Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties of soluble melanins from the fruits of Vitex mollis Kunth, Randia echinocarpa Sessé et Mociño and Crescentia alata Kunth

Antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory properties of soluble melanins from the fruits of Vitex mollis Kunth, Randia echinocarpa Sessé et Mociño and Crescentia alata Kunth

Melanins have important pharmacological properties with limited applications due to their poor solubility. Soluble melanins have been reported in different organisms, but not in plants. In this study, aqueous soluble melanins, Impure (IMe) and Partially Purified (PMe), were prepared from the edible...

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Main Authors: Esmeralda Cuevas-Juárez, Korinthia Yamileth Yuriar-Arredondo, Juan Fernando Pío-León, Julio Montes-Avila, Gabriela López-Angulo, Sylvia Páz Díaz-Camacho, Francisco Delgado-Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Soluble melanins
Vitex mollis
Randia echinocarpa
Crescentia alata
Antioxidant activity
α-glucosidase inhibition
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