Investigation of the Potential Health Benefits as Lipase Inhibitor and Antioxidant of Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl.: Variability of Chemical Composition of Wild and Cultivated Bulbs
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Investigation of the Potential Health Benefits as Lipase Inhibitor and Antioxidant of Leopoldia comosa (L.) Parl.: Variability of Chemical Composition of Wild and Cultivated Bulbs / M. Marrelli, S. La Grotteria, F. Araniti, F. Conforti. - In: PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION. - ISSN 0921-9668. - 72:3(2017), pp. 274-279. [10.1007/s11130-017-0618-1]
Abstract:
There is a great interest in the nutritional value of vegetables and fruits and how the habitat affects nutritive and biological properties. In vitro studies here reported were performed to evaluate the inhibitory activity of formulations from edible plant on pancreatic lipase. The aim of this study was also to evaluate the biovariability of L. comosa (L.) Parl. bulbs from Italy. The wild bulbs were compared with the same cultivated species that are commonly commercialized to identify samples with the best quality for a potential therapeutic application. Hydroalcoholic extract and polar fraction of wild bulbs showed a very important pancreatic lipase inhibitory activity, with IC50 values of 0.166 ± 0.005 and 0.153 ± 0.005 mg/mL, respectively. In order to characterize the extracts, gas chromatography associated with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis was performed, revealing the predominance of palmitic acid. Phenolic and flavonoid composition was also evaluated. L. comosa extract obtained from wild bulbs demonstrated both antioxidant and anti-obesity activities that might be attributed to a wide range of present phenolic compounds.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Antioxidant; Chemical composition; Inhibitors; Leopoldia comosa; Pancreatic lipase; Wild edible bulbs; Anti-Obesity Agents; Antioxidants; Asparagaceae; Enzyme Inhibitors; Flavonoids; Functional Food; Humans; Italy; Lipase; Phenols; Plant Extracts; Plant Roots; Plants, Edible
Elenco autori:
M. Marrelli, S. La Grotteria, F. Araniti, F. Conforti
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