تلخیص
Fruitsof Ziziphus mauritianaL. (ber)are consumed in fresh and dried/processed form in many countries across Asia including Pakistan. In the present study, we analyzedthe composition of total phenolic acids (free, soluble-bound and insoluble-bound) from berfruit extracts by applyinga pressurized liquid base hydrolysis extraction (PLBHE) using Dionium cells. Nine phenolicacids (protocatechuic,p-hydroxybenzoic, ferulic,chlorogenic,vanillic, caffeic, vanillin,o-and p-coumaric acids) were extracted, separated, and quantified by HPLC-DAD. Identification of phenolic acids was achieved by comparison of retention times, ultraviolet, and mass spectral data with authentic commercial standards. Results showed that p-coumaric acid (3719 ± 22 μg/g) was the predominant phenolicacid extracted from bersamples. In addition, four phenolicacids, namely p-hydroxybenzoic (2187 ± 71 μg/g), vanillin(2128 ± 20 μg/g), ferulic(2629± 96 μg/g), and o-coumaric acids (2569 ± 41 μg/g) were obtained in intermediate amounts from dried Ziziphus mauritiana L. fruit.The total phenolic acidscontent was determined as 18231 ± 306 μg/g dry matter basis (DMB). This study indicates that berfruit is a good natural source of phenolic acids and that PLBHE can be used for the assay of phenolic acids.