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. 2022 Oct 11;11(20):3170. doi: 10.3390/foods11203170

Table 2.

Benefits of banana inflorescence and their applications.

Biological Activities Chemical Components Extraction Method Main Findings Applications References
Antioxidant activities Total phenolics, flavonoids, tannins 70% aqueous acetone extracts In the β-carotene linoleic acid system, extracts showed radical scavenging (ABTS, DPPH, and superoxide), and prevention of lipid peroxidation Reduces the chance of diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Chicken with banana inflorescence, burger [51]
Total phenolics Methanol extracts Extracts demonstrated lipid peroxidation inhibition in the β-carotene linoleic acid system, ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and free radical scavenging activities (ABTS, DPPH) [52]
Dietary fiber and associated polyphenols Water-soluble polysaccharides and fractions Polysaccharide fractions had DPPH radical scavenging, FRAP, and metal chelating activities [37]
Umbelliferone and lupeol bioassay-guided isolation of an ethanol extract Extracts and isolated substances demonstrated reducing capability, an inhibitory impact against lipid peroxidation, and the ability to scavenge free radicals (ABTS, DPPH, and superoxide) [53]
Anti-diabetic activities Total phenolics; phenolic acids extracts with water and different organic solvents In Ehrlich ascites tumor cells, extracts had various degrees of stimulatory effects on glucose uptake As a potential antidiabetic agent [54]
Gallic acid, quercetin and epicatechin Extracts of methanol and its fractions (petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and water fractions) Intragastric administration of the ethyl acetate part (200 mg/kg body weight/day) for 60 days resulted in a significant decrease in blood glucose levels, lipid peroxidation products [45]
β-sitosterol, 31-norcyclolaudenone, and
(24R)-4α, 14α. 4-trimethyl-5α-cholesta-8,
25(27)-dien-3β-ol
Ethanol extract Isolated substances prevented the production of AGEs in the BSA-fructose model and the activity of α-glucosidase and α-amylase [55]
Anti-disease
activities
GCMS profiling was used to identify steroids, fatty acids, and long chain aliphatic chemicals. Ethanol extracts Extracts significantly slowed the expansion of HT-29 and other cell lines Anti-cancer drug that induces apoptosis in cancer cells [48]
Polyphenols Methanol and ethyl acetate extracts Based on information from cellular and proteomic techniques, in HT-29 cells, methanol extract resulted in apoptotic cell death [56]
Cardiovascular protective activities ND Methanol and ethyl acetate extracts LDL oxidation and ACE activity were both reduced by methanol extract. [48]
Anti-microbial Total phenolics Methanol extract Extracts showed various degrees of antibacterial activity against a number of harmful microorganisms that can be found in food Food preservations [57]
polyphenols, steroids Extracts were made using water and a variety of organic solvents, including petroleum ether, isopropanol, chloroform, ethyl acetate, hexane, methanol, and ethanol Extracts showed variable degrees of antibacterial activity against certain Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria [58]
Anti-inflammatory Gallic acid, quercetin and epicatechin Extracts of methanol and its fractions (water, petroleum ether, and ethyl acetate fractions) In the liver of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, the ethyl acetate fraction downregulated the mRNA expression of TNF-α, TGF-β1, NF-κB, and IL-6 and suppressed the activity of 5-LOX and COX-2 in monocytes Anti-inflammatory drugs [45]
Anti-obesity Total phenolics Water extracts Pancreatic lipase activity was reduced by water extracts Weight loss potential [59]

Note: ND, not determined.