Bioactive phytochemicals in Annona muricata fruit juice ethanol extract

Caryne Chidinma Ezerioha *, Chiedozie Onyejiaka Ibegbulem, Chinyere Henrietta Onuoha, Favour Iruomachukwu Akudinobi, Chinaza Shedrach Dike and Arthur Chukwudubem Morah

Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
 
Research Article
GSC Biological and PharmaceuticalSciences, 2024, 26(02), 017–023.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2024.26.2.0034
Publication history: 
Received on 13 December 2023; revised on 29 January 2024; accepted on 01 February 2024
 
Abstract: 
Phytochemical contents of Annona muricata fruit juice ethanol extract was determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Lyophilized fruit juices were extracted in 10 % v/v aqueous solution of ethanol at 60 0C in a water bath. The GC-MS screening of the extract revealed the concentrations (mg/ml) of thirty-three (33) phytochemicals which included glycerine (9.12), levoglucosenone (5.18), 1,3-propanediol-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-nitrobenzene (11.83) and D- allose (7.28), benzofuran-2,3-diydro-(1.87), 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol (1.52), Cis-11,14-Eicosadienoic acid, methyl ester (1.53), 9-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (1.68), 2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol (1.69), which are reported to exhibit various biological activities. The HPLC analyses of the extract revealed various polyphenolic compounds (mg/ml) such as naringenin (12.97), proanthocyanin (0.23), tannin (44.17), coumaric acid (4.12), catechin (39.20), resveratrol (42.27) and kaempferol (29.86). which also possess various health benefits like antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimutagenic, antioxidant, antitumor, and others. It can be concluded that the Annona muricata fruit juice ethanol extract contained bioactive phytochemicals that exhibit promising health-promoting activities.
 
Keywords: 
Annona muricata; Bioactive phytochemicals; Ethanol extract; GC-MS; HPLC; Molecular docking; ADME.
 
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