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Phytochemical Profiling and Toxicity Assessment of Aqueous Extract From Bitter Apricot Kernels Cultivated in Morocco.

Mohamed Amine El-Hajjaji, Ghizlane Nouioura, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim, Najoua Soulo, Mohammed El Ouassete, Badiaa Lyoussi, Zineb Benziane Ouaritini

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Mohamed Amine El-HajjajiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9949-1473
Ghizlane NouiouraDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8432-826X
Kawtar Fikri-BenbrahimDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-9299
Najoua SouloDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2091-489X
Mohammed El OuasseteDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5594-3249
Badiaa LyoussiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6090-6558
Zineb Benziane OuaritiniDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2861-0471

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Abstract

Apricot kernels contain amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside that degrades to cyanide upon chewing or crushing, posing a potential toxicity risk to humans. The present study aimed to determine the phenolic compounds and to evaluate the subacute and acute toxicity of the aqueous extract of bitter apricot kernels (BAKs) in Swiss albino mice. The chemical characterization was carried out with HPLC-DAD analyses, and acute toxicity was done by extract's oral administration once for 72-h period at doses of 500-6000 mg/kg body weight (bw). For the subacute toxicity, mice were administrated orally by repeated doses of 100, 500, and 1000 mg/kg bw for 28 days. The hematological, biochemical parameters and the histological examinations of vital organs (kidney, liver, and spleen) were done by sacrificing the animals after the subacute toxicity period. The results revealed 11 phenolic compounds with a total of 61 mg/g of extract. In the acute toxicity study, no signs of toxicity or mortality were observed during the experiment period, and the LD

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acute toxicityphytochemicalsPrunus armeniaca. Lsub-acute toxicity

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