Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 80-88.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2019-0433

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Comparative Analysis of Antioxidant Activities of Camellia oleifera Oil Extracts from Different Areas and Their Nutritional Assessments

YE Zhou-chen, WU You-gen, YU Jing, ZHANG Jun-feng, YANG Dong-mei, HU Xin-wen   

  1. Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry,Hainan University,Haikou 570100
  • Received:2019-05-20 Online:2019-10-26 Published:2019-09-30

Abstract: In order to investigate the quality differences of Camellia oleifera oils between from Hainan Island and other areas,gas chromatography mass spectrometry(GC-MS)and high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)were used to determine their fatty acids and active ingredients,and their antioxidant activities were evaluated by applying 4 analytical methods. The results indicated that the content of oleic acid(81.353%)in Hainan(stir-fried)oil was significantly higher than that in Jiangxi(steamed)oil(70.849%),and linoleic acid content(8.080%)was the highest in Hainan(steamed)oil,while it was not detected in Hainan(stir-fried)oil. In addition,some secondary metabolites such as squalene(2.300%-15.237%),vitamin E(0.400%-2.900%),stigmasterol(0%-2.507%)and 6 kinds of polyphenols were detected in the samples,and the level of quercetin in Hainan(stir-fried)oil extract was 59.025 µg/g,which was about 20 times higher than those in Hainan(steamed)oil and Jiangxi(steamed)oil,thus the difference was significant. Furthermore,the oil extracts of C. oleifera exhibited clear antioxidant activities in a dose-dependent manner,among them,the free radical scavenging capacity of Hainan(stir-fried)oil exceeded those of the other samples,concluding that this cultivar had potential utilization values as well as medical and economic benefits.

Key words: Camellia oleifera oil, GC-MS, HPLC, fatty acids, active ingredients, antioxidant activities