Journal article
Bioactivity of mango flesh and peel extracts on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ [PPARγ] activation and MCF-7 cell proliferation: fraction and fruit variability
Journal of food science, Vol.76(1), pp.H11-H18
2011
PMID: 21535682
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Abstract
Mangos are a source of bioactive compounds with potential health promoting activity. Biological activities associated with mango fractions were assessed in cell-based assays to develop effective extraction and fractionation methodologies and to define sources of variability. Two techniques were developed for extraction and fractionation of mango fruit peel and flesh. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was used to assess compositional differences between mango fractions in flesh extracts. Many of the extracts were effective in inhibiting the proliferation of human breast cancer cells in vitro. All fractions showed bioactivity in PPAR activation assays, but quantitative responses showed marked fruit-to-fruit variability, highlighting the need to bulk fruit prior to extraction for activity-guided fractionation of bioactive components. This study also suggests that combinations of diverse molecular components may be responsible for cell-level bioactivities from mango fractions, and that purification and activity profiling of individual components may be difficult to relate to whole fruit effects. Practical Application: Although the health benefits of fruits are strongly indicated from studies of diet and disease, it is not known what role individual fruit types can play, particularly for tropical fruits. This study shows that there is a diversity of potentially beneficial bioactivities within the flesh and peel of mango fruit, although fruit-to-fruit variation can be large. The results add to the evidence that the food approach of eating all components of fruits is likely to be more beneficial to health than consuming refined extracts, as the purification process would inevitably remove components with beneficial bioactivities.
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- Title
- Bioactivity of mango flesh and peel extracts on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ [PPARγ] activation and MCF-7 cell proliferation: fraction and fruit variability
- Creators
- Ashley S Wilkinson - University of QueenslandBernadine M Flanagan - University of QueenslandJean-Thomas Pierson - University of QueenslandAmitha K Hewavitharana - University of QueenslandRalf G Dietzgen - University of QueenslandP Nicholas Shaw - University of QueenslandSarah J Roberts-Thomson - University of QueenslandGregory R Monteith - University of QueenslandMichael J Gidley (Corresponding Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication Details
- Journal of food science, Vol.76(1), pp.H11-H18
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 991012894198202368
- Academic Unit
- Southern Cross Plant Science; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article