Determination of ellagic acid in pseudofruits of some species of roses.
Ellagic acid (EA) is known as a naturally occurring dietary antimutagen and anticarcinogen with strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. An SPE RP HPLC method was optimized and applied for identification and determination of ellagic acid in hips of fourteen species of roses, wildly growing in Poland. A large amount of total EA, ranged from 487.2 to 1065.2 microg/g of dry material was found. The results suggest that studied materials are good sources of dietary ellagic acid and could be used as a natural antioxidant and functional food.
Nowak
Renata
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Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 1 Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004610:Ellagic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D027826:Rosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D004610:Ellagic Acid