Bioactive properties and phenolic profile of Momordica
charantia L. medicinal plant growing wild in Trinidad and
Tobago

J 2017

Bioactive properties and phenolic profile of Momordica charantia L. medicinal plant growing wild in Trinidad and Tobago

SVOBODOVÁ, Blanka, Lillian BARROS, Ricardo C. CALHELHA, Sandrina HELENO, Maria Jose ALVES et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Bioactive properties and phenolic profile of Momordica charantia L. medicinal plant growing wild in Trinidad and Tobago

Authors

SVOBODOVÁ, Blanka (203 Czech Republic), Lillian BARROS (620 Portugal), Ricardo C. CALHELHA (620 Portugal), Sandrina HELENO (620 Portugal), Maria Jose ALVES (620 Portugal), Simone WALCOTT (620 Portugal), Miroslava BITTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vlastimil KUBÁŇ (203 Czech Republic) and Isabel C.F.R. FERREIRA (620 Portugal, guarantor)

Edition

Industrial Crops and Products, AMSTERDAM, ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, 0926-6690

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10406 Analytical chemistry

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.849

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095998

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.10.046

UT WoS

000390621600042

Keywords in English

Antioxidant; Anti-inflammatory; Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxicity; Phenolic compounds; Momordica charantia L.

Abstract

V originále

A wild variety of bitter melon Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae) has been used in bush medicine of Trinidad and Tobago for treatment of diabetes, inflammations and cancer. Despite many studies regarding the cultivated bitter melon, the wild variety has been poorly investigated. This study evaluates the biological activities of the ethanol/water extract of aerial parts and correlates these activities with the presence of phenolic compounds. The extract exhibited antioxidant activity in the four assays (DPPH, reducing power, B-carotene bleaching and TBARS). The key role of oxidative stress in inflammation and tumorigenesis was supported by the results of anti-inflammatory (inhibition of nitric oxide production) and cytotoxicity (human tumor cell lines, namely HeLa, HepG2, MCF-7, and NCI-H460) assays. In contrast, no toxicity was observed in non-tumor cells. In the antibacterial screening, clinical resistant isolates were significantly affected (MIC50 = 10–0.625 microg/mL), being Listeria monocytogenes the most susceptible. Three phenolic acids and eleven flavonol glycosides derivatives were identified, quercetin-3-O-pentosylhexoside being the most abundant.

Citovat

SVOBODOVÁ, Blanka, Lillian BARROS, Ricardo C. CALHELHA, Sandrina HELENO, Maria Jose ALVES, Simone WALCOTT, Miroslava BITTOVÁ, Vlastimil KUBÁŇ and Isabel C.F.R. FERREIRA. Bioactive properties and phenolic profile of Momordica charantia L. medicinal plant growing wild in Trinidad and Tobago. Industrial Crops and Products. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, vol. 95, January, p. 365-373. ISSN 0926-6690. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.10.046.

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SVOBODOVÁ, Blanka, Lillian BARROS, Ricardo C. CALHELHA, Sandrina HELENO, Maria Jose ALVES, Simone WALCOTT, Miroslava BITTOVÁ, Vlastimil KUBÁŇ and Isabel C.F.R. FERREIRA. Bioactive properties and phenolic profile of Momordica charantia L. medicinal plant growing wild in Trinidad and Tobago. \textit{Industrial Crops and Products}. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2017, vol.~95, January, p.~365-373. ISSN~0926-6690. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.10.046.

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