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Title: | Antioxidants in Plants: A Valorization Potential Emphasizing the Need for the Conservation of Plant Biodiversity in Cuba | Authors: | Llaurado Maury, Gabriel MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Daniel HENDRIX, Sophie Escalona Arranz, Julio Cesar FUNG BOIX, Yilan Pacheco, Ania Ochoa Garcia Diaz, Jesus Morris-Quevedo, Humberto J. FERRER DUBOIS, Albys ALEMAN, Elizabeth Mendez-Santos, Isidro E. Orbera Raton, Teresa Cos, Paul BEENAERTS, Natalie CUYPERS, Ann |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | MDPI | Source: | Antioxidants, 9 (11) (Art N° 1048) | Abstract: | Plants are phytochemical hubs containing antioxidants, essential for normal plant functioning and adaptation to environmental cues and delivering beneficial properties for human health. Therefore, knowledge on the antioxidant potential of different plant species and their nutraceutical and pharmaceutical properties is of utmost importance. Exploring this scientific research field provides fundamental clues on (1) plant stress responses and their adaptive evolution to harsh environmental conditions and (2) (new) natural antioxidants with a functional versatility to prevent and treat human pathologies. These natural antioxidants can be valorized via plant-derived foods and products. Cuba contains an enormously rich plant biodiversity harboring a great antioxidant potential. Besides opening new avenues for the implementation of sustainable agroecological practices in crop production, it will also contribute to new strategies to preserve plant biodiversity and simultaneously improve nature management policies in Cuba. This review provides an overview on the beneficial properties of antioxidants for plant protection and human health and is directed to the valorization of these plant antioxidants, emphasizing the need for biodiversity conservation. | Notes: | Cuypers, A (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Campus Diepenbeek,Agoralaan Bldg D, BE-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.; Cos, P (corresponding author), Univ Antwerp, Lab Microbiol Parasitol & Hyg LMPH, Univ Pl 1, BE-2610 Antwerp, Belgium. gabriel@uo.edu.cu; daniel.mendez@reduc.edu.cu; sophie.hendrix@uhasselt.be; jcea@uo.edu.cu; yilan@uo.edu.cu; aochoap@uo.edu.cu; jgadi@uo.edu.cu; jquevedo@uo.edu.cu; albys@uo.edu.cu; elizabetha@uo.edu.cu; natalie.beenaerts@uhasselt.be; isidro.mendez@reduc.edu.cu; torbera@uo.edu.cu; paul.cos@uantwerpen.be; ann.cuypers@uhasselt.be |
Other: | Cuypers, A (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Ctr Environm Sci, Campus Diepenbeek,Agoralaan Bldg D, BE-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. Cos, P (corresponding author), Univ Antwerp, Lab Microbiol Parasitol & Hyg LMPH, Univ Pl 1, BE-2610 Antwerp, Belgium. gabriel@uo.edu.cu; daniel.mendez@reduc.edu.cu; sophie.hendrix@uhasselt.be; jcea@uo.edu.cu; yilan@uo.edu.cu; aochoap@uo.edu.cu; jgadi@uo.edu.cu; jquevedo@uo.edu.cu; albys@uo.edu.cu; elizabetha@uo.edu.cu; natalie.beenaerts@uhasselt.be; isidro.mendez@reduc.edu.cu; torbera@uo.edu.cu; paul.cos@uantwerpen.be; ann.cuypers@uhasselt.be | Keywords: | antioxidants;secondary metabolites;Cuba;plant biodiversity;plant protection;crop production;human health;nutraceutical;pharmaceutical | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/33090 | e-ISSN: | 2076-3921 | DOI: | 10.3390/antiox9111048 | ISI #: | WOS:000592800400001 | Rights: | 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2021 |
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