| dc.description.abstract | Phoenix dactylifera L. (date palm) has been used in traditional medicine to treat illnesses. Extracts of P.
dactylifera are reported to possess valuable pharmacological attributes. Date seeds are part of the palm trees that have not
been widely used, based on previous studies that date seeds contain secondary metabolites such as phenolic acids
compounds, flavonoids, carotenoids, sterols, terpenoids and anthocyanin. The aim of this study was to identify the total
phenolic and flavonoids content from methanol extract of date seeds and characterize their metabolite profiles using the
LC-QTOF-MS instrument. Date seeds were extracted using methanol 96% by maceration method so that thick extracts
were obtained which were then analysed for the total phenolic and flavonoids content using UV-Vis spectrophotometer
instruments, while the profiles of secondary metabolites used LC-QTOF-MS instruments. The results of the analysis of
total phenolic and flavonoid of methanol extract of date seeds were 11.11 ± 0.71 g GAE/100 g and 2.15 ± 0.28 g QE/100
g, LC-QTOF-MS, it was concluded that the majority of date seed methanol extract contained phenolic acids compounds,
flavonoids, carotenoids and sterols. | en_US |
