abiotic Stress Research Group & Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Signaling Pathway Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Tsurumi, Japan.
authors.forename: Lam-Son Phan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Tran
keywords: Aminoacids; Buckwheat; Chlorogenic acid; Fagopyrin; Gluten; Phenolic acid; Phenols; Protein; Rutin