title: Black Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum L.) Flavonoids and Their Health Promoting Activity.
abstract: Nowadays, much research attention is focused on underutilized berry crops due to the high antioxidant activity of fruits. Black crowberry (Empetrum nigrumL.) represents an important source of flavonols (quercetin, rutin, myricetin, naringenin, naringin, morin, and kaempferol) and anthocyanins. The fruit components could be utilised as natural colourants or as a part of functional foods and, because of the high antioxidant activity, the berries of black crowberry can be used in the treatment of diseases accompanied with inflammation, or as an effective antibacterial and antifungal remedy. Moreover, the reduction of lipid accumulation and total cholesterol as well as an improvement of postprandial hyperglycaemia have been proven. This review summarizes for the first time the main antioxidants (flavonoids) of black crowberry fruits, with a focus on their health promoting activity.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Teacher Training, Faculty of Central European Studies, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Drazovska 4, SK-949 74 Nitra, Slovakia. tjurikova@ukf.sk.
authors.forename: Tunde
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jurikova
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Analysis and Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka 5555, CZ-760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic. mlcek@ft.utb.cz.
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mlcek
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Analysis and Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka 5555, CZ-760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic. skrovankova@ft.utb.cz.
authors.forename: Sona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skrovankova
authors.affiliation: Institute for Teacher Training, Faculty of Central European Studies, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Drazovska 4, SK-949 74 Nitra, Slovakia. sballa@ukf.sk.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balla
authors.affiliation: Department of Viticulture and Enology, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 337, CZ-691 44 Lednice, Czech Republic. sochor.jirik@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sochor
authors.affiliation: Department of Viticulture and Enology, Faculty of Horticulture, Mendel University in Brno, Valticka 337, CZ-691 44 Lednice, Czech Republic. MojmirBaron@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Mojmir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Analysis and Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka 5555, CZ-760 01 Zlin, Czech Republic. sumczynski@ft.utb.cz.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sumczynski
mesh_terms: D029791:Ericaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: anthocyanins; antioxidant activity; flavonoids; phenolic acids; polyphenols