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Phenolic profiles and antioxidant activity of litchi (Litchi Chinensis Sonn.) fruit pericarp from different commercially available cultivars.
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2012 Dec 17; Vol. 17 (12), pp. 14954-67. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Dec 17. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Litchi fruit pericarp (LFP) contains significant amounts of phenolics which have been found to exhibit diverse biological activities. The purpose of this work was to determine the varietal differences in phenolic profiles and antioxidant activity of LFP from nine commercially available cultivars. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents ranged from 9.39 to 30.16 mg gallic acid equivalents/g fresh weight (FW) and from 7.12 to 23.46 mg catechin equivalents/g FW, respectively. The total anthocyanin contents ranged from 1.77 to 20.94 mg cyanidin-3-glucoside equivalents/100 g FW. Three anthocyanins, including cyanidin-3-rutinoside, cyanidin-3-glucoside, malvidin-3-glucoside, were detected, and cyanidin-3-rutinoside was the predominant constituent which contributes from 68.8% to 100% to total anthocyanins, The total procyanidin contents ranged from 4.35 to 11.82 mg epicatechin equivalents/g FW. Procyanidin B2, epicatechin, A-type procyanidin trimer, and procyanidin A2 were detected in all nine litchi varieties. The oxygen radical absorbance capacity activities and DPPH radical-scavenging activities ranged from 430.49 to 1752.30 μmol TE/100 g FW and from 4.70 to 11.82 mg/g (IC50), respectively. These results indicate that there are significant differences in phytochemical profiles and antioxidant activity among the tested varieties. Knowing the phenolic profiles and antioxidant activity of LFP of different varieties gives the insights into its potential application to promote health.
- Subjects :
- Breeding
Catechin analysis
Catechin chemistry
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Flavonoids analysis
Flavonoids chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction
Plant Extracts analysis
Plant Extracts chemistry
Antioxidants analysis
Antioxidants chemistry
Fruit chemistry
Litchi chemistry
Phenols analysis
Phenols chemistry
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420-3049
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23247368
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules171214954