Bioactive profile of mandacaru fruits and cytotoxicity against the L929 cell line

Mandacaru (Cereus jamacaru DC. Subsp. Jamacaru) is native to the Brazilian Caatinga and is part of the Cactaceae family. Mandacaru fruits are attractive in taste and flavour, although they are not widely commercialised. However, there is limited scientific literature on the composition of this fruit. Therefore, the present work was aimed at analysing the physicochemical composition, as well ...
Source: Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research