Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidant Activity of Seven Native Species Growing in the Forests of Southern Chilean Patagonia

• Published in: Molecules
• Main Authors: Merly de Armas-Ricard, Francisco Quinán-Cárdenas, Harold Sanhueza, Rodrigo Pérez-Vidal, Cristina Mayorga-Lobos, Oney Ramírez-Rodríguez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: antioxidant capacity; sun protector factor; polyphenols; α-glucosidase inhibitors; tyrosinase inhibitors; Nothofagus; Organic chemistry; QD241-441; Patagonia; Protector; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216722; https://doaj.org/article/2c9786faf1ee4c65a55c978ddf78aaef

The genus Nothofagus is one of the most abundant in the subantarctic Patagonian forests. Five species inhabit these ecosystems, three evergreen ( Nothofagus betuloides , Nothofagus dombeyi , and Nothofagus nitida ) and two deciduous ( Nothofagus pumilio and Nothofagus antarctica ). This is the first...