TY - JOUR ID - 20616 TI - Antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic potential of Banana (Musa spp): A review of biological mechanisms for prevention and protection against atherosclerosis JO - Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine JA - AJP LA - en SN - 2228-7930 AU - Ferrari, Carlos Kusano Bucalen AD - Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Brazil Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 13 IS - 3 SP - 240 EP - 254 KW - LDL KW - Triglyceride KW - Antioxidant KW - Lutein KW - Catechin KW - Quercetin DO - 10.22038/ajp.2022.20616 N2 - Objective: To review the antioxidant and anti-atherosclerotic potential of whole banana, banana flour, and its bioactive compounds.Materials and Methods: A non-systematic review of the literature covering the past 20 years, using the following databases and searching bases: PUBMED/MEDLINE: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/; Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/; and “Literatura Latinoamericana em Ciências da Saúde”/Latin American Literature in Life Sciences [LILACS]: http://lilacs.bvsalud.org/, was done. Studies with incomplete methodology and design were excluded.Results: Bananas from different species are a good source of carbohydrates, dietary fiber, proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, potassium, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamin C and E, phytosterols, gallocatechin, catechin, and other polyphenols. Some of these compounds play trigger important biological roles as antioxidants or anti-atherosclerotic and cardiovascular protective substances. This review summarizes and explains thirteen protective biological mechanisms of banana bioactive compounds and banana products.Conclusion: Including banana and its products in dietary menus, in food products and nutraceuticals should improve cardiovascular health of the populations. UR - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_20616.html L1 - https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_20616_2e7d73fea8cf7e8d6e982caca2c66c35.pdf ER -