Monoterpenes: current knowledge on food source, metabolism, and health effects

Autor(es)

Rinaldi de Alvarenga, Jose Fernando ^{[1, 2]} ; Genaro, Brunna ^[1] ; Costa, Bruna Lamesa ^[1] ; Purgatto, Eduardo ^{[1, 2]} ; Manach, Claudine ^[3] ; Fiamoncini, Jarlei ^{[1, 2]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Food & Expt Nutr, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Food Res Ctr FoRC, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Clermont Auvergne, UNH, INRAE, Clermont Ferrand - France

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION; AUG 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Monoterpenes, volatile metabolites produced by plants, are involved in the taste and aroma perception of fruits and vegetables and have been used for centuries in gastronomy, as food preservatives and for therapeutic purposes. Biological activities such as antimicrobial, analgesic and anti-inflammatory are well-established for some of these molecules. More recently, the ability of monoterpenes to regulate energy metabolism, and exert antidiabetic, anti-obesity and gut microbiota modulation activities have been described. Despite their promising health effects, the lack of reliable quantification of monoterpenes in food, hindered the investigation of their role as dietary bioactive compounds in epidemiological studies. Moreover, only few studies have documented the biotransformation of these compounds and identified the monoterpene metabolites with biological activity. This review presents up-to-date knowledge about the occurrence of monoterpenes in food, their bioavailability and potential role in the modulation of intermediate metabolism and inflammation, focusing on novel findings of molecular mechanisms, underlining research gaps and new avenues to be explored. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 19/11324-8 - Avaliação dos efeitos do D-limoneno no metabolismo intermediário de camundongos: relação entre o metabolismo do D-limoneno e os efeitos na saúde
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