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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Abstract
Background: In recent years, there has been considerable research on recycling of agro-industrial waste for
production of bioactive compounds. The food processing industry produces large amounts of citrus peels that
may be an inexpensive source of useful agents. Objective: The present work aimed to explore the phytochemical
content, antioxidant, anticancer, antiproliferation, and antigenotxic activities of lemon, grapefruit, and mandarin
peels. Materials and Methods: Peels were extracted using 98% ethanol and the three crude extracts were assessed
for their total polyphenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity using DPPH (1,
1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl). Their cytotoxic and mitogenic proliferation activities were also studied in human
leukemia HL-60 cells and mouse splenocytes by CCK-8 assay. In addition, genotoxic/ antigenotoxic activity was
explored in mouse splenocytes using chromosomal aberrations (CAs) assay. Results: Lemon peels had the highest
of TPC followed by grapefruit and mandarin. In contrast, mandarin peels contained the highest of TFC followed
by lemon and grapefruit peels. Among the extracts, lemon peel possessed the strongest antioxidant activity as
indicated by the highest DPPH radical scavenging, the lowest effective concentration 50% (EC50= 42.97 g extract/
mL), and the highest Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC=0.157). Mandarin peel exhibited moderate
cytotoxic activity (IC50 = 77.8 g/mL) against HL-60 cells, whereas grapefruit and lemon peels were ineffective
anti-leukemia. Further, citrus peels possessed immunostimulation activity via augmentation of proliferation of
mouse splenocytes (T-lymphocytes). Citrus extracts exerted non-cytotoxic, and antigenotoxic activities through
remarkable reduction of CAs induced by cisplatin in mouse splenocytes for 24 h. Conclusions: The phytochemical
constituents of the citrus peels may exert biological activities including anticancer, immunostimulation and
antigenotoxic potential.
Keywords: Antioxidant assay - chromosomal aberration assay - cell viability - HL-60 cells - in vitro mouse splenocytes
90
TFC and
100
antioxidant activity for citrus
Trolox
peels. The present
Lemon
Firstly, FCR reacts withMandarin
Grapefruit
both phenolic and non-phenolic
study recorded positive correlation between TPC and compounds such as vitamin C, lipid, amino acids (Georg
80
TFC90
of three extracts verified that flavonoids represented et al., 2005). Secondly, the high concentration of ethanol
the primary fraction of polyphenol compounds. Indeed, (98%) is inadequate to release hydrophilic phenolic
DPPH
Radical
Scavening
Ac1vity
(%)
90
90
70
50
DPPH for the three extracts were reported in Table (2).
Ac1vity
80
80
120
Similar findings reported negative correlations between **
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Lemon
Peel
Extract
(IC50
>
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g/mL)
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Concentra1on
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(g/ml)
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Cell
VViability
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peel
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40
Extract
(IC50=
40
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60
0.11
40
g/mL)
60
10
Lemon
Peel
Extract
(IC50
>
500
g/mL)
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Figure 1. Antiradical Activity of Citrus Peel Extract
Cell
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Trolox.
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Data
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mean %
SD800
Mandrine
Peel
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(IC50
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40
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(g/ml)
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Lemon
Peel
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(IC50
>
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g/mL)
20
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60
20
0
Cell
Viability
(%)
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90
Lemon
Peel
Extract
(IC50
>
500
g/mL)
Mandrine
Peel
Extract
(IC50
=
77.8
1.4
g/mL)
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Concentra1on
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in Non-stimulated Primary Mouse Splenocytes. The
Viability
60
60
cells (1106 cells/mL), grown in a 96-well plate, were incubated
Cell
Viability
(%)
30
50
50
with different concentrations of citrus peels for 48 h. thereafter,
Cell
Cell
50
40
20
30
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the cells were incubated with 20 L of CCK-8 for 3 h. Data are
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represented as mean % SD. *P<0.05; **P<0.01 compared to
control culture
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30
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30
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Table
450 2. Pearsons Correlation Boefficients between
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350 400 350
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TPC, TFC and DPPH Assays of Citrus Peels
Concentra2on
(g/ml)
Concentra2on
(g/ml)
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Figure
10
