scholarly journals Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cactus Pear (Opuntia) Seed Oils

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Ramírez-Moreno ◽  
Raquel Cariño-Cortés ◽  
Nelly del Socorro Cruz-Cansino ◽  
Luis Delgado-Olivares ◽  
José Alberto Ariza-Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Cactus Pear

Seed oils from two Mexican varieties of cactus pear (green: Opuntia albicarpa and red: Opuntia ficus indica) were extracted with different solvents (hexane, ethanol, and ethyl acetate) to evaluate their antioxidant activity. The seed oil with higher antioxidant activity was selected to evaluate antimicrobial activity. The fatty acid profile was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Oil from green cactus pear seeds obtained with ethanol and ethyl acetate exhibited higher antioxidant activity (p<0.05) of 323 and 316 μmol TE/20 mg (p < 0.05), respectively, compared to red cactus pear seed oil (≈274 and 247 μmol TE/20 mg with ethyl acetate and ethanol, resp.). The oil obtained with ethanol and higher antioxidant activity was used to determine the antimicrobial activity. Both cactus pear oils produced a microbial inhibition zone in most of the microorganisms evaluated, particularly Saccharomyces cerevisiae which had similar diameter (38–40 mm). The oil fatty acids profiles of both varieties were similar and exhibited a high content of linoleic acid, while two fatty acids (linolenic and behenic) found in red cactus pear were not observed in the green variety.

scholarly journals Optimization of Ultrasound Extraction of Cactus Pear(Opuntia ficus indica)Seed Oil Based on Antioxidant Activity and Evaluation of Its Antimicrobial Activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
María de los Angeles Ortega-Ortega ◽  
Nelly del Socorro Cruz-Cansino ◽  
Ernesto Alanís-García ◽  
Luis Delgado-Olivares ◽  
José Alberto Ariza-Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Extraction Method ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Extraction Methods ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Cactus Pear ◽  
Ultrasound Extraction ◽  
Conventional Extraction ◽  
Amplitude Level

The purpose of the present study was to determine the optimal ultrasound conditions (amplitude level and time) for the extraction of cactus pear seed oil with the highest antioxidant activity using a closed system. Seed oil was analyzed for yield, antioxidant activity by ABTS and DPPH, and antimicrobial activity. Conventional extraction methods were assessed for comparison. Amplitude level significantly affected antioxidant activity in linear terms (p< 0.0001 DPPH andp< 0.001 ABTS, resp.) so, at lower amplitudes, the higher antioxidant activity was achieved. The optimum ultrasound extraction conditions were of 78% amplitude for 10 min and yielded antioxidant activity values of 66.25 mg AAE/100 g and 289 µmol TE/100 g for ABTS and DPPH, respectively. Compared with conventional extraction methods, ultrasound exhibited lower oil yield and antioxidant activity but had the potential to achieve comparable results if multiple ultrasound extractions are performed in the time needed by conventional methods. Seed oils showed similar antimicrobial activity despite the extraction method and were more effective againstEscherichia coli. The results demonstrated that ultrasound can be an alternative extraction method of seed oils from fruits such as cactus pear.

scholarly journals Nutrients, fatty acid composition and antioxidant activity of the flowers and seed oils in wild populations of Paeonia ludlowii

2019 ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
Jie Li, Zai-Hua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Fatty Acid Composition ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Acid Composition ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
The Impact

Wild Paeonia ludlowii is considered as a traditional ornamental plant, but its flowers and seed oils are edible with important economic values, and the variation of nutrients, fatty acid composition in wild populations is scarcely known. Flowers and seeds of P. ludlowii were collected from two wild populations for evaluating the nutrients in flowers, composition of fatty acids in seed oils and the antioxidant activity. The flowers contained high composition of proteins, carbohydrates, amino acids, total flavonoids, phenolic compounds and essential minerals. Seed oil yield reached up to 21.95% using supercritical CO2 fluid extraction, and it contained 14 fatty acids (up to 93.35 g/100g seed oil), especially the unsaturated fatty acids (oleic acid, linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid) was up to 88.69% with low ω6/ω3 ratios of 0.58. The antioxidant capacity can be arranged in the order of trolox > flower extracts > seed oil according to the DPPH and ABTS free radical assay. Contents of nutrient in flowers and fatty acids in seed oils were significantly different between two wild populations due to the impact of different growing environments. These results indicate that flowers and seed oils of P. ludlowii are potential food resources in human diets.

