Evaluation of Polyphenolics Content and Antioxidant Activity in Edible Wild Fruits
Joint Authors
Shah, Munir H.
Shan, Sharui
Huang, Xuming
Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Plant diversity is a basic source of food and medicines for the local communities of the Himalayas.
Current study was intended to assess polyphenolics content and antioxidant potential in edible wild fruits used as food and to treat various diseases by the inhabitants of Himalayan region of Pakistan.
The fruits of 20 plant species were evaluated using standard protocols, whereas information on medicinal uses was gathered through semistructured interviews.
Comparatively, Prunus domestica and Rubus ellipticus fruits exhibited highest levels of phenolics and flavonols contents (113.55 ± 0.61 mg GAE/100 g and 200.06 ± 1.57 mg RtE/100 g FW, respectively) in acetone extract.
Nevertheless, flavonoids were maximum in the water extract of Rosa moschata (194.82 ± 3.46 mg RtE/100 g FW).
Contrary, Duchesnea indica fruit depicted significant potential to scavenge DPPH and H2O2 radicals at 94.66 ± 8.89% in acetone extract and 83.54± 9.37% in water extract, while acetone extract of Rubus ellipticus had maximum potential to reduce ferric ions (133.66 ± 15.00 µM GAE/100 g FW).
Additionally, total antioxidant capacity was highest in the acetone extract of Berberis lycium fruit (332.08 ± 21.90 µM AAE/100 g FW).
The relationships between polyphenolics and antioxidant activity revealed synergistic role of secondary metabolites in the prevention of diseases.
Our study revealed that wild fruits consumed by the local communities of Himalayas are rich in health beneficial phytochemicals and hold significant potential to treat chronic diseases, particularly associated with free radicals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shan, Sharui& Huang, Xuming& Shah, Munir H.& Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood. 2019. Evaluation of Polyphenolics Content and Antioxidant Activity in Edible Wild Fruits. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123309
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shan, Sharui…[et al.]. Evaluation of Polyphenolics Content and Antioxidant Activity in Edible Wild Fruits. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123309
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shan, Sharui& Huang, Xuming& Shah, Munir H.& Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood. Evaluation of Polyphenolics Content and Antioxidant Activity in Edible Wild Fruits. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1123309
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1123309