Assessment of toxic potential of Cerrado fruit seeds using Artemia salina bioassay

Food Science and Technology (Campinas)

Raíza Cavalcante Fonseca²  Nayane Alves De Souza²  Tâmara Cristina Lima Correa²  Luane Ferreira Garcia¹  Luann Guilherme Vieira Dos Reis¹  Armando Garcia Rodriguez¹ 

[1] ,Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás Food Engeneering Section Goiânia GO ,Brazil

关键词: cyanide;    kernels;    food toxicology;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-20612013005000032

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Artemia salina bioassay was used to assess toxicity of seeds and kernels of Brazilian fruits from cerrado (central high plains region) and other inner regions of the country. Water extracts of the kernels were filtered and added to Artemia cultures containing ten individuals per mL. Dose - response curves were constructed, and LD50 values were calculated. Pure potassium cyanide standard was used to draw a calibration curve for comparison to detect the presence of cyanide in the samples tested. Extracts of the seeds of araticum, mangaba, cagaita, jatobá, and tucumã were found toxic to Artemia salina, and some of the dose - response curves were very similar in shape to those obtained with pure potassium cyanide standards, while the samples of baru, cajá-manga, siriguela, trauma, and veludo showed no toxicity at all. The Guignard test, specific for cyanide detection, showed negative results in all toxic samples, suggesting the presence of other toxic compounds rather than cyanide. The comparison of araticum dose - response curve with those of other annonaceous fruits suggests the presence acetogenins as the main toxic compounds in the seeds. These results could be useful to prevent poisoning by industrial derivatives of the fruits studied.

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