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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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.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10406 Analytical chemistry
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW 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.
Tags AKR, NZ, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Nicole Zrilić, učo 240776. Changed: 29/3/2018 11:01.
Abstract
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.
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