Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Reena Kumari, Konchhok Zangmo, Himani Jamra, Karuna Dhiman and Vikas Sharma

Abstract:
Pomegranate fruit gained lot of attention for its commercial propagation due to presence of nutritionally and beneficial bioactive compounds in relation to various health issues in worldwide. The important horticulture and quality traits to hike the market value of pomegranate includes fruit size, colour, aril size, Juiciness and soft seed. Hence, the present investigation was aimed to determine the bioactive compounds and Phenylalanine ammonia lyase activity in different cultivars of pomegranate with varied seed type. During study total PAL activity was found to be ranged from 57.94 ± 0.12 to 158.56 ± 0.50 U/ml in crude aril extract of different pomegranate varieties. The total phenol content in the methanolic aril extract was ranged from 2.96±0.72 to 14.22±0.05GAE mg/g fresh aril weight. The maximum value for total phenolic content was reported in soft seeded variety Phulle Super Bhagwa. Significantly highest total flavonoid content (12.93±0.06QE mg/g fresh aril weight) and carbohydrate content (38.95±0.35 DE mg/g fresh aril weight) was reported in methanolic aril extract of Kandhari Kabuli. The results obtained during the present studies showed wide variability in the total phenol, flavonoid and carbohydrate content and phenylalanine ammonia lyase activity among different cultivars. Total phenolic content and activity of PAL enzyme was positively maximum in softseed variety (Phulle Super Bharwa) and Flavonoid and Carbohydrate content was reported to be maximum in Kandhari Kabuli.