Polyphenols and antioxidant activities of selected traditionalvegetables

Mohd. Shukri Mohd. Ali, . and Crozier Alan, . and Site Noorzuraini Abd. Rahman, . Polyphenols and antioxidant activities of selected traditionalvegetables. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1394-9829

Consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of serious diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. Fruits and vegetables are also widely reported as good sources of dietary antioxidants. Five selected Malaysian traditional vegetables namely Centella asiatica (L.) Urban (pegaga) Anacardium occidentale L. (gajus) Colubrina asiatica (peria pantai) Pluchea indica (beluntas) and Premna cordifolia (bebuas) from MARDIs gene bank Seberang Perai were screened for phenolic compounds and analysed for antioxidant activities using a Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Potential (FRAP) assay in two batches of sampling. Total phenolic content varied from 100“415 mg/kg gallic acid equivalent (GAE) in batch 1 and from 62“386 mg/kg GAE in batch 2. Anacardium occidentale had the highest total phenolic content followed by P. indica B and A P. cordifolia C. asiatica and the lowest was C. asiatica. Total antioxidant activity indicated that A. occidentale showed the highest activity which was probably due to these phenolics. Flavonol glycosides were predominant in most of the species particularly A. occidentale with levels ranging 6.4“12.4 0.3 mg/g fresh weight (fw). Chlorogenic acids were the main components identified and quantified in C. asiatica and P. indica. In this study it was shown that the total phenolic content of plant extracts was positively correlated with total antioxidant capacity.

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Abstract

Consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of serious diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. Fruits and vegetables are also widely reported as good sources of dietary antioxidants. Five selected Malaysian traditional vegetables namely Centella asiatica (L.) Urban (pegaga) Anacardium occidentale L. (gajus) Colubrina asiatica (peria pantai) Pluchea indica (beluntas) and Premna cordifolia (bebuas) from MARDIs gene bank Seberang Perai were screened for phenolic compounds and analysed for antioxidant activities using a Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Potential (FRAP) assay in two batches of sampling. Total phenolic content varied from 100“415 mg/kg gallic acid equivalent (GAE) in batch 1 and from 62“386 mg/kg GAE in batch 2. Anacardium occidentale had the highest total phenolic content followed by P. indica B and A P. cordifolia C. asiatica and the lowest was C. asiatica. Total antioxidant activity indicated that A. occidentale showed the highest activity which was probably due to these phenolics. Flavonol glycosides were predominant in most of the species particularly A. occidentale with levels ranging 6.4“12.4 0.3 mg/g fresh weight (fw). Chlorogenic acids were the main components identified and quantified in C. asiatica and P. indica. In this study it was shown that the total phenolic content of plant extracts was positively correlated with total antioxidant capacity.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	 Vegetables
AGROVOC Term:	Antioxidants
AGROVOC Term:	Polyphenols
AGROVOC Term:	Cardiovascular diseases
AGROVOC Term:	Anacardium occidentale
AGROVOC Term:	Gene banks
AGROVOC Term:	Screening tests
AGROVOC Term:	Phenolic compounds
AGROVOC Term:	Phenolic content
AGROVOC Term:	Flavonols
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24512

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