Avena sativa (Oat), A Potential Neutraceutical and Therapeutic Agent: An Overview

The aim of the present review article is to summarize the available information related to the availability, production, chemical composition, pharmacological activity, and traditional uses of Avena sativa to highlight its potential to contribute to human health. Oats are now cultivated worldwide an...

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Vydáno v:	Critical reviews in food science and nutrition Ročník 53; číslo 2; s. 126 - 144
Hlavní autoři:	Singh, Rajinder, De, Subrata, Belkheir, Asma
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Philadelphia, PA Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2013 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Ltd
Témata:	analysis Anti-Inflammatory Agents Anticarcinogenic Agents Anticholesteremic Agents anticholesterolaemic antidiabetic antioxidant Antioxidants Avena Avena - chemistry Avena - growth & development Avena sativa Avenanthramides beta-glucans beta-Glucans - analysis Biological and medical sciences Carbohydrates Carbohydrates - analysis chemical composition chemistry Diet Dietary fiber Dietary Fiber - analysis Dietary Supplements Dietary Supplements - analysis Feeding. Feeding behavior Flavonoids Flavonoids - analysis Food science Functional foods & nutraceuticals Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology groat growth & development human health Humans Immunologic Factors immunomodulatory Lipids Lipids - analysis Medicine, Traditional Micronutrients Micronutrients - analysis minerals oat Oats people Plant Proteins Plant Proteins - analysis Plants, Medicinal Plants, Medicinal - chemistry Plants, Medicinal - growth & development Seeds Seeds - chemistry sterols tissue repair triterpenoid saponins Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems β-glucan Avenanthramides β-glucan Oat anticholesterolaemic Antioxidant Glucan Immunomodulator Hypoglycemic agent groat Cereal antidiabetic Dietary fiber Polysaccharide immunomodulatory
ISSN:	1549-7852, 1040-8398, 1549-7852
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Shrnutí:	The aim of the present review article is to summarize the available information related to the availability, production, chemical composition, pharmacological activity, and traditional uses of Avena sativa to highlight its potential to contribute to human health. Oats are now cultivated worldwide and form an important dietary staple for the people in number of countries. Several varieties of oats are available. It is a rich source of protein, contains a number of important minerals, lipids, β-glucan, a mixed-linkage polysaccharide, which forms an important part of oat dietary fiber, and also contains various other phytoconstituents like avenanthramides, an indole alkaloid-gramine, flavonoids, flavonolignans, triterpenoid saponins, sterols, and tocols. Traditionally oats have been in use since long and are considered as stimulant, antispasmodic, antitumor, diuretic, and neurotonic. Oat possesses different pharmacological activities like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, anticholesterolaemic, etc. A wide spectrum of biological activities indicates that oat is a potential therapeutic agent.
Bibliografie:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2010.526725 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23
ISSN:	1549-7852 1040-8398 1549-7852
DOI:	10.1080/10408398.2010.526725