Pungency | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2022

Integrative Analysis of the Metabolome and Transcriptome of a Cultivated Pepper and Its Wild Progenitor Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum) Revealed the Loss of Pungency During Capsicum Domestication

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Bipei Zhang
Fang Hu
Xiaotao Cai
Jiaowen Cheng
Ying Zhang
Hui Lin
Kailin Hu
Zhiming Wu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2021.783496

6,511 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jul 2025

Differentiation of volatile organic compounds in chili powders of different spiciness levels via E-nose, HS-GC–IMS, and chemometrics

in Food Chemistry

Shibo Zhao
Meng Zhang
Yecheng Ran
Zhou Yang
Ruonan Dong
Linlin He
Wengang Jin
A. M. Abd El-Aty

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2025.1629925

2,469 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 18 Jan 2021

Recovery of Capsaicinoids and Other Phytochemicals Involved With TRPV-1 Receptor to Re-valorize Chili Pepper Waste and Produce Nutraceuticals

in Sustainable Food Processing

Hector Emmanuel Cortés-Ferré
Daniel Guajardo-Flores
Gregorio Romero-De La Vega
Janet Alejandra Gutierrez-Uribe

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2020.588534

11,426 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Nov 2022

Physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolic analyses reveal that mild salinity improves the growth, nutrition, and flavor properties of hydroponic Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spr)

in Food Chemistry

Ning Liu
Manman Hu
Hao Liang
Jing Tong
Long Xie
Baoju Wang
Yanhai Ji
Beibei Han
Hongju He
Mingchi Liu

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2022.1000271

5,199 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jul 2022

The Association Between Spicy Food Intake and Risk of Hyperuricemia Among Chinese Adults

in Public Health and Nutrition

Qinwen Luo
Rui Ding
Liling Chen
Xiaoqing Bu
Meng Xiao
Xiang Liu
Yunyun Wu
Jingru Xu
Wenge Tang
Jingfu Qiu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.919347

13,949 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Nov 2013

The pungent substances piperine, capsaicin, 6-gingerol and polygodial inhibit the human two-pore domain potassium channels TASK-1, TASK-3 and TRESK

in Neuropharmacology

Leopoldo Raul Beltran
Corinna Dawid
Madeline Beltran
Guenter Gisselmann
Katharina Degenhardt
Klaus Mathie
Thomas Hofmann
Hanns Hatt

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2013.00141

15,586 views
32 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Nov 2022

Genetic mapping revealed that the Pun2 gene in Capsicum chacoense encodes a putative aminotransferase

in Plant Breeding

Shieun Yi
Do-Gyeong Lee
Seungki Back
Ju-Pyo Hong
Siyoung Jang
Koeun Han
Byoung-Cheorl Kang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2022.1039393

4,028 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

The magic of seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) extract in influencing the dynamics of yield, quality, and storage behavior of garlic

in Plant Nutrition

Aniket Mandal
Amit Baran Sharangi
Lamya Ahmed Al-Keridis
Safia Obaidur Rab
Nawaf Alshammari
Mohd Saeed
Mamdouh Alshammari
Nadiyah M. Alabdallahd

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1636319

3,451 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jan 2023

Comprehensive fruit quality assessment and identification of aroma-active compounds in green pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

in Food Chemistry

Jing Zhang
Cheng Wang
Junwen Wang
Yan Yang
Kangning Han
Emily Patience Bakpa
Jing Li
Jian Lyu
Jihua Yu
Jianming Xie

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2022.1027605

8,243 views
38 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2017

The Effect of Pungent and Tingling Compounds from Piper nigrum L. on Background K+ Currents

in Neuropharmacology

Leopoldo R. Beltrán
Corinna Dawid
Madeline Beltrán
Janina Levermann
Sascha Titt
Sini Thomas
Viktoria Pürschel
Miriam Satalik
Günter Gisselmann
Thomas Hofmann

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2017.00408

7,139 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2015

Antimicrobial and Anti-Virulence Activity of Capsaicin Against Erythromycin-Resistant, Cell-Invasive Group A Streptococci

in Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy

Emanuela Marini
Gloria Magi
Marina Mingoia
Armanda Pugnaloni
Bruna Facinelli

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01281

77,016 views
122 citations

Articles

Integrative Analysis of the Metabolome and Transcriptome of a Cultivated Pepper and Its Wild Progenitor Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum) Revealed the Loss of Pungency During Capsicum Domestication

Differentiation of volatile organic compounds in chili powders of different spiciness levels via E-nose, HS-GC–IMS, and chemometrics

Recovery of Capsaicinoids and Other Phytochemicals Involved With TRPV-1 Receptor to Re-valorize Chili Pepper Waste and Produce Nutraceuticals

Physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolic analyses reveal that mild salinity improves the growth, nutrition, and flavor properties of hydroponic Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Spr)

The Association Between Spicy Food Intake and Risk of Hyperuricemia Among Chinese Adults

The pungent substances piperine, capsaicin, 6-gingerol and polygodial inhibit the human two-pore domain potassium channels TASK-1, TASK-3 and TRESK

Genetic mapping revealed that the Pun2 gene in Capsicum chacoense encodes a putative aminotransferase

The magic of seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) extract in influencing the dynamics of yield, quality, and storage behavior of garlic

Comprehensive fruit quality assessment and identification of aroma-active compounds in green pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

The Effect of Pungent and Tingling Compounds from Piper nigrum L. on Background K+ Currents

Antimicrobial and Anti-Virulence Activity of Capsaicin Against Erythromycin-Resistant, Cell-Invasive Group A Streptococci