Soxhlet extraction using ethanol as the solvent, was performed to extract annonaceous acetogenins (Annonacin) from fruit of the North American Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Extracts were then analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) to identify Annonacin and any other similar acetogenin like compounds present in the samples. Annonacin present in samples was then quantified using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), and also Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometry (UV-Vis). Determined concentrations of Annonacin present in fruit samples were then analyzed and compared to known antioxidants through formation and detection of reactive oxygen species.

Extraction, isolation, and antioxidant analysis of annonacin from fruit of the North American pawpaw, Asimina triloba

251st National Meeting (2016)

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