Data di Pubblicazione:
2011
Citazione:
The presence of melatonin in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) berry tissues / S. Vitalini, C. Gardana, A. Zanzotto, P. Simonetti, F. Faoro, G. Fico, M. Iriti. - In: JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0742-3098. - 51:3(2011), pp. 331-337. [10.1111/j.1600-079X.2011.00893.x]
Abstract:
Melatonin has been reported in a variety of food plants and, consequently, in a number of plant-derived foodstuffs. In grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) products, it was found in berry exocarp (skin) of different
cultivars and monovarietal wines. Herein, we assessed, by means of mass spectrometry, the occurrence of melatonin in all berry tissues (skin, flesh, and seed) at two different phenological stages, pre-ve´raison and ve´raison. We detected the highest melatonin content in skin, at pre-ve´raison, whereas, at ve´raison, the highest levels were reported in the seed. Furthermore, during
ripening, melatonin decreased in skin, while increasing in both seed and flesh.
The relative concentrations of melatonin in diverse berry tissues were somewhat different from those of total polyphenols (TP), the latter measured by the Folin-Ciocalteau assay, and more abundant in seed at pre-ve´raison and in exocarp at ve´raison. The highest antiradical activity, determined by both DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-pycryl hydrazyl) and ABTS [(2,2'-azinobis
(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] radical-scavenging assay, was reported at pre-vera´ison in seed. To the best of our knowledge, we reported, for the first time, the occurrence of melatonin in grape seeds.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
antioxidant power; bioactive phytochemicals; grape seeds; Mediterranean diet; polyphenols
Elenco autori:
S. Vitalini, C. Gardana, A. Zanzotto, P. Simonetti, F. Faoro, G. Fico, M. Iriti
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