scholarly journals Phytochemical composition and in vitro biological activities of Morinda citrifolia fruit juice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haziz Sina ◽  
Gado Dramane ◽  
Philippe Tchekounou ◽  
Mahoudo Fidèle Assogba ◽  
Kamirou Chabi-Sika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Morinda Citrifolia ◽  
Phytochemical Composition

scholarly journals Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities of Scorzonera Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5128
Author(s):  
Karolina Lendzion ◽  
Agnieszka Gornowicz ◽  
Krzysztof Bielawski ◽  
Anna Bielawska
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activities ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Quinic Acid ◽  
Hepatoprotective Activity ◽  
Phytochemical Composition ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Microbial Infections ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Bioactive Potential

The genus Scorzonera comprises nearly 200 species, naturally occurring in Europe, Asia, and northern parts of Africa. Plants belonging to the Scorzonera genus have been a significant part of folk medicine in Asia, especially China, Mongolia, and Turkey for centuries. Therefore, they have become the subject of research regarding their phytochemical composition and biological activity. The aim of this review is to present and assess the phytochemical composition, and bioactive potential of species within the genus Scorzonera. Studies have shown the presence of many bioactive compounds like triterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, or caffeic acid and quinic acid derivatives in extracts obtained from aerial and subaerial parts of the plants. The antioxidant and cytotoxic properties have been evaluated, together with the mechanism of anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and hepatoprotective activity. Scorzonera species have also been investigated for their activity against several bacteria and fungi strains. Despite mild cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines in vitro, the bioactive properties in wound healing therapy and the treatment of microbial infections might, in perspective, be the starting point for the research on Scorzonera species as active agents in medical products designed for miscellaneous skin conditions.

scholarly journals Ultrastructural Changes and Death ofLeishmania infantumPromastigotes Induced byMorinda citrifoliaLinn. Fruit (Noni) Juice Treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Almeida-Souza ◽  
Noemi Nosomi Taniwaki ◽  
Ana Cláudia Fernandes Amaral ◽  
Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza ◽  
Kátia da Silva Calabrese ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Morinda Citrifolia ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Lipid Inclusion ◽  
Leishmanicidal Activity ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
New Treatments

The search for new treatments against leishmaniasis has increased due to high frequency of drug resistance registered in endemics areas, side effects, and complications caused by coinfection with HIV.Morinda citrifoliaLinn., commonly known as Noni, has a rich chemical composition and various therapeutic effects have been described in the literature. Studies have shown the leishmanicidal activity ofM. citrifolia; however, its action on the parasite has not yet been elucidated. In this work, we analyzed leishmanicidal activity and ultrastructural changes inLeishmania infantumpromastigotes caused byM. citrifoliafruit juice treatment.M. citrifoliafruit extract showed a yield of 6.31% and high performance liquid chromatography identified phenolic and aromatic compounds as the major constituents. IC50values were 260.5 µg/mL for promastigotes and 201.3 µg/mL for intracellular amastigotes ofL. infantumtreated withM. citrifolia. Cytotoxicity assay with J774.G8 macrophages showed thatM. citrifoliafruit juice was not toxic up to 2 mg/mL. Transmission electron microscopy showed cytoplasmic vacuolization, lipid inclusion, increased exocytosis activity, and autophagosome-like vesicles inL. infantumpromastigotes treated withM. citrifoliafruit juice.M. citrifoliafruit juice was active againstL. infantumin thein vitromodel used here causing ultrastructural changes and has a future potential for treatment against leishmaniasis.

Phytochemical composition and biological activities of native and in vitro-propagated Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott (Lamiaceae)

Planta ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 249 (5) ◽  
pp. 1365-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Tošić ◽  
Dragana Stojičić ◽  
Violeta Slavkovska ◽  
Tatjana Mihailov-Krstev ◽  
Bojan Zlatković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activities ◽  
Phytochemical Composition

scholarly journals Scrophularia Tenuipes Coss and Durieu: Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activities

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1647
Author(s):  
Zeyneb Chaibeddra ◽  
Salah Akkal ◽  
Houria Ouled-Haddar ◽  
Artur M. S. Silva ◽  
Ammar Zellagui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Phytochemical Composition ◽  
Rat Paw Edema ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Scrophularia tenuipes is an Algerian-Tunisian endemic species, which has not been studied yet. Ethyl acetate (EA) and n-butanol (Bu) fractions obtained from Scrophularia tenuipes were investigated for their health benefit properties, in particular with respect to in vivo/in vitro anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, as well as their potential to inhibit key enzymes with impact in diabetes (α-glucosidase and α-amylase). The fractions had a distinct phytochemical composition, of which EA was richer in total phenolic compounds (225 mg GAE/g) and mostly composed of the phenylethanoid acetyl martynoside. Compared to EA, Bu had higher amounts of total flavonoids, and according to the result obtained from UHPLC-DAD-ESI-MSn analysis, harpagoside (iridoid) was its major phytochemical. EA fraction was quite promising with regard to the in vivo (at 200 mg/kg, po) anti-inflammatory effect (62% and 52% for carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and xylene-induced ear edema tests, respectively), while Bu fraction exhibited a stronger antioxidant capacity in all tests (IC50 = 68 µg/mL, IC50 = 18 µg/mL, IC50 = 18 µg/mL and A0.50 = 43 µg/mL for DPPH●, ABTS•+, O2•− scavenging assays and cupric-reducing antioxidant capacity method, respectively). Both fractions also showed a strong effect against α-amylase enzyme (IC50 = 8 µg/mL and 10 µg/mL for EA and Bu fraction, respectively).

