Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Avd. Galicia No. 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2024;64(19):6737-6755. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2173720. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
Myrtaceae is one of the most important plants families, being regarded as the eighth largest flowering plant family. It includes many genera of utmost ecological and economical importance distributed all over the world. This review aimed to report the latest studies on this family focusing on certain widely used plants including sp., sp. (, sp. ( and , sp., , sp. (), sp. and The extraction of bioactive compounds has been evolving through the optimization of conventional methods and the use of emerging technologies. Supercritical CO was applied for essential oils and ultrasound for polyphenols leading to extracts and essential oils rich in bioactive compounds. Advances in the field of encapsulation and delivery systems showed promising results in the production of stable essential oils nanoemulsions and liposomes and the production of plant extracts in the form of nanoparticles. Moreover, a significant increase in the number of patents was noticed especially the application of Myrtaceae extracts in the pharrmacuetucal field. The applications of ceratin plants (, , essential oils or peel extract) in food area (either as a free or encapsulated form) also showed interesting results in limiting microbial spoilage of fresh meat and fish, slowing oxidative degradation in meat products, and inhibiting aflatoxin production in maize. Despite the massive literature on Myrtaceae plants, advances are still necessary to optimize the extraction with environmentally friendly technologies and carry out risk assessment studies should be accomplished to harness the full potential in food, industrial and pharmaceutical applications.
桃金娘科是最重要的植物科之一，被认为是第八大开花植物科。它包括许多在全球范围内分布的具有重要生态和经济意义的属。本综述旨在报告关于该科的最新研究，重点介绍一些广泛使用的植物，包括 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 、 。生物活性化合物的提取通过常规方法的优化和新兴技术的使用而不断发展。超临界 CO 用于提取精油，超声用于提取多酚，从而得到富含生物活性化合物的提取物和精油。在包封和传递系统领域的进展在生产稳定的精油纳米乳液和脂质体以及以纳米颗粒形式生产植物提取物方面显示出了有前途的结果。此外，专利数量显著增加，特别是桃金娘科提取物在制药领域的应用。某些植物（ 、 、 精油或 果皮提取物）在食品领域（无论是游离形式还是包封形式）的应用也显示出了有趣的结果，可以限制新鲜肉类和鱼类的微生物腐败，减缓肉类产品的氧化降解，并抑制玉米中的黄曲霉毒素生成。尽管有大量关于桃金娘科植物的文献，但仍需要进一步改进提取方法，采用环保技术，并进行风险评估研究，以充分发挥其在食品、工业和制药应用中的潜力。
