Resumen de Antimutagenic and antioxidant potential of aqueous and acidified methanol extracts from citrus limonum fruit residues

Muhammad Mushtaq, Bushra Sultana, Farooq Anwar, Sidra Batool

• Aqueous and acidified methanol extracts from C. limonum fruit residues (CLFR) were evaluated for their total phenolic contents, antioxidant and antimutagenic activities. Total phenolic contents (TPC) of aqueous (30% and 70%) and acidified (0.5 N and 1.0 N) methanol extracts from CLFR were estimated by Folin-Ciocalteu reagent method whereas in-vitro antioxidant activity was assessed calorimetrically by measuring DPPH* scavenging capacity and inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation. Anti-mutagenic potential of the extracts was appraised by Ames bacterial reverse mutation test. TPC, DPPH° scavenging capacity and inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation were varied from 27.75-126.35 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g DW, 46-91%, and 34-83%, respectively. All the tested extracts of CLFR noticeably hunted mutagens (16.47-55.69 %) whereas none of these caused mutagenesis. Overall, acidified methanol extracts from CLFR exhibited higher extraction yields, TPC, inhibition of peroxidation and DPPH radical scavenging activity among others indicating a significant (p<0.05) variation of these attributes in relation to residue samples and extraction media. The results support that CLFR (peel and pulp biomass) being a rich source of phenolic antimutagens, can be explored as a potential candidate for the development of natural chemo-preventive drugs and nutracueticals.