Crocetin: A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Zi-Liang Guo (Author), Mao-Xing Li (Author), Xiao-Lin Li (Author), Peng Wang (Author), Wei-Gang Wang (Author), Wei-Ze Du (Author), Zhi-Qiang Yang (Author), Sheng-Fu Chen (Author), Di Wu (Author), Xiu-Yu Tian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crocetin is an aglycone of crocin naturally occurring in saffron and produced in biological systems by hydrolysis of crocin as a bioactive metabolite. It is known to exist in several medicinal plants, the desiccative ripe fruit of the cape jasmine belonging to the Rubiaceae family, and stigmas of th...