Moreno D A, Carvajal M, López-Berenguer C, García-Viguera C
Dept. Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos and Dept. Nutrición Vegetal, CEBAS-CSIC, Apdo 164, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain.
J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006 Aug 28;41(5):1508-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2006.04.003. Epub 2006 May 19.
People's diet offers a greater and more diverse group of plant bioactives than do drugs, and they often do not realise that many drugs are derived from the compounds originally discovered in plant foods. Numerous epidemiological studies indicate that Brassica vegetables in general, and broccoli in particular, protect humans against cancer since they are rich sources of glucosinolates as well as possessing a high content of flavonoids, vitamins and mineral nutrients. One unusual phytotherapeutic role of broccoli is for skin diseases--the juice of the leaves is used to treat warts. However, the main use of broccoli stems from its health-promoting properties. Some criteria have been proposed to evaluate the possibilities of developing new "functional foods" to reduce the risk of specific cancers; largely in broccoli, which is associated with cancer protection. Processing conditions, transport, domestic cooking, etc., affect the health-promoting properties of broccoli and these have been widely studied. This review makes an in-depth study of the chemical and biological characterization of the phytochemicals of broccoli and the effects on the bioactive composition of broccoli.
与药物相比，人们的饮食能提供种类更多、更丰富的植物生物活性物质，而且人们常常没有意识到，许多药物都源自最初在植物性食物中发现的化合物。大量流行病学研究表明，一般而言十字花科蔬菜，尤其是西兰花，能保护人类预防癌症，因为它们富含硫代葡萄糖苷，还含有大量黄酮类化合物、维生素和矿物质营养素。西兰花一种不同寻常的植物治疗作用是针对皮肤病——其叶汁可用于治疗疣。然而，西兰花的主要用途源于其促进健康的特性。已经提出了一些标准来评估开发新型“功能性食品”以降低特定癌症风险的可能性；主要针对西兰花，它与预防癌症有关。加工条件、运输、家庭烹饪等都会影响西兰花的促进健康特性，并且这些方面已经得到了广泛研究。本综述对西兰花植物化学物质的化学和生物学特性以及对西兰花生物活性成分的影响进行了深入研究。
