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Durucasu I, Tokuşoğlu O. Effects of grilling on luteolin (3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) content in sweet green bell pepper (Capsicum annuum). Pak J Biol Sci 2009; 10:3410-4. [PMID: 19090160 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3410.3414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The content of luteloin in green bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) produced in Turkey were determined by RP-HPLC with DAD detection. The luteloin (3',4',5,7-Tetrahydroxyflavone) content of green pepper samples were 46.00 +/- 0.76 mg kg(-1) f.w. (average). The alterations of luteloin concentrations with heating process (grilling, közleme) and the loss of luteloin amount were also determined. Luteolin contents of grilled peppers were found as 29.96 +/- 0.96 mg kg(-1) f.w. The method was objective and reproducible for accurate detection of luteloin in green pepper and other pepper varieties.
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- Inci Durucasu
- Department of Chemistry, Celal Bayar University, 45040 Muradiye, Manisa, Turkey
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Benakmoum A, Abbeddou S, Ammouche A, Kefalas P, Gerasopoulos D. Valorisation of low quality edible oil with tomato peel waste. Food Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.02.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Genovese M, Da Silva Pinto M, De Souza Schmidt Gonçalves A, Lajolo F. Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity of Exotic Fruits and Commercial Frozen Pulps from Brazil. FOOD SCI TECHNOL INT 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/1082013208092151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The objective of this work was to characterize exotic fruits (cambuci, araça-boi, camu-camu, jaracatia, araça) and commercial frozen pulps (araça, cambuci, umbu, coquinho, pana, native passion fruit, cagaita) from Brazil in relation to their bioactive compounds contents and antioxidant capacity. Camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia) presented the highest vitamin C and total phenolics contents (397 and 1797 mg/100 gf.w., respectively) and the highest DPPH• scavenging capacity. Coquinho (Butia capitata) also showed a significant vitamin C content (43 mg/100 gf.w.). Among the commercial frozen pulps, cagaita presented the higher DPPH scavenging activity and inhibition of β-carotene bleaching. A good correlation between total phenols and DPPH scavenging activity was found for fruits (r = 0.997) and commercial frozen pulps (r = 0.738). However, no correlation was found for total phenols and inhibition of β-carotene bleaching. Quercetin and kaempferol derivatives were the main flavonoids present in all samples and cyanidin derivatives were detected only in camu-camu. Camu-camu and araça (Psidium guineensis) showed the highest total ellagic acid contents (48 and 63.5 mg/100 gf.w.). All commercial frozen pulps presented lower contents of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity than their respective fruits. According to our results, camu-camu and araça might be sources of bioactive compounds.
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- M.I. Genovese
- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil,
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- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Martínez-Sánchez A, Gil-Izquierdo A, Gil MI, Ferreres F. A comparative study of flavonoid compounds, vitamin C, and antioxidant properties of baby leaf Brassicaceae species. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:2330-2340. [PMID: 18321050 DOI: 10.1021/jf072975+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A comparative study of antioxidant compounds, flavonoids and vitamin C, and also antioxidant activity was carried out in four species of Brassicaceae vegetables used for salads: watercress ( Nasturtium officinale R. Br.), mizuna [ Brassica rapa L. subsp. nipposinica (L.H. Bailey) Haneltand], wild rocket [ Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC.], and salad rocket [ Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.]. The characterization of individual phenolic compounds by HPLC-DAD-MS/MS-ESI in watercress and mizuna completes the polyphenol study previously reported for wild rocket and salad rocket. The qualitative study of flavonoids in watercress leaves showed a characteristic glycosylation pattern with rhamnose at the 7 position. Isorhamnetin 3,7-di- O-glucoside was identified in mizuna leaves and may be considered a chemotaxonomical marker in some B. rapa subspecies. Brassicaceae species showed differences in the quantitative study of flavonoids, and the highest content was detected in watercress leaves. Watercress and wild rocket leaves had the highest content of vitamin C. The antioxidant activity evaluated by different methods (ABTS, DPPH, and FRAP assays) showed a high correlation level with the content of polyphenols and vitamin C. In conclusion, the Brassicaceae leaves studied, watercress, mizuna, wild rocket, and salad rocket, presented a large variability in the composition and content of antioxidant compounds. These baby leaf species are good dietary sources of antioxidants with an important variability of bioactive compounds.
