Title:Phytochemical Content and Potential Health Applications of Pecan [Carya
illinoinensis (Wangenh) K. Koch] Nutshell
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Author(s): Nohemí del C. Reyes-Vázquez*, Laura A. de la Rosa*, Juan Luis Morales-Landa, Jorge Alberto García-Fajardo and Miguel Ángel García-Cruz
Affiliation:
- Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A. C. Subsede Noreste, 66629 Apodaca-
66629, Nuevo León, México
- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez-32310, Chihuahua, México
Keywords:
Pecan nutshell, Phytochemicals, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxic, Anticancer, Antidiabetic.
Abstract:
Background: The pecan nutshell contains phytochemicals with various biological activities
that are potentially useful in the prevention or treatment of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes,
and metabolic imbalances associated with heart diseases.
Objective: The aim of this study is to update this topic by means of a literature review and include
those studies that contribute to the knowledge of the chemical composition and biological activities
of pecan nutshell, particularly those related to the therapeutic potential against some chronic degenerative
diseases associated with oxidative stress.
Methods: Exhaustive and detailed review of the existing literature was conducted using electronic
databases.
Conclusion: The pecan nutshell is a promising natural product with pharmaceutical uses in various
diseases. However, additional research related to the assessment of efficient extraction methods
and characterization, particularly the evaluation of the mechanisms of action in new in vivo models,
is necessary to confirm these findings and development of new drugs with therapeutic use.