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ArticleSaudi journal of biological sciences2022

Compositional analysis and physicochemical evaluation of date palm (

Ali Zar Pasha, Shazia Anwer Bukhari, Hesham Ali El Enshasy, Hala El Adawi, Sami Al Obaid

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Article in Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Ali Zar PashaDepartment of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Shazia Anwer BukhariDepartment of Biochemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
Hesham Ali El EnshasyInstitute of Bioproduct Development (IBD), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Hala El AdawiCity of Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA), New Burg Al Arab, Alexandria, Egypt.
Sami Al ObaidDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh -11451, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

objectivesDate palm (

methodsCommercially available date palm mucilage was precipitated using ethanol. Both (crude and purified) mucilage samples were subjected for proximate, physiochemical, biochemical and antioxidant activity using standard experimental protocols. Elemental analysis of crude date palm mucilage was also performed using LIBS.

resultsEthanol was used to purify the mucilage (58.4% yield). Proximate analysis was carried out on crude and purified mucilages showing crude fat, crude protein, crude fiber, total carbohydrates, nitrogen free extract and total energy in purified mucilage were more than the crude mucilage. Moisture and ash contents were found more in crude mucilage than the purified mucilage. Laser introduced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) detected Zn, Mg, Mn, K, Na, Cu, Fe and Ca metals as components of mucilage. Biochemical profiling indicated that crude and purified mucilage have proteins, protease, superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, amylase, ascorbate peroxidase, free amino acids, total soluble sugars, reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, total anthocyanin, free anthocyanin, total flavonoid contents and total phenolic contents.

conclusionThe study shows that date palm mucilage could be potentially used as pharmaceutical and medicinal ingredient due to presence of bioactive compounds and its physicochemical properties.

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Biochemical analysisLIBSPhoenix dactyliferaPhysiochemicalProximate analysis

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