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- Ascensión Martínez-Sánchez
- Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Food Science and Technology Department, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
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da Silva Pinto M, Lajolo FM, Genovese MI. Bioactive compounds and quantification of total ellagic acid in strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.). Food Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Absorption and metabolism of cyanidin-3-glucoside and cyanidin-3-rutinoside extracted from wild mulberry (Morus nigra L.) in rats. Nutr Res 2008; 28:198-207. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 12/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nunes TP, Martins CG, Behrens JH, Souza KLO, Genovese MI, Destro MT, Landgraf M. Radioresistance of Salmonella species and Listeria monocytogenes on minimally processed arugula (Eruca sativa Mill.): effect of irradiation on flavonoid content and acceptability of irradiated produce. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:1264-1268. [PMID: 18237127 DOI: 10.1021/jf072873j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This work studied the radiation resistance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella species and the effect of irradiation on leaf flavonoid content and sensory acceptability of minimally processed arugula. Immersion in ozone-treated water reduced the analyzed microorganisms by 1 log. L. monocytogenes and Salmonella were not isolated from samples. Samples of this vegetable were inoculated with a cocktail of Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes and exposed to gamma irradiation. D10 values for Salmonella ranged from 0.16 to 0.19 kGy and for L. monocytogenes from 0.37 to 0.48 kGy. Kaempferol glycoside levels were 4 and ca. 3 times higher in samples exposed to 1 and 2 kGy, respectively, than in control samples. An increase in quercetin glycoside was also observed mainly in samples exposed to 1 kGy. In sensory evaluation, arugula had good acceptability, even after exposure to 2 and 4 kGy. These results indicate that irradiation has potential as a practical processing step to improve the safety of arugula.
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- Tatiana P Nunes
- Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
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Slimestad R, Fossen T, Vågen IM. Onions: a source of unique dietary flavonoids. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:10067-80. [PMID: 17997520 DOI: 10.1021/jf0712503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.) are among the richest sources of dietary flavonoids and contribute to a large extent to the overall intake of flavonoids. This review includes a compilation of the existing qualitative and quantitative information about flavonoids reported to occur in onion bulbs, including NMR spectroscopic evidence used for structural characterization. In addition, a summary is given to index onion cultivars according to their content of flavonoids measured as quercetin. Only compounds belonging to the flavonols, the anthocyanins, and the dihydroflavonols have been reported to occur in onion bulbs. Yellow onions contain 270-1187 mg of flavonols per kilogram of fresh weight (FW), whereas red onions contain 415-1917 mg of flavonols per kilogram of FW. Flavonols are the predominant pigments of onions. At least 25 different flavonols have been characterized, and quercetin derivatives are the most important ones in all onion cultivars. Their glycosyl moieties are almost exclusively glucose, which is mainly attached to the 4', 3, and/or 7-positions of the aglycones. Quercetin 4'-glucoside and quercetin 3,4'-diglucoside are in most cases reported as the main flavonols in recent literature. Analogous derivatives of kaempferol and isorhamnetin have been identified as minor pigments. Recent reports indicate that the outer dry layers of onion bulbs contain oligomeric structures of quercetin in addition to condensation products of quercetin and protocatechuic acid. The anthocyanins of red onions are mainly cyanidin glucosides acylated with malonic acid or nonacylated. Some of these pigments facilitate unique structural features like 4'-glycosylation and unusual substitution patterns of sugar moieties. Altogether at least 25 different anthocyanins have been reported from red onions, including two novel 5-carboxypyranocyanidin-derivatives. The quantitative content of anthocyanins in some red onion cultivars has been reported to be approximately 10% of the total flavonoid content or 39-240 mg kg (-1) FW. The dihydroflavonol taxifolin and its 3-, 7-, and 4'-glucosides have been identified in onions. Although the structural diversity of dihydroflavonols characterized from onions is restricted compared with the wide structural assortment of flavonols and anthocyanins identified, they may occur at high concentrations in some cultivars. From bulbs of the cultivar "Tropea", 5.9 mg of taxifolin 7-glucoside and 98.1 mg of taxifolin have been isolated per kilogram of FW.
