Phenolics Profile of Mume, Japanese Apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.) Fruit

The fruit of mume, Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.), was evaluated for its phenolics content, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profile and antioxidative activities. The phenolics content of mume fruit was relatively high, the flesh of fully matured fruit containing up to 1%...

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Published in:Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2013, Vol.77 (8), p.1623-1627
Main Authors: MITANI, Takahiko, HORINISHI, Asako, KISHIDA, Kunihiro, KAWABATA, Tomoaki, YANO, Fumiko, MIMURA, Hisa, INABA, Nobuya, YAMANISHI, Hisako, OE, Takaaki, NEGORO, Keiichi, MORI, Hajime, MIYAKE, Yasuhito, HOSODA, Asao, TANAKA, Yoshie, MORI, Megumi, OZAKI, Yoshihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants - chemistry
Caffeic Acids - chemistry
Caffeic Acids - isolation & purification
chlorogenic acid
Chlorogenic Acid - chemistry
Chlorogenic Acid - isolation & purification
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Coumaric Acids - chemistry
Coumaric Acids - isolation & purification
Flavonoids - chemistry
Fruit - chemistry
Hydroxybenzoates - chemistry
Hydroxybenzoates - isolation & purification
hydroxycinnamic acid
oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC)
phenolics
Phenols - chemistry
Phenols - classification
Phenols - isolation & purification
Propionates
Prunus
Prunus - chemistry
Prunus mume
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Summary:The fruit of mume, Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.), was evaluated for its phenolics content, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) profile and antioxidative activities. The phenolics content of mume fruit was relatively high, the flesh of fully matured fruit containing up to 1% of phenolics on a dry weight basis. Reflecting such a high content of phenolics, the ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) value for mume fruit flesh showed high values, ranging from 150 to 320 µmol/g Trolox equivalent, depending upon the stage of maturation. 5-O-Caffeoylqunic acid (chlorogenic acid), 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid and tetra-O-acylated sucrose-related compounds were isolated from the flesh of mume fruit, although many unknown peaks were also apparent in the HPLC chromatogram. An alkali hydrolysate comprised four main phenolic acids, caffeic acid, cis/trans-p-coumaric acid and ferulic acid. No flavonoids were observed in the analysis. These results suggest that the majority of phenolics in mume fruit were hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives.
ISSN:0916-8451
1347-6947
DOI:10.1271/bbb.130077