Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes
The fruits of wild fig, native to Soon valley of Pakistan, were appraised for phenolic compounds and high-value nutrients. These fruits were shade-dried and extracted with different solvents of varying polarity to recover a wide range of antioxidant components, where hydroxyethanol exhibited highest...
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| author | Naveed Ahmad Farooq Anwar Ali Abbas Muhammad Shahid Munawar Iqbal Samiah H. Al-Mijalli Shahid Iqbal Mengfei Tian Chunjian Zhao Arif Nazir |
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| description | The fruits of wild fig, native to Soon valley of Pakistan, were appraised for phenolic compounds and high-value nutrients. These fruits were shade-dried and extracted with different solvents of varying polarity to recover a wide range of antioxidant components, where hydroxyethanol exhibited highest extraction yield of antioxidant compounds. Among others, hydroxyethanol-derived crude concentration extracts (CCEs) and phenolic rich fractions (PRFs) showed greater amount of total phenolic, flavonoids and superior biological properties. The fruits of tested fruits were found to possess potassium (11.34 g/kg) and calcium (4.19 g/kg) as major elements, glucose (5.63g/100g DW) as dominant natural sugar and acetic acid (2.40 mg/100 g of dry matter) as principal organic acid. There was a considerable (p < 0.05) variation in phenolic content and biological properties of various extracts recovered with different solvents. Furthermore, the biological properties of tested fruits were found to be significantly correlated with their intrinsic total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC). Based upon the findings of present study, the fruits of wild fig could be treated as promising source of beneficial nutrients and potent phenolic components for their applications in the development of nutrapharmaceuticals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-232137b1746843ba989f6911e5e3eae82023-03-29T09:25:38ZengElsevierArabian Journal of Chemistry1878-53522023-05-01165104631Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributesNaveed Ahmad0Farooq Anwar1Ali Abbas2Muhammad Shahid3Munawar Iqbal4Samiah H. Al-Mijalli5Shahid Iqbal6Mengfei Tian7Chunjian Zhao8Arif Nazir9Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Govt. Islamia Graduate College, Chiniot, PakistanDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, PakistanKey Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, ChinaKey Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore PakistanThe fruits of wild fig, native to Soon valley of Pakistan, were appraised for phenolic compounds and high-value nutrients. These fruits were shade-dried and extracted with different solvents of varying polarity to recover a wide range of antioxidant components, where hydroxyethanol exhibited highest extraction yield of antioxidant compounds. Among others, hydroxyethanol-derived crude concentration extracts (CCEs) and phenolic rich fractions (PRFs) showed greater amount of total phenolic, flavonoids and superior biological properties. The fruits of tested fruits were found to possess potassium (11.34 g/kg) and calcium (4.19 g/kg) as major elements, glucose (5.63g/100g DW) as dominant natural sugar and acetic acid (2.40 mg/100 g of dry matter) as principal organic acid. There was a considerable (p < 0.05) variation in phenolic content and biological properties of various extracts recovered with different solvents. Furthermore, the biological properties of tested fruits were found to be significantly correlated with their intrinsic total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC). Based upon the findings of present study, the fruits of wild fig could be treated as promising source of beneficial nutrients and potent phenolic components for their applications in the development of nutrapharmaceuticals.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535223000928Wild figPhenolic bioactive profilingBiological attributesNutra-pharmaceuticals |
| spellingShingle | Naveed Ahmad Farooq Anwar Ali Abbas Muhammad Shahid Munawar Iqbal Samiah H. Al-Mijalli Shahid Iqbal Mengfei Tian Chunjian Zhao Arif Nazir Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes Arabian Journal of Chemistry Wild fig Phenolic bioactive profiling Biological attributes Nutra-pharmaceuticals |
| title | Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes |
| title_full | Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes |
| title_fullStr | Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes |
| title_short | Appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra-pharmaceutical and biological attributes |
| title_sort | appraisal of wild fig fruits for nutra pharmaceutical and biological attributes |
| topic | Wild fig Phenolic bioactive profiling Biological attributes Nutra-pharmaceuticals |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535223000928 |
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