In Vitro and Ex Vivo Chemopreventive Action of Mauritia flexuosa Products

Joint Authors

Oliveira, George L. S.
Ferreira, Paulo Michel Pinheiro
Rolim, Larissa Araújo
Lima, Layana Karine F.
Pereira-Freire, Joilane Alves
Ramos, Carla Lorena Silva
Arcanjo-Medeiros, Stella Regina
Lima, Ana Cristina Silva de
Teixeira, Sabrina Almondes
Nunes, Nárcia Mariana Fonseca
Amorim, Vivianne Rodrigues
Lopes, Luciano da Silva
Costa-Júnior, Joaquim Soares da
de Oliveira, Guilherme Antônio Lopes

Source

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-06-03

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

12

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Mauritia flexuosa (Arecaceae), known as “Buriti,” is a Brazilian palm tree with high economic potential for local communities.

Herein, we investigated the phytochemistry profile and antioxidant potential of M.

flexuosa fruits and determined the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds.

Peels revealed upper values for phenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, tannins, and ascorbic acid when compared to the pulps and endocarps.

All samples showed capacity to scavenger free radicals (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, and 8.0 mg/mL) but peels presented higher scavenger action in all methods explored.

Phenolic compounds identified by HPLC displayed reduced bioaccessibility after in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion for pulp (38.7%), peel (18.7%), and endocarp (22.3%) extracts ( P < 0.05 ).

Buriti fruits also protected rat blood cells against lysis induced by peroxyl radicals.

We demonstrated the promising chemopreventive potentialities of M.

flexuosa fruits and their by-products and peels with higher quantities of bioactive compounds and phenolic substances before and after in vitro bioaccessibility investigation.

In Brazil, these parts are discarded or underused, mainly as feed for ruminant animals.

Consequently, it is extremely important to explore nutritional characteristics of these by-products for human/livestock foods and to install biofriendly techniques and sustainable biotechnology handling of natural resources.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Pereira-Freire, Joilane Alves& Oliveira, George L. S.& Lima, Layana Karine F.& Ramos, Carla Lorena Silva& Arcanjo-Medeiros, Stella Regina& Lima, Ana Cristina Silva de…[et al.]. 2018. In Vitro and Ex Vivo Chemopreventive Action of Mauritia flexuosa Products. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Pereira-Freire, Joilane Alves…[et al.]. In Vitro and Ex Vivo Chemopreventive Action of Mauritia flexuosa Products. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154527

American Medical Association (AMA)

Pereira-Freire, Joilane Alves& Oliveira, George L. S.& Lima, Layana Karine F.& Ramos, Carla Lorena Silva& Arcanjo-Medeiros, Stella Regina& Lima, Ana Cristina Silva de…[et al.]. In Vitro and Ex Vivo Chemopreventive Action of Mauritia flexuosa Products. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154527

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1154527