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- Rune Slimestad
- PlantChem, Saerheim Research Centre, N-4353 Klepp station, Norway.
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Da Silva Pinto M, Lajolo FM, Genovese MI. Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of strawberry jams. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2007; 62:127-31. [PMID: 17701363 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-007-0052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Strawberries represent the main source of ellagic acid derivatives in the Brazilian diet. They are also good sources of flavonoids, mainly anthocyanins, and phenolic acids, to which many beneficial effects have been attributed. However, as the fruit is not available all the year, the objective of this work was to determine whether the jams could also represent a good source of bioactive compounds. In the current study, five different commercially available strawberry jams were characterized in relation to flavonoids, total phenolics, free and total ellagic acid contents, and antioxidant capacity. Anthocyanins were detected only in two jams at very low content. Kaempferol glycosides were the main flavonoids present (from 0.38 to 1.05 mg/100 g fresh weight, FW), while quercetin glycosides were present in the range 0.14-1.20 mg/100 g FW. Free and total ellagic acid content ranged from 0.4 to 2.9 mg/100 g FW, and from 17.0 to 29.5 mg/100 g FW, respectively. Total phenolics varied from 58 to 136 mg/100 g FW, and the antioxidant capacity from 0.55 to 0.76 mumol BHT (Butylhydroxytoluene) equivalents/g FW. Overall, results indicated that jams can also represent a good source of antioxidant compounds, although compared to the fruit important losses seem to occur.
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- Marcia Da Silva Pinto
- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Nemeth K, Piskula MK. Food content, processing, absorption and metabolism of onion flavonoids. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2007; 47:397-409. [PMID: 17457724 DOI: 10.1080/10408390600846291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The question as to how far the development of chronic diseases in humans depends on diet still remains open. Simultaneously, epidemiological studies suggest the consumption of a flavonoids rich diet might decrease the risk of degenerative changes and certain diseases. The intake of this group of compounds as to quality and quantity depends on dietary habits and a widespread presence of quercetin in the diet makes this compound one of the key factors. Onion, one of the richest and most common quercetin sources, was particularly often studied in different aspects. Quercetin is present in onion mainly as glycosides, of which the distribution within the onion bulb changes in onion processing, and biological activities attracted a lot of attention. Especially antioxidative activity demonstrated in vitro was initially associated with most of the beneficial effects of quercetin on the human body. However, after ingestion quercetin undergoes extensive metabolism and microbial action resulting in its altered or degraded structure; therefore, most of the effects shown in in vitro experiments with the pure compound cannot be directly extrapolated to in vivo systems. Yet, this does not mean that quercetin simultaneously loses its positive impact on consumer health. Even after being metabolized it may still affect the redox balance by inducing antioxidative and detoxifying enzymes or compounds which may be involved in sustaining homeostasis.
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- K Nemeth
- VUP Food Research Institute, Priemyselna 4, 824 75 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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Duarte-Almeida JM, Negri G, Salatino A, de Carvalho JE, Lajolo FM. Antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of a tricin acylated glycoside from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) juice. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2007; 68:1165-71. [PMID: 17350657 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Revised: 12/13/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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From sugarcane juice, a flavone, identified by spectroscopic methods as tricin-7-O-beta-(6''-methoxycinnamic)-glucoside, was isolated, in addition to orientin. The tricin derivative was shown to have antioxidant activity higher than Trolox by means of the DPPH assay and lower by the beta-carotene/linoleic acid system. It showed in vitro antiproliferative activity against several human cancer cell lines, with higher selectivity toward cells of the breast resistant NIC/ADR line.
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- Joaquim Mauricio Duarte-Almeida
- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 66083, CEP 05314-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Lin LZ, Harnly JM. A screening method for the identification of glycosylated flavonoids and other phenolic compounds using a standard analytical approach for all plant materials. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:1084-96. [PMID: 17256956 PMCID: PMC3762687 DOI: 10.1021/jf062431s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A screening method was developed for the systematic identification of glycosylated flavonoids and other phenolic compounds in plant food materials based on an initial, standard analytical method. This approach applies the same analytical scheme (aqueous methanol extraction, reverse phase liquid chromatographic separation, and diode array and mass spectrometric detection) to every sample and standard. This standard approach allows the cross-comparison of compounds in samples, standards, and plant materials previously identified in the published literature. Thus, every analysis contributes to a growing library of data for retention times and UV/vis and mass spectra. Without authentic standards, this method provides provisional identification of the phenolic compounds: identification of flavonoid backbones, phenolic acids, saccharides, and acyls but not the positions of the linkages between these subclasses. With standards, this method provides positive identification of the full compound: identification of subclasses and linkages. The utility of the screening method is demonstrated in this study by the identification of 78 phenolic compounds in cranberry, elder flower, Fuji apple peel, navel orange peel, and soybean seed.
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- Long-Ze Lin
- Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 202B, Building 161, BARC-E,103000 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-3000
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- Food Composition Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 202B, Building 161, BARC-E,103000 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-3000
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Ranilla LG, Genovese MI, Lajolo FM. Polyphenols and antioxidant capacity of seed coat and cotyledon from Brazilian and Peruvian bean cultivars (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:90-8. [PMID: 17199318 DOI: 10.1021/jf062785j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Seed coats and cotyledons from 25 Brazilian and 3 Peruvian bean cultivars were investigated in relation to their phenolic profiles and antioxidant capacity. Condensed tannins, anthocyanins, and flavonols such as kaempferol and quercetin glycosides were mostly found in seed coats. Cotyledons were rich in phenolic acids, such as ferulic, sinapic, chlorogenic, and other hydroxycinnamic acids. In general, the seed coat color pattern and the type of cultivar showed an important influence on the variability of phenolic profiles and levels, respectively. Total phenolics and antioxidant capacity assessed by the DPPH method were higher in seed coats than in cotyledons. The antioxidant capacity had a significant correlation with condensed tannins for all samples and with total anthocyanins in black and red seed coats, whereas in cotyledons, it was more related to the total phenolic content.
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- Lena Galvez Ranilla
- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Maurício Duarte-Almeida J, Novoa AV, Linares AF, Lajolo FM, Inés Genovese M. Antioxidant activity of phenolics compounds from sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) juice. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2006; 61:187-92. [PMID: 17123161 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-006-0032-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2006] [Accepted: 09/20/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Phenolic compounds in sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) juice were identified and quantified by analytical high performance liquid chromatography and photodiode array detection, showing the predominance of flavones (apigenin, luteolin and tricin derivatives), among flavonoids, and of hydroxycinnamic, caffeic and sinapic acids, among phenolic acids, representing a total content of around 160 mg/L. A tricin derivative was present in the highest proportion (>10% of the total). The phenolic extract obtained from sugar cane juice showed a protective effect against in vivo MeHgCl intoxication and potent inhibition of ex vivo lipoperoxidation of rat brain homogenates, indicating a potential use for beneficial health effects and/or therapeutic applications.
