Moraceae, and its very close relative the chempedak, artocarpus integer thunb. Artocarpus heterophyllus, artocarpus integrifolius. Phytochemical screening was done by using water and methanol extracts of leaf and bark of both the plants. The present study examines the antioxidative, hypoglycemic, and hypolipidemic activities of artocarpus heterophyllus jack fruit leaf extracts jfes. Scientific evidence regarding the antiinflammatory effect of. The jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus, also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family. Phytochemical and antibacterial activity of artocarpus. The largest treeborne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. Artocarpus heterophyllus and artocarpus altilis leaf and stem bark extracts. Biological invasions are recognized to put native species in risk of extinction.
Introduced in sri lanka, bangladesh to indochina, china, malesia, central africa, caribbean, south america peru to brazil. It looks looks like a giant dinosaur egg with short, thorny spines on it, up to 3 ft long. Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of southeast asian and pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, moraceae. Selected trees and shrubs artocarpus heterophyllus, common name.
However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam produces heavier yield. G c a t genes t a c g g c a t article draft genomes of two artocarpus plants, jackfruit a. Pdf evaluation of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus. Kathal belonging to family moraceae is an integral part of common indian diet and is freely available in indian. Plants profile for artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit. Index termsartocarpus heterophyllus, jacalin, crude protein, cytotoxicity, cancer cell, mcf7, h1299. Jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus miamidade county. Phytochemistry, nutritional and pharmacological properties of. Jack fruit kos in sinhala and artocarpus altilis i. Artocarpus heterophyllus, artocarpus integrifolius family. The outside of the fruit is green or yellow when ripe.
Jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus is a fruit crop widely distributed in bangladesh and very popular with the. It forms forest associations with homesteads leuschn er and khaleque 1987, toparkngarm 1990, tropical rain forests, dry evergreen forests, and the montane vegetation of mountain groups gunasena 1993. Its origin is in the region between the western ghats of southern india and the rainforests of malaysia the jack tree is wellsuited to tropical lowlands, and is widely cultivated throughout tropical regions of the world. Antimicrobial effect was then compared with standard as antibiotic ampicillin. Characterization of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus core. Synonyms for artocarpus heterophyllus in free thesaurus. Antioxidant activity of artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit, jakfruit, jaca, nangka family moraceae. Artocarpus heterophyllus east indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds jackfruit, jackfruit tree jak, jackfruit, jack. The generic name artocarpus is derived from two greek words artos meaning bread and karpos meaning fruit synonyms. Artocarpus heterophyllus definition of artocarpus heterophyllus by the free dictionary. General information about artocarpus heterophyllus abfhe india. The experiment was conducted with the existing bearing trees of different jackfruit genotypes at jamalpur region during the year 20142015. Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit question number question answer score 1.
The antiinflammatory activities of the isolated flavonoids, including cycloartomunin 1, cyclomorusin 2, dihydrocycloartomunin 3, dihydroisocycloartomunin 4, cudraflavone a 5, cyclocommunin 6, and artomunoxanthone 7, and cycloheterohyllin 8, artonins a 9 and b 10, artocarpanone 11, artocarpanone a 12, and heteroflavanones a, b 14, and c 15 from artocarpus. Most species of artocarpus are restricted to southeast asia. Manual of analysis of fruits and vegetable products. Artocarpus heterophyllus an overview sciencedirect topics. Jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus biodiversity, nutritional contents, and. Artocarpus heterophyllus lam, commonly known as the jackfruit tree and belonging to the family moraceae, is an exotic tree originally native to the western. Utilization of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Plant details information about artocarpus heterophyllus. Pectin was extracted from jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus waste using. Study on the antiinflammatory activity of artocarpus. Draft genomes of two artocarpus plants, jackfruit and.
Jackfruit are a great source of vitamins and minerals. Artocarpus camansi has often been considered to be a form of seeded breadfruit, artocarpus altilis. A very important multipurpose tree with a wide range of uses, it is particularly valued for its fruit. This asian borne fruit is related to the mulberry family and is a favorite among tropical fruits. Transformation of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam. The common name jackfruit is derived from malyalam word jaca. The 70% ethanol jfee, nbutanol jfbe, water jfwe, chloroform jfce, and ethyl acetate jfeae extracts were obtained.
