Comparison of the effect of hydroethanolic and aqueous solvents on functional potential and evaluation of active compounds in pumpkin extract (Cucurbita moschata) by GC/MS method
Subject Areas :
Food Science and Technology
Z.
Latifi
1
(Ph.D. Student of Food Science and Technology, Islamic Azad University, Nour Branch, Mazandaran, Iran)
S.
Abediankenari
2
(Professor of immunology (phD), Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran)
Aliakbar
Mashayekh
3
(Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Nour, Iran)
Received: 2021-06-03
Accepted : 2021-10-04
Published : 2021-06-22
Keywords:
Hydroethanolic extract,
Aqueous extract,
Bioactive compounds,
Pumpkin,
Abstract :
Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) is one of the vegetables that has high nutritional value and bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of hydroethanolic and aqueous solvents on the functional potential and to investigate the bioactive compounds of Pumpkin extract. For functional evaluation of extracts, the amount of ascorbic acid, total phenol and flavonoids, antioxidant capacity were performed by DPPH and FRAP methods and also the chemical compounds in the extracts were identified by GC/MS. The results showed highest levels of ascorbic acid, total phenol and flavonoids in the hydroethanolic extract were 98.66±13.29 mg/100g, 1.663±0.004 mg GA/100g and 0.381±0.01 mg QU/100g, respectively. Hydroethanolic extract showed the highest ability to inhibit DPPH radicals compared to aqueous extract in all prepared concentrations; so that hydroethanolic extract with a concentration of 800 μg/ml with 61.866% inhibition had the highest inhibitory properties. Detected chemical compounds in hydroethanolic and aqueous extracts using GC/MS were identified 16 and 7 chemical compounds, respectively, when the highest compound content in hydroethanolic extract equal to 34.86767% related to D-erythro-pentose, 2-deoxy and the aqueous extract was related to 5,2-dichlorophenol (74,2053%). The results of this study suggest the use of hydroethanolic solvent for higher extraction of bioactive compounds from pumpkin.
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Kulczyński, B., and Gramza-Michałowska, A. (2019b). The profile of secondary metabolites and other bioactive compounds in Cucurbita pepo L. and Cucurbita moschata pumpkin cultivars. Molecules, 24(16), 2945.
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Stevenson, D. G., Eller, F. J., Wang, L., Jane, J.-L., Wang, T., and Inglett, G. E. (2007). Oil and tocopherol content and composition of pumpkin seed oil in 12 cultivars. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 55(10), 4005-4013.
Vale, A., Santos, J., Melia, N., Peixoto, V., Brito, N., and Oliveira, M. B. P. (2015). Phytochemical composition and antimicrobial properties of four varieties of Brassica oleracea sprouts. Food Control, 55, 248-256.
Wang, X., Wang, C., Zha, X., Mei, Y., Xia, J., and Jiao, Z. (2017). Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of β-carotene and α-tocopherol from pumpkin: a Box–Behnken design for extraction variables. Analytical Methods, 9(2), 294-303.
Wu, H., Zhu, J., Diao, W., and Wang, C. (2014). Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic extraction and antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata). Carbohydrate polymers, 113, 314-324.
Xie, X., Deng, T., Duan, J., Ding, S., Yuan, J., and Chen, M. (2019). Comparing the effects of diethylhexyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate exposure on hypertension in mice. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 174, 75-82.
Yakoub, A. R. B., Abdehedi, O., Jridi, M., Elfalleh, W., Nasri, M., and Ferchichi, A. (2018). Flavonoids, phenols, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities in various extracts from Tossa jute leave (Corchorus olitorus). Industrial Crops and Products, 118, 206-213.
Zaccari, F., and Galietta, G. (2015). α-Carotene and β-carotene content in raw and cooked pulp of three mature stage winter squash “type butternut”. Foods, 4(3), 477-486.
Zinash, A., and Woldetsadik, K. (2013). Effect of accessions on the chemical quality of fresh pumpkin. African Journal of Biotechnology, 12(51), 7092-7098.
