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Summary:Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) is an aromatic plant from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family used as a condiment in several regions of Europe and also described to have medicinal properties. While the aerial parts are used as foods, the roots are generally discarded. In the past, lovage roots were used in folk medicine for their diuretic, carminative, and spasmolytic properties. Therefore, the exploitation of this undervalued part of the plant can be a source of valuable bioactive compounds for food and/or pharmaceutical industries. Thus, in this study, extracts of different polarity were prepared and studied regarding their chemical composition and bioactive properties. To the best of our knowledge, the composition in phenolic compounds and the volatile profile of the n-hexane extract are reported for the first time. A total of 24 compounds were identified by GC-MS in the n-hexane extract, evidencing a high relative abundance of phthalides. A total of eight phenolic compounds were identified in lovage root extracts (decoction and hydroethanolic extract), with vanillic acid being the major compound. Regarding antioxidant activity, also reported for the first time, decoction and hydroethanolic extract exhibited a high antioxidant capacity in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) (179 ± 11 μg/mL) and in oxidative hemolysis (OxHLIA) assays (510 ± 6 μg/mL), respectively. n-Hexane extract showed relevant anti-proliferative activity against all tumor cell lines tested (GI50, 48-69 μg/mL), despite inhibiting also the growth of a non-tumoral hepatocyte cell line, however, presenting a significantly higher GI50 value (147 μg/mL). This study revealed that lovage root, an agri-food residue, can be a source of valuable bioactive compounds also presenting biological properties that deserve being explored, which could lead to a circular economy for food and/or the pharmaceutical industry.
Main Authors:Sprea, Rafael M.
Other Authors:Fernandes, Ângela; Finimundy, Tiane C.; Pereira, Carla; Alves, Maria José; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Canan, Cristiane; Barros, Lillian; Amaral, Joana S.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
Subject:Agri-food waste Bioactivity Circular economy Levisticum officinale roots Phenolic compounds Phthalides
Year:2020
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Language:English
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Pereira, Carla
Alves, Maria José
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Canan, Cristiane
Barros, Lillian
Amaral, Joana S.
Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
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Phenolic compounds
Phthalides
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Pereira, Carla
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Canan, Cristiane
Barros, Lillian
Amaral, Joana S.
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Circular economy
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Phthalides
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description Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) is an aromatic plant from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family used as a condiment in several regions of Europe and also described to have medicinal properties. While the aerial parts are used as foods, the roots are generally discarded. In the past, lovage roots were used in folk medicine for their diuretic, carminative, and spasmolytic properties. Therefore, the exploitation of this undervalued part of the plant can be a source of valuable bioactive compounds for food and/or pharmaceutical industries. Thus, in this study, extracts of different polarity were prepared and studied regarding their chemical composition and bioactive properties. To the best of our knowledge, the composition in phenolic compounds and the volatile profile of the n-hexane extract are reported for the first time. A total of 24 compounds were identified by GC-MS in the n-hexane extract, evidencing a high relative abundance of phthalides. A total of eight phenolic compounds were identified in lovage root extracts (decoction and hydroethanolic extract), with vanillic acid being the major compound. Regarding antioxidant activity, also reported for the first time, decoction and hydroethanolic extract exhibited a high antioxidant capacity in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) (179 ± 11 μg/mL) and in oxidative hemolysis (OxHLIA) assays (510 ± 6 μg/mL), respectively. n-Hexane extract showed relevant anti-proliferative activity against all tumor cell lines tested (GI50, 48-69 μg/mL), despite inhibiting also the growth of a non-tumoral hepatocyte cell line, however, presenting a significantly higher GI50 value (147 μg/mL). This study revealed that lovage root, an agri-food residue, can be a source of valuable bioactive compounds also presenting biological properties that deserve being explored, which could lead to a circular economy for food and/or the pharmaceutical industry.
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spellingShingle Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
Sprea, Rafael M.
Agri-food waste
Bioactivity
Circular economy
Levisticum officinale roots
Phenolic compounds
Phthalides
status SINGLETON
subject.fl_str_mv Agri-food waste
Bioactivity
Circular economy
Levisticum officinale roots
Phenolic compounds
Phthalides
title Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
title_full Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
title_fullStr Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
title_full_unstemmed Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
title_short Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
title_sort Lovage (Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch) roots: a source of bioactive compounds towards a circular economy
topic Agri-food waste
Bioactivity
Circular economy
Levisticum officinale roots
Phenolic compounds
Phthalides
topic_facet Agri-food waste
Bioactivity
Circular economy
Levisticum officinale roots
Phenolic compounds
Phthalides
url http://hdl.handle.net/10198/23404
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