Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp: A waste resource with abundant active substances and other components for potential applications

Huimin Wang; Manman Shi; Fuliang Cao; Erzheng Su

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111637

Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp: A waste resource with abundant active substances and other components for potential applications

Food Res Int. 2022 Oct:160:111637. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111637. Epub 2022 Jul 8.

Authors

Huimin Wang¹, Manman Shi¹, Fuliang Cao², Erzheng Su³

Affiliations

¹ Co-innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
² Co-innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
³ Co-innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Products, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. Electronic address: ezhsu@njfu.edu.cn.

PMID: 36076439
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111637

Abstract

Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp contains a variety of bioactive components, such as polysaccharides, flavonoids, terpenoid trilactones, and ginkgolic acids, which have a high value of utilization. However, Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp is always treated as waste of ginkgo seeds processing. To maximize the utilization of Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp, it is necessary to deliberate and arouse researchers' attention. This review demonstrated the extraction method, purification method, and determination method of bioactive components in Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp and summarized its composition and bioactivities. Moreover, the future study of Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp resource is prospected, hoping to provide a theoretical basis and direction for its further development and utilization.

Keywords: Active substances; Future outlook; Ginkgo biloba seed exocarp; Other components.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Flavonoids
Ginkgo biloba*
Polysaccharides*
Seeds
Terpenes

Substances

Flavonoids
Polysaccharides
Terpenes