1. Fruiting increases total content of flavonoids and antiproliferative effects of Cereus jamacaru D.C. Cladodes in sarcoma 180 cells in vitro
Jean Carlos Vencioneck DUTRA ; Judá Ben-Hur DE OLIVEIRA ; Vanessa Silva DOS SANTOS ; Paula Roberta Costalonga PEREIRA ; Maria DO CARMO PIMENTEL BATITUCCI ; Jean Moisés FERREIRA
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2019;9(2):66-72
Objective: To evaluate the influence of fruiting phenological stage on total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity, and antiproliferative effects of Cereus jamacaru (C. jamacaru) (mandacaru) cladodes and fruit. Methods: Fruit and cladodes at vegetative and fruiting stage of C. jamacaru were collected. The fruit was dissected and bark, pulp, and seeds were separated. Vegetative and fruiting cladodes, together with bark, pulp, and seeds were used to obtain five hydroalcoholic extracts. The extracts were investigated for total flavonoid content, using AlCl
2. Coriandrum sativum grown under organic or chemical fertilizer effectively prevents DNA damage: Preliminary phytochemical screening, flavonoid content, ESI (-) FT-ICR MS, in vitro antioxidant and in vivo (mice bone marrow) antimutagenic activity against cyclophosphamide
Patricia Carara DOS SANTOS ; Jean Carlos Vencioneck DUTRA ; Juliana MacEdo DELARMELINA ; Maria DO CARMO PIMENTEL BATITUCCI ; Lilian Valadares TOSE ; Wanderson Masrouah ROMÃO ; Hildegardo Seibert FRANÇA ; Claudia Seibert JAMAL
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2018;8(6):292-301
Objective: To evaluate the influence of fertilization and phenological stages on secondary metabolites production and chemoprotective effects of Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum) L. Methods: The plants were grown under organic or chemical fertilizer, collected at vegetative and flowering development stages and their hydroalcoholic extracts were analyzed by phytochemicals methods, mass spectrometry, antioxidant and antimutagenic assays. Results: All extracts exhibited metabolites such as coumarins, flavonoids and steroids, and mass spectrometry showed similar molecular peaks among the extracts evaluated, suggesting the presence of palmitic and α -linolenic acids. Vegetative C. sativum extract grown under chemical fertilizer showed better antioxidant activity, according to the DPPH assay. Vegetative C. sativum extracts grown under organic and chemical fertilizer were able to effectively reduce micronucleous frequency in the simultaneous and pre-treatment protocols, especially reaching 55.90% of damage reduction in the pre-treatment protocol. Conclusions: These findings suggest that chemical fertilization promotes an increase in the content of flavonoids in C. sativum and, consequently, leads to better antioxidant and antimutagenic activities, as well as reinforces the potential uses of this culinary plant in health promotion and disease prevention.