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Quinoa Secondary Metabolites and Their Biological Activities or Functions

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Lin, Minyi, Han, Peipei, Li, Yuying, Wang, Weixuan, Lai, Daowan, Zhou, Ligang·2019·Molecules

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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) was known as the “golden grain” by the native Andean people in South America, and has been a source of valuable food over thousands of years. It can produce a variety of secondary metabolites with broad spectra of bioactivities. At least 193 secondary metabolites from quinoa have been identified in the past 40 years. They mainly include phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, and nitrogen-containing compounds. These metabolites exhibit many physiological functions, such as insecticidal, molluscicidal and antimicrobial activities, as well as various kinds of biological activities such as antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties. This review focuses on our knowledge of the structures, biological activities and functions of quinoa secondary metabolites. Biosynthesis, development and utilization of the secondary metabolites especially from quinoa bran were prospected.

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Authors
Lin, M., Han, P., Li, Y., Wang, W., Lai, D., & Zhou, L.
Affiliations
China Agricultural University (CN)
Corresponding author
Zhou, Ligang
Venue
Molecules
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-07-09
Volume
24
Issue
13
Pages
2512
ISSN
1420-3049 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2958933877
Cited by
152
References
320
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 35 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 11 · 2018: 1
FWCI
1.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Molecules (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Seed and Plant Biochemistry
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bioactive natural compounds
Keywords
quinoa, secondary metabolites, phenolic acids, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, nitrogen compounds, insecticidal activity, molluscicidal activity, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, cytotoxicity, antidiabetic activity, anti-inflammatory activity, biosynthesis, Andean crops
MeSH terms
Flavonoids, Structure-Activity Relationship, Terpenes, Chenopodium quinoa, Hydroxybenzoates, Phytochemicals, Secondary Metabolism

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