Chemical composition and antioxidant studies of underutilized part of mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) fruit

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L) is one of Indonesian fruit with export commodity due to its sweet-sour andpleasant taste. The pulp of this fruit is frequently consumed freshly, while the seed and peel are removed and become awaste. The chemical components contained in mangosteen’s seed and peel, especially xanthones, have been reported asantioxidants either in vitro or in vivo. Several traditional medicine products used the extracts of mangosteen as one ofits components; therefore, the characterization of mangosteen extracts through identification of its active componentsis very important. This review article highlighted the updates on the characterization and antioxidant activities ofmangosteen’s seed and peel to prove that the wastes of mangosteen fruit could be advantageous to be developed asfunctional food as antioxidants. Several databases have been used during performing this review, including PubMed,Scopus, Biological abstracts, chemical abstracts, and Google Scholar.

HPLC fingerprint and simultaneous quantitative analysis of phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin for identification and authentication of Phyllanthus niruri from related species

Abstract A precise and accurate method for the identification and authentication of Phyllanthus niruri L. from P. debilis Klein ex Willd. and P. urinaria L., Phyllanthaceae, was developed using high-performance liquid chromatography. Chromatographic fingerprint analysis was combined with simultaneous quantification of phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin for the developed method. Phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin were successfully separated and quantified under this proposed method. The highest amount of phyllanthin and hypophyllanthin was found in P. niruri compared to P. debilis and P. urinaria. Fingerprint chromatogram of the three Phyllanthus species showed distinct profiles that these may be used to identify and authenticate each Phyllanthus species, which improved by marker compounds present in each species. The combination of chromatographic fingerprint analysis and discriminant analysis was successfully discriminated all three species, including P. niruri adulterated with P. debilis or P. urinaria. The method can be used for the identification and authentication of P. niruri from related species, such as P. debilis and P. urinaria.