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*Phytochemicals in Human Health*

in guava postharvest quality and maintaining firmness and color, also preventing

Despite the current recognition of *Copernicia prunifera* as a quintessential Brazilian plant with growing interest of research and a boost in its commerce and industrial application for the formulation of therapeutic products, it can be safely postulated that its therapeutic potentials have not been fully explored. At present, researches and commercial interest on carnauba wax are skewed toward its cosmeceutical, food and pharmaceutical applications which have dwarfed research interest in its potential as a remedy for other diseases. Thus, further researches on its pharmacological activity recommended with the end-goal of unraveling the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and clinical relevance. In addition, toxicity risk assessment studies of both the bioactive extracts and isolated constituents need to be given more attention. Nevertheless, further studies and long-term human trials should be carried out in order to clarify the relationship between the consumption of 4-methoxy cinnamic acid diesters and its derivatives such as isolated pectin and their benefic impact on the human body, there seems to be certainly a

All the authors of the manuscript thank and acknowledge support of their respective Universities and Institutes. We are also grateful to Mr. Arunkumar Thanga Periyasamy, Srivilliputtur, Tamilnadu, India, for his valuable suggestions

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chilling symptoms under refrigerated conditions, respectively.

**3. Conclusion and future perspectives**

promising future for new investigations.

**Acknowledgements**

and encouragements.

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**Acronyms and abbreviations**

Mpk peak molar mass CSW carnauba-shellac wax LO lemongrass oil APE aqueous pulp extracts

TC total cholesterol TG triglyceride

b.w body weight

PIP precipitation index permits TLC thin layer chromatography

HD hypercholesterolemic diet

IR infrared spectroscopy

LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

PCO-C 4-methoxy cinnamic acid diesters

GC-FID gas chromatography-flame ionization detections

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Iago Almeida da Ponte1 , Murugan Muthuvel<sup>2</sup> , Sudarsini Saravanabhavan3 and Stephen Rathinaraj Benjamin1 \*

1 Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

2 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sriramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

3 Department of Ayurveda and Siddha, Trichy Ayurvedic Union Pvt. Ltd., Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India

\*Address all correspondence to: biotechstephen@gmail.com

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