Chemical composition, nutritional value and antioxidant properties of autochthonous Prunus avium cultivars from Campania Region

The antiradical properties of the extracts were investigated by DPPH and ABTS methods. 'Della Recca' cv. cherries exhibited a pronounced antiradical activity: at 62.5 μg/mL dose level ABTS radical cation was converted in its reduced form by 88.7% and DPPH radical was reduced by 75.3%. The antiproliferative efficacy of 'Della Recca' and 'Del Monte' extracts were evaluated towards five cancer cell lines (HepG2, A549, HeLa, SK-B-NE(2)-C, and SH-SY5Y) through MTT assay. 'Della Recca' phenol extract showed a dose-dependent inhibiting activity towards cervical cancer HeLa cell line.