Phytochemical Screening and Biological Activity of Female and Male Cones from <i>Pinus nigra</i> subsp. <i>laricio</i> (Poir.) Maire.

ABSTRACT: The Corsican pine (Pinus nigra subsp. laricio (Poir.) Maire), a subspecies of black pine endemic to southern Italy, is widely known for the quality of its valuable timber, and the parts of the plant that are not used for this purpose are considered unusable production waste. In this study, we investigated the phytochemical profile and a series of biological activities of extracts from the female and male pine cones. The extracts were prepared by maceration with ethanol and subsequently fractionated using liquid-liquid separation. The total phenolic and flavonoid content, antioxidant potential (DPPH and β-carotene bleaching tests), anti-inflammatory activity (nitric oxide inhibition in RAW 264.7 cells), and enzymatic inhibition against pancreatic lipase and α-amylase were dete

SUBMITTER: Fucile M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12649639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature