Phytochemical screening and HPTLC finger printing analysis of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) seed

Varghese, Sumam; Narmadha, R.; Gomathi, D.; Kalaiselvi, M.; Devaki, Kanakasabapathi

doi:10.1016/s2221-6189(13)60111-0

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“…Xu and Chang (2008) reported fewer flavonoids and phenolics in soybean. Varghese et al (2013) reported that the different techniques employed affect the results and also limit the observations, rendering them somehow incomparable. Therefore, differences observed in our study may also be due to the extraction conditions, as well as the genotypes.…”

Section: Total Phenolics Flavonoids and Antioxidant Activitymentioning

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Comparative analysis of the chemical compositions of indigenous watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seeds from two districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Emmanuel¹,

Phatlane²,

Mangena³

2018

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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Seeds from different indigenous watermelons were analysed for their chemical composition such as phenolics, proteins, oils, minerals, ash and fibre content as well as antioxidant activity measured in methanol extract using 2.2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay. The morphological variations of watermelons, which revealed diversity in terms of fruit and seed colour were also assessed. Average percentages for lipid content, total proteins, crude fibre, ash and total carbohydrates as 34.4, 16.5, 23.1, 3.99, and 3.16%, respectively, were recorded for Capricorn district and 31.6, 14.9, 22.0, 4.58, and 5.26% were recorded for Sekhukhune landraces. The Capricorn landraces had higher content of flavonoids (0.222 mg/g) than Sekhukhune varieties (0.130 mg/g). But, landraces from Sekhukhune had higher antioxidant activity (46.5%) which corresponded to higher total phenolic content of 0.59 mg/g. Thus, suggest that watermelon seeds may serve as potential source of natural products for food, feed and pharmaceutical applications.

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Section: Total Phenolics Flavonoids and Antioxidant Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative analysis of the chemical compositions of indigenous watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seeds from two districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Emmanuel¹,

Phatlane²,

Mangena³

2018

Afr. J. Biotechnol.

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“…The disadvantage of HPTLC however is the reduced separation power when compared to HPLC or GC. HPTLC has been used in the study of polyphenols from Citrullus lanatus, 43 Rosa hybida, 44 Diplazium esculentum. 45 However, it may not be useful for high sensitive volatile and oxidation-prone bioactive components.…”

Section: Thin Layer Chromatography (Tlc) and High Performance Thin Lamentioning

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Bioassay-coupled Chromatographic Analysis of Medicinal Natural Products: A Review

Elufioye¹

2017

TJNPR

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“…The fruit comes in various shapes, sizes and rind pattern [3]. Although the seed of watermelon is often discarded as waste; it contains various amounts of carbohydrates, phenol, flavonoids, protein, fibre, phosphorus and iron [4]. Proximate analysis of the seeds as reported by Oyeleke [5], revealed very high fat content (47.9%) followed by protein (27.4%) and carbohydrates (10.0%).…”

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Evaluation of Anti-Diarrhoea Potential of Watermelon Seed (Citrullus lanatus) in Albino Rats

Nwachoko¹,

Ov²

2017

Biochem Pharmacol

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Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) is a popular fruit consumed all over the world. This study was aimed at evaluating the effect of Citrullus lanatus seeds extract for its anti-diarrhoea potential. N-hexane was used for the extraction. 20 laboratory rats were used for this experiment, the animals where group in 5 groups of 4 in each group. Group 1 severed as the control which received normal feed and water, group 2, 3 and 4 severed as the treated which received 100, 200, 300 mg/kg of the seed extract respectively while group 5 severed as the standard which received 5 mg/kg of standard drugs (loperamide). The extract of Citrullus lanatus seed was administered to the animals for possible inhibition of castor oil induced diarrhoea. The result of this study showed that there was a significant decrease in the intestinal propulsion of charcoal meal in rats. There was also a significant loss of electrolytes shown in the control, compared with other groups. The study showed that the seed extract of Citrullus lanatus seed could possess anti-diarrhoea activity.

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Phytochemical screening and HPTLC finger printing analysis of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) seed

Cited by 36 publications

References 14 publications

Comparative analysis of the chemical compositions of indigenous watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seeds from two districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Comparative analysis of the chemical compositions of indigenous watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seeds from two districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Bioassay-coupled Chromatographic Analysis of Medicinal Natural Products: A Review

Evaluation of Anti-Diarrhoea Potential of Watermelon Seed (Citrullus lanatus) in Albino Rats

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