[en] Plums, the most commonly consumed fruits from Romania, are fruit rich in bioactive compounds like antioxidants. This research work was carried out to investigate the antioxidant potential of twelve plum cultivars, fresh and stored during 10 days at 4°C by using different methods (DPPH, ORAC and erythrocyte resistance to haemolysis). The contents of total phenolic compounds and total anthocyanins were also determined by specific spectrometric methods.
Significant differences between fresh and stored plum cultivars (p < 0.05) were found. Storage at 4°C resulted in an increase in antioxidant potential and anthocyanins content of the autumn plum varieties. Autumn plum varieties showed also a higher antioxidant capacity than summer varieties, as assessed by the ORAC and the haemolysis resistance assays.
Our results suggest that even after storage plums could be a good source of antioxidants, which may provides health-promoting effects for humans.
Disciplines :
Biotechnology Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
MIHALACHE ARION, Cristina; University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iaşi, România > Department of Horticultural Technologies > Doctorante
Tabart, Jessica ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences de la vie > Biologie moléculaire et Biotechnologie Végétales
Kevers, Claire ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Département des sciences de la vie
NICULAUA, Marius; Research Center for Oenology – Romanian Academy, Iaşi
FILIMON, R; University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Horticultural Technologies, 3, Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, Iaşi, 700490, Romania
BECEANU, Dumitru; University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Department of Horticultural Technologies, 3, Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, Iaşi, 700490, Romania
Dommes, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Biologie moléculaire et biotechnologie végétales
Language :
English
Title :
Antioxidant potential of different plum cultivars during storage
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