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Antioxidant properties of saskatoon berry (Amelanchieralnifolia Nutt.) fruits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2013

Otakar Rop ,
Jiri Mlcek ,
Tunde Jurikova ,
Jiri Sochor  and
Rene Kizek
Otakar Rop*
Affiliation:
Dep. Gastron., Coll. Bus. Hotel Manag., Bosonozska 9, 625 00 Brno, Czech Rep.
Jiri Mlcek
Affiliation:
Dep. Food Technol., Tomas Bata Univ. Zlin, Rumy 4046, 760 01 Zlin, Czech Rep.. mlcek@ft.utb.cz
Tunde Jurikova
Affiliation:
Dep. Nat. Inform. Sci., Constantine Philosopher Univ. Nitra, Drazovska 4, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak Rep.
Jiri Sochor
Affiliation:
Vysoka skola Karla Englise, Sujanovo nam. 356/1, 602 00 Brno, Czech Rep. Dep. Vitic. Enol., Mendel Univ. Beno, Valticka 337, 691 44 Lendnice, Czech Rep.
Rene Kizek
Affiliation:
Dep. Microelectron., Brno Univ. Technol., Technicka 10, 616 00 Brno, Czech Rep.
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* Correspondence and reprints
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Abstract

Introduction.Saskatoon berry (Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.) isa promising fruit species originating from North America. Amongpomaceous fruits, saskatoon berries are a valuable source of chemicalcompounds with an antioxidant effect. Materials and methods.The total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and their correlationassociated with the total antioxidant capacity of fruit of fiveparticular cultivars were ascertained. Reactive oxygen species (specificallynitric oxide, superoxide anion and hydroxyl radical) and antioxidantactivity in the liver lipid system of their methanolic extractswere also assessed. Results and discusssion. In saskatoonberry cultivars the total contents of phenolic compounds rangedfrom (2.52 to 3.82) g gallic acid Eq·kg–1 of fresh mass, while thevalues of total antioxidant capacity were observed to be from (4.17to 5.29) g of ascorbic acid Eq·kg–1 of fresh mass. High correlationcoefficients between phenolics as well as flavonoids and antioxidant capacitywere calculated (r2 = 0.8921 and r2= 0.9901, respectively). Nitric oxide, superoxide anion, hydroxylradical and antioxidant activity in the liver lipid system of saskatoonberry fruit methanolic extracts (10%) were provided for the firsttime. In the case of nitric oxide, the inhibitions were 21.08–27.52%;as regards superoxide anion, they were 25.14–30.73%; concerning hydroxylradical, 18.25–21.18%, and in respect of antioxidant activity inthe liver lipid system, 7.90–8.38%. These inhibitions are strongerthan, e.g., in apples which are the most importantspecies of pomaceous fruit worldwide. Conclusions.Saskatoon berry fruit could be a suitable supplement for modern humannutrition. Furthermore, our work contributes to the popularisationof this pomaceous species, with the focus on its potential in relationto high antioxidant strength.

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Czech RepublicAmelanchier alnifoliafruitsantioxidantsphenolic contentflavonoidsreactive oxygen speciesRépublique tchèqueAmelanchier alnifoliafruitsantioxydantteneur en phénolsflavonoïdedérivé réactif de l’oxygèneRepública ChecaAmelanchier alnifoliafrutasantioxidantescontenido fenólicoflavonoidesespecies de oxígeno reactivo
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Fruits , Volume 68 , Issue 5 , September 2013 , pp. 435 - 444
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© 2013 Cirad/EDP Sciences

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