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Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Content of Olive Fruits from Tunisia, Extracted with Different Solvents

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Abstract

The antioxidant capacity and phenol content of the olive fruits from the variety chetoui, were studied. Four solvent systems were used; hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol. The antioxidant capacity of the fruit extracts was evaluated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging assays. The efficiency of the solvents used to extract phenols from the fruits varied considerably. The results indicated that the extent of antioxidant activity of the extract is in accordance with the amount of phenolics present in the olive fruit.

DOI 10.11648/j.jps.s.2015030301.12
Published in Journal of Plant Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 3-1, June 2015)

This article belongs to the Special Issue Valorization of Leaves, Fruits and Stems of Aromatic Plants and Studies of Their Vegetative Cycle ; Extraction, Purification and Biological Activities

Page(s) 8-12
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Keywords

Olea europaea L., Anthocyanin, Caroenoids, Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity

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  • Laboratory of Biochemistry, UR03/ES-08 ‘‘Human Nutrition and Metabolic Disorder”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir ,Tunisia

  • Laboratory of Biochemistry, UR03/ES-08 ‘‘Human Nutrition and Metabolic Disorder”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir ,Tunisia

  • Laboratory of Biochemistry, UR03/ES-08 ‘‘Human Nutrition and Metabolic Disorder”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir ,Tunisia

  • Laboratory of Biochemistry, UR03/ES-08 ‘‘Human Nutrition and Metabolic Disorder”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir ,Tunisia

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