Carotenoids composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities of Crocus sativus L. stigma

• Main Authors: Mohd Hatta, Farah Ayuni, Othman, Rashidi, Mat Ali, Qurratu Aini, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Ramya, Razanah, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Syibrah Hanisah, Mohd Latiff, Nur Hanie, Mohd Kashim, Ahmad Izhar Ariff
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Rynnye Lyan Resources 2023
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica; S Agriculture (General); TP248.13 Biotechnology; TP372.6 Halal food industry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/106569/7/106569_Carotenoids%20composition%2C%20antioxidant%20and%20antimicrobial%20capacities.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106569/13/106569_Carotenoids%20composition%2C%20antioxidant%20and%20antimicrobial%20capacities_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/106569/; https://www.myfoodresearch.com/uploads/8/4/8/5/84855864/_39__fr-2022-390_mohd_hatta.pdf

Carotenoid compounds are effective free-radical scavengers because they display a singlet oxygen-quenching property and can trap peroxyl radicals. Many extracts derived from natural sources consist of unique bioactive compounds. For example, hydrophilic carotenoids, such as crocin, are present in s...