Analysis of Passion Fruit Rinds (Passiflora edulis): Isoorientin Quantification by HPTLC and Evaluation of Antioxidant ( Radical Scavenging) Capacity

in Quimica Nova (2012), 35(3), 541-545

The content of isoorientin in passion fruit rinds ( Passiflora edulis fo. flavicarpa O.Degener) was determined by HPTLC with densitometric analysis. The results revealed a higher amount of isoorientin in ... [more ▼]

The content of isoorientin in passion fruit rinds ( Passiflora edulis fo. flavicarpa O.Degener) was determined by HPTLC with densitometric analysis. The results revealed a higher amount of isoorientin in healthy rinds of Passiflora than in rinds with typical symptoms of PWV ( Passion fruit woodliness virus). the HPTLC data ,allied to assays of radical scavenging activity, suggest the potential of P. edulis rinds as a natural source of flavonoids or as a possible functional food. [less ▲]