Polyphenol Composition, Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Seeds from Two Underexploited Wild Licania Species : L. rigida and L. tomentosa

Studies have shown the benefit of antioxidants in the prevention or treatment of human diseases and promoted a growing interest in new sources of plant antioxidants for pharmacological use. This study aimed to add value to two underexploited wild plant species (Licania rigida) and L. tomentosa) from Brazilian flora. Thus, the phenolic compounds profile of their seed ethanol extract and derived fractions were elucidated by HPLC, the antioxidant capacity was assessed by in vitro chemical tests and the cytotoxicity determined using the human carcinoma cell lines MCF-7 and Caco-2. Eleven phenolic compounds were identified in the extracts of each species. The extracts and fractions showed excellent antioxidant activity in the DPPH assay (SC50, ranging from 9.15 to 248.8 µg/mL). The aqueous fraction of L. rigida seeds was most effective in preventing lipid peroxidation under basal conditions (IC50 60.80 µg/mL) whereas, in the presence of stress inducer, the methanolic fraction of L. tomentosa performed best (IC50 8.55 µg/mL). None of the samples showed iron chelating capacity. Ethanolic seed extracts of both species did not reveal any cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and Caco-2 cells. Both plant species showed a promising phenolic profile with potent antioxidant capacity and deserve attention to be sustainably explored.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 21(2016), 12 vom: 21. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Parra Pessoa, Igor [VerfasserIn]
Lopes Neto, José Joaquim [VerfasserIn]
Silva de Almeida, Thiago [VerfasserIn]
Felipe Farias, Davi [VerfasserIn]
Vieira, Leonardo Rogério [VerfasserIn]
Lima de Medeiros, Jackeline [VerfasserIn]
Augusti Boligon, Aline [VerfasserIn]
Peijnenburg, Ad [VerfasserIn]
Castelar, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Fontenele Urano Carvalho, Ana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
Antioxidants
Biphenyl Compounds
Caco-2
Cytotoxicity
DFD3H4VGDH
DPPH
Flavonoids
Journal Article
MCF-7
Methanol
Phenolic compound
Phenols
Picrates
Plant Extracts
Solvents
TBARS
Tannins
Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances
Water
Y4S76JWI15

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.04.2017

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules21121755

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM267423594