Published : 2021-06-09

CAFFEINE AND OTHER PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS CONTAINED IN COFFEE BEANS

Aleksandra Grodzka

Wiktoria Kużaj

Monika Zielińska-Pisklak

Łukasz Szeleszczuk

Marcin Sobczak

Abstract

Coffee (a decoction of coffee seeds), which is one of the most frequently consumed beverages, contains numerous substances with various pharmacological effects and a diverse chemical structure. The main ones include caffeine (purine alkaloids), chlorogenic acid (phenolic acids), kahweol and cafestol (diterpenes) and trigonelline (pyridine alkaloids). This article presents a review of the scientific literature on the properties of active substances contained in coffee beans, with particular emphasis on the pharmacological action and potential side effects of its main component — caffeine.

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kawa, kofeina, trygonelina, kwas chlorogenowy, kafestol, kahweol


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Grodzka, A., Kużaj, W., Zielińska-Pisklak, M., Szeleszczuk, Łukasz, & Sobczak, M. (2021). CAFFEINE AND OTHER PHARMACOLOGICALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS CONTAINED IN COFFEE BEANS. Prospects in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 19(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.56782/pps.11

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