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Seed oil of Two Algerian Date Palm Cultivars (Phoenix dactylifera)

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1400901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustapha Boukouada ◽  
Zineb Ghiaba ◽  
Nadhir Gourine ◽  
Isabelle Bombarda ◽  
Mokhtar Saidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Phoenix Dactylifera ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Bleaching Effect ◽  
Date Seed ◽  
Phoenix Dactylifera L ◽  
Eastern Algeria

The fatty acid composition of date seed oil from two different date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars, locally known as Degla-Baïdha and Tafezouine, were investigated. GC analysis revealed the presence of five dominant fatty acids: oleic C18:1 (46.51; 39.15%), lauric C12:0 (22.1; 28.5%), myristic C14:0 (10.7; 11.4%), palmitic C16:0 (9.6; 8.7%) and linoleic C18:2 (6.9; 6.1%). The oils was characterised by a low content of tocopherols (0.53; 1.41 μg/g). The antioxidant activity of the oils was investigated using the DPPH•(1,1-di-phenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl) scavenging assay. The oils had a weak bleaching effect on DPPH• free radicals. This study showed that the qualities of the tested oils are highly comparable with those of some commercial seed oils of other plants. Furthermore, a statistical analysis using the hierarchy ascendant classification method was conducted in order to highlight the similarities and/or the differences regarding the contents of the main fatty acids found in some common plants and in the five most famous cultivars of Phoenix dactylifera of south eastern Algeria (Tafezouine, Degla-Baïdha, Deglet-Nour, Ghars, Tamdjouhert).

scholarly journals Antimicrobial activity and physicochemical properties of Balanites aegyptiaca seed oil

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-453
Author(s):  
Abdalla Gobara Habieballa ◽  
Halima Elfadel Alebead ◽  
Madena Komi Koko ◽  
Awad Salim Ibrahim ◽  
Asha Fadllallah Wady
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Acid Value ◽  
Butylated Hydroxytoluene ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Balanites Aegyptiaca ◽  
Percentage Yield

This study was aimed to assess the antibacterial and antifungal activities of Balanites aegyptiaca seed oil and characterize the physicochemical properties. Seeds were collected from the local central market, Khartoum-Sudan (2019). The samples were dried under shade and grinded, then the oil was extracted with a Soxhlet extractor using n-hexane. The percentage yield of the extract was found to be 25.64%. The seed oil was tested against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G-), Escherichia coli (G-), Bacillus subtilis (G+), Staphylococcus aureus (G+), and Candida albicans to assess their antimicrobial properties. The extract of B. aegyptiaca seed oil has antimicrobial activity against most of the organisms tested. The fatty acid profile of the B. aegyptiaca seed oil was analyzed by GC/MS. The results revealed that the presence of five fatty acids, including saturated linoleic acid, oleic acid, and unsaturated palmate and stearic acids, also a unique antioxidant compound butylated hydroxytoluene. The physiochemical properties of the seed oil showed that the oil contained kinetic viscosity (57 cp), density (0.917 g/cm3), refractive index (1.472), acid value (49.96 mg/kg), saponification value (248.75 mg/g), ester number (234.79 mg/kg) and peroxide number (0.02 mg/kg). Through physiochemical analysis, it was found that oil can be used for human consumption due to the percentage yield of unsaturated acids (81%). In addition, the results of the antioxidant activity of the seeds oil showed that the seed oil had moderate antioxidant activity.

scholarly journals STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE FOLKLORE MEDICINAL PLANT, ACALYPHA FRUTICOSA FORSSK.

