Čes. slov. farm. 2000, 49(3):107-112
Coffea arabica: Production, Classification, New Constituents and Active Principles andSome of Their Pharmacological Effects
- Katedra mlieka, tukov a hygieny požívatín Chemickotechnologickej fakulty Slovenskej
The present paper surveys the latest knowledge about coffee grains (Coffea arabica) as an important part of our everyday life. It lists the botanical classification of its principal species, such as Coffeaarabica, Coffea robusta, and Coffea liberica, the most important improved cultivars of production species in the world. The review paper also discusses the economic aspect, lists the most important regions of production, the optimal and farming technological conditions. It points out the occurrence of the individual constituents which have been hitherto isolated, characterized, and chemicallydefined with some of their physiological effects on the human organism, e.g., the substances of the diterpene type such as kafestol and kahweol and their structure.
Keywords: Coffea arabica; C. robusta; C. liberica; kafestol; kahweol; caffein
Published: March 1, 2000 Show citation