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Utilization of Grape and Apricot Fruits By-products as Cheap Source for Biologically Active Compounds for Health Promotion

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-cancer activities of The present study aims to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-cancer activities of nutraceuticals prepared from apricot kernel and grape seeds extracts. Different bioactive compounds were determined in the prepared nutraceuticals (total phenolic compounds, flavonoids, β-carotene, phytosterols and fatty acids). Acute toxicity of these nutraceuticals was evaluated. Apricot kernel showed the highest content of protein and fat, while grape seeds were rich in carbohydrates. Apricot kernel nutraceutical (AKN) showed the highest content of hydrocarbons, while grape seeds nutraceutical (GSN) showed the highest phytosterol content. Stigmasterol was the major phytosterol present in both nutraceuticals. Oleic acid and linoleic acid were the major unsaturated fatty acids present in AKN and GSN, respectively. GSN showed the highest content of phenolic compounds and total flavonoids, while AKN showed the highest content of β-carotene (2.91mg/100g). GSN showed the highest antioxidant activity in all the studied methods (DPPH, reducing power and ferric thiocynate) compared with apricot kernel nutraceutical. Both nutraceuticals showed anti-cancer activity against liver carcinoma cells (HEPG2), breast cancer cells (MCF7) and lung cell cancer (H460). GSN was the most promising in all types of cancer cells. GSN showed complete safety, while AKN was completely safe up to 6 g/kg mice body weight.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.54427.3132

Keywords

grape seeds, apricot kernel, Nutraceuticals, Anti-cancer, antioxidant, by-products

Authors

First Name

Doha

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Abdou

Affiliation

Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

dohamohamed@yahoo.com

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-0606-9378

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Hamed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

hamed5858@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-1995-4811

First Name

Shaimaa

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Nutrition and Food Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Email

shaimaa.elsayed1876@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-3463-8945

Volume

64

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

22914

Issue Date

2021-04-01

Receive Date

2020-12-21

Publish Date

2021-04-01

Page Start

2,037

Page End

2,045

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_135508.html

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=135508

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Original Article

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297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Utilization of Grape and Apricot Fruits By-products as Cheap Source for Biologically Active Compounds for Health Promotion

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Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023