Objective:
Epidemiological data illustrates that there is a strong relationship between dietary intake of natural
bioactive compounds and their beneficial properties against various diseases, and this stimulates academic and industrial
interest in using plant-derived compounds for health and medicine. For this reason, recent health related studies in the
literature have focused on a variety of many plant-derived bioactive compounds. Even though the bioactivities of such
compounds have widely been investigated, there are few studies about oligomeric species and their activities.
Methods:
In this review, extraction and isolation methods of the plant-derived oligomers and the use of such oligomers in
health applications is summarised.
Results:
In the literature, many studies state that oligomeric compounds have beneficial to human health. To maximize
these beneficial properties, various ways to use oligomeric compounds have been examined and summarised.
Conclusion:
A better understanding of the specific activities of distinct components of plant-derived oligomers is
expected to open new avenues for drug discovery. This review gives an overview of oligomers with health beneficial
properties and their possible applications in healthcare.