Chemical characterization and biological activities of Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. K. Schneid seeds oil

Noura Baccouch; Hichem Ben Salah; Sahla Belhadj; Olfa Hentati; Raed Abdennabi; Neji Gharsallah; Abdelfattah Elfeki; Mohamed Ayedi; Noureddine Allouche

Chemical characterization and biological activities of Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. K. Schneid seeds oil

Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2018 Mar 31;64(4):11-16.

Authors

Noura Baccouch¹, Hichem Ben Salah¹, Sahla Belhadj², Olfa Hentati², Raed Abdennabi³, Neji Gharsallah³, Abdelfattah Elfeki², Mohamed Ayedi⁴, Noureddine Allouche¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (LR17ES08) Natural Substances Team, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Road of soukra, P.B. 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
² Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology, Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Road of soukra, P.B. 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
³ Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology Applied to Crop Improvement, Faculty of Science of Sfax, Road of soukra, P.B. 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
⁴ Olive Tree Institute, Sfax, Tunisia, UR: Cultivated Plant Protection and Environment.

PMID: 29631679

Abstract

The chemical composition, main physicochemical properties, and biological activities of Simmondsia chinensis (S. chinensis) seeds oil were studied. The results revealed that the physiochemical characteristics of S. chinensis seeds oil were as follows: acid values 1.15 mg KOH/g, peroxide values 8.00 meq O2 Kg-1, iodine values 80.00 g/100 g of oil and saponification values 92.00 mg KOH/g, phenolic content 50.91 mg gallic acid equivalents/g extract. Gas chromatography analysis indicated that eicosenoic (55.50 %), erucic (20.43 %) and oleic (19.01 %) acids were the most abundant, saturated and unsaturated, fatty acids in the oil. Moreover, the evaluation of their antioxidant (DPPH, TAC), antibacterial, antidiabetic and acetylcholinesterase evinced interesting results. Seeds of S. chinensis constitute a substitute source for stable vegetable oil and protein with regard to nutritional and industrial applications.

Keywords: Biological activities.; Chemical composition; Physiochemical proprieties; Seeds oil; Simmondsia chinensis.

MeSH terms

Acetylcholinesterase / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Antioxidants / isolation & purification
Antioxidants / pharmacology
Bacillus cereus / drug effects
Bacillus cereus / growth & development
Bacillus subtilis / drug effects
Bacillus subtilis / growth & development
Biphenyl Compounds / antagonists & inhibitors
Caryophyllales / chemistry*
Cholinesterase Inhibitors / isolation & purification
Cholinesterase Inhibitors / pharmacology
Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects
Enterococcus faecalis / growth & development
Fatty Acids / isolation & purification*
Fatty Acids / pharmacology
Liquid-Liquid Extraction / methods*
Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects
Listeria monocytogenes / growth & development
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phenols / isolation & purification*
Phenols / pharmacology
Picrates / antagonists & inhibitors
Plant Oils / chemistry
Plant Oils / isolation & purification*
Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects
Salmonella typhimurium / growth & development
Seeds / chemistry*
alpha-Amylases / antagonists & inhibitors
alpha-Amylases / chemistry

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antioxidants
Biphenyl Compounds
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Fatty Acids
Phenols
Picrates
Plant Oils
1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl
Acetylcholinesterase
alpha-Amylases