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Fruit quality and bioactive compounds relevant to human health of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in Italy.
Food Chem. 2013 Oct 15; 140(4):630-8.FC

Abstract

The fruit quality characteristics, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of 24 sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown on the mountainsides of the Etna volcano (Sicily, Italy) were evaluated. High-performance liquid chromatographic methods were used to identify and quantify sugars, organic acids and phenolics. A total of seven phenolic compounds were characterised as hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives (neochlorogenic acid, p-coumaroylquinic acid and chlorogenic acid) and anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-glucoside, cyanidin 3-rutinoside, pelargonidin 3-rutinoside and peonidin 3-rutinoside). The total anthocyanin content ranged from 6.21 to 94.20mg cyanidin 3-glucoside equivalents/100g fresh weight (FW), while the total phenol content ranged from 84.96 to 162.21mg gallic acid equivalents/100g FW. The oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay indicated that fruit of all genotypes possessed considerable antioxidant activity. The high level of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of some sweet cherry fruits implied that they might be sources of bioactive compounds that are relevant to human health.

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Ballistreri G
Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrumicoltura e le Colture Mediterranee, Corso Savoia 190, 95024 Acireale, Italy.
Continella A
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Gentile A
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Amenta M
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Fabroni S
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Rapisarda P
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MeSH

AnthocyaninsAntioxidantsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidFood, OrganicFruitHumansItalyPhenolsPlant ExtractsPrunus

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23692746

Citation

Ballistreri, Gabriele, et al. "Fruit Quality and Bioactive Compounds Relevant to Human Health of Sweet Cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Cultivars Grown in Italy." Food Chemistry, vol. 140, no. 4, 2013, pp. 630-8.
Ballistreri G, Continella A, Gentile A, et al. Fruit quality and bioactive compounds relevant to human health of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in Italy. Food Chem. 2013;140(4):630-8.
Ballistreri, G., Continella, A., Gentile, A., Amenta, M., Fabroni, S., & Rapisarda, P. (2013). Fruit quality and bioactive compounds relevant to human health of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in Italy. Food Chemistry, 140(4), 630-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.024
Ballistreri G, et al. Fruit Quality and Bioactive Compounds Relevant to Human Health of Sweet Cherry (Prunus Avium L.) Cultivars Grown in Italy. Food Chem. 2013 Oct 15;140(4):630-8. PubMed PMID: 23692746.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Fruit quality and bioactive compounds relevant to human health of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in Italy. AU - Ballistreri,Gabriele, AU - Continella,Alberto, AU - Gentile,Alessandra, AU - Amenta,Margherita, AU - Fabroni,Simona, AU - Rapisarda,Paolo, Y1 - 2012/11/16/ PY - 2012/07/24/received PY - 2012/10/23/revised PY - 2012/11/06/accepted PY - 2013/5/23/entrez PY - 2013/5/23/pubmed PY - 2013/12/18/medline SP - 630 EP - 8 JF - Food chemistry JO - Food Chem VL - 140 IS - 4 N2 - The fruit quality characteristics, phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of 24 sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown on the mountainsides of the Etna volcano (Sicily, Italy) were evaluated. High-performance liquid chromatographic methods were used to identify and quantify sugars, organic acids and phenolics. A total of seven phenolic compounds were characterised as hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives (neochlorogenic acid, p-coumaroylquinic acid and chlorogenic acid) and anthocyanins (cyanidin 3-glucoside, cyanidin 3-rutinoside, pelargonidin 3-rutinoside and peonidin 3-rutinoside). The total anthocyanin content ranged from 6.21 to 94.20mg cyanidin 3-glucoside equivalents/100g fresh weight (FW), while the total phenol content ranged from 84.96 to 162.21mg gallic acid equivalents/100g FW. The oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay indicated that fruit of all genotypes possessed considerable antioxidant activity. The high level of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of some sweet cherry fruits implied that they might be sources of bioactive compounds that are relevant to human health. SN - 1873-7072 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23692746/Fruit_quality_and_bioactive_compounds_relevant_to_human_health_of_sweet_cherry__Prunus_avium_L___cultivars_grown_in_Italy_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0308-8146(12)01751-7 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -