Antioxidant activity of Punica granatum fruits

Ricci, Donata; Giamperi, Laura; Bucchini, Anahi; Fraternale, Daniele

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2006.01.008

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“…In spite of ancient age, it is included amongst the Neglected and Under-utilized food resources (IPGRI, 2002), because it has not received much attention from the researchers for various aspects of its agriculture or botany. In terms of economic importance, pomegranates are well known for their medicinal uses such as for lowering of blood pressure (Aviram and Dornfeld 2001); as antiviral agents (Jassim & Naji, 2003); as anti-oxidant and anti-ulcer treatments (Ajaikumar et al, 2005;Ricci et al, 2006) and as a potential treatment of inflammation and cancer (Lansky & Newman, 2007); as a source of vegetable dyes besides their importance as an edible fruit. In the recent years there has been a considerably renewed interest in this ancient fruit, especially from a medicinal perspective and there is an impressive listing of potential disease targets such as coronary heart diseases, cancers (skin, breast, prostate and colon), inflammation, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, cardiac disorders, hypoxia, ischaemia, aging, brain disorders and AIDS, where therapeutic effects of pomegranate compounds and extracts have been shown (Seeram et al, 2006).…”

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SPAR profiles and genetic diversity amongst pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) genotypes

Ranade

Rana

Narzary

2009

Physiol Mol Biol Plants

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We are interested in studying the distribution and range of diversity amongst the pomegranates in India. Single Primer Amplification Reaction (SPAR) profiling using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Directed Amplification of Minisatellite DNA (DAMD) methods enabled the determination of the genetic diversity amongst a total of 64 Indian pomegranate genotypes including 15 wild, 34 semi-wild and 14 cultivated types. SPAR profile data were scored for the computation of pairwise distances as well as a Neighbour Joining (NJ) tree of all the genotypes. Eight RAPD and four DAMD primers showed discrete polymorphic patterns amongst these genotypes. From the profiles obtained with all the 12 primers considered together, 259 bands were scored. The NJ tree generated after a 1000 bootstrap test using Jaccard coefficient showed separation of Lagerstroemia speciosa used as the out-group taxon, while the pomegranate genotypes were resolved into distinct genetic lineages such that all the cultivated (except CBd70), and wild genotypes (except W101) clearly separated from other genotypes in distinct sub clusters while the semi-wild genotypes were resolved into three sub-clusters. The greatest and least distances detected between genotypes were 0.94 and 0.12, 0.97 and 0.24 and 0.95 and 0.38, amongst the cultivated, semi-wild and the wild genotypes respectively. The results indicate the high levels of genetic diversity present amongst the genotypes. Significantly, the wild genotypes also have a reasonably good range of diversity. A good germplasm collection, especially including the wild genotypes will enable a better pomegranate improvement program. Both SPAR methods, RAPD and DAMD, are found to be useful for studying the genetic diversity of pomegranate.

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SPAR profiles and genetic diversity amongst pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) genotypes

Ranade

Rana

Narzary

2009

Physiol Mol Biol Plants

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“…From the resultant it could be notice that the pomegranate fruits peel powder had higher amounted from total phenolic acid and flavonoids compounds were 58.63 mg/g GAE and 47.32 mg/g Q E, respectively. Pomegranate is rich in antioxidant of polyphenolic class which includes tannins and anthocynins and flavonoids (Ricci et al, 2006 andDe Nigris et al, 2007). Pomegranate is useful for cases of high fever, chronic diarrhea and expelling intestinal worms especially tapeworms and treatment of hemorrhoids, as it is beneficial to cold and treatment of skin disease, scabies and a mix powder peel with honey and used daily in the form of paint.…”

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Fortification of Macaroni with Pomegranate Peels as Dietary Fiber and Natural Antioxidant for the Treatment of Obesity and High Cholesterol in Rats

Khojah

Hafez

2018

Aust. J. Basic & Appl. Sci.

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“…The antioxidant powers of PJ are related to their high polyphenolic contents and their variation [58]. The antioxidant effects of phenolic compounds of PJ are more potent than many other antioxidant compounds [58] (such as vitamins), and are able to scavenge ROS and reactive nitrogen species which resulted from DEN and PB metabolism [33,59].…”

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“…The antioxidant effects of phenolic compounds of PJ are more potent than many other antioxidant compounds [58] (such as vitamins), and are able to scavenge ROS and reactive nitrogen species which resulted from DEN and PB metabolism [33,59]. Punicalagin, one of the ellagitannins, is responsible for more than 50% of the antioxidant activity of the PJ [41].…”

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Short and Long Term Effects of Pomegranate (Punica Granatum) Extracts on Apoptosis in Rat Kidney Induced by Diethylnitrosamine and Phenobarbital

Hamouda¹,

Shaban²

2016

JPP

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Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) has strong anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti obesity, and anticancer effects. The effect of different pomegranate extracts, PE (peel extract), SOE (seed oil extract), and PJ (pomegranate juice) extract on levels of kidney caspase-3, DNAF (DNA fragmentation) and kidney function tests in rats treated and untreated with DEN (diethyl nitrosamine) and PB (Phenobarbital) during short (35 days) and long (154 days) period was studied. Injected of rats with DEN and PB caused an increased in the levels of DNAF, caspase-3 and kidney function tests, compared to the control in both period of study. Treatment of rats with PE, SOE, PJ pre, during, and post DEN and PB administration improved kidney function and decreased the levels of DNAF, and caspase-3 activities compared to the DEN group in both period of study, indicates that PE, SOE, PJ reduced and treatment apoptosis induced by DEN and PB. Treatment of healthy rats with PE, SOE, and PJ only for 35 days not increased kidney function or induced apoptosis for kidney tissues. Treatment with PJ alone in healthy kidney induced apoptosis which was higher than that induced by SOE and PE in case of long period study, this mean that fresh fruit or pomegranate juice safe for healthy in general at harvesting season only.

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Antioxidant activity of Punica granatum fruits

Cited by 102 publications

References 7 publications

SPAR profiles and genetic diversity amongst pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) genotypes

SPAR profiles and genetic diversity amongst pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) genotypes

Fortification of Macaroni with Pomegranate Peels as Dietary Fiber and Natural Antioxidant for the Treatment of Obesity and High Cholesterol in Rats

Short and Long Term Effects of Pomegranate (Punica Granatum) Extracts on Apoptosis in Rat Kidney Induced by Diethylnitrosamine and Phenobarbital

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