Bioactivity and Chemical Profile of Rubus idaeus L. Leaves Steam-Distillation Extract.

ABSTRACT: The leaves of Rubus idaeus L., a by-product of the fruit food industry, are a known source of bioactive molecules, although the chemical composition has only been partially investigated. The main objective of this study was to examine the biological activities and the chemical composition of the extract of leaves of R. idaeus (RH), obtained by steam distillation (SD). The antioxidant capacity; the total phenolic content (TPC); the cytotoxic activity against tumor cell lines; and the antibacterial activity, in addition to the study of the chemical fingerprinting, carried out by Gas/Chromatography-Mass-Spectrometry (GC/MS) and Headspace (HS)-GC/MS, were established. The extract showed a strong antioxidant capacity and a modest antibacterial activity against two bacterial strain

SUBMITTER: De Santis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature