Exploring the Anti-inflammatory and Anti-arthritic Potential of Malus Peel Phenolics: A Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of ‘Royal Delicious,’ ‘Delicious,’ ‘Golden Delicious,’ and ‘Maharaji’ Cultivars from Kashmir, India
摘要
The aim of the current investigation was to determine whether the peel phenolics of three red-colored varieties (‘Royal Delicious,’ ‘Delicious,’ ‘Maharaji’) and one yellow-colored (‘Golden Delicious’) Malus variety might have a differential tendency with respect to inflammation and arthritis, as these varieties indigenous to Kashmir have not yet been exploited for the same purpose. The comparative assessment of the immunomodulatory properties of decoctures, prepared by amalgamating the extracts of different polar menstruums, was analyzed via in vitro assays of inflammation and arthritis. In the decoctures, the presence of carboxylic acids, polyhydroxy compounds, aromatic rings, alcohols, alkenes, ethers, nitro compounds, phenols, hydrogen-bonded alcohols, and esters was demonstrated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). All the FTIR spectra correlate with the functionality of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds deemed to be present in Malus varieties. All the peel decoctions showed significant inflammation suppressive and anti-arthritic efficacy, in a dose-dependent fashion. With the goal of treating oxidative stress-related, inflammatory, and arthritic illnesses, the present research assigns the greatest pharmacological precedence to the bioactive compounds extracted on a polarity premise from peels of Malus domestica var ‘Maharaji.’