Phytochemicals and biological activities of mutamba (Guazuma ulmifolia Lain.): A review

Autor(es)

Pereira, Gustavo Araujo ^[1] ; Peixoto Araujo, Nayara Macedo ^[1] ; Arruda, Henrique Silvano ^[1] ; Farias, David de Paulo ^[1] ; Molina, Gustavo ^[2] ; Pastore, Glaucia Maria ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Sch Food Engn, Dept Food Sci, Bioflavors & Bioact Cpds Lab, Monteiro Lobato St 80, POB 13083-862, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Vales Jequitinhonha & Mucuri, Inst Sci & Technol, Food Engn, BR-39100000 Diamantina, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: Food Research International; v. 126, DEC 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (Malvaceae), popularly known as mutamba and guacimo, is a tree found in the Latina America, especially in Brazil and Mexico. Mutamba tree has been used as traditional medicine to treat several pathological conditions, such as diarrhoea, coughs, and gastrointestinal and cardiovascular disorders. Phytochemical studies on this plant have resulted in the discovery of secondary metabolites that have shown bioactivities, including antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antioxidant, and antidiarrheal activities, and cardioprotective effect. The traditional uses of G. ulmifolia have been experimentally proved by in vitro and in vivo studies, in which its bioactivities were associated to its phytochemical composition, mainly proanthocyanidins dimer B and trimer C (condensed tannins). The current review assesses and summarizes the progress about the phytochemical and healthy properties of G. ulmifolia published until 2019. This review intends to present the current knowledge and perspectives about G. ulmifolia and its potential use as food and therapeutic plant. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/50333-1 - Cobra: nova plataforma de descoberta de compostos para identificação rápida e de baixo custo de bioativo com efeitos benéficos originários de plantas brasileiras
• Beneficiário: Glaucia Maria Pastore
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático