Ursolic and oleanolic acid contents in wild varieties of some fruits
2017
Türkyılmaz, B.
The fruits grown as wild are both important in terms of public economy and health. These fruits have significant amounts of bioactive compounds. The ursolic acid and oleanolic acid are bioactive pentacyclic triterpenoid compounds. This study was conducted to determine the content of ursolic and oleanolic acid in wild fruits grown in Turkey. In this study, the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa L.), cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.), cherry laurel (Laurocerasus officinalis L.), barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.), burnet rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia L.), plum (Prunus domestica L.) and Caucasian whortleberry (Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.) fruits were analyzed. The ursolic acid and the oleanolic acid analyzes were performed by HPLC-DAD. The highest oleanolic acid (183.51±60.46 mg.kg-1) and ursolic acid (158.78±25.04 mg.kg-1) were found in burnet rose, while the lowest oleanolic acid (6.83±2.96 mg.kg-1) and ursolic acid (7.73±2.62 mg.kg-1) contents were determined in Caucasian whortleberry fruit. There were no any presence of ursolic acid in cornelian cherry and karaca plum fruits. There were no presence of ursolic acid in cornelian cherry and karaca plum fruits. It was found that, burnet rose is rich of total phenolic content and anthocyanins besides triterpenic acids; and have high antioxidant activity.
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