@article{
author = "Kungel, Pâmela T.A.N. and Correa, Vanesa G. and Corrêa, Rúbia C.G. and Peralta, Rosely Aparecida and Soković, Marina and Calhelha, Ricardo C. and Bracht, Adelar and Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. and Peralta, Rosane M.",
year = "2018",
abstract = "This study investigated the antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties of a purified yerba mate polysaccharide. The yerba mate polysaccharide showed a prominent antioxidant activity as evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)-radical scavenging activity (IC50=1.25±0.10mg/mL), 3-ethyl benzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS+)-radical scavenging activity (IC50=0.41±0.05mg/mL), and hydroxyl scavenging activity (IC50=3.36±0.31mg/mL). The antioxidant activity evaluated as the ferric ion reduction power (FRAP) and oxygen radical absorbance radical assay (ORAC), expressed as trolox equivalents, were 20.84±1.61μMTE/mg and 556.30±12.83μMTE/mg, respectively. The purified yerba mate polysaccharide presented high antimicrobial activity against several bacterial and fungal strains; however, no cytotoxicity against all four tumor human cell lines assessed.",
journal = "International Journal of Biological Macromolecules",
title = "Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of a purified polysaccharide from yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)",
volume = "114",
doi = "10.1016/J.IJBIOMAC.2018.04.020",
pages = "1161-1167"
}