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- Joaquim Maurício Duarte-Almeida
- Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580, Bloco 14, Cep 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Katsube T, Imawaka N, Kawano Y, Yamazaki Y, Shiwaku K, Yamane Y. Antioxidant flavonol glycosides in mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves isolated based on LDL antioxidant activity. Food Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Oh YS, Jang ES, Bock JY, Yoon SH, Jung MY. Singlet Oxygen Quenching Activities of Various Fruit and Vegetable Juices and Protective Effects of Apple and Pear Juices against Hematolysis and Protein Oxidation Induced by Methylene Blue Photosensitization. J Food Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00014.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jackson SJT, Venema RC. Quercetin inhibits eNOS, microtubule polymerization, and mitotic progression in bovine aortic endothelial cells. J Nutr 2006; 136:1178-84. [PMID: 16614401 DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.5.1178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Quercetin (QRN), one of the most abundant flavonoids in the human diet, is a known antioxidant and inhibitor of cancer cell cycle progression. Here, we provide the first evidence that QRN inhibits angiogenesis via a mechanism involving both suppression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and early M-phase cell cycle arrest. Bovine aortic endothelial (BAE) cells were exposed to doses of up to 100 micromol/L QRN and assayed for eNOS activity and phosphorylation status. Phosphorylation of eNOS at Ser 617 (bovine sequence) is thought to occur in response to Akt stimulation and to be required for eNOS activity. Together with basal eNOS activity, eNOS phosphorylation at Ser 617 and Akt Ser 473 phosphorylation were dose dependently and concomitantly suppressed by QRN within 30 min. Furthermore, although the significant (P < 0.05) inhibitory effect of a single 100 micromol/L QRN dose on eNOS activity was overcome within approximately 24 h, chronic QRN exposures (24-48 h) led to early M-phase arrest and disruption of mitotic microtubule polymerization. In vivo, QRN administered i.p. to female Balb/C mice bearing both syngeneic mammary tumors and Matrigel implants suppressed angiogenesis as measured by endothelial cell immunohistochemistry and hemoglobin concentration. Taken together, these findings suggest a dual mechanism by which QRN suppresses endothelial cell proliferation, both acutely via inhibition of eNOS Ser 617 phosphorylation, and chronically via perturbation of mitotic microtubule polymerization. This novel mechanism of QRN in endothelial cells may in part explain its inhibitory action on angiogenesis and further discern a potential role of QRN as a chemopreventive agent.
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- Steven J T Jackson
- Medical College of Georgia, Vascular Biology Center, CB 3207, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Schültke E, Kamencic H, Zhao M, Tian GF, Baker AJ, Griebel RW, Juurlink BHJ. Neuroprotection following Fluid Percussion Brain Trauma: A Pilot Study Using Quercetin. J Neurotrauma 2005; 22:1475-84. [PMID: 16379584 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2005.22.1475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Previously, we were able to demonstrate the neuroprotective effect of quercetin in an animal model of acute traumatic spinal cord injury. The objective of the present study was to determine whether any neuroprotective effect is seen when quercetin is administered in an animal model of traumatic brain injury. Twenty-six adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were submitted to moderate fluid percussion injury in the anterior midline position. Animals were divided into two experimental groups: one group received 25 mumol/kg quercetin starting 1 h after injury, while animals in the second group received saline vehicle (n = 13 per group). Eight animals were used as uninjured healthy controls. Eight animals in each experimental group were sacrificed at 24 h, while five animals per group were allowed to recover for 72 h following injury. Compound action potential amplitudes (CAPAs) were recorded on 400-microm vibrotome sections of the corpus callosum superfused with oxygenated artificial CSF (n = 3 per animal) in 20 experimental animals and five healthy controls. Three brains from animals in each experimental group and healthy controls were used for histological, immunocytochemical and biochemical analysis after sacrifice at 24 h. CAPAs in uninjured animals had a mean of 1.12 mV. This decreased to 0.55 mV in saline vehicle-treated injured animals by 24 h and changed little over the next 3 days. CAPAs were significantly better at 0.82 mV at 24 h and 0.76 mV at 3 days in quercetin-treated injured animals when compared to injured saline vehicle controls. Quercetin significantly prevented decrease of glutathione levels and decreased myeloperoxidase activity. We conclude that this dietary flavonoid has therapeutic potential following brain trauma.
