TY - JOUR
T1 - In vitro bioactivities and phytochemical profile of various parts of the strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa var. Amaou)
AU - Zhu, Qinchang
AU - Nakagawa, Toshinori
AU - Kishikawa, Asuka
AU - Ohnuki, Koichiro
AU - Shimizu, Kuniyoshi
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Mr. Toshiro Nagata for the help in preparing the extracts. We thank the Research Support Center, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences for providing the instrument of FlexStation 3 Reader. This work was supported by KAKENHI Grant Number 26252037 . The publication of this study was supported in part by the Research Grant for Young Investigators of Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - The in vitro antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-allergy and skin-lightening effects of extracts from strawberry fruits (ripe and unripe) and nine other plant parts of Amaou strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa var. Amaou) were comparatively investigated by using the antioxidant assay and inhibition assays of lipase, adipocyte differentiation, β-hexosaminidase release, melanogenesis and tyrosinase. Their total phenolic content and the main phenolic compounds were also determined. The ripe strawberry fruits were found to possess potential anti-obesity and skin-lightening effects. The ethanol extracts from unripe strawberry fruits and several other parts like the crown, stolon leaf and flower showed more strong activities in the bioactivity assays conducted. The phytochemical profile varied among extracts from various parts of the plant. Ellagic acid was found in every part of the strawberry plant except the root. Our study provides valuable evidence that strawberry fruit is a food with potential anti-obesity and skin-lightening functions. The findings also support that several inedible parts of the strawberry plant have great potential to be used as the ingredients of functional food products.
AB - The in vitro antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-allergy and skin-lightening effects of extracts from strawberry fruits (ripe and unripe) and nine other plant parts of Amaou strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa var. Amaou) were comparatively investigated by using the antioxidant assay and inhibition assays of lipase, adipocyte differentiation, β-hexosaminidase release, melanogenesis and tyrosinase. Their total phenolic content and the main phenolic compounds were also determined. The ripe strawberry fruits were found to possess potential anti-obesity and skin-lightening effects. The ethanol extracts from unripe strawberry fruits and several other parts like the crown, stolon leaf and flower showed more strong activities in the bioactivity assays conducted. The phytochemical profile varied among extracts from various parts of the plant. Ellagic acid was found in every part of the strawberry plant except the root. Our study provides valuable evidence that strawberry fruit is a food with potential anti-obesity and skin-lightening functions. The findings also support that several inedible parts of the strawberry plant have great potential to be used as the ingredients of functional food products.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jff.2014.12.026
DO - 10.1016/j.jff.2014.12.026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922530673
SN - 1756-4646
VL - 13
SP - 38
EP - 49
JO - Journal of Functional Foods
JF - Journal of Functional Foods
ER -
