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Unlocking Corn Silk's Potential: Bioactive Compounds Targeting Age-Related Diseases

Chen, M.Y., Wu, J.M. and others · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2025

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Abstract

This review systematically examines corn silk's bioactive compounds (flavonoids, polysaccharides, terpenoids, sterols) and their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and metabolic-regulatory effects, supporting therapeutic potential in age-related diseases including diabetes and kidney dysfunction.

Referenced for these plants

Corn SilkMaize silkStigma maydisZea mays

How to cite

Chen, M.Y., Wu, J.M. and others (2025) 'Unlocking Corn Silk's Potential: Bioactive Compounds Targeting Age-Related Diseases', Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 69(10), pp. e70117. doi:10.1002/mnfr.70117

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