Abstract:
Changes of ascorbic acid,phenolic compounds,cyclic nucleotides; triterpene acids,α- tocopherol,and β- carotene in jujube fruits during six stages( S1 ~ S6) of growth were analyzed by HPLC and the total phenolics,total flavonoids,and antioxidant capacities were spectrophotometrically investigated. The results showed that the contents of total phenolics,total flavonoids,and the capacities of FRAP,scavenging DPPH·or ABTS~+·were decreased as the jujube fruits developed. Catechin and epicatechin were the predominant phenolic compounds in the whole developmental stages.Levels of c AMP and c GMP were accumulated as the fruit developed and triterpene acids maximized their content during S3~ S4 stage.