In Vitro Evaluation of Biological and Anticancer Activities Exhibited by Five Varieties of Vitis vinifera L
2023
Darwiche, Linda | Mesmar, Joelle Edward | Baydoun, Elias Abdel Hasan | El Kayal, Walid E. | Department of Biology | Department of Agriculture | Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS) | Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) | American University of Beirut
Vitis vinifera commonly known as grapevine is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide. Its cultivation started more than 7000 years ago in the Near East, and over the millennia was followed by the development of thousands of cultivars that were further selected and characterized for specific purposes. Its important pharmacological value and its richness in phytoconstituents were the triggers to perform this project. Seven extracts were prepared from five different V. vinifera varieties (V. vinifera ‘Black Pearl’ (BP), V. vinifera ‘Red Glob’ (RG), V. vinifera ‘Crimson’ (CR), V. vinifera ‘Beitamouni’ (BE) and V. vinifera ‘Superior’ (SU)) by separating the pulp from the seeds, followed by methanolic extraction. The phytochemical analysis showed that red colored grapes (RE, BP and CR), the seeds from V. vinifera ‘Black Pearl’ and V. vinifera ‘Red Globe’ contain higher amounts of primary and secondary metabolites such as polyphenols, anthocyanins and reducing sugars. In addition to their richness in phytoconstituents, these varieties/seeds possess an important antioxidant activity. The results of the cell viability assays showed that the red varieties have a potential anticancer activity against Capan-2 pancreatic cancer and MDA-MB231(TNBC) breast cancer cell lines, with the greatest promise when combined with the seeds. © 2023 by the authors.
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