Characterization of fruit development and potential health benefits of arrayan ( Luma apiculata ), a native berry of South America

Native Chilean Fruits and the Effects of their Functional Compounds on Human Health

“…Antioxidant compounds in Chilean berries, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, flavanols, anthocyanins, and procyanidins, among others, have been widely studied for their highly protective effect on human health, particularly with respect to age-related diseases and pathophysiological disorders related to oxidative stresses [6,11,37,69,82,86,[101][102][103][104]. Antioxidants have an important role as anti-inflammatory or cancer chemopreventive compounds and against degenerative disorders, decreasing the risk of oxidative stress [6,99,105].…”

“…Native Chilean species with edible fruits include woody or shrub forest species belonging to the Elaecarpaceae, Berberidaceae, and particularly Myrtaceae families ( Table 1). These families are distributed from Illapel to Tierra del Fuego (Figure 1) and are species-rich in antioxidant and nutraceutical compounds with benefits to human health, including Amomyrtus meli (Meli) (Figure 2), Aristotelia chilensis (Maqui) (Figure 3), Berberis microphylla (Calafate) (Figure 4), Luma apiculata (Arrayán) ( Figure 5), Luma chequén (Chequén) ( Figure 6), and Ugni molinae (Murtilla) (Figure 7) [3,[7][8][9][10][11]. These species inhabit the Valdivian Evergreen Forest (Bosque siempreverde Valdiviano) and the Evergreen Patagonian Forest (Bosque siempreverde Patagónico) together with other Chilean forest species that have not been domesticated.…”

Effects of ethrel, 1‐MCP and modified atmosphere packaging on the quality of ‘Wonderful’ pomegranates during cold storage

“…Ethylene plays an important role as a ripening modulator, as well as in the postharvest storage of climacteric and non‐climacteric fruits. It is also involved in the regulation of fruit quality and is associated with some physiological disorders during storage . Ethylene is synthesized from S ‐adenosyl‐l‐methionine (SAM) via 1‐aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylic acid (ACC) through the catalytic activity of ACC synthase (ACS).…”

“…It is also involved in the regulation of fruit quality and is associated with some physiological disorders during storage. 12,[20][21][22][23] Ethylene is synthesized from S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) via 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) through the catalytic activity of ACC synthase (ACS). The subsequent oxidation of ACC to ethylene is catalysed by ACC oxidase (ACO).…”

Chilean Endemic/Native Plant Resources as Functional and Superfoods

“…However, the available information is very interesting and indicates its potential as an antioxidant, which may be related to its high anthocyanin and hydroxycinnamic acid levels [103,104]. Most recently, exploratory studies have revealed new native/endemic berry-like fruits such as Luma apiculata, Ribes punctatum, Ribes magellanicum, Ribes cucullatum and Ribes tribolum [105,106]. Ribes spp., Rubus spp., Gaultheria spp., and Berberis spp., among others, as promising crops of functional foods or food additives/supplements such as natural colorants ( Table 3).…”