Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay
Crataegus fruit is one of most important fruits in Tunisian flora. Some fruits of this genus are edible. This study was undertaken in order to examine the benefits of these fruits in human health and their composition of antioxidants including total polyphenol, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins content,...
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| author | Farouk Mraihi Mohamed Journi Jamila Kalthoum Chérif Munevver Sokmen Atalay Sokmen Malika Trabelsi-Ayadi |
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| description | Crataegus fruit is one of most important fruits in Tunisian flora. Some fruits of this genus are edible. This study was undertaken in order to examine the benefits of these fruits in human health and their composition of antioxidants including total polyphenol, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins content, and total anthocyanins. The antioxidative properties of the ultrasonic methanolic extract were assessed by different in vitro methods such as the FRAP, DPPH, and β-carotene/linoleic acid assay. We concluded that peel fraction of red fruits possessed relatively high antioxidant activity and might be a rich source of natural antioxidants in comparison with the pulp and seed fruit extract. The results also showed that hawthorn yellow fruit presents lower amounts of phenolic content, absence of anthocyanins, and less antioxidant capacity. Most of peel and seed fractions were stronger than the pulp fractions in antioxidant activity based on their DPPH IC50, FRAP values, and results of β-carotene/linoleic acid. The total phenolic compounds contents were also highly correlated with the DPPH method and the FRAP assay. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28596b51ee2849b58fd9245d1c9dff752025-02-03T01:07:17ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/378264378264Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid AssayFarouk Mraihi0Mohamed Journi1Jamila Kalthoum Chérif2Munevver Sokmen3Atalay Sokmen4Malika Trabelsi-Ayadi5Laboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances et Substances Naturelles et à l'Environnement (LACReSNE), Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, TunisiaLaboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances et Substances Naturelles et à l'Environnement (LACReSNE), Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, TunisiaLaboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances et Substances Naturelles et à l'Environnement (LACReSNE), Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, TunisiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Literature, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, TurkeyDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080 Trabzon, TurkeyLaboratoire d’Application de la Chimie aux Ressources et Substances et Substances Naturelles et à l'Environnement (LACReSNE), Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, 7021 Zarzouna, TunisiaCrataegus fruit is one of most important fruits in Tunisian flora. Some fruits of this genus are edible. This study was undertaken in order to examine the benefits of these fruits in human health and their composition of antioxidants including total polyphenol, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins content, and total anthocyanins. The antioxidative properties of the ultrasonic methanolic extract were assessed by different in vitro methods such as the FRAP, DPPH, and β-carotene/linoleic acid assay. We concluded that peel fraction of red fruits possessed relatively high antioxidant activity and might be a rich source of natural antioxidants in comparison with the pulp and seed fruit extract. The results also showed that hawthorn yellow fruit presents lower amounts of phenolic content, absence of anthocyanins, and less antioxidant capacity. Most of peel and seed fractions were stronger than the pulp fractions in antioxidant activity based on their DPPH IC50, FRAP values, and results of β-carotene/linoleic acid. The total phenolic compounds contents were also highly correlated with the DPPH method and the FRAP assay.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/378264 |
| spellingShingle | Farouk Mraihi Mohamed Journi Jamila Kalthoum Chérif Munevver Sokmen Atalay Sokmen Malika Trabelsi-Ayadi Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay |
| title_full | Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay |
| title_fullStr | Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay |
| title_short | Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Potential of Crataegus Fruits Grown in Tunisia as Determined by DPPH, FRAP, and β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Assay |
| title_sort | phenolic contents and antioxidant potential of crataegus fruits grown in tunisia as determined by dpph frap and β carotene linoleic acid assay |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/378264 |
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