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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2016

Polar Constituents and Biological Activity of the Berry-Like Fruits from Hypericum androsaemum L.

Giovanni Caprioli, Alessia Alunno, Daniela Beghelli, Armandodoriano Bianco, Massimo Bramucci, Claudio Frezza, Romilde Iannarelli, Fabrizio Papa, Luana Quassinti, Gianni Sagratini and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giovanni CaprioliSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Alessia AlunnoRheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia Perugia, Italy.
Daniela BeghelliSchool of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Armandodoriano BiancoDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
Massimo BramucciSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Claudio FrezzaDepartment of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
Romilde IannarelliSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Fabrizio PapaSchool of Science and Technology, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Luana QuassintiSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Gianni SagratiniSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Bruno TirilliniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Urbino, Italy.
Alessandro VendittiDepartment of Chemistry, Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy; Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy.
Sauro VittoriSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Filippo MaggiSchool of Pharmacy, University of Camerino Camerino, Italy.
Università di Camerino · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Perugia · ITUniversity of Urbino · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypericum androsaemum, also known as Tutsan, is a small evergreen shrub common in the Mediterranean basin where it is traditionally used as diuretic and hepatoprotective herbal drug. This plant possesses the peculiarity to produce fleshy and berry-like fruits that ripen from red to shiny black. In the present work, the chemical constituents of methanolic extracts and infusions of red and black fruits were analyzed by HPLC, and correlated with their antioxidant properties which were evaluated by the DPPH, β-Carotene/linoleic acid, and hypochlorous acid tests. In addition, the red pigment of the fruit was isolated by column chromatography and structurally elucidated by NMR. Results showed that H. androsaemum fruits contain high amounts of shikimic and chlorogenic acids, while their color was given by a tetraoxygenated-type xanthone, reported for the first time in Hypericum species. The red berries infusion gave the highest content of total phenolic compounds, DPPH, and hypochlorous acid scavenging activity, and β-carotene bleaching. Cytotoxicity of the berries extracts on three human tumor cell lines (malignant melanoma, breast adenocarcinoma, and colon carcinoma) was evaluated by MTT assay, and relevant inhibition on colon carcinoma cells (IC50 value of 8.4 μg/mL) was found. Finally, the effects of red berries extract on the immune system were evaluated by peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferation assay that revealed a strong stimulation on lymphocytes at low doses (0.4-6 μg/mL).

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antioxidantberry-like fruitscytotoxicityHypericum androsaemumimmunomodulatoryphytochemicals

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