Composition of Quince ( Cydonia oblonga Miller) seeds: phenolics, organic acids and free amino acids

Authors: Silva, Branca M.1; Andrade, Paula B.1; Ferreres, Federico2; Seabra, Rosa M.1; Beatriz, M.2; Oliveira, P.P.3; Ferreira, Margarida A.3

Source: Natural Product Research, Volume 19, Number 3, April 2005 , pp. 275-281(7)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

Phenolic compounds, organic acids and free amino acids of quince seeds were determined by HPLC/DAD, HPLC/UV and GC/FID, respectively. Quince seeds presented a phenolic profile composed of 3- O -caffeoylquinic, 4- O -caffeoylquinic, 5- O -caffeoylquinic and 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acids, lucenin-2, vicenin-2, stellarin-2, isoschaftoside, schaftoside, 6- C -pentosyl-8- C -glucosyl chrysoeriol and 6- C -glucosyl-8- C -pentosyl chrysoeriol. Six identified organic acids constituted the organic acid profile of quince seeds: citric, ascorbic, malic, quinic, shikimic and fumaric acids. The free amino acid profile was composed of 21 identified free amino acids and the three most abundant were glutamic and aspartic acids and asparagine.

Keywords: Cydonia oblonga Miller; Quince seeds; Phenolics; Organic acids; Free amino acids

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/14786410410001714678

Affiliations: 1: Serviço de Farmacognosia, Universidade do Porto, R. Aníbal Cunha, 4050-047 Porto, Portugal 2: Laboratorio de Fitoquímica, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, CEBAS (CSIC), Campus Univ. Espinardo, Apdo. 164, E-30100 Espinardo (Murcia), Spain 3: Serviço de Bromatologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, R. Aníbal Cunha, 4050-047 Porto, Portugal

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