Composition of quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) seeds: phenolics, organic acids and free amino acids

Nat Prod Res. 2005 Apr;19(3):275-81. doi: 10.1080/14786410410001714678.

Abstract

Phenolic compounds, organic acids and free amino acids of quince seeds were determined by HPLC/DAD, HPLC/UV and GC/FID, respectively. Quince seeds presented a phenolic profile composed of 3-O-caffeoylquinic, 4-O-caffeoylquinic, 5-O-caffeoylquinic and 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acids, lucenin-2, vicenin-2, stellarin-2, isoschaftoside, schaftoside, 6-C-pentosyl-8-C-glucosyl chrysoeriol and 6-C-glucosyl-8-C-pentosyl chrysoeriol. Six identified organic acids constituted the organic acid profile of quince seeds: citric, ascorbic, malic, quinic, shikimic and fumaric acids. The free amino acid profile was composed of 21 identified free amino acids and the three most abundant were glutamic and aspartic acids and asparagine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acids / chemistry
  • Acids / isolation & purification
  • Amino Acids / chemistry*
  • Amino Acids / isolation & purification
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Phenols / chemistry*
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Rosaceae / chemistry*
  • Seeds / chemistry

Substances

  • Acids
  • Amino Acids
  • Phenols