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Averrhoa carambola L., Cyphomandra betacea, Myrciaria dubia as a Source of Bioactive Compounds of Antioxidant Properties [PDF]

Foods, 2023
Natural bioactive compounds play an important role in the prevention of various diseases. The exotic fruits Averrhoa carambola L. (star fruit), Cyphomandra betacea (tamarillo) and Myrciaria dubia (camu-camu) can be valuable sources of phytochemicals with
Dariusz Nowak, Michał Gośliński, Krzysztof Przygoński, Elżbieta Wojtowicz   +3 more
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Traditional Uses, Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Properties of Averrhoa carambola L.: A Review [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Averrhoa carambola L. (star fruit) is an edible fruit that is extensively cultivated in southern China, Southeast Asia, India, and northern South America.
Fei Luan, Lixia Peng, Ziqin Lei, Xiyu Jia, Junbo Zou, Yan Yang, Xirui He, Nan Zeng   +7 more
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Averrhoa carambola leaves prevent dyslipidemia and oxidative stress in a rat model of poloxamer-407-induced acute hyperlipidemia. [PDF]

Front Pharmacol, 2023
Background: The star fruit [Averrhoa carambola L (Oxalidaceae)] is traditionally used in the treatment of many ailments in many countries. It possesses several pharmacological activities, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Abduh MS, Saghir SAM, Al Hroob AM, Bin-Ammar A, Al-Tarawni AH, Murugaiyah V, Mahmoud AM.   +6 more
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of Ag/ZnO nanoparticles using Averrhoa carambola fruit extract as the reducing agent and their application in cotton fabrics with antibacterial and UV-protection properties. [PDF]

RSC Adv, 2022
This is the first time Averrhoa carambola fruit extract has been used as a reducing agent to synthesize Ag/ZnO composites for coating cotton to develop antibacterial activity and UV protection under domestic microwave irradiation.
Porrawatkul P, Pimsen R, Kuyyogsuy A, Teppaya N, Noypha A, Chanthai S, Nuengmatcha P.   +6 more
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Nutritional and medicinal properties of Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola): A review. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr, 2021
Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola), a popular fruit in many parts of the world, is considered to have many beneficial nutritional and medicinal effects. However, harmful nephrotoxic and neurotoxic effects have also been described.
Lakmal K, Yasawardene P, Jayarajah U, Seneviratne SL.   +3 more
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Identification and functional analysis of SWEET gene family in Averrhoa carambola L. fruits during ripening [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Sugar Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEETs), a type of sugar efflux transporters, have been extensively researched upon due to their role in phloem loading for distant sugar transport, fruit development, and stress regulation, etc.
Qihua Lin, Qiuzhen Zhong, Zehuang Zhang
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Ethanolic Extract of Averrhoa carambola Leaf Has an Anticancer Activity on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells: An In Vitro Study. [PDF]

Pharmaceutics
Background/Objectives: Averrhoa carambola, or star fruit, is a shrub known for its medicinal properties, especially due to bioactive metabolites identified in its roots and fruit with anti-cancer activity.
Beas-Guzmán OF, Cabrera-Licona A, Hernández-Fuentes GA, Ceballos-Magaña SG, Guzmán-Esquivel J, De-León-Zaragoza L, Ramírez-Flores M, Diaz-Martinez J, Garza-Veloz I, Martínez-Fierro ML, Rodríguez-Sanchez IP, Ceja-Espíritu G, Meza-Robles C, Cervantes-Kardasch VH, Delgado-Enciso I.   +14 more
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Genome-wide identification and expression profile of YABBY genes in Averrhoa carambola. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Members of the plant-specific YABBY gene family are thought to play an important role in the development of leaf, flower, and fruit. The YABBY genes have been characterized and regarded as vital contributors to fruit development in Arabidopsis
Li C, Dong N, Shen L, Lu M, Zhai J, Zhao Y, Chen L, Wan Z, Liu Z, Ren H, Wu S.   +10 more
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Developmental Morphology, Physiology, and Molecular Basis of the Pentagram Fruit of Averrhoa carambola. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Averrhoa carambola, a key tropical and subtropical economic tree in the Oxalidaceae family, is distinguished by its unique pentagram-shaped fruit. This study investigates the developmental processes shaping the polarity of A.
Tuo W, Wu C, Wang X, Yang Z, Xu L, Shen S, Zhai J, Wu S.   +7 more
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Anti-Obesity Evaluation of <i>Averrhoa carambola</i> L. Leaves and Assessment of Its Polyphenols as Potential α-Glucosidase Inhibitors. [PDF]

Molecules, 2022
Averrhoa carambola L. is reported for its anti-obese and anti-diabetic activities. The present study aimed to investigate its aqueous methanol leaf extract (CLL) in vivo anti-obese activity along with the isolation and identification of bioactive ...
Ramadan NS, El-Sayed NH, El-Toumy SA, Mohamed DA, Aziz ZA, Marzouk MS, Esatbeyoglu T, Farag MA, Shimizu K.   +8 more
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