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T1 Beyond the exploration of muicle (Justicia spicigera): Reviewing Its biological properties, bioactive molecules and materials chemistry
A1 Castro Muñoz, Roberto
A1 León Becerril, Elizabeth
A1 García Depraect, Octavio
K1 Bioactive compounds
K1 Compuestos bioactivos
K1 Plant biotechnology
K1 Plantas - Biotecnología
K1 Mechanism of action
K1 Flavonoids
K1 Flavonoides
K1 Nanostructured materials
K1 Materiales nanoestructurados
K1 Nanotechnology
K1 Nanotecnología
K1 Justicia spicigera
K1 3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas
K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
AB In recent years, the research community is tremendously investigating unexplored plants and herbals as they represent a potential source of various biomolecules, which not only contribute to nutrition but also to human health. In fact, Muicle (Justicia spicigera) has attracted the attention of scientists thanks to its multiple biological activities associated with the phytochemicals and specific biomolecules present in this plant. In this review, an evidence on current development works assaying the potential biological properties of Muicle is given. Here, we introduce the key biologically active molecules ascribed to such properties, along with the mechanism of action and interaction. Although the utilization of this plant has been majorly focused on traditional medicine, specific applications in terms of production of new feedstocks and nanomaterials, and developments of functional foods and formulations, are also a current direction towards the exploitation of this natural source. Therefore, this review reports the main outcomes of current research towards the utilization of biomolecules and other elements of the plant in new fields of research such as materials chemistry.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9717
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61797
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61797
LA eng
NO Processes, 2022, Vol. 10, Nº. 5, 1035
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 06-ago-2024