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Biotechnologia Acta Т. 17, No.1 , 2024
P. 29-42, Bibliography 106, Engl.
UDC:: 615.3(06)
DOI: https;//doi.org/10.15407/biotech17.01.029

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BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACOGNOSTIC POTENTIAL OF Tetragonia tetragonioides

  O. B. Onoiko, O. K. Zolotareva

M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv

The use of highly active compounds from plants, which proved their effectiveness in traditional medicine practices, has increased recently because of the pathogen resistance to synthetic antimicrobial drugs. The medicinal plant's extracts often contain a unique species of active ingredients, and a specific combination of them produces a synergistic therapeutic effect. Therefore, analyzing the biochemical composition of cultivated plants and the range of their potential biotechnological application is an urgent task.

Aim. To summarize the information on the potential of the xerophytic plant Tetragonia tetragonioides as a source of functional food ingredients and biologically active substances that increase nonspecific organism resistance and contribute to the prevention and treatment of various diseases.

ResultsT. tetragonioides is a salt-tolerant and heat-resistant plant containing valuable nutrients, biologically active substances, and many vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibers. The high level of antioxidant compounds, especially flavonoids and carotenoids, helps reduce the risk of degenerative pathologies associated with excessive oxidative stress. The unique complex of biologically active substances in T. tetragonioides, which includes 6-methoxy flavonols, predominantly derivatives of 6-methoxy kaempferol, as well as megastigmanes and their glucosides, lignanamide, provides significant antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antimicrobial activity and may be beneficial for the prevention of chronic diseases and age-related health problems. The effectiveness of T. tetragonioides has been demonstrated in animal models in treating metabolic disorders such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, and hyperuricemia.
Conclusions. T. tetragonioides, containing a specific complex of biologically active compounds, primarily 6-methoxyflavonols, may be a promising raw material for obtaining effective medications for treating and preventing various chronic diseases and metabolic disorders.

Key words: Tetragonia tetragonioides, nutritional and biochemical status, antioxidants, therapeutic activity, anti-inflammatory activity.

© Palladin Institute of Biochemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2024