Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Phenolic Compounds in Fruit of the Genus Rosa L.

Abstract

We investigated the qualitative and quantitative composition of phenolic compounds in the fruit of Rosa L. cultivars grown in Lithuania. The highest total content of phenolic compounds (50.13 ± 4.17 mg GAE/g, p < 0.05) was determined in fruit samples of Rosapimpinellifolia L. cultivar “Single Cherry”. The highest levels of hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives were determined in fruit samples of Rosarugosa Thunb. cultivars “Dart’s Defender” and “Adam Chodun”. The highest flavonoid content was determined in fruit samples of Rosamultiflora Thunb. cultivar “Nana” and R.multiflora species. The strongest antioxidant activity evaluated by applying DPPH and FRAP assays was determined in fruit extracts of R. pimpinellifolia cultivar “Single Cherry” and R. rugosa cultivar “Adam Chodun”. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phenolic compounds in Rosa L. fruit was performed by applying UHPLC. The following phenolic compounds were identified in fruit samples: caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, quercetin, quercitrin, (+)-catechin, (−)-epicatechin, (−)-epicatechin gallate, rutin, phloridzin, and kaempferol-3-O-glycoside. A strong correlation was determined between the total amount of phenolic compounds determined in extracts of the fruit samples of Rosa L. cultivars and the radical scavenging and reducing activity of their extracts in vitro (R = 0.767 and 0.727, respectively, p < 0.05).

Metabolites of Prickly Rose: Chemodiversity and Digestive-Enzyme-Inhibiting Potential of Rosa acicularis and the Main Ellagitannin Rugosin D

“…dumalis), and flavonoids, from 5.6 mg/g (R. vosagiaca) to 19.01 mg/g (R. gallica) [31]. Four Hungarian rosehips (R. canina, R. gallica, R. rugosa and R. spinosissima) contained 255.9 to 766.0 mg/100 g of total phenolics [32], and the fruits of four Lithuanian roses (R. rugosa, R. pimpinellifolia, R. multiflora and R. canina) showed a variation of 15-50 mg/g of total phenolics and 0.5-5 mg/g of flavonoids [33].…”

“…Gallic acid (2) was found in the leaves of R. acicularis in the free state and in the glycosidic form with different galloyl contents: one-1-O-galloyl-glucopyranoside or glucogallin (1); two-1,6-di-O-galloyl glucose (13) and isomer 12; three-1,3,6-tri-O-galloyl glucose (18) and isomers 17 and 20; four-1,2,3,6-tetra-O-galloyl glucose (33) and isomer 32; five-1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl glucose (47) and isomer 46; and six-hexa-O-galloyl hexoses 48, 49 and 50. Galloylated glycosides are still rarely described in rose plants containing mono-, di-and three-galloyl hexoses, such as R. rugosa and R. canina [2,55].…”

“…Some chromatographic zones demonstrated different effectiveness to protect starch against destructive enzyme influence (Figure 11). The most active was the zone of rugosin D (27), which was capable of protecting 82-95% of starch, and medium activity was found for miquelianin (68), 1,2,3,6-tetra-O-galloyl glucose (33), tellimagrandin II (21) and tellimagrandin II isomer (23).…”

“…Some chromatographic zones demonstrated different effectiveness to protect starch against destructive enzyme influence (Figure 11). The most active was the zone of rugosin D (27), which was capable of protecting 82-95% of starch, and medium activity was found for miquelianin (68), 1,2,3,6-tetra-O-galloyl glucose (33), tellimagrandin II (21) and tellimagrandin II isomer (23). The dimeric valoneoyl ellagitannin rugosin D and other phenolics were studied previously as Rosa gallica metabolites with inhibitory activity against bacterial α-amylase from Bacillus sp.…”

Optimized Ultrasound-Assisted Enzymatic Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Rosa canina L. Pseudo-Fruits (Rosehip) and Their Biological Activity

“…Several studies highlighted the value of bioactive fractions obtained from the fruits of R. canina using different extractive techniques (i.e., maceration, infusion, decoction, percolation), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) being recognized also as suitable for a good recovery of phenolic compounds from this matrix [ 4 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. UAE is one of the most popular unconventional technologies currently used for extraction of polyphenols from a wide range of plant matrices due to its increased efficiency and safety.…”