[en] Volatile and lipid chemical compositions, and nutritional and antioxidant properties of Malva aegyptiaca, an edible wild plant largely distributed in North Africa, were investigated. Forty-nine compounds of volatiles were identified showing large qualitative and quantitative differences during three phenological stages. The flowering stage was characterized by the presence of a high number of terpenic compounds, among them dillapiole was found to be the major one (55.15%). The nutrient composition of leaves and fruits was investigated in the present work. Fruits' lipidic fraction was characterized by its high level of linoleic acid (n-6) (36.17%). Interestingly, leaves' lipidic fraction was characterized by its very high content of camphor (43.69%) and by its relatively high content of linoleinic acid (n-3) (14.69%). Furthermore, our results showed that the phenolic contents varied from 352 to 404 mg gallic acid equivalent/g ethanolic and acetonic extracts, respectively. These extracts revealed interesting antioxidant activities including free radical scavenging activity (EC(50) = 0.38-0.57 mg/ml) and reducing power (EC(50) = 0.12-0.18 mg/ml).
Disciplines :
Food science
Author, co-author :
Zouari, Nacim; Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Génie Enzymatique des Lipases, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax (ENIS), Sfax, Tunisia. znacim2002@yahoo.fr
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