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Isolation and identification of phenolic compounds from an Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) fruit peel

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Eight phenolic compounds were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble acidic layer of methanol extracts of Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai cv. Chuhwangbae) fruit peels. These isolated compounds were identified to be arbutin (1), 4-(O-β-d-glucopyranosyl)-3-(3′-methyl-2′-butenyl)benzoic acid (2, malaxinic acid), 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3), trans-chlorogenic acid (4), cis-chlorogenic acid (5), isorhamnetin 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (6), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (7), and (-)-epicatechin (8) based on electronic spray ionization (ESI)-MS and NMR spectroscopic data. Of the isolated compounds, 2 and 5 were identified in pear for the first time.

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    Ki Hoon Lee, Jeong-Yong Cho, Hyoung Jae Lee, Keun Young Park, Young-Kyu Ma, Keun-Hyung Park & Jae-Hak Moon

  2. Korea Pear Research Organization, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea

    Sang-Hyun Lee, Jeong An Cho, Wol-Soo Kim & Jae-Hak Moon

  3. Department of Horticulture, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Korea

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Lee, K.H., Cho, JY., Lee, H.J. et al. Isolation and identification of phenolic compounds from an Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) fruit peel. Food Sci Biotechnol 20, 1539–1545 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-011-0213-4

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