Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process

Autores
Alonso, Maria del Rosario; Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel; Monti; Demian; Martino, Renzo Fabricio; Anesini, Claudia Alejandra
Año de publicación
2017
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inglés
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artículo
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Larrea divaricata Cav. (Zygophyllaceae) is a South American plant widely distributed in Argentina that isused in folk medicine to treat inflammatory diseases. The aqueous extract is known to have well-documented biological activities such as antitumour, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and antioxidant.However, its stability in gastrointestinal fluids is unknown. The latter is an important factor to assure the bioavailability of plant extracts intended to be administered via the oral route. The aim of this work was to study the stability of a lyophilized aqueous extract of L. divaricata compressed as a pill. To this end, the main polyphenol compound found in the extract, that is, the nordihydroguaiaretic acid, the total polyphenols and flavonoidscontent and the antioxidant activity such as diphenylpicrylhydrazyl scavenger activity and reducing power were assayed after subjecting the extract to different incubation times in simulated digestive fluids. The HPLC andspectroscopic methods were employed. Although the levels of polyphenols and flavonoids decreased upon incubation in gastric and intestinal fluids, the extract maintained its antioxidant activity related to the presenceof nordihydroguaiaretic acid. These results are promising and encourage the potential use of the extract by the oral route as a supplement or phytomedicine with antioxidant activity.
Fil: Alonso, Maria del Rosario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Monti; Demian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Martino, Renzo Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Anesini, Claudia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Materia
Larrea Divaricata
Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids
Dpph Activity
Reducing Power Activity
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spelling Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion ProcessAlonso, Maria del RosarioPeralta, Ignacio NahuelMonti; DemianMartino, Renzo FabricioAnesini, Claudia AlejandraLarrea DivaricataSimulated Gastrointestinal FluidsDpph ActivityReducing Power Activityhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Larrea divaricata Cav. (Zygophyllaceae) is a South American plant widely distributed in Argentina that isused in folk medicine to treat inflammatory diseases. The aqueous extract is known to have well-documented biological activities such as antitumour, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and antioxidant.However, its stability in gastrointestinal fluids is unknown. The latter is an important factor to assure the bioavailability of plant extracts intended to be administered via the oral route. The aim of this work was to study the stability of a lyophilized aqueous extract of L. divaricata compressed as a pill. To this end, the main polyphenol compound found in the extract, that is, the nordihydroguaiaretic acid, the total polyphenols and flavonoidscontent and the antioxidant activity such as diphenylpicrylhydrazyl scavenger activity and reducing power were assayed after subjecting the extract to different incubation times in simulated digestive fluids. The HPLC andspectroscopic methods were employed. Although the levels of polyphenols and flavonoids decreased upon incubation in gastric and intestinal fluids, the extract maintained its antioxidant activity related to the presenceof nordihydroguaiaretic acid. These results are promising and encourage the potential use of the extract by the oral route as a supplement or phytomedicine with antioxidant activity.Fil: Alonso, Maria del Rosario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; ArgentinaFil: Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; ArgentinaFil: Monti; Demian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; ArgentinaFil: Martino, Renzo Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; ArgentinaFil: Anesini, Claudia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; ArgentinaJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd2017-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/47913Alonso, Maria del Rosario; Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel; Monti; Demian; Martino, Renzo Fabricio; Anesini, Claudia Alejandra; Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; Phytotherapy Research; 31; 11; 11-2017; 1708-17140951-418XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/ptr.5897info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.5897info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:36:24Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/47913instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:36:24.904CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
title Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
spellingShingle Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
Alonso, Maria del Rosario
Larrea Divaricata
Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids
Dpph Activity
Reducing Power Activity
title_short Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
title_full Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
title_fullStr Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
title_full_unstemmed Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
title_sort Stability of an Aqueous Extract of Larrea divaricata Cav. during a Simulated Digestion Process
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alonso, Maria del Rosario
Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel
Monti; Demian
Martino, Renzo Fabricio
Anesini, Claudia Alejandra
author Alonso, Maria del Rosario
author_facet Alonso, Maria del Rosario
Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel
Monti; Demian
Martino, Renzo Fabricio
Anesini, Claudia Alejandra
author_role author
author2 Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel
Monti; Demian
Martino, Renzo Fabricio
Anesini, Claudia Alejandra
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Larrea Divaricata
Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids
Dpph Activity
Reducing Power Activity
topic Larrea Divaricata
Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids
Dpph Activity
Reducing Power Activity
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Larrea divaricata Cav. (Zygophyllaceae) is a South American plant widely distributed in Argentina that isused in folk medicine to treat inflammatory diseases. The aqueous extract is known to have well-documented biological activities such as antitumour, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and antioxidant.However, its stability in gastrointestinal fluids is unknown. The latter is an important factor to assure the bioavailability of plant extracts intended to be administered via the oral route. The aim of this work was to study the stability of a lyophilized aqueous extract of L. divaricata compressed as a pill. To this end, the main polyphenol compound found in the extract, that is, the nordihydroguaiaretic acid, the total polyphenols and flavonoidscontent and the antioxidant activity such as diphenylpicrylhydrazyl scavenger activity and reducing power were assayed after subjecting the extract to different incubation times in simulated digestive fluids. The HPLC andspectroscopic methods were employed. Although the levels of polyphenols and flavonoids decreased upon incubation in gastric and intestinal fluids, the extract maintained its antioxidant activity related to the presenceof nordihydroguaiaretic acid. These results are promising and encourage the potential use of the extract by the oral route as a supplement or phytomedicine with antioxidant activity.
Fil: Alonso, Maria del Rosario. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Peralta, Ignacio Nahuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Monti; Demian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Martino, Renzo Fabricio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
Fil: Anesini, Claudia Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco; Argentina
description Larrea divaricata Cav. (Zygophyllaceae) is a South American plant widely distributed in Argentina that isused in folk medicine to treat inflammatory diseases. The aqueous extract is known to have well-documented biological activities such as antitumour, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory and antioxidant.However, its stability in gastrointestinal fluids is unknown. The latter is an important factor to assure the bioavailability of plant extracts intended to be administered via the oral route. The aim of this work was to study the stability of a lyophilized aqueous extract of L. divaricata compressed as a pill. To this end, the main polyphenol compound found in the extract, that is, the nordihydroguaiaretic acid, the total polyphenols and flavonoidscontent and the antioxidant activity such as diphenylpicrylhydrazyl scavenger activity and reducing power were assayed after subjecting the extract to different incubation times in simulated digestive fluids. The HPLC andspectroscopic methods were employed. Although the levels of polyphenols and flavonoids decreased upon incubation in gastric and intestinal fluids, the extract maintained its antioxidant activity related to the presenceof nordihydroguaiaretic acid. These results are promising and encourage the potential use of the extract by the oral route as a supplement or phytomedicine with antioxidant activity.
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