The Phenols of the Genus <i>Agave</i>(Agavaceae)

作     者：Norma Almaraz-Abarca Eli Amanda Delgado-Alvarado José Antonio ávila-Reyes José Natividad Uribe-Soto Laura Silvia González-Valdez 

作者机构：Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango Instituto Politécnico Nacional Durango Dgo México 

出 版 物：《Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology》 (生物材料与纳米技术（英文）)

年 卷 期：2013年第4卷第3期

页      面：9-16页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Genus Agave Phenol Profiles Homoisoflavanoids Biological Activity Chemotaxonomic Markers 

摘      要：A review is presented about the studies that have been carried out on the phenolic composition of the species of the genus Agave in order to show which species of the genus has been analyzed, what is the potential of the species of Agave as source of phenolics with important biological activities, and what is the significance of the phenolic profiles as chemotaxonomic markers in the genus. The results of the analysis of a dozen of Agave species reveal an important richness of phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, homoisoflavonoids, and phenolic acids, and a broad diversity of biological activities associated to those compounds, as antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antinematod, and immunomodulatory capabilities. The phenols of Agave also have a major potential as specific chemotaxonomic markers.