Species from the Allium Genus: Cultivation and Food Chemistry
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 1355
Special Issue Editors
2. Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Svetošimunska 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: Allium extracts; vegetable production; food chemistry; bioactive properties; volatile compounds; multivariate data analysis; sensory profile; food and nutrition
2. Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Svetošimunska 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: plant physiology; crop management; crop physiology; vegetable production; horticulture; abiotic stress; sensory profile; food and nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The species in the Allium genus are widely consumed throughout the world. For example, these species and their extracts have been known since immemorial times for their health-beneficial properties, including their anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, renoprotective, anti-atherosclerotic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antihypertensive activities in traditional medicines. Allium sativum L. is rich in several sulfur-containing phytoconstituents, such as alliin, allicin, ajoenes, vinyldithiins, and flavonoids, such as quercetin. The biological activity of Allium extracts is conditioned by the type of Allium species, variety, agricultural conditions, and the specific extraction process used, as all of these factors influence the content and profile of bioactive compounds.
This Special Issue is devoted to discussing the many health benefits and traditional uses of species in the Allium genus from a pharmacological perspective, as well as the safety/toxicological profile. Innovative cultivation methods of Allium species and their impact on the composition of biologically active substance synthesis as well as production are also welcomed. More detailed research on these species will open the door to an infinite number of possibilities.
Dr. Nikola Major
Dr. Smiljana Goreta Ban
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Allium species
- Allium extracts
- cultivation method
- bioactive compound
- health benefit
- volatile compounds
- sensory profile
