Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (20): 4004-4015.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2016.20.014

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Separation and Antioxidant Activity of Different Phenolic Compound Fractions from Litchi Pulp

DONG Li-hong1,2, ZHANG Rui-fen1, XIAO Juan1, DENG Yuan-yuan1, ZHANG Yan1, LIU Lei1, HUANG Fei1, WEI Zhen-cheng1, ZHANG Ming-wei1   

  1. 1Sericultural and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Food, Ministry of Agriculture/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610
    2Department of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070)
  • Received:2016-03-15 Online:2016-10-16 Published:2016-10-16

Abstract: 【Objective】The total phenolics, total flavoniods and tannin content and antioxidant activity of different phenolic compound fractions from litchi pulp were compared to clarify the effective phenolic compounds of antioxidant activity from litchi pulp. The results of research will provide a basis for revealing the main compounds from litchi pulp to human health.【Method】Litchi pulp polyphenol extracts were divided into four phenolic compound fractions (F1, F2, F3 and F4) by C18 silica gel column. Then the total phenolics, total flavonoids and tannin content and the compositions of free phenol of four compound fractions were determined. Also, the FRAP, DPPH, ORAC and CAA antioxidation indexes were adopted to evaluate the antioxidant capacities of four different compound fractions.【Result】The results showed that litchi pulp polyphenol extracts were well-divided into four phenolic compound fractions. Among them, the yield of F2 was as high as 36%, and others’ were 18.71%, 16.79% and 21.12%, respectively. Total phenolics, total flavonoids and tannin content of four phenolic compound fractions ranged from 218.86 to 499.78 mg GAE/g DW, 414.94 to 1 285.45 mg RE·g-1 DW and 83.35 to 483.43 mg CE·g-1 DW, respectively. Among the four compound fractions tested, F2 exhibited the highest total phenolics, total flavonoids and tannin content with their corresponding percentage contribution as high as 50.31%, 54.24% and 72.06% to litchi pulp polyphenol extracts, followed by F3, F4, and finally F1. Procyanidin B2 and epicatechin in F2, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside-7-O-α-L-rhamnoside in F3 and rutin in F4 were identified by HPLC. The results of antioxidation indexes showed that FRAP values of four compound fractions were F2>F3>F4>F1. The IC50 values of DPPH free radical scavenging were 27.00, 9.76, 19.41 and 16.25 μg·mL-1, respectively, then F2 exhibited the strongest DPPH free radical scavenging ability with minimum IC50 value among the four compound fractions, followed by F4, F3, and finally F1. Also, the ORAC values of them were F2>F3>F4>F1 and the CAA values were F2>F3>F4, F1. Among them, F2 exhibited the highest ORAC and CAA values as 8.36 mmol TE·g-1 DW and 190.71 μmol QE·g-1 DW with the percentage contribution as high as 50.42% and 84.91% to total ORAC and CAA values of litchi pulp polyphenol extracts, respectively.【Conclusion】These results indicated that there were significant differences in total phenolics, total flavonoids and tannin content and antioxidant activity among the four phenolic compounds fractions from litchi pulp. The compositions of each phenolic compound fraction were also different. What’s more, F2 exhibited the highest yield, total phenolics, total flavonoids and tannin content with the best antioxidant capacities. Interestingly, the phenolics in F2 may be the most main active compounds of antioxidant activity from litchi pulp.

Key words: litchi pulp, polyphenols, separation, compound fractions, antioxidant activity

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