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Research Article Volume 5 Issue 2
Biochemical composition and antioxidant activity of some sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in the Middle Atlas of Morocco
El Baji Mina, Hanine Hafida, En-Nahli Said, Júlia Halász, Attila, Sezai, Kodad Ossama
Received: January 01, 1971 | Published: March 14, 2018
Citation: Mina EB, Hafida H, Said EN, et al. Biochemical composition and antioxidant activity of some sweet cherry ( Prunus avium L.) cultivars grown in the Middle Atlas of Morocco. MOJ Bioequiv Availab. 2018;5(2):77-81. DOI: 10.15406/mojbb.2018.05.00086
Abstract
The main biochemical composition, contents of total polyphenols, total flavonoids, total anthocyanins and antioxidant activity, were measured in the fruits of four sweet cherry cultivars (?Burlat’, ?Van’, ?Napoleon’and ?Cerisette’) grown in two locations (Laanoceur and Toufselt) in the Middle Atlas. The free radical scavenging activity was evaluated spectrophotometrically using 1,1?diphenyl?2?picrylhydrazine (DPPH).Total phenolic contents ranged between 305.99 and 306.67 mg EqGal/100g DW, total flavonoid contents were within the range of 481.73-517.67 eqRE mg/100g DW, and total anthocyanin contents were between 1.09 and 2.89 mg cyanidin 3-glucoside/100g DW. Antioxidant activity ranged from 17.18 to 18.11 mg eqtrolox/100g DW for DPPH method. The highest values of total anthocyanin content and antioxidant activity (DPPH) were recorded in ?Burlat’. The highest value of total flavonoid content was found in ?Cerisette’. Cherries from Laanoceur and Toufselt locations are characterized by similar biochemical composition and antioxidant activity, except for total anthocyanin content that shows slightly elevated values in Laanoceur. The close correlation between total phenolic contents and antioxidant activities (r2=0.73) show that antioxidant activity of cherry fruit depends on total polyphenols.
Keywords: sweet cherry, biochemical component, antioxidant activity, variability, location, anthocyanins, flavonoids, picrylhydrazyl, biochemical features, postharvest, nutraceuticals, anti?inflammatory, Polyphenolics, antiviral, antiallergenic, anticarcinogenic
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