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
Thambiraj J
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Rhizopus Sp

The purpose of the study is to examine the antimicrobial efficacy of root extracts of the folklore medicinal plant species, Acalypha fruticosa Forssk by using three alcoholic solvents viz; petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol were tested against ten human pathogenic bacteria viz., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. stutzeri, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus sp., Lactobacillus sp., Servatia sp., Moraxetta sp., Bacillus subtilis, B. thuriengensis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae and ten human pathogenic fungi viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A.baumannii, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Mucor rouxii, Alternaria alternata, Candida albicans, Cladosporium sp. and Rhizopus sp. for assessing the antimicrobial properties by adapting disc diffusion method. The results of the study revealed that all extracts showed varied degree of antimicrobial activity against the tested pathogens. However, the methanol extracts exhibited higher inhibition zone (21.83 mm) against the bacterium, Bacillus subtilis and ethyl acetate extracts showed higher inhibiotion zone (24.83 mm) against the fungus, Rhizopus sp. Results concluded that this spices contain high amount of secondary metabolites due to these metabolites they have high antimicrobial activity and it can be used as good bio- preservater and it can also use for medicinal purpose.

scholarly journals ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE FOLKLORE MEDICINAL PLANT, ACACIA CAESIA (L.) WILD.

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-52
Author(s):  
Thambiraj J ◽  
Paulsamy S
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Mucor Rouxii

The aim of this study is to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of stem bark extracts of the folklore plant species, Acacia caesia L. by using three alcoholic solvents viz; petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol were tested against ten human pathogenic bacteria viz., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. stutzeri, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus sp., Lactobacillus sp., Servatia sp., Moraxetta sp., Bacillus subtilis, B. thuriengensis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae and ten human pathogenic fungi viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A.baumannii, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Mucor rouxii, Alternaria alternata, Candida albicans, Cladosporium sp. and Rhizopus sp. for assessing the antimicrobial properties by adapting disc diffusion method. The results of the study revealed that all extracts showed varied degree of antimicrobial activity against the tested pathogens. However, the ethyl acetate extracts exhibited higher inhibition zone (17.23 mm) against the bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae and the fungus, Mucor rouxii (30.77 mm). These results support the therapeutic importance of the species, Acacia caesia in curing infectious diseases and encourage the extensive use of this species in health care practices

scholarly journals SCREENING OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN PENTATROPIS MICROPHYLLA (ROTH) WIGHT (APOCYNACEAE)

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
Prema R ◽  
Thambiraj J
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Diffusion Method

The stem bark extracts of the medicinal plant species, Pentatropis microphylla Roth Wight by using three alcoholic solvents viz; petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol were tested against four human pathogenic bacteria viz., Bacillus subtilis, B. thuriengensis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and fourhuman pathogenic fungi viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A.baumannii and Fusarium oxysporum for assessing the antimicrobial properties by adapting disc diffusion method. The results of the study revealed that all extracts showed varied degree of antimicrobial activity against the tested pathogens. However, the ethyl acetate extracts exhibited higher inhibition zone (17.23 mm) against the bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae and the fungus, Aspergillus niger (19.63 mm). Therefore the result strengthens the existing traditional usage of the plant for the therapeutic use.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIMICROBIAL AND WOUND HEALING ACTIVITY OF POIKILOSPERMUM SUAVEOLENS

2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Hartati Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Habil Ahmad ◽  
Alimuddin Ali ◽  
Halifah Pagarra ◽  
Pince Salempa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Skin Injury ◽  
Treatment Of Wounds ◽  
Wound Healing Activity ◽  
Ethyl Acetate Extracts

