Open Access
REVIEW
Active compounds of medicinal plants, mechanism for antioxidant and beneficial effects
Orozco Montes F1, A Vázquez-Hernández2, B Fenton-Navarro1
1
Glycobiology Laboratory, Postgraduate Studies Division, Faculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences “Dr. Ignacio Chávez”, Michoacán University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo (UMSNH), Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
2
Hospital of Specialties, CMN SXXI, IMSS, México City, México.
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2019, 88(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2019.04525
Abstract
An increased interest in the antioxidant effects
of medicinal plants has developed in recent years. Identifying
antioxidant compounds present in medicinal plants and elucidating
the mechanism by which they prevent oxidation have been the
focus of the research community. We performed a systematic and
exhaustive review aimed at analyzing the available data regarding
the beneficial effects of secondary metabolites in plants. The result
of this review is presented as a description of free radicals, as well
as cellular and physiological oxidative stress, is provided. The
origin and source of antioxidant compounds, and the cellular and
molecular mechanism by which they exert antioxidant effects,
have been reported. The absorption, distribution and, elimination
of antioxidants are mentioned. The beneficial effects of secondary
metabolites of medicinal plants in various high incidence
disease conditions were also reviewed. Finally, disease states that
benefit from antioxidant compounds includes diabetes, cancer,
cardiovascular diseases, and liver, brain and, intestinal diseases.
Keywords
Cite This Article
F, O. M., Vázquez-Hernández, A., Fenton-Navarro, B. (2019). Active compounds of medicinal plants, mechanism for antioxidant and beneficial effects.
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 88(1), 1–10.
Citations