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Bioactive Compounds of Karonda (Carissa carandas L.)

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Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Fruits and Nuts

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Abstract

Carissa carandas bears berry-sized fruits which are edible. The acidic pulp is a common ingredient in culinary preparations such as condiments, curries, beverages, and jams. The fruit is pickled in salt solution which is rich in minerals, acids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, flavonoids, vitamins, peptides, and sugars. The ripe fruit is full of acids and micro- and macronutrients which combine well with sugars and used to prepare a variety of jams. This plant is used as a traditional medicine which has received scientific awareness for its general ethnomedicinal applications. Traditionally, C. carandas plants are used to cure various diseases and are prepared as fresh juices rather than boiling water and decoction of leaves and flowers. In this chapter we present an account of bioactive compounds of karanda and their biological activities.

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Abbreviations

DMEM:

Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium

HeLa:

Henrietta Lacks

HIV:

Human immunodeficiency virus infection

MCF-7:

Michigan Cancer Foundation-7

MTT:

3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide

TSS:

Total soluble solids

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The authors wish to thank Dr. Tarique Mahmood (HOD), Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow (UP), for his valuable suggestions and facilities provided for the study.

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Arif, M., Usmani, S., Hasan, S.M. (2019). Bioactive Compounds of Karonda (Carissa carandas L.). In: Murthy, H., Bapat, V. (eds) Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Fruits and Nuts. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06120-3_30-1

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