白藜芦醇的研究进展

Advances in Resveratrol Studies

摘要:

白藜芦醇是一种含有芪类结构的非黄酮类多酚化合物。它不仅是植物遭受胁迫时产生的一种能提高植物抵抗病原性攻击和环境恶化的植物抗毒素, 还具有抗癌、抗氧化、调节血脂、影响寿命等多方面有益于人类健康的重要功能。以下对白藜芦醇的理化特性、合成、提取、纯化与检测方法进行了全面总结, 并在其作用的分子机制基础上, 对其生物学活性、基因工程研究及产业化情况进行了重点介绍。发现在传统育种的基础上, 借助于现代生物技术手段, 将白藜芦醇的天然活性保健作用应用于保健食品的开发、作物经济附加值的提高具有广阔的前景。它的开发和利用, 必将为食品及制药工业新产品的开发提供新的挑战与机遇。

Abstract:

Resveratrol is a naturally occurring stilbene, a kind of polyphenolic compounds, found in a limited number of plant species such as grape, peanut, and pine. It has been considered as a phytoalexin in plants, and many studies have also shown its health benefits such as antioxidant activities, cancer prevention, blood thinning, and life span extension. This paper reviews the characteristics of resveratrol in aspects of synthesis, extraction, purification, and determination. In particular, the new outcomes of physiology function and the transgenic approaches have been presented. The challenges and chances for genetic engineering and heath-related industries were also discussed.