Younes Areej Hazem, Mustafa Yasser Fakri
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.
Indian J Clin Biochem. 2024 Oct;39(4):459-469. doi: 10.1007/s12291-023-01165-w. Epub 2023 Dec 9.
Sweet bell pepper (SBP, L.) can be employed as a spice in many dishes and may also be eaten as a delicious fruit. These two nutritional attributes are owing to the strong, deep taste of many SBP phytochemicals. This fruit has many additional beneficial properties because it contains high concentrations of minerals and vitamins that distinguish it from other kinds of fruits. Almost every part of the SBP is thought to be an excellent source of bioactive substances that are health supporters, such as flavonoids, polyphenols, and various aromatic substances. The ability of SBP-phytochemicals to work as antioxidants, reducing the harmful effects of oxidative stress and consequently preventing many chronic illnesses, is one of their main biomedical characteristics. These phytochemicals have good antibacterial properties, mostly against gram-positive pathogenic microbes, in addition to their anti-carcinogenic and cardio-preventive effects. So, this review aims to highlight the nutritional qualities of SBP-derived phytochemicals and their illness-alleviated characteristics. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antidiabetic, and analgesic properties are some of the ones discussed.
甜椒（SBP，L.）可用作许多菜肴中的香料，也可作为美味的水果食用。这两种营养特性归因于许多甜椒植物化学物质强烈、浓郁的味道。这种水果还有许多其他有益特性，因为它含有高浓度的矿物质和维生素，这使其有别于其他种类的水果。甜椒的几乎每个部分都被认为是生物活性物质的优质来源，这些生物活性物质对健康有益，如黄酮类化合物、多酚和各种芳香物质。甜椒植物化学物质作为抗氧化剂发挥作用，减少氧化应激的有害影响，从而预防许多慢性疾病的能力，是其主要的生物医学特性之一。除了具有抗癌和预防心血管疾病的作用外，这些植物化学物质还具有良好的抗菌性能，主要针对革兰氏阳性致病微生物。因此，本综述旨在突出甜椒衍生植物化学物质的营养品质及其缓解疾病的特性。本文将讨论其抗氧化、抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗糖尿病和止痛特性等。
