Abstract
Being native of Tropical America, probably from Brazil, the Sicana odorifera Naudin (Cucurbitaceae)
is an annual herbaceous plant, vigorous, creeping or climbing, whose fruits exude an intense and
pleasant odor when ripe. This study aimed at characterizing the secondary metabolites in the
extracts obtained from the leaves, seeds, pulp and fruit peel, and to evaluate the fruit antioxidant
activity. Different classes of secondary metabolites were identified by the qualitative and quantitative
analyzes in the varied extracts. The antioxidant activity of the aqueous extract from the fruit pulp
was determined by the ability to sequester the stable radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH).
The carotenoids were extracted with acetone, separated with the petroleum ether, and quantified by
UV spectrophotometer. Phytochemical screening of extracts indicated the occurrence of compounds
as the reducing sugars, depsids and depsidones, steroids and triterpenoids, polysaccharides, proteins
and amino acids, saponins, tannins, alkaloids and carotenoids, besides the antioxidant activity in the
fruit pulp. According to the obtained results, S. odorifera possesses properties of pharmacological
interest. This study provides a preliminary subsidy on the knowledge concerning the chemical
composition and the feasibility of using this plant for medicinal purposes.
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