Efeito dos compostos fenólicos de frutas nativas brasileiras na glicemia pós-prandial

Author(s)

Diully Mata Balisteiro

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ)
• Defense date: 2013-07-03

Examining board members

Maria Ines Genovese; Luciano Ricardo Giacaglia

• Advisor: Maria Ines Genovese

Abstract

Some native Brazilian fruit can be considered excellent sources of bioactive compounds of phenolic nature. Featuring, among them, the cambuci, the araça, camu-camu, the cagaita, some species of wild passion and jabuticaba. Some of these compounds are able of inhibiting the enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in vitro. Inhibition of the enzymes α-amylase and α-glycosidase slow and prolongs the digestion of carbohydrates, thus reducing the rate and velocity of glucose absorbed and therefore the sudden increase of postprandial glucose in plasma. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of fruit juices clarified Brazilian native on postprandial glycemia in humans following consumption of a unit of white bread (French bread type with approximately 55 g), and study the effect of phenolic compounds purified from the juices of the enzymes α-amylase and α-glucosidase in vitro. The results showed that all juices clarified, except the passion fruit garlic (Passiflora tenuifila Killip), had a positive effect on postprandial glycemia, causing reduction in the total amount of glucose absorbed (cambuci (Campomanesia phae O.Berg .), cagaita (Eugenia dysenterica DC), camu-camu (Myciaria dubious Mc Vaughn) and araça (Psidium guineensis Sw)), increase in the time to reach maximum blood concentration of glucose (camu-camu and cambuci), decrease in speed of glucose increment (cambuci, cagaita, camu-camu, araça and jabuticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora Berg)) and decreased percentage increase in glucose (all except the passion garlic fruit juices). The consumption of juice also caused an increase in plasma antioxidant capacity. Phenolic compounds purified from the juices tested were able to inhibit the activity of enzymes α-amylase and α-glycosidase in vitro, and, except for the juice jabuticaba, all were more efficient than acarbose in inhibiting α- glycosidase (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/03393-5 - Effect of phenolic compounds from Brazilian native fruits on postprandial glycemia
• Grantee: Diully Mata Balisteiro
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master