caa a22 4500 463249178 CHVBK 20180405153334.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11130-007-0058-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11130-007-0058-4 Biological Activities of Extracts from Sumac ( Rhus spp.): A Review [Elektronische Daten] [Sierra Rayne, G. Mazza] Sumac is the common name for a genus (Rhus) that contains over 250 individual species of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae. These plants are found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide, often grow in areas of marginal agricultural capacity, and have a long history of use by indigenous people for medicinal and other uses. The research efforts on sumac extracts to date indicate a promising potential for this plant family to provide renewable bioproducts with the following reported desirable bioactivities: antifibrogenic, antifungal, antiinflammatory, antimalarial, antimicrobial, antimutagenic, antioxidant, antithrombin, antitumorigenic, antiviral, cytotoxic, hypoglycaemic, and leukopenic. As well, the bioactive components can be extracted from the plant material using environmentally benign solvents that allow for both food and industrial end-uses. The favorable worldwide distribution of sumac also suggests that desirable bioproducts may be obtained at the source, with minimal transportation requirements from the source through processing to the end consumer. However, previous work has focussed in just a few members of this large plant family. In addition, not all of the species studied to date have been fully characterized for potential bioactive components and bioactivities. Thus, there remains a significant research gap spanning the range from lead chemical discovery through process development and optimization in order to better understand the full potential of the Rhus genus as part of global green technology based on bioproducts and bioprocesses research programs. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 Biological activities nationallicence Extracts nationallicence Rhus spp nationallicence Sumac nationallicence Bioproducts nationallicence Antiinflammatory nationallicence Antioxidant nationallicence Antimicrobial nationallicence Nutraceuticals nationallicence Rayne Sierra Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4200 Highway 97, V0H 1Z0, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada aut Mazza G. Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4200 Highway 97, V0H 1Z0, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada aut Plant Foods for Human Nutrition Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 62/4(2007-12-01), 165-175 0921-9668 62:4<165 2007 62 11130 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-007-0058-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-007-0058-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rayne Sierra Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4200 Highway 97, V0H 1Z0, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mazza G. Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4200 Highway 97, V0H 1Z0, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Plant Foods for Human Nutrition Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 62/4(2007-12-01), 165-175 0921-9668 62:4<165 2007 62 11130 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer