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Review
. 2020 Dec;57(12):4316-4336.
doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04453-y. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb) Benth: a review

Ángel Félix Vargas-Madriz  1 , Aarón Kuri-García  1 , Haidel Vargas-Madriz  2 , Jorge Luis Chávez-Servín  1 , Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martínez  1 , Luis Gerardo Hernández-Sandoval  3 , Salvador Horacio Guzmán-Maldonado  4
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Phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb) Benth: a review

Ángel Félix Vargas-Madriz et al. J Food Sci Technol. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb) Benth (P. dulce), known as "guamúchil", is a tree native to the American continent. Various parts of the tree are used in traditional medicine, primarily for treating gastrointestinal disorders. The phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of this plant are largely responsible for the beneficial health effects attributed to it. A number of authors have studied the antioxidant capacity and phenolic compounds of the aril, seed, leaf and root of P. dulce using various methodologies, which can differ considerably in variables such as environmental factors, type of drying, temperature, the way the sample is stored, and the use of different solvents in the various extraction methods. Even methods of quantification by HPLC vary tremendously. This paper summarizes the existing research carried out to date on determining the phenolic profile and antioxidant capacity of P. dulce.

Keywords: Antioxidant capacity; Guamúchil; Phenolic compounds; Phenolic profile; Pithecellobium dulce.

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