title: Phytochemicals and antioxidant activities of Rhus tripartitum (Ucria) fruits depending on locality and different stages of maturity.
abstract: The phytochemical content (total phenolic compounds, total flavonoids, condensed tannins and phenolic composition) and the antioxidant potential of Rhus tripartitum fruits collected from different localities were screened during maturity. Significant variability was detected. HPLC analyses revealed the presence of 24 compounds with notable differences. Flavone and betulinic acid, which have numerous benefits, were the main detected compounds (more than 73%). This work highlights the importance of R. tripartitum fruits as dietary sources of natural antioxidants, and might be appropriate for the development of reliable index to estimate fruit richness with bioactive molecules.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia; Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF), Université de Carthage, BP 10, Ariana 2080, Tunisia. Electronic address: Nizar.Tlili@fst.rnu.tn.
authors.forename: Nizar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tlili
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Substances Bioactives, Centre de Biotechnologie à la Technopole de Borj-Cédria (CBBC), BP 901, Hammam-Lif, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Houda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mejri
authors.affiliation: Institut des Régions Arides, Laboratoire d'Aridoculture et Cultures Oasiennes, Medenine, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Yassine
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yahia
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF), Université de Carthage, BP 10, Ariana 2080, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ezzeddine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saadaoui
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF), Université de Carthage, BP 10, Ariana 2080, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Saloua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rejeb
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF), Université de Carthage, BP 10, Ariana 2080, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaldi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, Tunis 2092, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Nizar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nasri
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000032:analysis; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D044945:Proanthocyanidins / Q000032:analysis; D029045:Rhus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols; D064209:Phytochemicals; D010936:Plant Extracts; D044945:Proanthocyanidins
keywords: Antioxidant activity; Location; Maturation stage; Phytochemical; Rhus tripartitum fruits