Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Six Norwegian Plum Cultivars (Prunus domestica L.)

Slimestad, Rune; Vangdal, E.; Brede, Cato

doi:10.1021/jf902054x

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“…The plum fruit is a good source of vitamins, minerals, fiber and enzymes that are good for the digestive system and positively associated with nutrient intake, improves anthropometric measurements; the prune is a useful antistresser (Hiramoto, 2008) and reduces risk of hypertension (Beals and Fulgoni, 2005;Ahmed et al, 2010a). Besides various sugars, acids, pectins, tannins and enzymes, European plum fruits also contain several important secondary metabolites such as flavonoids and phenolic acids (Tomas-Barberan et al, 2001;Gil et al, 2002;Walkowiak-Tomczak et al, 2008;Slimestad et al, 2009), with a strong antioxidant capacity (Kahkonen et al, 1999;Nakatani et al, 2000;Vinson et al, 2001;Kayano et al, 2002Kayano et al, , 2003Kayano et al, , 2004Kikuzaki et al, 2004;Kimura et al, 2008;Rop et al, 2009;Dhingra et al, 2014). Ascorbic acid is another antioxidant present in plum fruit, essential for higher primates and a small number of other species (Gil et al, 2002).…”

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Melittophilous Mode of Pollination Predominates in European Plum (Prunus domestica L.) in the Semi-Arid Environment of Northwest India

Wadhwa¹,

Sihag²

2015

Asian J. of Agricultural Research

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European plum (Prunus domestica L.) is an important fruit and medicinal plant. This fruit plant is a new introduction in the Northwest region of India. Flowers of this plant need crosspollination for fruit set. However, the spectrum of pollinators and their relative role in pollination of flowers of this fruit plant in this region is not known. To meet these objectives, the present study was carried out. An entire range of flower visitors of this fruit plant was captured with hand net from its field and were identified. On the basis of foraging mode, the flower visitors were characterized as pollinators and non-pollinators. Their relative abundances, foraging rates, activity durations and number of pollen grains carried on the surface were recorded and these parameters were used to determine their pollinating efficiencies. During the two years of this study, a total of 12 insect species were observed on the three varieties of plum at Hisar. Among these insect visitors, five species belonged to Hymenoptera, five to Diptera, one to Lepidoptera and one to Coleoptera. Apis dorsata was the most abundant visitor having maximal foraging rate and carried maximal number of loose pollen grains and proved to be the most efficient pollinator of plum (P. domestica) in both the seasons followed by A. mellifera, A. cerana and A. florea; the dipterans were the least efficient pollinators of plum in both the years. On the basis of these parameters, melittophilous mode of pollination was found to predominate in this fruit plant in the semi-arid environment of Northwest India. Conservation of wild honeybees has been recommended.

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confidence: 99%

Melittophilous Mode of Pollination Predominates in European Plum (Prunus domestica L.) in the Semi-Arid Environment of Northwest India

Wadhwa¹,

Sihag²

2015

Asian J. of Agricultural Research

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“…give fruits both desirable qualities like color and antioxidant properties and undesirable qualities like astringency and bitterness [7]. Slimestad et al [8] reported that there is a correlation between taste (astringency, bitterness) and content of phenolic compounds which have an important role in the natural defense mechanisms and health benefits of fruits. Moreover, Koh et al [9] reported that flavonoids are particularly interesting as they are potent in vitro antioxidants and are thought to play key roles in many of the processes underlying vascular dysfunction.…”

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Evaluation of Antioxidant Compounds and Total Sugar Content in a Nectarine [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] Progeny

Abidi

Jiménez

Sánchez

et al. 2011

IJMS

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Epidemiological studies suggest that consumption of fruit rich in phenolic compounds is associated with health-protective effects due to their antioxidant properties. For these reasons quality evaluation has become an important issue in fruit industry and in breeding programs. Phytochemical traits such as total phenolics, flavonoids, anthocyanins, L-ascorbic acid, sugar content and relative antioxidant capacity (RAC) were analyzed over four years in flesh fruit of an F1 population “Venus” × “Big Top” nectarines. Other traits such as harvesting date, yield, fruit weight, firmness, soluble solids concentration (SSC), pH, titratable acidity (TA) and ripening index (RI) were also determined in the progeny. Results showed high variability among genotypes for all analyzed traits. Total phenolics and flavonoids showed significant positive correlations with RAC implying that both are important antioxidant bioactive compounds in peaches. We found genotypes with enhanced antioxidant capacity and a better performance than progenitors, and in consequence the best marketability.

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“…The molecular masses of procyanidin C1 and quercetin 3-glucoside are 867 and 465, respectively. Prune contains procyanidins, quercetin 3-rutinoside and quercetin 3-glucoside (Nunes et al, 2008;Slimestad et al, 2009). Therefore, the anti-allergic effect of prune extract observed in this study may be partly attributable to polyphenols, such as procyanidins, quercetin 3-rutinoside and quercetin 3-glucoside.…”

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Anti-allergic Properties of a Fruit Extract of Prune (Prunus domestica L.) in Mite-sensitized BALB/c Mice

Karasawa¹,

Miyashita²,

Otani³

2012

FSTR

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The effects of oral ingestion of a hot water extract of prune (Prunus domestica L.) fruit on allergic responses were investigated in mite-sensitized BALB/c mice. The number of sneezing events in mice given the extract-added diet was significantly lower than in mice given the extract-free diet. Serum mite allergen-specific immunoglobulin E levels were significantly lower in mice given the extract-added diet than in mice given the extract-free diet. In contrast, the ratio of splenic IFN-γ + CD4+ cells/IL-4 + CD4 + cells was higher in mice given the extract-added diet. Expression levels of Stat6, Btk and Stim1 mRNAs in spleen cells of mice given the extract-added diet were significantly lower than in mice given the extract-free diet. These results suggest that the prune extract may reduce type I allergic symptoms in mice via the adjustment of type 1 helper T cell/type 2 helper T cell balance and the suppression of mast cell degranulation.

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Analysis of Phenolic Compounds in Six Norwegian Plum Cultivars (Prunus domestica L.)

Cited by 76 publications

References 18 publications

Melittophilous Mode of Pollination Predominates in European Plum (Prunus domestica L.) in the Semi-Arid Environment of Northwest India

Melittophilous Mode of Pollination Predominates in European Plum (Prunus domestica L.) in the Semi-Arid Environment of Northwest India

Evaluation of Antioxidant Compounds and Total Sugar Content in a Nectarine [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] Progeny

Anti-allergic Properties of a Fruit Extract of Prune (Prunus domestica L.) in Mite-sensitized BALB/c Mice

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