A Comparative Investigation on Phenolic Composition, Characterization and Antioxidant Potentials of Five Different Australian Grown Pear Varieties Wang, Zening, Barrow, Colin, Dunshea, Frank and Suleria, Hafiz 2021, A Comparative Investigation on Phenolic Composition, Characterization and Antioxidant Potentials of Five Different Australian Grown Pear Varieties, Antioxidants, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 151-151, doi: 10.3390/antiox10020151. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A Comparative Investigation on Phenolic Composition, Characterization and Antioxidant Potentials of Five Different Australian Grown Pear Varieties Author(s) Wang, Zening Barrow, Colin orcid.org/0000-0002-2153-7267 Dunshea, Frank Suleria, Hafiz orcid.org/0000-0002-2450-0830 Journal name Antioxidants Volume number 10 Issue number 2 Start page 151 End page 151 Total pages 21 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2021 ISSN 2076-3921 2076-3921 Keyword(s) HPLC-PDA LC-MS/MS antioxidant activity pear phenolic compounds Summary Pear (Pyrus communis L.) is widely spread throughout the temperate regions of the world, such as China, America and Australia. This fruit is popular among consumers due to its excellent taste and perceived health benefits. Various bioactive compounds, which contribute to these health benefits, have been detected in the pear fruits, including a range of phenolic compounds. Five Australian grown pear varieties, which include Packham’s Triumph, Josephine de Malines, Beurre Bosc, Winter Nelis and Rico were selected for this study to examine the phenolic compounds in pears. Beurre Bosc exhibited the highest total polyphenol content (TPC) (3.14 ± 0.02 mg GAE/g), total tannin content (TTC) (1.43 ± 0.04 mg CE/g) and 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) (5.72 ± 0.11 mg AAE/g), while the Josephine de Malines variety was high in total flavonoid content (TFC) (1.53 ± 0.09 mg QE/g), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) (4.37 ± 0.04 mg AAE/g), 2,2′-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) (4.44 ± 0.01 mg AAE/g) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (5.29 ± 0.09 mg AAE/g). The liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray-ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS) data indicate that a total of 73 phenolic compounds were detected in Beurre Bosc (37 compounds), Josephine de Malines (34), Rico (22), Packham’s Triumph (15) and Winter Nelis (9), respectively. From HPLC-PDA quantification, the Beurre Bosc pear variety showed significantly higher in phenolic acids (chlorogenic acid; 17.58 ± 0.88 mg/g) and while flavonoids were significantly higher in Josephine de Malines (catechin; 17.45 ± 1.39 mg/g), as compared to other pear varieties. The analyses suggest that the Australian grown pears might contain an ideal source of phenolic compounds which benefit human health. The information provided by the present work can serve as practical supporting data for the use of pears in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and food industries. Language eng DOI 10.3390/antiox10020151 Indigenous content off HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30147734 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 01 Feb 2021, 09:22:02 EST Tue, 02 Feb 2021, 04:03:02 EST Tue, 02 Feb 2021, 07:06:40 EST Wed, 03 Feb 2021, 14:33:45 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 05:04:16 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 13:45:45 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 13:47:10 EST Thu, 04 Feb 2021, 15:10:40 EST Sat, 06 Feb 2021, 01:31:56 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 21 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 03 Feb 2021, 14:33:45 EST

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