Allicin and Health: A comprehensive review

ConclusionsThe promising capacity of allicin to interact with thiol groups seems to be directly related to its antimicrobial potential, showing both antibacterial and antifungal activities. Allicin also displayed an interesting potential in the prevention and treatment of several diseases including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Indeed, its antioxidant and immunomodulatory effects are some of the mechanisms that may explains their biological activities. Future applications should be directed to allicin pharmaceutical formulation, its delivery and its compatibility with food matrices and other drugs due to allicin biosynthesis, instability, reactivity and volatility.
Source: Trends in Food Science and Technology - Category: Food Science Source Type: research