POLYPHENOLIC COMPOUNDS OF NUTRACEUTICAL TREES AND THE VARIABILITY OF THEIR BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY MEASURED BY TWO METHODS

The aim was to determine the differences and variability in the quantity of polyphenolic compounds (PCom) and their biological activity (BA) amongst and within three tannin-rich tree species namely, Acacia pennatula, Lysiloma latisiliquum and Piscidia piscipula. Acacia pennatula had the highest leve...

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Autores: Miguel A. Alonso-Díaz, Juan Felipe J. Torres-Acosta, Carlos A. Sandoval-Castro, Concepción M. Capetillo-Leal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Repositorio:Redalyc-UADY
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:93915170022
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=93915170022
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agrociencias
tannins
variability
Tree fodders
biological activity
polyphenolic compounds
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Sumario:The aim was to determine the differences and variability in the quantity of polyphenolic compounds (PCom) and their biological activity (BA) amongst and within three tannin-rich tree species namely, Acacia pennatula, Lysiloma latisiliquum and Piscidia piscipula. Acacia pennatula had the highest levels of total phenols (TP) (P<0.001) and BA measured with two techniques (P<0.01). Total phenols showed strong association with BA measurements. There was significant variability in PCom and BA amongst trees of the same species as well as between species. Future studies are required to understand the origin of these variations better before implementing the use of these browse trees as nutraceuticals under farm conditions.