Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam.
National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei 11221, Taiwan.
Molecules. 2021 Mar 24;26(7):1820. doi: 10.3390/molecules26071820.
Sweet potato () is one of the most important food crops worldwide and its leaves provide a dietary source of nutrients and various bioactive compounds. These constituents of sweet potato leaves (SPL) vary among varieties and play important roles in treating and preventing various diseases. Recently, more attentions in health-promoting benefits have led to several in vitro and in vivo investigations, as well as the identification and quantification of bioactive compounds in SPL. Among them, many new compounds have been reported as the first identified compounds from SPL with their dominant bioactivities. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the bioactive compositions of SPL and their health benefits. Since SPL serve as a potential source of micronutrients and functional compounds, they can be further developed as a sustainable crop for food and medicinal industries.
甘薯()是世界上最重要的粮食作物之一,其叶子是营养物质和各种生物活性化合物的膳食来源。甘薯叶(SPL)中的这些成分因品种而异,在治疗和预防各种疾病方面发挥着重要作用。最近,人们对其促进健康的益处越来越关注,导致对 SPL 中的生物活性化合物进行了多项体外和体内研究,以及对其进行了鉴定和定量。其中,许多新化合物已被报道为 SPL 中首次鉴定的化合物,具有主要的生物活性。本综述总结了 SPL 的生物活性成分及其对健康的益处的最新知识。由于 SPL 可作为微量营养素和功能化合物的潜在来源,因此它们可以进一步开发为食品和医药行业的可持续作物。