TY  - JOUR
AU  - Cavichi, Lucas Vinicius
AU  - Liberal, Ângela
AU  - Dias, Maria Inês
AU  - Mandim, Filipa
AU  - Pinela, José
AU  - Kostić, Marina
AU  - Soković, Marina
AU  - Kalschne, Daneysa Lahis
AU  - Fernandes, Ângela
AU  - Canan, Cristiane
AU  - Barros, Lillian
AU  - Amaral, Joana S.
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/1/192
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36613411
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC9818490
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5400
AB  - In recent years, the interest in products of natural origin has boosted the exploitation and use of plants as food and sources of bioactive compounds, especially wild plants widely used in different cultures for several purposes. Commelina erecta is a wild edible plant (WEP) traditionally used as food and medicine, about which few studies exist. Thus, this study aimed at enhancing the knowledge about its nutritional, chemical and bioactive profile, considering different plant parts and development stages, in order to increase its inclusion in the diet of South American communities. The nutritional profile was found to be similar to other WEP frequently consumed in Brazil. Thirteen phenolic compounds (HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS) were tentatively identified, with apigenin, luteolin and quercetin derivatives being the most abundant. Fructose and oxalic acid were the major sugar and organic acid, respectively, in the aerial parts of C. erecta, and four isoforms of tocopherols were also identified. Regarding the plant's antioxidant activity, the EC50 values varied between 18.4 and 1060 µg/mL in the inhibition of lipid peroxidation assay (TBARS) and between 53 and 115 µg/mL in the oxidative haemolysis inhibition (OxHLIA) assay. The hydroethanolic extract obtained from stems at the flowering stage also presented anti-inflammatory activity. In general, all the extracts evidenced promising antimicrobial activity. Altogether, these results reinforce the traditional use of this plant species as food and medicine to support the diet of needier populations and also promote food sovereignty and sustainability.
PB  - Basel: MDPI
T2  - Foods
T1  - Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Commelina erecta: An Edible Wild Plant Consumed in Brazil
IS  - 1
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/foods12010192
SP  - 192
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Cavichi, Lucas Vinicius and Liberal, Ângela and Dias, Maria Inês and Mandim, Filipa and Pinela, José and Kostić, Marina and Soković, Marina and Kalschne, Daneysa Lahis and Fernandes, Ângela and Canan, Cristiane and Barros, Lillian and Amaral, Joana S.",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In recent years, the interest in products of natural origin has boosted the exploitation and use of plants as food and sources of bioactive compounds, especially wild plants widely used in different cultures for several purposes. Commelina erecta is a wild edible plant (WEP) traditionally used as food and medicine, about which few studies exist. Thus, this study aimed at enhancing the knowledge about its nutritional, chemical and bioactive profile, considering different plant parts and development stages, in order to increase its inclusion in the diet of South American communities. The nutritional profile was found to be similar to other WEP frequently consumed in Brazil. Thirteen phenolic compounds (HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS) were tentatively identified, with apigenin, luteolin and quercetin derivatives being the most abundant. Fructose and oxalic acid were the major sugar and organic acid, respectively, in the aerial parts of C. erecta, and four isoforms of tocopherols were also identified. Regarding the plant's antioxidant activity, the EC50 values varied between 18.4 and 1060 µg/mL in the inhibition of lipid peroxidation assay (TBARS) and between 53 and 115 µg/mL in the oxidative haemolysis inhibition (OxHLIA) assay. The hydroethanolic extract obtained from stems at the flowering stage also presented anti-inflammatory activity. In general, all the extracts evidenced promising antimicrobial activity. Altogether, these results reinforce the traditional use of this plant species as food and medicine to support the diet of needier populations and also promote food sovereignty and sustainability.",
publisher = "Basel: MDPI",
journal = "Foods",
title = "Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Commelina erecta: An Edible Wild Plant Consumed in Brazil",
number = "1",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/foods12010192",
pages = "192"
}

Cavichi, L. V., Liberal, Â., Dias, M. I., Mandim, F., Pinela, J., Kostić, M., Soković, M., Kalschne, D. L., Fernandes, Â., Canan, C., Barros, L.,& Amaral, J. S.. (2023). Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Commelina erecta: An Edible Wild Plant Consumed in Brazil. in Foods
Basel: MDPI., 12(1), 192.
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12010192

Cavichi LV, Liberal Â, Dias MI, Mandim F, Pinela J, Kostić M, Soković M, Kalschne DL, Fernandes Â, Canan C, Barros L, Amaral JS. Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Commelina erecta: An Edible Wild Plant Consumed in Brazil. in Foods. 2023;12(1):192.
doi:10.3390/foods12010192 .

Cavichi, Lucas Vinicius, Liberal, Ângela, Dias, Maria Inês, Mandim, Filipa, Pinela, José, Kostić, Marina, Soković, Marina, Kalschne, Daneysa Lahis, Fernandes, Ângela, Canan, Cristiane, Barros, Lillian, Amaral, Joana S., "Chemical Composition and Biological Activity of Commelina erecta: An Edible Wild Plant Consumed in Brazil" in Foods, 12, no. 1 (2023):192,
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12010192 . .