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Alves Teixeira da Rocha F, Helena Meller da Silva L, Manoel da Cruz Rodrigues A. Bacuri (Platonia insignis Mart.): Nutritional values, volatile compounds, rheological properties, health benefits, and potential products. Food Chem 2024; 436:137528. [PMID: 37847960 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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The bacuri is one of the main Amazonian fruits, which is greatly appreciated by local inhabitants due to its characteristic flavor. It offers numerous potential applications in products such as juices, sweets, jams, and yogurts. This review discusses the nutritional values, physicochemical composition, volatile compounds, rheological properties, health benefits, and potential food products obtained from the pulp of bacuri, which contains considerable amounts of bioactive compounds, dietary fibers, minerals, amino acids, among other nutrients, as well as a potential for hypoglycemic compounds. The bacuri has an essentially floral aroma with fruity notes and an attractive exotic flavor. Its major aromatic compounds are linalool, cis-linalool, trans-linalool oxide, and hotrienol. Bacuri pulp presents itself as a non-Newtonian fluid of the pseudoplastic type. The bacuri fruit has not yet attained economic importance due to the lack of studies aimed at expanding the possibilities of post-harvest processing and commercialization.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fátima Alves Teixeira da Rocha
- Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (PPGCTA) [Graduate Program in Science and Food Technology], Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (PPGCTA) [Graduate Program in Science and Food Technology], Belém, Pará, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (PPGCTA) [Graduate Program in Science and Food Technology], Belém, Pará, Brazil
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de Souza Aguiar LM, de Moraes Alves MM, Sobrinho Júnior EPC, Paiva PMG, de Amorim Carvalho FA, de Albuquerque LP, de Siqueira Patriota LL, Napoleão TH. Microgramma vacciniifolia Frond Lectin: In Vitro Anti-leishmanial Activity and Immunomodulatory Effects Against Internalized Amastigote Forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Acta Parasitol 2023; 68:869-879. [PMID: 37874484 DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00717-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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PURPOSE The treatment of leishmaniasis, an anthropozoonosis caused by Leishmania protozoa, is limited by factors, such as adverse effects, toxicity, and excessive cost, which has highlighted the importance of novel drugs. In this context, natural products have been considered as sources of antileishmanial agents. This study investigated the leishmanicidal activity of Microgramma vacciniifolia frond lectin (MvFL) on promastigotes and amastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis. METHODS The effects of MvFL on promastigote proliferation and macrophage infection by amastigotes were evaluated and mean inhibitory concentrations (IC50) were calculated. As a safety assessment, the hemolytic capacity of MvFL (6.25-200 µg/mL) against mouse and human erythrocytes was determined. Additionally, the ability of MvFL (6.25-100 µg/mL) to modulate lysosomal and phagocytic activities and the nitric oxide (NO) production by murine peritoneal macrophages was also investigated. RESULTS After 24 h, MvFL inhibited the proliferation of L. amazonensis promastigotes, with an IC50 of 88 µg/mL; however, hemolytic activity was not observed. MvFL also reduced macrophage infection by amastigotes with an IC50 of 52 µg/mL. Furthermore, treatment with MvFL reduced the number of amastigotes internalized by infected murine peritoneal macrophages by up to 68.9% within 48 h. At a concentration of 25 µg/mL, MvFL stimulated lysosomal activity of macrophages within 72 h, but did not alter phagocytic activity or induce NO production at any of the tested concentrations. CONCLUSION MvFL exerts antileishmanial activity and further studies are needed to assess its therapeutic potential in in vivo experimental models of leishmaniasis.
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais-NPPM, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
- Departamento de Morfofisiologia Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisas em Plantas Medicinais-NPPM, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Luo Y, Grossman RB, Nie XB, Yang XW. Total synthesis and structural reassignment of garcinielliptone FC, a polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol with diverse bioactivity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6215-6218. [PMID: 37129081 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01268a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Garcinielliptone FC (GFC) was assigned to be a type A polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol (PPAP) and was found to exhibit diverse biological activities. Now we revise the structure of GFC to xanthochymol, a type B PPAP, via NMR and total synthesis methods. The total syntheses of (±)-xanthochymol and (±)-cycloxanthochymol were accomplished in 12 and 13 steps, respectively.
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- Yang Luo
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, USA
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, People's Republic of China.
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Lindoso JVDS, Alencar SR, dos Santos AA, Mello Neto RS, Mendes AVDS, Furtado MM, da Silva MG, Brito AKDS, Batista EKF, Baêta SDAF, Moreira Nunes PH, Lucarini M, Durazzo A, Arcanjo DDR, Martins MDCDCE. Effects of “Bacuri” Seed Butter (Platonia insignis Mart.), a Brazilian Amazon Fruit, on Oxidative Stress and Diabetes Mellitus-Related Parameters in STZ-Diabetic Rats. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11040562. [PMID: 35453760 PMCID: PMC9028263 DOI: 10.3390/biology11040562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Simple Summary The abnormal glucose metabolism present in diabetes mellitus causes several complications in different metabolic pathways and different organs. Chronic hyperglycemia promotes an imbalance between ROS production and antioxidant defense, causing oxidative stress, which contributes to damage in the body. The properties of natural products in diabetes mellitus research have been investigated to assist in the treatment. In this study, the effects of 28 days of oral administration of bacuri seed butter (Platonia insignis Mart.) was investigated on blood glucose, HbA1c, and liver and kidney function, as well as antioxidant defense in streptozotocin-induced female rats. Bacuri seed butter presented a positive effect on glycemic control, evidenced by a decrease in the percentage of glycated hemoglobin. Interestingly, the treatment also promoted increased hepatic antioxidant defenses and reduced liver damage, demonstrating a hepatoprotective effect. Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of oral administration of Platonia insignis Mart. (“bacuri”) seed butter (BSB) on oxidative stress and diabetes mellitus-related parameters in streptozotocin-induced (STZ) diabetic rats. Diabetes mellitus was induced in female Wistar rats (180–250 g) by the intraperitoneal administration of STZ (45 mg/kg, b.w). BSB (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) was administered to animals for four weeks. The effect on weight gain, food intake, blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, hepatic transaminases, plasma and liver TBARS and MPO activity, erythrocyte SOD activity, non-protein sulfhydryl groups (SH-NP), and histopathology of the liver tissue was investigated. BSB at the dose of 100 mg/kg had a positive effect on the reduction in glycated hemoglobin percentage and increased albumin concentration, as well as decreased ALT and AST levels and increased SH-NP liver levels in treated animals compared to normal control rats. Moreover, BSB had no effects on weight gain, food intake, and fasting glucose. Thus, the BSB presented marked properties in improvement of hepatic antioxidant defenses, which demonstrates BSB as a potential hepatoprotective agent in metabolic disorders.
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- Jéssica Vanessa dos Santos Lindoso
- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (E.K.F.B.); (S.d.A.F.B.)
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (E.K.F.B.); (S.d.A.F.B.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (A.D.)
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- CREA—Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy; (M.L.); (A.D.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Fisiologia, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Teresina 64049-550, Brazil; (J.V.d.S.L.); (S.R.A.); (A.A.d.S.); (R.S.M.N.); (A.V.d.S.M.); (M.M.F.); (M.G.d.S.); (A.K.d.S.B.); (P.H.M.N.); (D.D.R.A.)
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Diel KAP, Marinho LC, von Poser GL. The ethnobotanical relevance of the tribe Symphonieae (Clusiaceae) around the world. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 284:114745. [PMID: 34656665 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The tribe Symphonieae (Clusiaceae) encompasses 48 species accommodated in seven genera (Lorostemon, Montrouziera, Moronobea, Pentadesma, Platonia, Symphonia and Thysanostemon). Parts of these plants, mainly the exudates and the seeds oil are useful for different purposes, especially for treating dermatological conditions. In addition to the role in the folk medicine, some species are of great economic and cultural importance for native people from different continents. AIM OF THE REVIEW The goal of this review is to critically summarize the current knowledge on systematics, ethnobotanical, chemical and pharmacological aspects of species from the tribe Symphonieae, as well as to provide support for future taxonomic and phylogenetic studies on the Clusiaceae family. MATERIALS AND METHODS The available information was gathered from many different databases (Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Pubmed, ChemSpider, SciFinder, ACS Publications, Wiley Online Library, Useful Tropical Plants Database, Google Scholar). Additional data from books, theses and dissertations were also included in this review. RESULTS Chemical studies of Symphonieae have demonstrated that the genera are a source of benzophenones, xanthones and biflavonoids. Components as sesquiterpenoids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, free fatty acids, among others, have also been reported. Extracts and compounds isolated from a variety of species have been exhibiting antimicrobial, cytotoxic and antiprotozoal activities, corroborating part of their medicinal uses. In addition, certain species produce edible fruits and a kind of "butter" with economic importance. All species produce exudate, which often has great relevance in the daily lives of local people. CONCLUSION Several species of Symphonieae have potential therapeutic applications and some of them have been investigated to scientifically validate their popular uses. In addition, a number of species have proved to be a rich source of promising pharmacologically active compounds. Finally, the value of fruits, exudate and butter, for instance, should serve as a stimulus for the sustainable development of products that aim to take advantage of these natural resources.
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- Kriptsan Abdon Poletto Diel
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santana, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Biologia, Avenida dos Portugueses 1966, Bacanga, 65080-805, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Avenida Ipiranga 2752, Santana, 90610-000, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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