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Investigation on the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Extracts from Crataegus azarolus L.: Effect of Growing Location of an Important Tunisian Medicinal Plant

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For the first time, the current study was designed to evaluate growing location on the chemical composition as well as the DPPH capacity of Crataegus azarolus L. (var. aronia (Willd.) Batt.) methanolic aqueous extracts. It was found that Crataegus azarolus L. collected from Neber (Governorate of Kef) had the highest total phenolic, flavonoids, condensed and hydrolysable tannin contents while the same genus growing in Jdidi (Governorate of Zaghouan) were characterized by the highest content of sugar (15.27 mg Gluc g−1 DW). Moreover, the plants contents’ in P, K, and Na was investigated. Accordingly, the genus origins have shown to highly affect their content in the former minerals. In vitro, antioxidant activity was also determined using DPPH radical and expressed as concentration of each extract in order to inhibit 50% of DPPH radicals. The obtained values ranged from 55.22 to 138.66 μg mL−1. From a nutritional and antioxidant point of view, Crataegus azarolus L. (var. aronia (Willd.) Batt.) can be considered as a valuable variety.

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Abbreviations

mg GAE.g−1 DW:

mg of gallic acid equivalent per 1 g of dry weight

mg QE.g−1 DW:

mg of quercetin equivalent per 1 g of dry weight

mg CE. g−1 DW:

mg catechin equivalents per g of dry weight

mg EAE.g−1 DW:

mg ellagic acid equivalents per g of dry weight

mg GlucE.g−1 DW:

mg of glucose equivalent per 1 g of dry weight

DW:

Dry weight

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The authors thank the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for financial support and are grateful to Professor Mohamed Rigane for useful discussions about the English.

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  1. Laboratory of Organic Chemistry LR17ES08, Sciences Faculty of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P 1171, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia

    Amira Yahyaoui, Ghayth Rigane & Ridha Ben Salem

  2. Laboratory of Biochemistry and Lipids, Sciences Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, 2090, El Manar, Tunisia

    Moufida Oueslati Arfaoui

  3. Laboratory of Management and Valorization of Forest Resources, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF), Tunis, Tunisia

    Moufida Oueslati Arfaoui, Achref Hkir, Kawther Amari & Youssef Ammari

  4. Chemistry-Physics Department, Sciences and Technology Faculty, University of Kairouan, B. P 380, 9100, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

    Ghayth Rigane

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Yahyaoui, A., Arfaoui, M.O., Rigane, G. et al. Investigation on the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Extracts from Crataegus azarolus L.: Effect of Growing Location of an Important Tunisian Medicinal Plant. Chemistry Africa 2, 361–365 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-019-00054-1

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