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- Elisabeth Schültke
- Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada
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Hassimotto NMA, Genovese MI, Lajolo FM. Antioxidant activity of dietary fruits, vegetables, and commercial frozen fruit pulps. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2005; 53:2928-35. [PMID: 15826041 DOI: 10.1021/jf047894h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Fruits, vegetables, and commercial frozen pulps (FP) consumed in the Brazilian diet were analyzed for antioxidant activities using two different methods, one that determines the inhibition of copper-induced peroxidation of liposome and another based on the inhibition of the co-oxidation of linoleic acid and beta-carotene. The anthocyanin-rich samples showed the highest, concentration-dependent, antioxidant activities in both systems. In the liposome system, at both 10 and 50 microM gallic acid equivalent (GAE) addition levels, the neutral and acidic flavonoids of red cabbage, red lettuce, black bean, mulberry, Gala apple peel, jambolao, acai FP, mulberry FP, and the acidic flavonoids of acerola FP showed the highest antioxidant activities (>85% inhibition). In the beta-carotene bleaching system, the samples cited above plus red guava gave inhibition values >70%. On the other hand, some samples showed pro-oxidant activity in the liposome system coincident with a low antioxidant activity in the beta-carotene system. There was no relationship between total phenolics content, vitamin C, and antioxidant activity, suggesting that the antioxidant activity is a result of a combination of different compounds having synergic and antagonistic effects.
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- Neuza Mariko Aymoto Hassimotto
- Laboratório de Química, Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular de Alimentos, Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental, FCF, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 580, Bloco 14, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Enkhmaa B, Shiwaku K, Katsube T, Kitajima K, Anuurad E, Yamasaki M, Yamane Y. Mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves and their major flavonol quercetin 3-(6-malonylglucoside) attenuate atherosclerotic lesion development in LDL receptor-deficient mice. J Nutr 2005; 135:729-34. [PMID: 15795425 DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.4.729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The effects of dietary consumption of mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves and their major flavonol glycoside, quercetin 3-(6-malonylglucoside) (Q3MG), on the development of atherosclerotic lesions, in relation to the susceptibility of plasma LDL to oxidative modification, was studied in LDL receptor-deficient (LDLR-/-) mice. Male mice aged 8 wk were randomly assigned to 4 groups (control, quercetin, Q3MG, and mulberry). The control group was fed an atherogenic-diet containing 3 g cholesterol and 15 g cocoa butter/100 g. The other experimental groups were fed the same atherogenic diet supplemented with 0.05 g quercetin/100 g for the quercetin group, 0.05 g Q3MG/100 g for the Q3MG group, and 3 g dried mulberry-leaf powder/100 g for the mulberry group. The mice were fed their respective diets for 8 wk. The susceptibility of LDL to oxidative modification was significantly decreased in the Q3MG- and mulberry-treated mice, as evidenced by the 44.3 and 42.2% prolongation of the lag phase for conjugated diene formation compared with that of the control mice. The atherosclerotic lesion area in both the Q3MG- and mulberry-treated mice was significantly reduced by 52% compared with that of the controls. However, in the quercetin group, no protective effects were observed against LDL oxidation or atherosclerotic lesion formation. In conclusion, mulberry leaves attenuated the atherosclerotic lesion development in LDLR-/- mice through enhancement of LDL resistance to oxidative modification, and these antioxidative and antiatherogenic protective effects were attributed mainly to Q3MG, the quantitatively major flavonol glycoside in mulberry leaves.
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- Byambaa Enkhmaa
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo City, Shimane 693-8501, Japan
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Katsube T, Watanabe M, Yamasaki M, Kitajima K, Yamane Y, Shiwaku K. Dietary Antioxidants for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. J Rural Med 2005. [DOI: 10.2185/jrm.1.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Takuya Katsube
- Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology
- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine
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- Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine
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Bauer G, . CS, . AE, . HT, . BW, . CK, . JW, Munz B. Dietary Flavonoid Phloretin Modulates Ca2+-activated K+ Channels Resulting in an Increase of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Production. INT J PHARMACOL 2004. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2005.38.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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