Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity
Joint Authors
Ruiz Ruiz, Jorge
Betancur-Ancona, David A.
Chel-Guerrero, Luis A.
Segura-Campos, Maira Rubi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The flora of Latin America attracts gaining interest as it provides a plethora of still unexplored or underutilized fruits that can contribute to human well-being due to their nutritional value and their content of bioactive compounds.
Antioxidant compounds are now of considerable interest due to their effect of preventing or delaying aging and their apparent involvement in prevention of numerous human diseases, including cancer, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, inflammation, and rheumatoid arthritis.
In this work, the fruit of Coccoloba uvifera (L.) was investigated for their in vitro antioxidant capacity using two assays based on reactions with a relatively stable single reagent radical (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, TEAC; and DPPH free radical scavenging assay, DPPH), two assays based on chelating of metallic cations, and one based on the reduction of oxidized species.
The TEAC value on ABTS radical, DPPH scavenging activity, ion chelation, and reducing power were found to be 897.6 μM of Trolox/100 g of sample, 22.8% of DPPH free radical scavenging, 11.3% of Cu2+-chelating activity, 23.9% of Fe2+-chelating activity, and a Fe2+-reducing power of 0.76 mg/mL, respectively.
The free radical scavenging and antioxidant characteristics of C.
uvifera may be due to the presence of diverse phytochemicals in the fruit as anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Segura-Campos, Maira Rubi& Ruiz Ruiz, Jorge& Chel-Guerrero, Luis A.& Betancur-Ancona, David A.. 2015. Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067510
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Segura-Campos, Maira Rubi…[et al.]. Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity. Journal of Chemistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067510
American Medical Association (AMA)
Segura-Campos, Maira Rubi& Ruiz Ruiz, Jorge& Chel-Guerrero, Luis A.& Betancur-Ancona, David A.. Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity. Journal of Chemistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1067510
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1067510