Polyphenols and Alkaloids in Byproducts of Longan Fruits (Dimocarpus Longan Lour.) and Their Bioactivities

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 24; no. 6; p. 1186
• Main Authors: Tang, Ya-Yuan, He, Xue-Mei, Sun, Jian, Li, Chang-Bao, Li, Li, Sheng, Jin-Feng, Xin, Ming, Li, Zhi-Chun, Zheng, Feng-Jin, Liu, Guo-Ming, Li, Jie-Min, Ling, Dong-Ning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.03.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Alkaloids - analysis; Alkaloids - pharmacology; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - analysis; Antioxidants - pharmacology; bioactivities; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Cultivars; Ethanol; Flavonoids; Fruits; functional compositions; Herbal medicine; Hypoglycemic Agents - analysis; Hypoglycemic Agents - pharmacology; identification; longan fruit byproducts; Medical research; Metabolism; Metabolites; Molecular Structure; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Polyphenols; Polyphenols - analysis; Polyphenols - pharmacology; quantification; Sapindaceae - chemistry; Seeds; Seeds - chemistry; Traditional Chinese medicine; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; China; functional compositions; longan fruit byproducts; identification; quantification; bioactivities

The longan industry produces a large amount of byproducts such as pericarp and seed, resulting in environmental pollution and resource wastage. The present study was performed to systematically evaluate functional components, i.e., polyphenols (phenolics and flavonoids) and alkaloids, in longan bypr...