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Title: Bioactive phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in fresh and dried lychee fractions
Other Titles: Fitoquímicos bioativos e atividade antioxidante de frações de lichia frescas e secas
Keywords: Lychee - Bioactive phytochemicals
Lychee - Antioxidant activity
Natural antioxidants
Lichia - Bioquímicos fitoquímicos
Lichia - Atividade antioxidante
Antioxidantes naturais
Issue Date: Jan-2015
Publisher: Universidade Federal do Ceará
Citation: QUEIROZ, E. de R. et al. Bioactive phytochemicals and antioxidant activity in fresh and dried lychee fractions. Revista Ciência Agronômica, Fortaleza, v. 46, n. 1, p. 163-169, jan./mar. 2015.
Abstract: Fruit of the lychee cv. Bengal are approximately 50% peel and seeds, which are discarded. These by-products have antioxidant compounds which are capable of blocking the harmful effects of free radicals in the body. Bioactive compounds (ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, lycopene and phenols) and antioxidant activity were evaluated in different extracts, both fresh and dried at 45 °C, of the skin, pulp and seeds of the lychee, which were subjected to principal component analysis to clarify which of the compounds are responsible for this activity. Principal component analysis explained 82.90% of the variance of the antioxidant profile of the lychee. The peel displayed higher levels of phenols, ascorbic acid, beta-carotene and antioxidant activity, while the seeds stood out due to their levels of lycopene. With drying, there was a decrease in the levels of ascorbic acid and beta-carotene and in antioxidant activity, with an increase in the levels of phenols and lycopene. The antioxidant activity found in the peel and seeds of the lychee is high, and is mainly due to ascorbic acid and beta-carotene, as demonstrated by principal component analysis, allowing the use of these fractions as sources of natural antioxidants.
URI: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/15060
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