Antioxidant activities and fatty acid composition of wild grown myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) fruits
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Tarih
2010
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Pharmacognosy Network Worldwide
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
The fruits of eight myrtles, Myrtus communis L. accessions from the Mediterranean region of Turkey were evaluated for their antioxidant activities and fatty acid contents. The antioxidant activities of the fruit extracts were determined by using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and beta-carotene-linoleic acid assays. The fatty acid contents of fruits were determined by using gas chromatography. The methanol extracts of fruits exhibited a high level of free radical scavenging activity. There was a wide range (74.51-91.65%) of antioxidant activity among the accessions in the beta-carotene-linoleic acid assay. The amount of total phenolics (TP) was determined to be between 44.41-74.44 mu g Gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/mg, on a dry weight basis. Oleic acid was the dominant fatty acid (67.07%), followed by palmitic (10.24%), and stearic acid (8.19%), respectively. These results suggest the future utilization of myrtle fruit extracts as food additives or in chemoprevention studies.
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Antioxidant activity, diphenylpicrylhydrazyl, Mediterranean, myrtle
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Pharmacognosy Magazine
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Q4
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N/A
Cilt
6
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21
