ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Epicatechin Isolated from
Gloria O Izu, Nomonde P Mapasa, Jennifer Nambooze, Maria S Chukwuma, Emmanuel Mfotie Njoya, Gaetan T Tabakam, Susanna L Bonnet, Tshepiso J Makhafola, Samson S Mashele, Chika I Chukwuma
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Gloria O IzuDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5365-0507 Nomonde P MapasaDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.
Jennifer NamboozeDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.
Maria S ChukwumaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.
Emmanuel Mfotie NjoyaCentre for Quality of Health and Living (CQHL), Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.
Gaetan T TabakamCentre for Quality of Health and Living (CQHL), Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8977-1052 Susanna L BonnetDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.
Tshepiso J MakhafolaCentre for Quality of Health and Living (CQHL), Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8335-9611 Samson S MasheleCentre for Quality of Health and Living (CQHL), Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6339-4807 Chika I ChukwumaCentre for Quality of Health and Living (CQHL), Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein 9301, Free State, South Africa.
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National Research Foundation 150945National Research Foundation MND200429517886
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Bioactive flavonoid epicatechin has been reported in the peel of litchi fruit but isolated from its hydroalcoholic extracts. This study isolated epicatechin with cellular glucose uptake modulatory and ROS production inhibitory properties from the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) extract using a bioassay-guided approach. The fruit peel was defatted with hexane and sequentially extracted using dichloromethane (DCM), EtOAc, methanol (MeOH) and water. In vitro phytochemical models, namely antioxidant (Fe
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antioxidantepicatechinglucose uptakeisolationlitchi peel
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PMID39456487
PMCPMC11505627
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