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Structure, Properties, and Biomedical Activity of Natural Sweeteners Steviosides: An Update
Aoyi Wang1, Huiqin Hu1, Yadan Yuan1
1Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing China.
Abstract:
Stevioside is a natural sweetener with the characteristics of low calorie and high sweetness. It comprises a diverse range of monomers that play crucial roles in numerous biological processes. Due to these attributes, it has gained widespread application in agriculture, food, and pharmaceutical industries. As a substitute for sugar, stevioside also shows good pharmacological activities on glucose metabolism, bodyweight keeping, blood pressure maintenance, and shows anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, antibacterial, and immune regulation activities. This review summarized the update on the food safety, sweet structure-activity relationship, pharmacological activity of stevia glycosides recently, and discussed the limitations of its application in food and medicine.
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