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Antioxidant activities of the extracts from chestnut flower, leaf, skins and fruit

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BARREIRA, J, FERREIRA, I, OLIVEIRA, M, PEREIRA, J·2008·Food Chemistry

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In this study, the antioxidant properties of chestnut (flowers, leaves, skins and fruits) extracts were evaluated through several biochemical assays: DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical-scavenging activity, reducing power, inhibition of β-carotene bleaching, inhibition of oxidative hemolysis in erythrocytes, induced by 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane)dihydrochloride (AAPH), and inhibition of lipid peroxidation in pig brain tissue through the formation of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS). These assays have been extensively studied as models for the peroxidative damage in biomembranes. The EC50 values were calculated for all the methods in order to evaluate the antioxidant efficiency of each chestnut extract. The phenol and flavonoid contents were also obtained. Chestnut skins revealed the best antioxidant properties, presenting much lower EC50 values, particularly for lipid peroxidation inhibition in the TBARS assay. Furthermore, the highest antioxidant contents (polyphenols and flavonoids) were found for these extracts.

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BARREIRA, J., FERREIRA, I., OLIVEIRA, M., & PEREIRA, J.
Affiliations
  • Universidade do Porto (PT)
  • Universidade Politécnica de Bragança (PT)
Corresponding author
FERREIRA, I
Venue
Food Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-04-01
Volume
107
Issue
3
Pages
1106-1113
ISSN
0308-8146 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995466995
Cited by
430
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31
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FWCI
8.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Food Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nuts composition and effects
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Edible Oils Quality and Analysis
Keywords
chestnut, antioxidant activity, chestnut fruit, DPPH radical scavenging, reducing power, β-carotene bleaching inhibition, oxidative hemolysis, lipid peroxidation inhibition, TBARS, polyphenols, flavonoids, plant extracts

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