Avocado seeds (Persea americana cv. Criollo sp.): Lipophilic compounds profile and biological activities

Cid-Pérez Teresa Soledad; Hernández-Carranza Paola; Ochoa-Velasco Carlos Enrique; Ruiz-López Irving Israel; Nevárez-Moorillón GuadalupeVirginia; Ávila-Sosa Raúl

doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.087

Avocado seeds (Persea americana cv. Criollo sp.): Lipophilic compounds profile and biological activities

Saudi J Biol Sci. 2021 Jun;28(6):3384-3390. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.087. Epub 2021 Mar 11.

Authors

Cid-Pérez Teresa Soledad¹, Hernández-Carranza Paola¹, Ochoa-Velasco Carlos Enrique¹, Ruiz-López Irving Israel², Nevárez-Moorillón GuadalupeVirginia³, Ávila-Sosa Raúl¹

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Bioquímica-Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y 18 Sur, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
² Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Av. San Claudio y 18 Sur, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 72570 Puebla, Puebla, Mexico.
³ Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Circuito Universitario s/n Campus Universitario II, 31125 Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the volatile or lipophilic chemical profiling and the biological activities of avocado (Persea americana cv. Criollo sp.) seed extracts. Chemical profile of volatile compounds (GC/MS), antioxidant properties (phenolic compounds, DPPH radical scavenging activities and reducing power), and antimicrobial activity (Salmonella Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus) of avocado (Persea americana cv. Criollo sp.) seed extracts (ethanol and acetone) were characterized. Sixteen volatile chemical compounds were determined, including isoprenoid derivatives (estragole), esters of fatty acids (linoleic and linolenic acids), and their derivatives (9,12-Octadecadien-1-ol and 9,12,15-Octadecatrien-1-ol). Acetone was the best solvent to obtain volatile compounds from avocado seed; this extract also showed a higher reducing power (56.35 mg AAE/100 g). Maximum S. aureus and S. Typhimurium log reductions were 4.0 ± 0.3 and 1.8 ± 0.3 at the highest amount used (2000 mg/L), without significant effect (p < 0.05) of the solvent used. According to the results of the volatile chemical profiling of avocado (Persea americana cv. Criollo sp.) seed extracts, they can have potential application as antioxidant (212.75 and 183.75 mg Trolox/100 g) and antimicrobial additives.

Keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant capacity; Avocado seed; Volatile chemical compounds.