University of Carthage, National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, LR11ES26, LIP-MB 'Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Bioactive Molecules'.
University of Carthage, High Institute of Food Industries.
J Oleo Sci. 2022;71(8):1117-1133. doi: 10.5650/jos.ess22110.
The present study provides the fatty acid, tocopherol, phytosterol, and polyphenol profiles of some Mediterranean oils extracted from pumpkin, melon, and black cumin seed oils and those of dietary argan seed oil. Gas chromatography analysis revealed that oleic and linoleic acids were the most abundant fatty acids. Argan and melon seed oils exhibited the highest levels of oleic acid (47.32±0.02%) and linoleic acid (58.35±0.26%), respectively. In terms of tocopherols, melon seed oil showed the highest amount (652.1±3.26 mg/kg) with a predominance of γ-tocopherol (633.1±18.81 mg/kg). The phytosterol content varied between 2237.00±37.55 µg/g for argan oil to 6995.55±224.01 µg/g for melon seed oil. High Performance Liquid Chromatography analysis also revealed the presence of several polyphenols: vanillin (0.59 mg equivalents Quercetin/100 g) for melon seed oil, and p-hydroxycinnamic acid (0.04 mg equivalents Quercetin/100 g), coumarine (0.05 mg equivalents Quercetin/100 g), and thymoquinone (1.2 mg equivalents Quercetin/100 g) for black cumin seed oil. The "Kit Radicaux Libres" (KRL) assay used to evaluate the scavenging properties of the oils showed that black cumin seed oil was the most efficient. On the light of the richness of all Mediterranean oil samples in bioactive compounds, the seed oils studied can be considered as important sources of nutrients endowed with cytoprotective properties which benefits in preventing age-related diseases which are characterized by an enhanced oxidative stress.
本研究提供了从南瓜、瓜和黑孜然种子油以及食用阿甘油中提取的一些地中海油的脂肪酸、生育酚、植物甾醇和多酚谱。气相色谱分析显示,油酸和亚油酸是最丰富的脂肪酸。阿甘油和瓜籽油分别表现出最高水平的油酸(47.32±0.02%)和亚油酸(58.35±0.26%)。就生育酚而言,瓜籽油显示出最高的含量(652.1±3.26mg/kg),其中γ-生育酚(633.1±18.81mg/kg)占主导地位。植物甾醇含量在阿甘油的 2237.00±37.55µg/g 至瓜籽油的 6995.55±224.01µg/g 之间变化。高效液相色谱分析还显示了几种多酚的存在:瓜籽油中的香草醛(0.59mg 当量槲皮素/100g)和对羟基肉桂酸(0.04mg 当量槲皮素/100g)、香豆素(0.05mg 当量槲皮素/100g)和黑孜然种子油中的百里醌(1.2mg 当量槲皮素/100g)。用于评估油的清除特性的“自由基清除剂”(KRL)测定表明,黑孜然籽油是最有效的。鉴于所有地中海油样中生物活性化合物的丰富性,所研究的籽油可以被认为是具有细胞保护特性的重要营养来源,这有助于预防以氧化应激增强为特征的与年龄相关的疾病。