Abstract

Recent studies have shown the role of gut microbiota in favoring the absorption of herbal products and the transformation of their active principles into metabolites endowed with biological activity. This review focuses on the evidence supporting the changes occurring, after metabolic reactions by specific bacteria that colonize the human gut, to ginseng-derived ginsenosides, green tea-derived catechins, and quercetin, this latter being a flavonoid aglycon bound to sugars and abundant in some vegetables and roots. Furthermore, the results of several studies demonstrating the potential beneficial effects of the active metabolites generated by these biotransformations on ginsenosides, catechins and quercetin will be reported.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)42-49
Numero di pagine8
RivistaFood and Chemical Toxicology
Volume123
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2019

Keywords

  • Biotransformation
  • Catechins
  • Ginsenosides
  • Microflora
  • Personalized nutrition
  • Quercetin

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