title: Antioxidant activity of a Mediterranean food product: "fig syrup".
abstract: In this work, the efficacy of fig syrup, a Mediterranean fig derivative, as a nutraceutical supplement, was demonstrated. Fig syrup is a fruit concentrate used as a common ingredient in the preparation of typical foods, and particularly in cakes. In vitro assays were performed to determine the amount of nutraceutical ingredients, such as phenolic compounds (3.92 mg equivalent of gallic acid per g) and flavonoids (0.35 mg equivalent of catechin per g), while HPLC analyses provided specific information about the composition of antioxidants in the syrup. Furthermore, total antioxidant activity, scavenging properties against DPPH and peroxyl radicals, and the anticholinesterase activity, clearly showed the efficacy of the syrup in preventing damage induced by free radicals and, thus, the applicability of this food derivative as a nutraceutical supplement.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, University of Calabria, Edificio Polifunzionale, Arcavacata di Rende 87036, Italy. francesco.puoci@unical.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puoci
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iemma
authors.forename: Umile G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Spizzirri
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Restuccia
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pezzi
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sirianni
authors.forename: Lillo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manganaro
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curcio
authors.forename: Ortensia I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Parisi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: Nevio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Picci
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004032:Diet; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D030681:Ficus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D010851:Picrates / Q000378:metabolism; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D010851:Picrates; D028321:Plant Preparations; D059808:Polyphenols; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C004931:1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl