Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze in vitro biological activities as anti-oxidant, anti-α-amylase, anti-α-glucosidase, anti-lipase, and anti-lipoxygenase activity, relative to bioactive components (phenolic acids, flavonols, xanthophylls, carotenes, esterified carotenoids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, and fatty acids) and the basic chemical composition (sugars, organic acid, dry matter, soluble solid, pH, titratable acidity, ash, pectins, and vitamin C) of Hippophaë rhamnoides berries. Six sea buckthorn cultivars commonly grown in Poland were analyzed including Aromatnaja, Botaniczeskaja-Lubitelskaja, Józef, Luczistaja, Moskwiczka, and Podarok Sadu. Berries contained 1.34–2.87 g of sugars and 0.96–4.22 g of organic acids in 100 g fresh weight, 468.60–901.11 mg of phenolic compounds, and 46.61–508.57 mg of carotenoids in 100 g dry mass. The fatty acid profile was established: palmitic > palmitoleic > oleic and linoleic > stearic and linolenic acids. The highest anti-oxidant (34.68 mmol Trolox/100 g dry mass) and anti-α-amylase potential (IC50 = 26.83 mg/mL) was determined in Aromatnaja, anti-α-glucosidase in Botaniczeskaja-Lubitelskaja (IC50 = 41.78 mg/mL), anti-lipase in Moskwiczka and Aromatnaja (average IC50 = 4.37 mg/mL), and anti-lipoxygenase in Aromatnaja and Podarok Sadu fruits (100% inhibition). The studied sea buckthorn berries may be a raw material for the development of functional foods and nutraceutical products rich in compounds with high biological activity.
Highlights
Sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) is a thorny, deciduous shrub belonging to the Elaeagnaceae family
The aim of this study was to analyze biological activities relative to selected bioactive components, and the basic chemical composition of berries of six commonly grown H. rhamnoides cultivars in Poland
Analogous or closely related cultivars have been analyzed by other researchers but were cultivated in other climatic and soil conditions, including Sweden, Belarus, Finland, and Canada
Summary
Sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) is a thorny, deciduous shrub belonging to the Elaeagnaceae family. Six species of Hippophaë and 12 subspecies are currently recognized, including ssp. Rhamnoides, which are the most economically and commercially important. There are over 150 cultivars of sea buckthorn, but new thornless and easier-to-harvest varieties are still being selected. Sea buckthorn naturally grows on sea coasts and river valleys of Central and Northern. Russia, China, Mongolia, Central Asia, and slopes of the Caucasus and Himalayas. The plant is cultivated mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and its largest producer is China [1,2,3,4].
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