scholarly journals α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Effect of Fermented Fruit Juice of Morinda Citrifolia L and Combination Effect with Acarbose

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADELINA SIMAMORA ◽  
ADIT WIDODO SANTOSO ◽  
KRIS HERAWAN TIMOTIUS
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Competitive Inhibition ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Short Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Antagonistic Effect ◽  
Morinda Citrifolia ◽  
16S Sequencing

Fermented fruit juice of M.citrifoliais supposed to be the future nutraceutical beverage due to its antidiabetic and antioxidant activities. The purposes of this study were to characterize the fermented juice microbiologically and chemically and to evaluate itsα-glucosidase inhibition and radical scavenging activities in vitro. The fruit of M.citrifolia was fermented and the fruit juice was obtained and evaluated for its radical scavenging activity based on a DPPH assay. It's in vitroanti diabetic activity on α-glucosidase inhibition was investigated, including its combined effect with acarbose by a Chou-Talalay method. The inhibition mode was evaluated by Line weaver-Burk plots. The juice was identified for its microbiome with 16S sequencing method and pictured with SEM. The bioactive compounds were analysed with LC-MS. The main microbiome was yeast and tentatively identified as Candida. The yeast was not able to grow in the normal growth medium for yeast, such as sabouroud agar. The TPC of the juice was 1,193 μg GAE/ml. The main compounds identified by an LC-MS were short-chain fatty acids (α-ketoglutaric acid and malic acid). The fermented fruit juice showed good α-glucosidase inhibitory and antioxidant activities with IC50 of 28.99 and 14.09μgGAE/ml, respectively. The kinetic study showed a non-competitive inhibition on α-glucosidase. The combination of the juice with acarbose at higher concentrations produced an additive effect on α-glucosidase. However, at lower concentrations, an antagonistic effect was observed. The fermented fruit juice of M.citrifoliais a good beverage with strong antidiabetic and antioxidant effects.

scholarly journals Insights into low biological activity of wax apple (Syzygium samarangense) juice by in vitro phytochemical investigation with special reference to metabolomics

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya Majumder ◽  
SUKANYA ACHARYYA ◽  
ARINDAM GHOSH ◽  
SOURAV CHAKRABORTY ◽  
SAHADEB SARKAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Cardiac Glycosides ◽  
Fruit Juice ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Phytochemical Investigation ◽  
Qualitative Detection

Abstract. Majumder S, Acharyya S, Ghosh A, Chakraborty S, Sarkar S, Saha S, Bhattacharya M. 2021. Insights into low biological activity of wax apple (Syzygium samarangense) juice by in vitro phytochemical investigation with special reference to metabolomics. Biofarmasi J Nat Prod Biochem 19: 30-38. Wax-apple (Syzygium samarangense) is an Asian waxy and juicy fruit which is reported as antidiarrheal and useful in diseases like dysentery. Moreover, no stronger medicinal evidences have been found associated with this fruit as well as its juice to ensure more biological activities and composition. Being edible, waxy and juicy this fruit is quite popular in coastal areas and islands but, absence of stronger medicinal and biochemical evidences associated with this fruit or its juice has created an worldwide underutilizing status on it. In this research, we intended to investigate phytochemical characteristics and composition of this fruit juice through detailed biochemical tests and metabolomics. Qualitative detection tests for bioactive groups of molecules (tannin, coumarin, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids, flavonoids, phenol etc.), antioxidant assay and antibacterial test simply showed its low in vitro biological activity. A GC-MS based metabolomics was performed where presence of wax components like long chain hydrocarbons have been revealed. Based on the GC-MS based metabolomics a proposed pathway of wax apple’s wax biosynthesis has been established. The overall study not only strongly clarified the absence of bioactive components in this fruit but also proved that the fruit, named wax apple, is actually a source of natural waxes which can be responsible for its claimed antidiarrheal property.

Dwindling status of Epimedium Elatum (Morren & Decne) and its geographical distribution in Kashmir Himalaya, India

2018 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Culture Techniques ◽  
Kashmir Himalayas ◽  
Near Future ◽  
First Time ◽  
Tissue Culture Techniques

Epimedium elatum (Morren & Decne) of family Berberidaceace is a rare perennial medicinal plant, endemic to high altitude forests of Northwestern Himalayas in India. Ethnobotanically, it has been used as an ingredient for treatment of bone-joint disorders, impotence and kidney disorders in Kashmir Himalayas. Phytochemically, it is rich in Epimedin ABC and Icariin; all of these have been demonstrated to possess remarkable biological activities like PDE-5 inhibition (treatment of erectile dysfunction), anticancer, antiosteoporosis antioxidant and antiviral properties. The present investigation reports its traditional usage, comprehensive distribution and conservation status from twenty ecogeographical regions in Kashmir Himalayas, India. The species was reported from Gurez valley for the first time. Numerous threats like excessive grazing, deforestration, habitat fragmentation, tourism encroachment, landslides and excessive exploitation have decreased its natural populations in most of the surveyed habitats. Consequently, its existence may become threatened in near future if timely conservation steps are not taken immediately by concerned stakeholders involved in medicinal plant research. Moreover, use of plant tissue culture techniques is recommended for development of its in vitro propagation protocols. Therefore, introduction of this medicinal plant in botanical gardens, protected sites and development of monitoring programmes are needed for its immediate conservation in Northwestern Himalayas, India.

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