Bioaccessibility, biotransformation, and transport of α-mangostin from Garcinia mangostana (Mangosteen) using simulated digestion and Caco-2 human intestinal cells

• Main Authors: Akkarach Bumrungpert, Ruchaneekorn W. Kalpravidh, Sunit Suksamrarn, Apinya Chaivisuthangkura, Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai, Mark L. Failla
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/27022

α- and γ- Mangostin are the most abundant prenylated xanthones present in the fruit of the mangosteen tree. These compounds have been reported to possess numerous bioactivities that have provided the impetus for use of mangosteen products as nutraceuticals and in functional foods and dietary supplem...