EVALUATION OF THE CONTENT OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF THE ETHANOL EXTRACTS OF THE FRUITS OF AGUAYMANTO (Physalis peruviana L.) FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF PERU

• Autores: Jurado Teixeira, Bertha, Aparcana Ataurima, Isabel Mercedes, Villarreal Inca, Leydi Steffani, Ramos Llica, Eva, Hurtado Manrique, Paola Estefanía, Acosta Alfaro, Katherin María del Carmen, Calixto Cotos, María Rosario
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2016
• Institución: Sociedad Química del Perú
• Repositorio: Revista de la Sociedad Química del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:rsqp.revistas.sqperu.org.pe:article/58
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.sqperu.org.pe/index.php/revistasqperu/article/view/58
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Physalis peruviana L.; polyphenols; antioxidant; polifenoles; actividad antioxidante

The aguaymanto is a native species of the Peruvian highland, which has a tiny fruit that disagrees with its greatness and nutritional therapy. The present investigation had as objetive to assess and compare the total polyphenol content by the Folin-Ciocalteu method and antioxidant capacity of the fruits of Physalis peruviana L., from Huánuco, Junín, Ancash y Cajamarca by the method of the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picril-hidrazilo). The fruit coming from Huánuco presented a higher content of phenolic compounds expressed as 149.3 ± 1.62 mg/Eq of gallic acid/100g fruit. In addition, greater antioxidant capacity obtaining as inhibitory concentration IC50 1.86 mg/mL, compared with the fruits from Junín, Ancash y Cajamarca; and it would be a good source of consumption in benefit for the health.