Isolation of tyrosinase inhibitors from artocarpus. Belongs to the moraceae or fig family, which includes the breadfruit artocarpus altilis, fije of the dominica forests ficus citrifolia, and the popular fig of commerce f. Artocarpus heterophyllus lam is a large evergreen tree cultivated throughout southeast asia for its fruits. New phenolic compounds from the leaves of artocarpus. The rind composed of hexagonal, conical carpal apices elevitch et al. Artocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit pfaf plant database. This study indentified 8 new phenolic compounds, artoheterophyllins ej 16, 4geranyl2. Artocarpus heterophyllus is the most widespread species of the genus. Natural plant extracts as antioxidants for food preservation. Jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus is one of the most sig. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of artocarpus. Jacalin is a plant lectin from artocarpus heterophyllus seed, is a tetrameric twochain lectin with molecule structure weight is 66kda.
Jackfruit has multiple fruit syncarp with a green to yellow brown rind. A number of traditional and modern agroforestry systems are common in the agricultural landscape of bangladesh. It is my pleasure to share few images of artocarpus heterophyllus moraceae habit. Breadfruit or artocarpus altilis, is an indonesian native plant traditionally used for the treatment of various disease including inflammatoryrelated diseases such as arthritis, tumors, pain, gastritis and atherosclerosis. One new 2arylbenzofuran derivative, artocarstilbene b 1, one new benzaldehyde derivative, e3,5dihydroxy43methylbut1enylbenzaldehyde 2, as well as 18 known compounds 320 were obtained from the leaves of artocarpus heterophyllus. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic techniques including 2d nmr and hresims. Genes free fulltext draft genomes of two artocarpus. Artocarpus brasiliensis gomez artocarpus maxima blanco artocarpus philippensis lam. Its origin is in the region between the western ghats of southern india and the rainforests of malaysia the jack tree is wellsuited to tropical lowlands, and it bears the largest fruit of all trees, reaching as much as 55 kg 120 lb in weight, 90 cm 35 in. It is best noted for bearing the largest fruits of any tree in the world. Artocarpus heterophyllus is an evergreen tree growing to 15 m 49ft by 15 m 49ft at a fast rate. Moraceae the evergreen, latexproducing jackfruit tree can reach up to 80 feet in height, with a straight stem that branches near the base. The bole, which is usually up to 80cm in diameter but can reach 200cm, is usually unbuttressed, but can sometimes have small buttresses.
Isolation of tyrosinase inhibitors from artocarpus heterophyllus and use of its extract as antibrowning agent. Hendre 4, alice muchugi 4, ramni jamnadass 4, shumin kao 5,6, jonathan featherston 7, nyree j. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Artocarpus heterophyllus jack fruit at huntington library, art collections and botanical gardens. Previous studies have shown that some of its compositions exhibited potential tyrosinase inhibition activities. Jackfruit, artocarpus heterophyllus description the tree is handsome and stately, 30 to 70 ft 921 m tall, with evergreen, alternate, glossy, somewhat leathery leaves to 9 in 22. Antibacterial effect of artocarpus heterophyllus and artocarpus communis in leaf and bark were studied against bacillus subtilis and pseudomonas fluorescence. Moraceae jackfruit, jakfruit, langka, nangka, jaca origin.
A fastgrowing evergreen tree with the largest treeborne fruit in the world, reaching up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. Nutritional and health benefits of jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus lam. Can be pruned annually to 12 x 12 producing as much as 200 lbs. Antiinflammatory flavonoids from artocarpus heterophyllus. It is a large, straighttrunked, somewhat stately tree that typically grows 3070 sometimes to 90 tall. Invasion by alien species is one of the most critical factors affecting global biodiversity, leading to homogenization and species loss worldwide. Acrocarpus heterophyllus jackfruit introduction jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus is one of the most sig nificant trees in tropical homegardens and perhaps the most widespread and useful tree in the important genus artocarpus. Chloroplast genome sequences play a significant role in the development of molecular markers in. Pdf invasion by artocarpus heterophyllus in an island. Artocarpus heterophyllus is an evergreen fruit tree cultivated in many tropical regions. Breadfruit artocarpus communis george holtonthe national audubon society collectionphoto researchers learn about this topic in these articles. Vernacular names edit wikidata artocarpus heterophyllus.