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- Title
Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Granada (Spain) and Evaluation of Its Neuroprotective Action.
- Authors
López-Bascón, María Asunción; Moscoso-Ruiz, Inmaculada; Quirantes-Piné, Rosa; del Pino-García, Raquel; López-Gámez, Gloria; Justicia-Rueda, Andrea; Verardo, Vito; Quiles, José L.
- Abstract
The olive oil sector is a fundamental food in the Mediterranean diet. It has been demonstrated that the consumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) with a high content of phenolic compounds is beneficial in the prevention and/or treatment of many diseases. The main objective of this work was to study the relationship between the content of phenolic compounds and the in vitro neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity of EVOOs from two PDOs in the province of Granada. To this purpose, the amounts of phenolic compounds were determined by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS) and the inhibitory activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzymes by spectrophotometric and fluorimetric assays. The main families identified were phenolic alcohols, secoiridoids, lignans, flavonoids, and phenolic acids. The EVOO samples with the highest total concentration of compounds and the highest inhibitory activity belonged to the Picual and Manzanillo varieties. Statistical analysis showed a positive correlation between identified compounds and AChE and COX-2 inhibitory activity, except for lignans. These results confirm EVOO's compounds possess neuroprotective potential.
- Subjects
GRANADA (Spain); PHENOLS; OLIVE oil; LIQUID chromatography-mass spectrometry; MEDITERRANEAN diet; NEUROPROTECTIVE agents; PLANT phenols
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 9, p4878
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25094878