Myrciaria jaboticaba fruit peel: Bioactive composition as determined by distinct harvest seasons and in vitro anti-cancer activity

de Paula do Nascimento, Roberto, Soto Rizzato, Julia, Polezi, Gabriele, Boughanem, Hatim, Williams, Non Gwenllian, Borguini, Galhardo, Cristina Pessanha de Araujo Santiago, Manuela, Roberto Marostica Junior, Mario and Parry, Lee ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-9196 2024. Myrciaria jaboticaba fruit peel: Bioactive composition as determined by distinct harvest seasons and in vitro anti-cancer activity. Plants 13 (20) , 2907. 10.3390/plants13202907

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Abstract

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria jaboticaba) is a recognizable and unique crop from Brazil. The fruit’s byproducts are currently being studied, given their bioactive composition and promising anti-cancer potential. It is not evident, however, if different harvesting seasons can modify the chemical profile and antioxidant capacity of jaboticaba fruit fractions. Furthermore, as there is limited data for jaboticaba’s anti-proliferative effects, additional assessments are required to improve the robustness of these findings. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the composition of the peel of jaboticaba collected in two periods (May—off-season, sample 1—and August–October—peak season, sample 2) and test the peel’s richest anthocyanin sample against colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines. To accomplish this, proximate, spectrophotometric, and chromatographic analyses were performed in two freeze-dried samples; and anti-proliferative and/or colony-forming assays were carried out in Caco-2, HT29, and HT29-MTX cells. As a result, sample 2 showed the highest levels of polyphenols overall, including flavonoids and anthocyanins. This sample displayed significative higher contents of cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (48%) and delphinidin-3-O-glucoside (105%), in addition to a superior antioxidant capacity (23% higher). Sample 1 showed higher amounts of total protein, gallic acid (20% higher), and specific carotenoids. An aqueous extract from sample 2 was tested against CRC, showing anti-proliferative effects for Caco-2 cells at 1 and 2 mg/mL concentrations, with IC50 values of 1.2–1.3 mg/mL. Additionally, the extract was able to inhibit cell colony formation when tested at both low and high concentrations. In conclusion, jaboticaba collected in the main season stands out regarding its polyphenol composition and holds potential against cancer cell growth.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute (ECSCRI)
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	2223-7747
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 October 2024
Date of Acceptance:	15 October 2024
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2024 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/172908

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