Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extracts
El-Hamamsy, S., El-khamissi, H. (2020). Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extracts. EKB Journal Management System, 11(4), 79-84. doi: 10.21608/jacb.2020.95837
S. M. A. El-Hamamsy; H. A. Z. El-khamissi. "Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extracts". EKB Journal Management System, 11, 4, 2020, 79-84. doi: 10.21608/jacb.2020.95837
El-Hamamsy, S., El-khamissi, H. (2020). 'Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extracts', EKB Journal Management System, 11(4), pp. 79-84. doi: 10.21608/jacb.2020.95837
El-Hamamsy, S., El-khamissi, H. Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extracts. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 11(4): 79-84. doi: 10.21608/jacb.2020.95837

Phytochemicals, Antioxidant Activity and Identification of Phenolic Compounds by HPLC of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Extracts

Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology
Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2020, Page 79-84  XML PDF (547.13 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jacb.2020.95837
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Authors
S. M. A. El-Hamamsy; H. A. Z. El-khamissi email
Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
Pomegranate peel is food waste unfit to eat parts obtained during the production of pomegranate juice. The aim of this work is to study the effect of four different solvents (ethanol, isopropanol, hot and cold water) on phytochemicals screening, total phenolics content, total flavonoid content and antioxidants activity in pomegranate peels, as well as identification of phenolic compounds in extracts by HPLC. Phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, steroids and terpenoids were detected in all extracts. The highest total phenolics and total flavonoids were observed in ethanol extract of pomegranate peels (161.5 mg GAE/g and 70.65 mg Rutin/g), respectively. Furthermore, the ethanol extract of pomegranate peels showed the highest DPPH scavenging activity with the lowest IC50 value 14.6 μg/ml compared to other extracts. The high antioxidant activities may be due to the high contents of phenolics and flavonoids in pomegranate peel ethanol extract. HPLC analysis was used for the identification and quantitative determination of phenolic compounds in pomegranate peels extracts. The results revealed nine polyphenolic compounds including protocatechuic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, ellagic acid, cinnamic acid, quinic acid, benzoic acid, syringic acid and iso-ferulic acid in pomegranate peels extracts. The obtained results confirmed that ethanol extract was the most abundant of phenolics compounds as compared to the other extracts. Finally, it can be concluded that pomegranate peel extracts can be used in various fields for being rich in natural antioxidants that have a medicinal and therapeutic impact.
Keywords
Pomegranate peel extracts; Phytochemicals; total phenolic; antioxidant activity; HPLC
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