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The total carotenoid concentration identified in different parts of Annonaceae fruits. Carotinoids Concentration (µg/100 g DW)
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Fruit and vegetables provides most of the carotenoids in the human diet, and their consumption is always an essential requirement for human nutrition due to the presence of bioactive compounds. The study investigated the presence of carotenoids in different parts (pulp, peel and seeds) of the underutilized, exotic fruits Annonaceae family species (...
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... A. muricata and A. reticulata) were evaluated for carotenoid profile. The HPLC profiles of carotenoids are given in Figure 1 and 2, while their carotenoid content is given in Figure 3 and Table 2. ...
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... HPLC fingerprinting of the different parts of Annonaceae fruits extracts revealed the presence of neoxanthin, violaxanthin and zeaxanthin, α-carotene, β- carotene γ-carotene, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and other unknowns (Table 2). These carotenoids were identified by comparisons to the retention times and UV spectra of authentic standards analyzed under identical analytical conditions (Table 1). ...
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... Although topoisomerase blockers from plant secondary metabolites have been identified [1,2,20], the search for more compounds with topoisomerase blocking activity focusing on antiprotozoal is paramount. In the past few decades, combined therapy involving antioxidant molecules from plants have come into focus in treatment of degenerative diseases [21][22][23][24][25] and antiprotozoal diseases [14,15,[26][27][28]. The Annonaceae fruits are cultivated in several parts of Kenya and have been traditionally used for the treatment of different illnesses including antivenin [29][30][31][32]. ...
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