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Geoclimatic influences on the constituents and antioxidant activity of extracts from the fruit of Arbutus unedo L.

Influences géoclimatiques sur les constituants et effets antioxydants du fruit Arbutus unedo L.

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We made a comparison between the total phenolic content, concentrations of flavonoids and antioxidant activity of four different extracts (1-butanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, water) of Arbutus unedo L. fruit (Ericacea) of El Marsa and Terni area. The total phenolic content in the extracts was determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and it ranged between 26.57 and 48.23 gallic acid equivalents mg/g of dry weight of extract. The concentrations of flavonoids in plant extracts varied from 17.98 to 56.84 catechin equivalents mg/g. The antioxidant activity was analyzed in vitro using the DPPH reagent; among all extracts, ethyl acetate fraction from El Marsa area showed the highest antioxidant activity.

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Nous avons fait une comparaison entre la teneur en composés phénoliques totaux, les concentrations en flavonoïdes et l’activité antioxydante de quatre extraits différents (1-butanol, acétate d’éthyle, chloroforme, eau) du fruit d’Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) d’El Marsa et Terni. La teneur totale des composés phénoliques dans les extraits a été déterminée en utilisant le réactif de Folin-Ciocalteu, et leur teneur varie entre 26,57 et 48,23 GAE mg/g du poids sec de l’extrait. Les concentrations de flavonoïdes dans les extraits de plante varient de 17,98 à 56,84 CE mg/g. L’activité antioxydante a été analysée in vitro en utilisant le réactif DPPH ; parmi tous les extraits, la fraction d’acétate d’éthyle venant de la zone El Marsa a montré la plus forte activité antioxydante.

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Bouzid, K., Toumi, F.B. Geoclimatic influences on the constituents and antioxidant activity of extracts from the fruit of Arbutus unedo L.. Phytothérapie 12, 229–233 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-014-0884-4

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