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Prebiotic and antioxidant effects of the extracts from fruits and flowers of Cereus hildmannianus

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  • Everton da Silva Santos

    (Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil)

  • Gabriela Krausová

    (Department of Microbiology and Technology, Dairy Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Ivana Hyršlová

    (Department of Microbiology and Technology, Dairy Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Maria de Fátima Pires da Silva Machado

    (Department of Biotechnology, Genetic and Cell Biology, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil)

  • Arildo José Braz de Oliveira

    (Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
    Department of Pharmacy, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil)

  • Gizem Özlük

    (Food Engineering Department, Hitit University, Çorum, Türkiye)

  • Regina Aparecida Correia Gonçalves

    (Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
    Department of Pharmacy, State University of Maringá, Maringá, Brazil)

Abstract

Cereus hildmannianus is a species with various nutritional and medicinal properties; however, the fruits and flowers have scarcely been explored. In this regard, the study investigated the bioproduction of total sugar content (TSC), total phenolic content (TPC), and total flavonoid content (TFC), antioxidant [DPPH - 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and ABTS - 2,2'-azino-bis-(-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)], iron chelation, and prebiotic activities of methanolic extracts from fruits (epicarps - EE, mesocarps - ME) and flowers (sepals - SE, petals - PE) of C. hildmannianus. The chemical profiles of the extracts were determined by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. The highest accumulations of TSC were observed in the ME (64%), while the SE also had a high TFC (17 µg QE per mg DW; QE - quercetin equivalents, DW - dry weight) and the EE had a high TPC (646 µg GAE per mg DW; GAE - gallic acid equivalents). A total of 24 compounds (phenolic and organic acids; and glycosylated flavonoids) were putatively identified. The greatest antioxidant activities were obtained with the PE (DPPH: 199 µmol Trolox per mg DW; and ABTS: 59 µmol Trolox per mg DW), while the highest prebiotic effect was obtained with ME and EE regarding both fermentability and production of lactic and acetic acids by multiple species of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. These promising results of bioactive compounds in the fruits and flowers of C. hildmannianus have potential applications for food and pharmaceutical purposes.

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  • Everton da Silva Santos & Gabriela Krausová & Ivana Hyršlová & Maria de Fátima Pires da Silva Machado & Arildo José Braz de Oliveira & Gizem Özlük & Regina Aparecida Correia Gonçalves, 2024. "Prebiotic and antioxidant effects of the extracts from fruits and flowers of Cereus hildmannianus," Czech Journal of Food Sciences, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 42(6), pages 415-422.
  • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlcjf:v:42:y:2024:i:6:id:128-2024-cjfs
    DOI: 10.17221/128/2024-CJFS
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