Journal
HELIYON
Volume 8, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12139
Keywords
Fruit of Ligustrum lucidum Ait; Exo-sarcocarps; Contents of OA and UA
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- Tianshui Normal University
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This study aimed to study the method of separating the whole fruit of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. into the main ingredients containing oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA) for effective extraction. The results showed that the extraction yields of OA and UA were highest in the exo-sarcocarps, which were about 4 times higher than yields from other parts.
Oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA) possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, antiprotozoal, antimutagenic and anticancer properties and are the main bioactive compounds in the fruit of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. The aim of this paper was to study the method of separating the whole fruit into the main ingredients containing OA and UA for the later effective extraction with reduced organic solvents and easy separation and purification. In the present study, the sarcocarps and exocarps were separated from the whole fruits (designated exo-sarcocarps, the mass percentages (w/w, dry weight basis), 33.1%), testae (13.5%) and cores (48.7%) by using methods separated. The contents of OA and UA in whole fruits, exo-sarcocarps, testae and cores were analyzed. The OA and UA extraction yields were highest in exo-sarcocarps vs. yields from whole fruits, testae or cores. The spective yields of OA and UA from exo-sarcocarps were 24.34 +/- 2.09 and 7.82 +/- 0.09 mg/g; these yields were about 4 times higher than OA yields and about 4 times higher than UA yields from fruit.
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