Abstract
A number of selected cornelian cherry wild genotypes were investigated regarding antioxidant capacity, total phenols, total flavonoids and colour component. The total phenolic, total flavonoids and antioxidant activity of methanol extract of cornelian cherry fruits were determined using Folin-Ciocalteu, colorimetric and DPPH methods, respectively. Total phenolic content ranged from 163.69 (S1) to 359.28 (H2) mg GAE 100 g-1 FW. Genotypes H2 and H3 had the highest total phenolic content (359.28 and 343.50 mg GAE 100 g-1 FW, respectively), total flavonoids (54.26 and 64.48 mg QE 100 g-1 FW, respectively) and antioxidant capacity (2.39 and 2.71 mmolTrolox100g-1 FW, respectively). Significant differences of yellow/blue color component (b*), red/ green (a*) color component, values of lightness (L*) and chroma (C) were obtained for extracts from fruits. The present study shows the potential of certain cornelian cherry genotypes as valuable source of natural antioxidants and gene stock for breeding programs.
Highlights
Cornus mas L. is a species from Cornaceae family, native to southern Europe and south western Asia
C. mas fruits collected in wild flora are a valuable source of natural antioxidants and deserve attention in preservation of genetic and biological diversity (Bajic-Ljubicic et al, 2018)
The investigation made by Popovic et al (2012) show that the fruits are a significant source of phenolic compounds and anthocyanins with high antioxidant activity, which varied greatly among the genotypes
Summary
Cornus mas L. (cornelian cherry) is a species from Cornaceae family, native to southern Europe and south western Asia. C. mas fruits collected in wild flora are a valuable source of natural antioxidants and deserve attention in preservation of genetic and biological diversity (Bajic-Ljubicic et al, 2018). A high number of bioactive compounds have been identified in C. mas fruits, among which flavonoids exert favorable health effects, especially by acting as potent antioxidants (Moldovan and David, 2017). Cornelian cherry cultivars have high biological efficiency-antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and content of ascorbic acid (Rop et al, 2010; Hassanpour et al, 2012). The investigation made by Popovic et al (2012) show that the fruits are a significant source of phenolic compounds and anthocyanins with high antioxidant activity, which varied greatly among the genotypes. In most cornelian cherry fruits, studied by Kucharska et al (2015) differences of origin do affect the quantitative but not the qualitative composition and pelargonidin 3-galactopyranoside was dominant
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