Comparative Study on the Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Properties and Hypoglycaemic Activities of Two Capsicum Annuum L. Cultivars (Acuminatum Small and Cerasiferum)

Overview

Journal Plant Foods Hum Nutr

Specialties Biology
Nutritional Sciences

Date 2011 Jul 28

PMID 21792679

Citations 19

Authors

Rosa Tundis

Monica R Loizzo

Federica Menichini

Marco Bonesi

Filomena Conforti

Giancarlo Statti

Damiano De Luca

Bruno de Cindio

Francesco Menichini

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Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate for the first time the phenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin content and the antioxidant and hypoglycemic properties of Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum small and C. annuum var. cerasiferum air-dried fruits. The ethanol extract of C. annuum var. acuminatum small, characterized by the major content of total poliphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids and capsaicinoids, showed the highest radical scavenging activity (IC(50) of 152.9 μg/ml). On the contrary, C. annuum var. cerasiferum showed a significant antioxidant activity evaluated by the β-carotene bleaching test (IC(50) of 3.1 μg/ml). The lipophilic fraction of both C. annuum var. acuminatum and C. annuum var. cerasiferum exhibited an interesting and selective inhibitory activity against α-amylase (IC(50) of 6.9 and 20.1 μg/ml, respectively).

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