Pdf this chapter discusses the botany and history, importance, breeding and genetics, molecular genetics, micropropagation, micrografting. Histopathologic effect of persea americana aqueous. Much of this demand is centred on only a few cultivated varieties despite there being vast genetic diversity in the species. The phytochemical and pharmacological profile of persea. The bestknown member of the genus is the avocado, p.
Lauraceae is an important subtropical crop in the americas where it has been cultivated for several thousand years. Phylogenetic and expression analysis of the npr1like gene. The use of noninvasive and lowcost methodologies allows the monitoring of fruit ripening and quality control, without affecting the product under study. The chemical composition of persea americana pulp and seed was investigated.
Group i negative control were treated aquadest, group ii positive control were treated glibenclamide 0. Persea americana, or commonly known as avocado, is an incredible fruit that consist on many. Microsatellite markers in avocado persea americana mill. Cultivo del aguacate propiedades medicinales del aguacate. Avocadoits fruit and oil, authorshruti sunil ranade and padma thiagarajan, year2015 shruti sunil ranade, padma thiagarajan published 2015 avocado, also known as the alligator pear is. Persea americana is high in antioxidants, vitamins e. Avocado its fruit and oil article pdf available in international journal of pharmtech research 86. Avocado with the scientific name of persea americana p. Persea americana mill lauraceae is a tree plant also called avocado or alligator pear. Persea americana mill pulp microstructure, p lant foods for human nutrition, vol.
Health benefits and pharmacology of persea americana mill. Anticonvulsant effect of persea americana mill lauraceae avocado leaf aqueous extract in mice. Pdf transcriptomic analysis of avocado hass persea. The first aim of the present work study 1 was to analyze ethyl acetate, 70% acetone, and 70% methanol extracts of the peel, pulp, and seed from two avocado persea americana mill. Research article acute toxicity and genotoxic activity of avocado seed extract persea americana mill. Watson2 introduction the large, lustrous dark green evergreen leaves and lowbranching, open canopy of avocado makes it a wonderful shade tree but it is most often grown for the abundant production of its wellknown, delicious, buttery fruits fig. Lauraceae originated in central and southern of south america, is a shiny evergreen tree, known as avocado. Avocado is cultivated in all tropical and subtropical regions in the world for its. Anticonvulsant effect of persea americana mill lauraceae. The avocado persea americana, a tree likely originating from southcentral mexico, is classified as a member of the flowering plant family lauraceae.
Twentyfive rats were divided into 5 treatment groups. Mexican, guatemalan, and west indian named for the areas where. Potential herbal larvicide control measure against anopheles gambiae giles, 1902 diptera. Various morphological parts of persea americana mill lauraceae avocado are widely used in african traditional medicines for the treatment, management andor control of a variety of human ailments, including childhood convulsions and epilepsy. Pdf classification of hass avocado persea americana mill in. Research article acute toxicity and genotoxic activity of. Persea is a genus of about 150 species of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, lauraceae.
Genomewide snp discovery and genomic characterization in. Avocado persea americana is one of the most important crops in mexico as it is the main producer, consumer, and exporter of avocado fruit in the world. Antibacterial activity of avocado extracts persea americana mill. It has been grown in the neotropics since ancient times and it seems that the domestication of this tree in mesoamerica started before other annual crops. The wild progenitor of cultivated avocado is a polymorphic tree species that is comprised of 3 botanical races. The use of vegetal extracts requires toxicological and genotoxic evaluations to establish and verify safety before being added to human cosmetic, pharmaceutical medicine, or alimentary products. In african traditional medicine, persea americana has been used in various human ailments including childhood convulsions and epilepsy.
Characterization, quantification and quality assessment of avocado persea americana mill. Dataset gbif backbone taxonomy rank species published in gard. Avocado persea americana mill is the only one commercial. Pdf transcriptomic analysis of avocado hass persea americana mill in the interaction system fruitchitosancolletotrichum luis xoca academia. The avocado, unflatteringly known in the past as alligator pear, midshipmans butter, vegetable butter, or sometimes as butter pear, and called by spanishspeaking people aguacate, cura, cupandra, or palta. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Persea americana seeds have been used in traditional medicine as treatment for several diseases. Anti lithiasis activity of avocado persea americana mill. Hypolipidemic effect of avocado persea americana mill.
Persea americana mill the avocado belongs to the laurel family lauraceae, which includes many aromatic trees and shrubs. Adesina jm, jose ar, rajashekar y, ileke kd abstract the prevalence of mosquitoborne diseases is one of the worlds most important health problems. A study showed that avocado leaf aqueous extract pae produces anticonvulsant effect by. In this study, a proofofconcept is demonstrated by the successful. Edible and nonedible parts of the fruits pulp and seeds were compared considering their possible role in improving the sustainability of the food and pharmaceutical.
It is a tropical tree native to mexico, central america and south america but it is now grown worldwide adodo, 1995. However, advances in molecular research are hindered by the lack of a highthroughput transient transformation system in this nonmodel plant. The common name comes from the nahuatl a mexican language word ahuacatl, meaning testicle, and refers to the shape of the fruits, an association which led to their being considered a fertility food. Jayeni chathurika amarathunga hiti bandaralage, alice hayward, neena mitter queensland alliance for agriculture and food innovation, the university of queensland, brisbane, australia abstract avocado is a high demand, high value tropical fruit recognised for its nutritional value. However, successful avocado commercialization is often reduced by large postharvest losses due.
International journal of pharmtech research coden usa. Fatty acid content of avocados persea americana mill. In a subset of 15 cultivars, heterozygosity averaged 63. The research method is the pre and post control group design. Pdf evaluation of the chemical composition of persea. It is recommended for anemia, exhaustion, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, gastritis, and gastroduodenal ulcer. The fruit of the plant, also called an avocado or avocado pear or alligator pear, is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and mediterranean. This study examined the anticonvulsant effect of the plants leaf aqueous extract pae, 50800 mg. Chittiboyina 1, dilu chen 5, jianping zhao 1, bharathi avula 1, yanhong wang 1 and ikhlas a. Avocado is a very variable species and taxonomically poorly understood. Nucleotide diversity and linkage disequilibrium in wild.
Twentyfive microsatellite markers uniquely differentiated 35 avocado cultivars and two wild relatives. Ecophysiology of the avocado persea americana mill. Partition and hsccc fractions were principally characterized by lcesimsms analysis. Using large nurse seeds is beneficial, as they contain higher. Nutritional and antinutritional compositions of processed. Pdf avocado, also known as the alligator pear is a tropical fruit that has originated from america. Their in vitro influence was investigated on proliferation, differentiation, cell viability, and gene expression on hacat and normal human epidermal keratinocytes nhek. It is chiefly grown in temperate regions and sparsely grown in tropical regions of the world. In this work, the ethanolic seed extract of persea americana. Persea americana powder was macerated with ethanol 70% for 48 h and the extract was concentrated to get a semisolid extract using a rotary evaporator. Persea americana avocado is widely grown in parts of southeastern nigeria and used as a. Hypoglycemic activity of aqueous leaf extract of persea. Theseedswerewashed,cutinto small pieces, and dried in an oven.
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