Title
Bioactive compounds of loquat (Eriobotrya japonica lindl.) cv. golden nugget and analysis of in vitro functionality for hyperglycemia management
Other title
Compuestos bioactivos de níspero (Eriobotrya japonica lindl.) cv. golden nugget y análisis de su funcionalidad in vitro para el manejo de la hiperglicemia]
Date Issued
01 December 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ahumada J.
Fuentealba C.
Olaeta J.
Undurraga P.
Pedreschi R.
Shetty K.
Publisher(s)
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomia e Ingenieria Forestal
Abstract
The loquat cultivar Golden Nugget (leaves, flowers and fruits), which has potential commercial importance in Chile, was analyzed for targeted bioactive composition (total phenolic contents: TPC, phenolic profiles and triterpenic acids) and in vitro bioactivity such as antioxidant capacity (AC) and inhibitory activity against enzymes relevant for hyperglycemia (α-amylase and α-glucosidase) and hypertension (angiotensin I-converting enzyme, ACE-I) management. Leaves and flowers had higher TPC and AC than fruits and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives were found in all structures by HPLC. Chlorogenic acid and quercetin derivatives were detected only in leaves and flowers, which also inhibited the α-amylase and α-glucosidase enzymes, but flowers showed the highest anti-hyperglycemia activity. No inhibition of ACE-I and hyperglycemia-relevant enzymes were found in loquat fruits; additionally, TPC and AC were high at the green stage. Loquat leaves and flowers are sources of phenolic bioactives with potential for diet-based hyperglycemia management. No triterpenic acids were found in any of the loquat parts.
Start page
272
End page
284
Volume
44
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85042362208
PubMed ID
Source
Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria
ISSN of the container
03045609
Sponsor(s)
Jaime Ahumada was partially funded by the CONICYT Master’s scholarship (CONICYT-PCHA/Magıster Nacional/2014) (Chile).
This study was supported by the Direction of Research and Innovation from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (Chile) grant No 037.449/2013.
Sources of information:
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