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Humulus Lupulus L. (hops) - a Valuable Source of Compounds With Bioactive Effects for Future Therapies

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Hops are a well-known source of resins, essential oils and polyphenolic substances, such as proanthocyanidins or prenylflavonoids with significant representatives of xanthohumol, isoxanthohumol, and 8-prenylnaringenine, and represent an essential ingredient in beer production.Recently, however, many additional bioactive effects of hop compounds have been investigated.A systematic review of the structure-function relationship between the individual hop-derived compounds and their bio-activity has been lacking.In this review we summarize some recent findings in this area from reports from our as well as other studies.It shows multiple bio-medical effects of the individual hop derived compounds, which can act individually, or in a synergistic manner.The hops can serve as a source of bio-active compounds in phyto-medicine and as such, more attention and detailed studies are warranted to utilize the broad spectrum of effects of individual compounds in future treatments.

Source: Military Medical Science Letters

DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2016.004