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A review on β-carboline alkaloids and their distribution in foodstuffs: A class of potential functional components or not?
journal Article
2021
Zhejun, Xie
Ning, Cao
Changhong, Wang
Pages: article 129067, 12 pages
Abstract
Pharmacologically active β-carboline alkaloids (βCs) such as harman, norharman and some others are naturally present in plants and occur in many foodstuffs. They have a lot of pharmacological properties, including antitumor, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, and possess the potential for treating Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression and other central nervous system diseases. Dietary intake is proven to be an important source of βCs. Therefore, it is important to know the amounts of βCs that can be gotten from daily diets. This review summarizes the pharmacological activities, toxicology and formation of βCs, and gives collective information on contents of βCs in different foodstuffs.