Antioxidant properties of peel and pulp hydro extract in ten Persian pomegranate cultivars

This study compares the antioxidant activity of ten different pomegranate cultivars grown in Iran using the ferric reducing power assay (FRAP assay), which is based on the reduction of a ferric-tripyridyl triazine complex to its ferrous, colored form in the presence of antioxidants. Aqueous solution...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of biological sciences 2008-06, Vol.11 (12), p.1600-1604
Main Authors: Hajimahmoodi, M, Oveisi, M R, Sadeghi, N, Jannat, B, Hadjibabaie, M, Farahani, E, Akrami, M R, Namdar, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants - chemistry
Antioxidants - pharmacology
Calibration
Free Radical Scavengers
Fruit - metabolism
Lipid Peroxidation - drug effects
Models, Biological
Oxidative Stress
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Punicaceae - metabolism
Reproducibility of Results
Temperature
Water - chemistry
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Summary:This study compares the antioxidant activity of ten different pomegranate cultivars grown in Iran using the ferric reducing power assay (FRAP assay), which is based on the reduction of a ferric-tripyridyl triazine complex to its ferrous, colored form in the presence of antioxidants. Aqueous solutions of known Fe(+2) concentration, in the range of 100-1000 micromol L(-1) were used for calibration. The results showed that among pulp and peel fractions the sour alac and sweet white peel cultivars had more FRAP value respectively. The pomegranate peel extract had markedly higher antioxidant capacity than the pulp extract. The peel extract of sweet white peel cultivar appeared to have more potential as a health supplement rich in natural antioxidants compared to the pulp and peel extracts of other pomegranate cultivars.
ISSN:1028-8880
DOI:10.3923/pjbs.2008.1600.1604