Werayut PothitiratMullika Traidej ChomnawangRoongtawan SupabpholWandee GritsanapanMahidol UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Thammasat University2018-09-132018-09-132009-10-01Fitoterapia. Vol.80, No.7 (2009), 442-4470367326X2-s2.0-68949218772https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28314Contents of bioactive components, free radical scavenging and anti-acne producing bacteria activities of young and mature fruit rind extracts of mangosteen were compared. The young fruit rind extract contained significantly higher contents of phenolics and tannins and promoted higher free radical scavenging activity than the mature fruit rind extract, while the later extract contained higher contents of flavonoids and α-mangostin xanthone and gave higher anti-acne producing bacteria activity than the young fruit rind extract. Thus, the young and mature stages of mangosteen fruit rind should be beneficial for further development of antioxidant and anti-acne pharmaceutical preparations, respectively. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Mahidol UniversityPharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.fitote.2009.06.005