2. Cytotoxic Activity of Citrus Peel Extracts Lemon Peel Grapefruit Mandarin
0
Against 100 Human Leukemia Promyelocytic 350HL-60
400Cells. Correlation
0 50 150 200 250 300 450 500
Extract Peel Extract Peel Extract
The 0
cells
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(50 10
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cells/mL), grown
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plate,
250 TPC
300 & TFC 350 0.963**
400 450 0.609 500 0.514
were incubated with different concentrationsConcentra2on
of citrus(g/ml)
TPC &DPPH 0.829* 0.664 0.858
peels for 24h. Then, CCK-8 (20 L) were added to the TFC &DPPH 0.703 0.997* 0.882
cells for 3 h. Data are represented as mean % SD *Significant at p<0.05; **Significant at p<0.01
Table 1. Measurement of Phytochemical Content and Antiradical Scavenging Activity of Citrus Peels
TPC TFC Antioxidant activity
Samples
(g CAE/mg extract) (g CE/mg extract) EC50 value (g extract/ml) TEAC value
Lemon Peel Extract 142.6318.74a 16.245.28a 42.967 0.157
Grapefruit Peel Extract 59.6830.75b 15.171.64a >1000 0.005
Mandarin Peel Extract 52.8311.32b 19.36 1.79ab >1000 0.006
Trolox (Standard) ------ ------- 6.5 ----------
The Data having different superscript letters in each column are significantly different from one another as calculated by ANOVA (Duncan test, (p<0.05)
Control
50
g/mL
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*
100
g/mL
200
g/mL
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g/mL
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g/mL
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S"mula"on
Index
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sciences (Sak, 2012). The present study showed that, all
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tested extracts were clearly decreased the cell viability 0
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in a concentration-dependent manner in HL-60 cells
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cytotoxic activity of the extracts has classified into four
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groups according to their IC50 value. Those are active
S"mula"on
Index
0.6
0.4
0.2
g/ml), weakly active extract (>100-1000 g/ml), inactive
0
0
extract (>1000 g/ml). In view of that mandarin peel had
a moderate anticancer activity (IC50= 77.8 1.4 g/mL).
0
Lemon
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Grapefruit
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0.4
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While grapefruit peel (IC50 = 195.2 0.11 g/mL) and
Figure 4. Effect of Citrus Peel Extracts on Proliferation
lemon peel (IC50 > 500 g/mL) exhibited a weak cytotoxic
0.2
of Mouse
0
Splenocytes. The cells (3106 cells/mL), grown
in a 96-well plate, were incubated with different concentrations
Lemon
Peel
Extract
Grapefruit
Peel
Extract
toward HL-60 Mandarin
cells. The anticancer activity of citrus peels
Peel
Extract
0
of citrus peels with and without Con A (5 g/mL) for 48 h. was reported either in the form of single molecules as or as
a mixture of molecules (Manassero et al., 2013; Wang et
Lemon
Peel
Extract
Grapefruit
Peel
Extract
Mandarin
Peel
Extract
thereafter, the cells were incubated with 20 L of CCK-8 for 3
h. Data are represented as mean % SD. * P<0.05; ** P< 0.01 al., 2014; Rawson et al., 2014). For example, the essential
compared to control culture oils of lemon and grapefruit peel exhibited moderated to
weak cytotoxicity toward human prostate (PC-3), lung
correlation may be due to synergistic or antagonistic (A549) and breast (MCF-7) tumor cell lines (Zu et al.,
interaction among the bioactive compounds in the crude 2010). Moreover, ethanolic extract from orange peel
extracts (Wang et al., 2011). It was found that chemical and its fractions exhibited a weak to moderate cytotoxic
con Figureuration of flavonoids are closely associated activity toward HL-60 cells (Diab et al., 2015).
with their antioxidant activity (Heim et al., 2002). For
example, the presence of catechol (ortho-dihydroxy) B-In vitro mouse splenocytes cytotoxicity
structure in the B-ring provide the flavonoid with highly The in vitro cytotoxicity can predict the level of
antiradical scavenging activity (Bors et al., 1990). Further, acute toxicity (oral and intervenous) in animal studies.
the presence of the 2, 3- unsaturation in combining with a Subsequently, the number of animals can be reduced for
4-oxo function participates in electron transferring from in vivo toxicity assay (Ukelis et al., 2008). As depicted
the B-ring to C-ring (Rice-Evans, 2001). in Figure (3), negative controls of all extracts have a cell
viability of 100%. In non-stimulated mouse splenocytes,
In vitro cytotoxic assay all extracts were increased cell viability in a concentration-
A-Human leukemia HL-60 cells independent manner, indicating their potential non-
The majority of chemotherapy drugs is not only cytotoxic and proliferative activities. Cell viability reached
cytotoxic to the cancer cells but also is toxic to healthy its maximum after treatment the splenocytes with lemon,
cells and has immune suppressive side effects. Therefore, grapefruit, and mandarin peel extracts at concentrations
the discovery of novel compounds that possess not only 300, 200, and 500 g/mL, respectively. Interestingly,
cytotoxic activity against cancer cells but also non-toxic insignificant reductions in cell viability were observed
to healthy cells and modulating the immune response has after treatment the splenocytes with 20 g/mL of lemon