Isolation, identification, and pharmacological activity of phytochemicals present in Litchi chinensis

Sunita J. Varjani; Pooja Patel

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Isolation, identification, and pharmacological activity of phytochemicals present in Litchi chinensis

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Litchi fruit pericarp (LFP) tissues constitute about 15% of total weight of the entire fresh fruit and have tremendous quantities of flavonoids, especially flavonols and anthocyanins. The major flavonols in LFP are procyanidin B4, procyanidin B2 and epicatechin, while cyanindin-3-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-glucoside, quercetin-3-rutinoside and quercetin-3-glucoside have been identified as important anthocyanins. A few genes are responsible for anthocyanin accumulation in LFP. Litchi flavonoids exhibit good anti-oxidant activity. Furthermore, LFP extract displays a dose- and time-dependent inhibitory effect on human breast cancers, which may be attributed, in part, to its inhibition of proliferation and induction of cancer cell apoptosis through up- and down regulation of more than one gene. It is suggested that flavonoids from LFP play a crucial role as additives for functional foods and anti-breast-cancer drugs. This review discusses the current knowledge of phytochemicals present in LFP and the medicinal benefits of litchi seed extract. © 2017 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Lychee Biotechnology
Editors	Manoj Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Ram Prasad, Ajit Varma
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Chapter	16
Pages	395-403
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-10-3644-6
ISBN (Print)	978-981-10-3643-9, 978-981-10-9929-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3644-6_16
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

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The authors are grateful to the Puri Foundation, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, for its support.

Research Keywords

Anthocyanins
Flavonoids
LC-MS
Litchi chinensis
Litchi fruit pericarp (LFP)
NMR

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The Lychee Biotechnology. ed. / Manoj Kumar; Vivek Kumar; Ram Prasad; Ajit Varma. Springer Singapore, 2017. p. 395-403.

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