FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 312-318.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-201005070

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Research Progress of Bioactive Components in Garlic

YAN Miao-miao1,XU Zhen2,XU Chan1,GUO De-ping1   

  1. 1.College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China;2. Department of Agriculture and
    Forestry, Hebi College of Vocation and Technology, Hebi 458030, China
  • Received:2009-06-16 Online:2010-03-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: GUO De-ping1 E-mail:dpguo@zju.edu.cn

Abstract:

Current research progress of bioactive components in garlic is reviewed in this paper. The bioactive components in garlic are classified as volatile compounds including lipid-soluble sulphur compounds, and non-volatile compounds including water-soluble sulphur compounds, sapogenins, saponins, flavonoids and phenols. In addition, biosynthesis pathways of sulphur compounds, roles of alliinase, pharmacological actions as well as side-effects of garlic are also described.

Key words: garlic, bioactive component, organosulphur compounds

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