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Antioxidant Activity of Phenolics Compounds From Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Juice

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Phenolic compounds in sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) juice were identified and quantified by analytical high performance liquid chromatography and photodiode array detection, showing the predominance of flavones (apigenin, luteolin and tricin derivatives), among flavonoids, and of hydroxycinnamic, caffeic and sinapic acids, among phenolic acids, representing a total content of around 160 mg/L. A tricin derivative was present in the highest proportion (>10% of the total). The phenolic extract obtained from sugar cane juice showed a protective effect against in vivo MeHgCl intoxication and potent inhibition of ex vivo lipoperoxidation of rat brain homogenates, indicating a potential use for beneficial health effects and/or therapeutic applications.

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The authors acknowledge CNPq (Conselho Nacional para o Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) and CYTED (Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnologia para el Desarrollo—CYTED XI. 19. Aplicación de los nuevos ingredientes funcionales em alimentación infantil y para adultos), for financial support.

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    Joaquim Maurício Duarte-Almeida, Franco M. Lajolo & Maria Inés Genovese

  2. Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba

    Alexis Vidal Novoa & Adyary Fallarero Linares

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Maurício Duarte-Almeida, J., Novoa, A.V., Linares, A.F. et al. Antioxidant Activity of Phenolics Compounds From Sugar Cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Juice. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 61, 187–192 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-006-0032-6

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