Dipali G Nair and Camille S Bowen- Forbes
The University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Nat Prod Chem Res
Richness of the fruit phytochemicals made them crucial part of the daily practice for healthy life style. The current research focuses on the various aspects of the Jamaican black raspberry, Rubus racemosus. Antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content, fatty acid profile from different fruit extracts by TEAC assay, Folin-Ciocalteau method and GC-MS, respectively have been examined and showed significantly important results. The chloroform extract displayed greater antioxidant activity and higher phenolic content than the hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts. Some pure compounds were isolated by chromatographic methods and identified by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Gained results showed the commercial importance of the fruit.
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