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Antioxidant activity of winter melon (Benincasa hispida) seeds using conventional soxhlet extraction technique


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Bimakr, Mandana and Abdul Rahman, Russly and Taip, Farah Saleena and Mohd Adzahan, Noranizan and Sarker, Md. Zaidul Islam and Ganjloo, Ali (2012) Antioxidant activity of winter melon (Benincasa hispida) seeds using conventional soxhlet extraction technique. International Food Research Journal, 19 (1). pp. 229-234. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546

Abstract

In this study, the effect of different solvent including ethanol, n-hexane and ethyl acetate on antioxidant activity and total phenolic content (TPC) of winter melon (Benincasa hispida) seeds extract was investigated using conventional Soxhlet extraction (CSE). DPPH and ABTS scavenging activity and TPC results indicated that the seed extracts obtained using ethanol possessed the highest antioxidant activity and followed by ethyl acetate and n-hexane. By considering obtained results, it was clear that there was a high positive correlation between TPC and antioxidant activity. Linoleic acid forms a significant percentage of unsaturated fatty acids of the seed extract (60.6%). It is well known that essential fatty acids including linoleic acid and linolenic acid which are detected in extracts play important roles in preventing many disease and abnormal differentiation problems. B. hispida seeds are potential source of natural antioxidant compounds to replace synthetic antioxidants.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Publisher: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Keywords: Antioxidant activity; Conventional soxhlet extraction (CSE); Essential fatty acids; Winter melon (Benincasa hispida)
Depositing User: Najah Mohd Ali
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2015 01:04
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2015 01:04
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41055
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