CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SAFFRON (CROCUS SATIVUS L.) FROM FOUR COUNTRIES

Crocus sativus L. is one of the most important plant belongs to family Iridaceae. It is having various medicinal potential, and is widely being used in food industries. In Jammu and Kashmir State, its cultivation is restricted to two districts only (Pulwama and Kishtwar). In the present review an attempt was made to highlight the cultivation practices of saffron, to discuss its distribution around the globe, to specify its taxonomic status, to enlist its chemical constituents, and to discuss its various beneficial usages.

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Chemical composition and nutritional value of saffron's pollen (Crocus sativus L.)

Nutrition & Food Science ◽

10.1108/nfs-04-2012-0040 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 43 (5) ◽

pp. 490-495 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ali Mohamadi Sani ◽

Abbas Hemmati Kakhki ◽

Elahe Moradi

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Nutritional Value ◽

Crocus Sativus ◽

Crocus Sativus L

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Saffron: Chemical Composition and Neuroprotective Activity

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules25235618 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (23) ◽

pp. 5618

Author(s):

Maria Anna Maggi ◽

Silvia Bisti ◽

Cristiana Picco

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Original Data ◽

Crocus Sativus ◽

Neuroprotective Activity ◽

Complete Knowledge ◽

Retinal Neurodegeneration ◽

Different Cultures ◽

Crocus Sativus L

Crocus sativus L. belongs to the Iridaceae family and it is commonly known as saffron. The different cultures together with the geoclimatic characteristics of the territory determine a different chemical composition that characterizes the final product. This is why a complete knowledge of this product is fundamental, from which more than 150 chemical compounds have been extracted from, but only about one third of them have been identified. The chemical composition of saffron has been studied in relation to its efficacy in coping with neurodegenerative retinal diseases. Accordingly, experimental results provide evidence of a strict correlation between chemical composition and neuroprotective capacity. We found that saffron’s ability to cope with retinal neurodegeneration is related to: (1) the presence of specific crocins and (2) the contribution of other saffron components. We summarize previous evidence and provide original data showing that results obtained both “in vivo” and “in vitro” lead to the same conclusion.

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Crocus Sativus L. Flower Aqueous Extract as Corrosion Inhibitor of Tinplate (Cans Material) in 0.5M H2C2O4 Medium

Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry ◽

10.33263/briac122.17491761 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 1749-1761

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Aqueous Extract ◽

Langmuir Isotherm ◽

Inhibition Efficiency ◽

Crocus Sativus ◽

X Rays ◽

Crocus Sativus L ◽

Scanning Electron

This study aims at finding a new solution against food cans corrosion. The effect of the aqueous extract of Crocus Sativus flower after the recuperation of the stigma against cans material (tinplate) corrosion in 0.5M H2C2O4, was evaluated using the gravimetric, electrochemical and SEM-EDX analysis. The results show that the studied extract reduces the corrosion effect proportionally to the concentration used to reach its highest inhibition efficiency of 87.3% at 3g.L-1 of CS extract; this is undoubtedly linked to the chemical composition of the studied extract. The adsorption of the extracted compounds on the tinplate surface follows the Langmuir isotherm. The extract behavior at a temperature between 303 and 373K shows that the extract exhibits good inhibition over a range of moderate to high temperatures. Analysis of the tinplate surface using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-rays (SEM-EDX) confirms adsorption of oxygenated molecules and verifies that the surface is significantly improved in the extract's presence compared with that exposed to the acid medium.

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