Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Nat Prod Res. 2020 Jan;34(1):3-9. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1637874. Epub 2019 Jul 8.
Okra, L. (Moench), also known as Lady's Fingers, gombo, or bamje, is an annual plant belonging to the family. Traditional olistic medicine since centuries directly associates this plant and its parts to a beneficial health hypoglycemic effect. Since the abscisic acid (ABA) has been associated to an interesting hypoglycemic effect, this triggered us to verify and quantify the presence of the abscisic acid in the okra phytocomplex. In particular, ABA, a plant derived hormone, has been proven by recent studies to be effective on mammals. To determine and quantify the ABA content, different parts of the Okra plant extracts have been evaluated, and HPLC-DAD analysis has been used allowing us to report for the first time the presence of this isoprenoid compound. Bioaccessibility has been also investigated using a simulated gastro intestinal (GI) digestion protocol with the aim of explore the possibility of okra extract as nutraceutical.
秋葵，也被称为“羊角豆”“美人指”或“羊角豆”，是锦葵科的一种一年生植物。几个世纪以来，传统的整体医学一直将这种植物及其部分与有益的降血糖作用直接联系起来。由于已将脱落酸 (ABA) 与有趣的降血糖作用联系起来，这促使我们验证和量化秋葵植物复合物中脱落酸的存在。特别是，植物衍生激素 ABA 已被最近的研究证明对哺乳动物有效。为了确定和量化 ABA 的含量，评估了秋葵植物提取物的不同部位，并使用 HPLC-DAD 分析，首次报告了这种类异戊二烯化合物的存在。还使用模拟胃肠 (GI) 消化方案研究了生物利用度，目的是探索秋葵提取物作为营养保健品的可能性。
