Chemical survey of Afraegle paniculata fruit seeds from Côte d’Ivoire

The chemical survey of the seeds of Afraegle paniculata fruit, a Rutaceae from Côte d’Ivoire has been achieved. The mineral analysis of ashes seeds by scanning electron microscope showed that they contain mineral elements Na, Mg, S, Cl, Ca, with a dominance of K and P. The quantitative analysis of oil extracted from the seeds, showed some contents of total chlorophylls (6.253 mg/100 g of oil), total carotenoids (4.658 mg/100 g of oil) and total phenols (83.27 ± 0.77 mg/100 g of oil). As for the one concerning the seeds of the aforesaid plant, it gave the contents of total sugars and reducing sugars respectively (205.183 μg/g of dry mass) and (20.44 μg/g of dry mass). The antioxidant power of the phenolic fraction (80.177mg/100 g of oil) has been valued also by the colorimetric method DPPH. GC/MS analysis of unsaponifiables from the oil highlighted 44 compounds left in 4 families of which hydrocarbons (33.76%), alcohols (7.48%), terpenes (12.90%) and sterols (11.55%).

Author(s): Bamba S, Kabran G. R. M, Mamyrbékova-Békro J. A, Virieux D, Pirat J-L and Békro Y-A.*

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