Profiling of lipophilic and phenolic phytochemicals of four cultivars from cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.).
The lipophilic and phenolic extractives of the ripe mesocarp of four cherimoya cultivars ('Perry Vidal', 'Mateus I', 'Mateus III' and 'Funchal') from Madeira Island, were studied for the first time. The predominant lipophilic compounds are kaurene diterpenes (42.2-59.6%), fatty acids (18.0-35.6%) and sterols (9.6-23.7%). Kaur-16-en-19-oic acid is the major lipophilic component of all cultivars accounting between 554 and 1350mgkg(-1) of dry material. The studied fruits also contain a high variety of flavan-3-ols, including galloylated and non-galloylated compounds. Five phenolic compounds were identified for the first time: catechin, (epi)catechin-(epi)gallocatechin, (epi)gallocatechin, (epi)afzelechin-(epi)catechin and procyanidin tetramer. 'Mateus I' and 'Mateus III' cultivars present the highest content of phenolic compounds (6299 and 9603mgkg(-1) of dry weight, respectively). These results support the use of this fruit as a rich source of health-promoting components, with the capacity to prevent or delay the progress of oxidative-stress related disorders.
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Electronic address: santos.sonia@ua.pt.
Sónia A O
SA
Santos
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Electronic address: cvilela@ua.pt.
Carla
C
Vilela
Faculty of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal.
João F
JF
Camacho
Faculty of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal.
Nereida
N
Cordeiro
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal.
Manuela
M
Gouveia
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Carmen S R
CS
Freire
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Armando J D
AJ
Silvestre
D031041:Annona / Q000737:chemistry*; D002392:Catechin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D010840:Phytosterols / Q000032:analysis*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000032:analysis; D011174:Portugal
D064209:Phytochemicals; D010840:Phytosterols; D010936:Plant Extracts; D059808:Polyphenols; D002392:Catechin; C057580:gallocatechol
Annona cherimola Mill.; GC–MS; Lipophilic components; Phenolic components; Ripe cherimoya mesocarp; UHPLC-MS