Chemical and biological activities of faveleira (Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl) seed oil for potential health applications.
Faveleira (Cnidoscolus quercifolius) is an emerging Brazilian plant, with seeds rich in edible oil. This study investigates physicochemical properties, chemical composition, thermal and oxidative stability, in vitro and in vivo toxicity, antioxidant, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of faveleira seed oil. It was observed that the oil has low acidity, value of peroxide, chlorophyll, carotenoids, β-carotene and high concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids. In addition to presenting thermal and oxidative stability and high total phenolic content, with vanillin, eugenol and quercetin were predominating. The oil showed no toxicity in vitro and in vivo, and presented antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities. These findings provide relevant and appropriate conditions for processing of faveleira seed oil as functional food.
['Ribeiro|Penha Patrícia Cabral|PPC|', 'Damasceno|Karla Suzanne Florentino da Silva Chaves|KSFDSC|', 'de Veras|Bruno Oliveira|BO|', 'de Oliveira|João Ricardhis Saturnino|JRS|', 'Lima|Vera Lúcia de Menezes|VLM|', 'de Assis|Caio Rodrigo Dias|CRD|', 'da Silva|Marcia Vanusa|MV|', 'de Sousa Júnior|Francisco Canindé|FC|', 'de Assis|Cristiane Fernandes|CF|', 'Padilha|Carlos Eduardo de Araújo|CEA|', 'Stamford|Thayza Christina Montenegro|TCM|']
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Edible oil Fatty acids Functional food Bioactive activity Phenolic compounds Pigments