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The multiple nutrition properties of some exotic fruits: Biological activity and active metabolites
(2011-08-01)
Dembitsky, Valery M.
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Poovarodom, Sumitra
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Leontowicz, Hanna
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Leontowicz, Maria
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Vearasilp, Suchada
The main objective of this review was to describe the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of twenty selected exotic fruits and the influence of their physiologically active compounds on human health, through scientifically proven information. The review presents the biologically active metabolites derived from exotic fruits (polyphenols, flavonoids, flavanols, tannins, ascorbic acid, anthocyanins, volatile compounds, minerals, and organic acids) and various analytical methods for their detection (elemental analysis, electrophoretic separation by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and fast protein liquid and ion-exchange chromatography; GC-MS, HPLC/diode array detection (DAD), circular dichroism (CD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), ultraviolet spectroscopy, two- and three-dimensional fluorimetry (2D-FL) and (3D-FL), and antioxidant radical scavenging assays (DPPH, FRAP, CUPRAC, ABTS, and ORAC). The correlation between the polyphenols and other bioactive compounds, and their antioxidant activities was reported for different fruit extracts. During the last two decades our international scientific group investigated in vitro the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of avocado, dragon fruit, durian, kiwifruit, mango, mangosteen, persimmon and snake fruit, and in vivo their influence on laboratory animals and humans. Supplementation of diets with exotic fruits positively affects plasma lipid profile, antioxidant activity and histological examination of aorta in rats fed cholesterol-containing diets. The interaction between drugs and serum albumin plays an important role in the distribution and metabolism of drugs. The properties of polyphenol methanol extracts of exotic fruits showed the ability to quench serum albumin by forming the complexes similar with the ones between proteins and pure flavonoids. Our experimental data and a wide range of other investigations are included in this review. In conclusion, it is nessasary to promote a consumption of exotic fruits (a rich source of natural antioxidants) as a supplement to everyday human diet. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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The comparative characteristics of snake and kiwi fruits
(2009-08-01)
Gorinstein, Shela
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Haruenkit, Ratiporn
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Poovarodom, Sumitra
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Park, Yong Seo
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Vearasilp, Suchada
In the time of globalization many of the tropical fruits can be find at the markets of Europe and North America. Most customers are not familiar with the nutritional and proliferative values of these fruits. Therefore, a less known snake fruit was compared with better known kiwi fruit, using fluorometry, FT-IR spectroscopy, several radical scavenging and proliferative assays and statistical evaluation. It was found similarity between snake fruit (cultivar Sumalee) and kiwi fruit (cultivar Hayward) in the contents of polyphenols (8.15-7.91, mg GAE g-1 DW), antioxidant values by DPPH (11.28-10.24, μMTE g-1 DW), and antiproliferative activities on both human cancer cell lines (Calu-6 for human pulmonary carcinoma, and SMU-601 for human gastric carcinoma, 90.5-87.6 and 89.3-87.1%, cell survival, respectively). In conclusion, snake fruit cultivar Sumalee is comparable with kiwi fruit cultivar Hayward. Two fruits can be used as supplements to the normal diet. Consumption of a combination of both fruits could be recommended in order to receive the best results. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Two exotic fruits positively affect rat's plasma composition
(2007-01-01)
Leontowicz, Maria
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Leontowicz, Hanna
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Drzewiecki, Jerzy
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Jastrzebski, Zenon
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Haruenkit, Ratiporn
The aim of this investigation was to determine the bioactive compounds and the antioxidant potentials of Snake fruit and Mangosteen and their influence on plasma lipid levels and antioxidant activity in rats fed cholesterol-containing diets. It was found that total polyphenols and antioxidant potentials of Snake fruit were significantly higher than those of Mangosteen (P < 0.05). A cholesterol-containing diet supplemented with the studied exotic fruits showed a positive affect on rat's plasma lipid levels and on the antioxidant activity during 30 days of feeding. In rat's plasma of the Chol/Snake diet group, the fibrinogen fraction showed a decrease in the amounts and compositions of electrophoretic protein bands in the range of 110 and 14 kDa. However, all the positive results of this experiment on animals could not be automatically applied to humans. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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In vitro studies of polyphenols, antioxidants and other dietary indices in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
