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IJBBB 2011 Vol.1(1): 53-57 ISSN: 2010-3638
DOI: 10.7763/IJBBB.2011.V1.10

Study of Antioxidant Potential of Tropical Fruit

Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf1, Mohd. Jamil Maah1, Ismail Yusoff2, Karamat Mahmood3, Abdul Wajid3

Abstract—This research work was carried out to quantify the total phenolics, flavonoids and carotenoides, vitamin C contents, reported as antioxidants, in the extracts of four locally available varieties of durian. Fruit was extracted using dichloromethane: pentane (1:1 v/v) and subjected to study the various quality parameters. The total phenolic contents from durian fruit extract, determined following the Folin-ciocalteu assay were found in the range of 690.62–998.29 mg/L, showing the significant inter-varietals variations. The total flavonoids and vitamin C contents from fruit extract were found in the range of 211.36–220.34 and 18.87–25.1 mg/L, respectively. Whereas, the total carotenoides contents of fruit extract were found in a low concentrations i.e. 0.05–0.08 mg/L. The statistical analysis showed significant (p < 0.05) variations in the total phenolic, carotenoides and vitamin C contents while non-significant (p > 0.05) variation in total flavonoids contents among different varieties of durian. Caffeic acid and quercetin were the dominant antioxidant substances found in durian. In conclusion, the bioactivity of ripe durian was high and the total polyphenols were the main contributors to the overall antioxidant capacity.

Index Terms—Extract, Total phenolics, Flavonoids, Vitamin C, Carotenoides Ripe, Bioactive compounds; Antioxidant capacity and Phytochemicals

Cite: Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Mohd. Jamil Maah, Ismail Yusoff, Karamat Mahmood, Abdul Wajid, "Study of Antioxidant Potential of Tropical Fruit," International Journal of Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 53-57, 2011.

General Information

ISSN: 2010-3638 (Online)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Biosci. Biochem. Bioinform.
Frequency: Quarterly 
DOI: 10.17706/IJBBB
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Ebtisam Heikal 
Abstracting/ Indexing:  Electronic Journals Library, Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS), Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Google Scholar, and ProQuest.
E-mail: ijbbb@iap.org
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