Poikilospermum suaveolens is a plant could grows in the limestone area in Maros, Indonesia. The leaves are generally widely used as traditional medicine for treatment of wounds by local communities. This study aims to examine the wound healing potential of P. suaveolens leaves extract as well as scientific clarify of the plant. The plant leaves were extracted by maceration. The measurement of antioxidant activity by the DPPH technique (1,1 diphenil-2-pikrilhidrazil) spectrophotometrically. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by formation of the inhibition zone. The wound healing activity was performed the percentage of injury closure in rats skin injury. The antioxidant activity showed that 70% ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts were not significantly different, however, highly distinct to the positive control (Butylated Hidroxyanisole). The antimicrobial activity of extract showed 70% ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts were not significantly against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans, but significantly against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The evaluation of P. suaveolens extract on the rate of wound closure activity quickly, i.e., within 15 days the injury on the test animal was recovered. This study concludes that the P. suaveolens plant extracts are potential as a sources of active substances for wound healing.

scholarly journals Antioxidant Activity and other Quality Parameters of Cold Pressing Pumpkin Seed Oil

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurgita KULAITIENĖ ◽  
Judita ČERNIAUSKIENĖ ◽  
Elvyra JARIENĖ ◽  
Honorata DANILČENKO ◽  
Dovilė LEVICKIENĖ
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Total Phenolic Content ◽  
Seed Oil ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Seed Oils ◽  
Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seeds oil are rich in biologically active substances such as a source of tocopherols, carotenoids, especially β-carotene, lutein and other compounds. Also four fatty acids – palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic, dominated in the oil of pumpkin seeds oil. The study mainly aimed to evaluate the fatty acid contents and antioxidant parameters of seed oils isolated from different pumpkin cultivars. Investigations of seeds oil from Cucurbita pepo L. ‘Miranda’, ‘Golosemianaja’, and ‘Herakles’ pumpkin cultivars grown in Lithuania revealed that crude fat contents ranged from 44.4% to 47.3%, although ‘Miranda’ cultivar seeds consistently and significantly had the lowest content. The seed oils contained appreciable amounts of unsaturated fatty acids (approximately 83%), of which polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids, were dominant with values ranging from 64.29% to 66.71% of the total amount of fatty acids. The seeds oil were a particularly rich source of linoleic acid (66%), among which ‘Miranda’ cultivar seeds had the significantly highest content. Our investigation identified that pumpkin seeds oil as a good source of phenolic compounds, particularly cvs. ‘Golosemianaja’ and ‘Miranda’ oil. Methanolic seed oil extracts were characterized by statistically significant differences in their antioxidant activity, with the highest antioxidant activity found in cultivar ‘Miranda’, followed by ‘Golosemianaja’. The antioxidant activity level increased proportionally with the total phenolic content, thus establishing a linear relationship between DPPH-radical scavenging activity and total phenolic content.

scholarly journals Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Activities and Fatty Acid Components of Flower, Leaf, Stem and Seed of Hypericum scabrum

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1100601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Shafaghat
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Hexane Extracts ◽  
Hypericum Scabrum ◽  
Different Parts

The hexane extracts of flower, leaf, stem, and seed of Hypericum scabrum, which were collected from northwestern Iran, were obtained by extraction in a Soxhlet apparatus. The fatty acids were converted to methyl esters and determined by gas chromatography/flame ionization detector (GC/FID) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) systems. The hexane extract from the flower, leaf, stem, and seed contained 39.1%, 43.2%, 29.0%, and 37.6% of omega-3 fatty acids, respectively. The other main components of the flower extract were tetracosane (12.2%) and palmitic acid (9.3%), and that of the leaf extract was palmitic acid (7.4%). The stem and seed extracts contained bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (18.7% and 35.7%), nonacosane (11.7% and 3.9%) and linoleic acid (6.5% and 6.9%) as major components. The hexane extracts of different parts from H. scabrum represent an important source of omega-3 fatty acids in several Hypericum species. The antioxidant activity of all hexane extracts was evaluated by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method. The results indicate that hexane extracts from different parts of H. scabrum possess considerable antioxidant activity. The highest radical scavenging activity was detected in seed, which had an IC50 = 165 μg/mL. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts of those samples were determined against seven Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria ( Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae), as well as three fungi ( Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Aspergillus niger). The bioassay showed that the oil exhibited moderate antimicrobial activity. This study reveals that the all parts of this plant are attractive sources of fatty acid components, especially the essential ones, as well as of effective natural antioxidants.

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