(2006-02-01)
Park, Yong Seo
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Jung, Soon Teck
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Kang, Seong Gook
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Drzewiecki, Jerzy
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Namiesnik, Jacek
The main aim of the present study was the evaluation of proteins and antioxidant potential in ethylene-treated kiwifruit during the first 10 days of ripening. Kiwifruit samples were randomly divided into two groups: treated and untreated. Flesh firmness, sensory value, visual score, free sugars, soluble solids, ethylene biosynthesis, proteins, dietary fibers, total polyphenols and antioxidant potential were determined in both groups. Ethylene (100 ppm) at 20°C for 24 h was used in the treated group. The flesh firmness and acidity in treated samples decreased significantly in the early stage of ripening simultaneously with significant increase in the contents of free sugars, soluble solids, endogenous ethylene production, sensory value, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) content, ACC synthase and ACC oxidase activities, total polyphenols and related antioxidant potential, and was significantly higher than in untreated samples (P < 0.05). Proteins were extracted from kiwifruit and separated by modified sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The separation was resolved into 14 protein bands. Some minor quality changes were found only in the 32 kDa band, which was more pronounced in the treated samples. In conclusion, ethylene treatment of kiwifruits leads to positive changes in most of the studied kiwifruit compounds and to an increase in the fruit antioxidant potential. It shortens the ripening time and improves fruit quality by decreasing its flesh firmness and acidity. Some minor changes in the protein profile did not affect the fruit taste and quality.
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Bioactive compounds and antioxidant potential in fresh and dried Jaffa® sweeties, a new kind of citrus fruit
(2004-09-01)
Gorinstein, Shela
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Haruenkit, Ratiporn
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Park, Yong Seo
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Jung, Soon Teck
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Zachwieja, Zofia
Bioactive compounds in the edible parts of fresh and dried Jaffa® sweeties, a new kind of citrus fruit, were analysed and their antioxidant capacities were assessed. Antioxidant-rich fractions were extracted from fresh and dried sweeties with 1.2 M HCl in methanol/water (1:1 v/v), and the antioxidant activities of these extracts were evaluated. Using the β-carotene/linoleate model system, the extracts from equivalent quantities of fresh and dried sweeties showed 89 and 87% antioxidant activity respectively. Similarly, using the DPPH radical-scavenging method, the extracts showed 87 and 85% antioxidant activity respectively. The best correlations were between caffeic acid content and β-carotene and DPPH antioxidant activity values (r = 0.9849 and 0.9798 respectively, p = 0.005). Both fresh and dried sweeties are bioactive natural products; when fresh fruits are not available, properly dried sweeties could be used as a substitute. © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Comparison of the contents of the main antioxidant compounds and the antioxidant activity of white grapefruit and his new hybrid
(2004-01-01)
Gorinstein, Shela
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Zachwieja, Zofia
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Katrich, Elena
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Pawelzik, Elke
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Haruenkit, Ratiporn
The aim of this study was to compare the main antioxidant compounds content and the antioxidant activity of white grapefruit and his new hybrid (Jaffa Sweeties). Total phenols were measured colorimetrically using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, phenolic acids - by HPLC, anthocyanins and flavonoids - spectrophotometrically. The antioxidant activity of these fruits was determined by total antioxidant activity (TAA) and nitric oxide (NO) methods. Trans-hydroxycinnamic acids (caffeic, p-coumaric, ferulic, and sinapic) were more abundant in white grapefruit than in his hybrid. However, on a fresh weight basis, grapefruit's hybrid has a higher total phenol content as well as a higher antioxidant capacity in comparison with white grapefruit. A linear relationship existed between TAA and anthocyanins (R2 = 0.8068), TAA and flavonoids (R2 = 0.9320) and TAA and total phenols (R 2 = 0.9446). Our findings indicate the following: (1) Both studied fruits contain a high concentration of natural antioxidants that have not only a high antioxidant activity, but also a good antioxidant quality. (2) The total phenol content and the antioxidant potential are significantly higher in the grapefruit hybrids than in white grapefruits. © 2003 Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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