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Nutritional Components and Their Antioxidative Protection of Neuronal Cells of Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) Fruit Pericarp  

Jeong, Hee-Rok (Department of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Choi, Gwi-Nam (Department of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Ji-Hye (Department of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kwak, Ji-Hyun (Department of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Yeon-Su (Institute of Hadong Green Tea)
Jeong, Chang-Ho (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, Kyung Hee University)
Kim, Dae-Ok (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Institute of Life Science and Resources, Kyung Hee University)
Heo, Ho-Jin (Department of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.42, no.4, 2010 , pp. 481-487 More about this Journal
Abstract
The nutritional components, antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects of water and a 50% methanol extract from litchi fruit pericarp were investigated. The most abundant mineral, amino acid, and fatty acid were K, proline, and palmitic acid, respectively. In addition, the total water phenolics and 50% methanol extracts were 8.02 and 12.28 mg/g, respectively. The DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging activities and ferric reducing antioxidant power of the water and 50% methanol extracts showed dose-dependent antioxidant activity. In a cell viability assay using MTT, almost all extracts showed a protective effect against $H_2O_2$-induced neurotoxicity, and lactate dehydrogenase leakage was also inhibited by the pericarp extracts. In particular, the 50% methanol extract showed a higher cell membrane protective effect than the water extract at the highest concentration. Consequently, these data suggest that litchi fruit pericarp can be utilized as an effective and safe functional food substances for natural antioxidants and may reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disorders.
Keywords
antioxidant activity; neuronal cell protective effect; litchi fruit pericarp; Litchi chinenesis;
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