Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Seeds from Pakistan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Phenolic Composition
2.2. Total Phenolic Contents
2.3. Antioxidant Activity
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Sample Collection and Preparation
3.3. Preparation of Extracts
3.4. HPLC-DAD Analyses of Phenolic Compounds
3.5. Total Phenolic Contents
3.6. Radical Scavenging Activity
3.7. Data Analyses
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Peak | Retention Time (min) | Identity | HPLC-DAD λmax (nm) | Amount (mg/100 g) | Reference |
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1 | 1.8 | Gallic acid | 271 | 6.667 | Standard |
2 | 2.1 | Gallic acid derivative | 270 | 0.982 | Santos et al. [10] |
3 | 4.8 | Hydroxybenzoic acid derivative | 261, 278 | 2.18 | Santos et al. [10] |
4 | 5.7 | Catechin derivative | 280 | 5.42 | Santos et al. [10] |
5 | 6.8 | Caffeic acid | 298, 323 | 46.3 | Standard |
5 | 6.8 | Caffeic acid | 298, 323 | 66.0 | Standard |
6 | 1.4 | Vanilic acid derivative | 227, 258 | 1.02 | Santos et al. [10] |
7 | 1.6 | Vanilic acid derivative | 226, 259 | 0.455 | Santos et al. [10] |
8 | 2.8 | Ellagitanin | 232, 270 | 0.433 | Santos et al. [10] |
9 | 8.5 | Quercetin-3-rutinoside | 254, 355 | 3.91 | Standard |
10 | 9.2 | Catechin | 280 | 4.33 | Standard |
11 | 11.8 | Syringic acid derivative | 284 | 8.65 | Santos et al. [10] |
12 | 13.5 | Ellagic acid derivative | 286, 320 | 1.24 | Santos et al. [10] |
13 | 14.3 | Ellagic acid | 254, 368 | 6.52 | Standard |
Total Amounts | Water | 81.249 | |||
Mixture | 72.858 | ||||
Methanol | 12.456 |
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Zeb, A. Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Seeds from Pakistan. Foods 2016, 5, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods5040067
Zeb A. Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Seeds from Pakistan. Foods. 2016; 5(4):67. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods5040067
Chicago/Turabian StyleZeb, Alam. 2016. "Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Melon (Cucumis Melo L.) Seeds from Pakistan" Foods 5, no. 4: 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods5040067