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The key active components are believed to be annonaceous acetogenins, with more than 100 such compounds having been isolated from A. muricata. The plant is also a source of a range of phenolic compounds, essential oils, alkaloids, flavonol triglycosides, and megastigmanes, together with various minerals, including Mg, Fe, Cu, K, and Ca. Its key phenolic compounds are rutin, kaempferol, and quercetin. This paper provides an overview of the current state of knowledge about the antioxidant properties of various graviola organs and their major constituents, based on a review of various electronic databases. However, few findings have been obtained from clinical trials, and few in vitro and animal studies suggest that graviola preparations have antioxidant properties; as such, the antioxidant potential of graviola, and its safety, remain unclear.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu15020402","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,13]],"date-time":"2023-01-13T02:29:57Z","timestamp":1673576997000},"page":"402","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["The Antioxidant Potential of Graviola and Its Potential Medicinal Application"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7048-2952","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beata","family":"Olas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Pomorska 141\/3, 90-236 Lodz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"522","DOI":"10.1093\/carcin\/bgy024","article-title":"Emerging therapeutic potential of graviola and its constituents in cancers","volume":"4","author":"Qazi","year":"2018","journal-title":"Carcinogenesis"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"15625","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms160715625","article-title":"Annona muricata (Annonaceae): A review of its traditional uses, isolated acetogenins and biological activities","volume":"16","author":"Moghadamtousi","year":"2015","journal-title":"Int. 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