Carlos Alexandre Rocha da Costa^1,2, Luíz Guilherme Malaquias da Silva¹, Artur Gomes Barros³, Gilson Gustavo Lucinda Machado¹, Maria Laura Silva Galdino¹, Katiúcia Alves Amorim¹, Jordano Bernardes de Oliveira Pimenta¹, Alice de Paula de Sousa Cavalcante², Sayure Mariana Raad Nahon², Luiz José Rodrigues¹ and Eduardo Valério de Barros Vilas Boas¹

¹Food Science Department, Federal University of Lavras-UFLA, Lavras, MG, Brazil
²Instituto Tecnológico Vale - ITV, Belém, PA, , Brazil
³Institute of Natural Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas-UNIFAL, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

*Corresponding Author: Eduardo Valério de Barros Vilas Boas, Food Science Department, Laboratory of Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Received: July 23, 2025; Published: August 06, 2025

Abstract

Purple passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) is characteristic of tropical and subtropical regions of the world and its pulp is widely used in the production of various food products. Purple passion fruit is also used in therapeutic and medicinal treatments, due to its rich phytochemical matrix, in which volatile organic compounds (VOC) are strongly present. In this study, we performed the VOC identification of purple passion fruit in three development stages using the headspace solid phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique. In order to evaluate the potential pharmacokinetic properties of these compounds as new drug and nutraceutical candidates, we employed a computational model of molecules that allows the prediction of pharmacokinetics. 31 distinct VOC were identified across the three developmental stages. The major compound found was the alcohol heptan-2-ol. 15 volatiles were classified as soluble and 16 as very soluble. The permeability of these compounds in the intestinal membranes was considered moderate. No VOC showed similarities to toxins or xenobiotics. Most of the compounds investigated showed values indicating relatively normal distribution in the plasma, rather than high distribution in tissues. Terpenes, the ketone β-Ionone, and the compound styrene were more promising. All compounds have the potential to enter the central nervous system, with emphasis on the terpenes β-Myrcene, (Z)-β-ocimene, (E)-β-ocimene and the compound styrene. Of the compounds evaluated, 13 esters, two alcohols, all terpenes, one ketone and styrene have a lower rate or speed of excretion. All VOC showed no capacity to cause or induce undesirable genetic mutations.

Keywords: Volatiles; Prediction; Metabolites; Pharmacological, Fruit; Development

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Citation: Eduardo Valério de Barros Vilas Boas., et al. “Prediction of Pharmacokinetic Properties by ADMET in Purple Passion Fruit (Passiflora Edulis Sims) Pulp at different Maturation Stages".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 9.9 (2025): 04-15.

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