Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil

Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil

Blighia sapida aril oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids but is however currently not utilized industrially. The oil was characterized utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A spectrophotometric assay was conducted to determine the free r...

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Main Authors: Andrea Goldson Barnaby, Jesse Clarke, Dane Warren, Kailesha Duffus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1762342
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spelling doaj-373c5035be444e0d9cc95d8a7bb871352020-11-24T21:12:36ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Lipids2090-30302090-30492018-01-01201810.1155/2018/17623421762342Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril OilAndrea Goldson Barnaby0Jesse Clarke1Dane Warren2Kailesha Duffus3The Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, JamaicaThe Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, JamaicaThe Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, JamaicaThe Department of Chemistry, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, JamaicaBlighia sapida aril oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids but is however currently not utilized industrially. The oil was characterized utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A spectrophotometric assay was conducted to determine the free radical scavenging properties and carotenoid content of the oil. Chemical shifts resonating between δ 5.30 and 5.32 in the 1H NMR are indicative of olefinic protons present in ackee aril oil which are due to the presence of oleic acid. A peak at 3006 cm−1 in the FTIR spectra confirms the high levels of monounsaturation. The oil has a free radical scavenging activity of 48%  ± 2.8% and carotenoid content of 21 ± 0.2 ppm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1762342
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spellingShingle Andrea Goldson Barnaby
Jesse Clarke
Dane Warren
Kailesha Duffus
Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil
Journal of Lipids
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Jesse Clarke
Dane Warren
Kailesha Duffus
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title Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil
title_short Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil
title_full Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil
title_fullStr Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil
title_full_unstemmed Free Radical Scavenging Capacity, Carotenoid Content, and NMR Characterization of Blighia sapida Aril Oil
title_sort free radical scavenging capacity, carotenoid content, and nmr characterization of blighia sapida aril oil
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Lipids
issn 2090-3030
2090-3049
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Blighia sapida aril oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids but is however currently not utilized industrially. The oil was characterized utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A spectrophotometric assay was conducted to determine the free radical scavenging properties and carotenoid content of the oil. Chemical shifts resonating between δ 5.30 and 5.32 in the 1H NMR are indicative of olefinic protons present in ackee aril oil which are due to the presence of oleic acid. A peak at 3006 cm−1 in the FTIR spectra confirms the high levels of monounsaturation. The oil has a free radical scavenging activity of 48%  ± 2.8% and carotenoid content of 21 ± 0.2 ppm.
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