Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants

Studies were conducted on the flavonoids (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) contents of 62 edible tropical plants. The highest total flavonoids content was in onion leaves (1497.5 mg/kg quercetin, 391.0 mg/kg luteolin, and 832.0 mg/kg kaempferol), followed by Semambu leaves (...

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Main Authors: Koo, Hui Miean, Mohamed, Suhaila
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Published: American Chemical Society 2001
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description Studies were conducted on the flavonoids (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) contents of 62 edible tropical plants. The highest total flavonoids content was in onion leaves (1497.5 mg/kg quercetin, 391.0 mg/kg luteolin, and 832.0 mg/kg kaempferol), followed by Semambu leaves (2041.0 mg/kg), bird chili (1663.0 mg/kg), black tea (1491.0 mg/kg), papaya shoots (1264.0 mg/kg), and guava (1128.5 mg/kg). The major flavonoid in these plant extracts is quercetin, followed by myricetin and kaempferol. Luteolin could be detected only in broccoli (74.5 mg/kg dry weight), green chili (33.0 mg/kg), bird chili (1035.0 mg/kg), onion leaves (391.0 mg/kg), belimbi fruit (202.0 mg/kg), belimbi leaves (464.5 mg/kg), French bean (11.0 mg/kg), carrot (37.5 mg/kg), white radish (9.0 mg/kg), local celery (80.5 mg/kg), limau purut leaves (30.5 mg/kg), and dried asam gelugur (107.5 mg/kg). Apigenin was found only in Chinese cabbage (187.0 mg/kg), bell pepper (272.0 mg/kg), garlic (217.0 mg/kg), belimbi fruit (458.0 mg/kg), French peas (176.0 mg/kg), snake gourd (42.4 mg/kg), guava (579.0 mg/kg), wolfberry leaves (547.0 mg/kg), local celery (338.5 mg/kg), daun turi (39.5 mg/kg), and kadok (34.5 mg/kg). In vegetables, quercetin glycosides predominate, but glycosides of kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin are also present. Fruits contain almost exclusively quercetin glycosides, whereas kaempferol and myricetin glycosides are found only in trace quantities.
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spelling upm-399682015-08-26T01:44:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39968/ Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants Koo, Hui Miean Mohamed, Suhaila Studies were conducted on the flavonoids (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) contents of 62 edible tropical plants. The highest total flavonoids content was in onion leaves (1497.5 mg/kg quercetin, 391.0 mg/kg luteolin, and 832.0 mg/kg kaempferol), followed by Semambu leaves (2041.0 mg/kg), bird chili (1663.0 mg/kg), black tea (1491.0 mg/kg), papaya shoots (1264.0 mg/kg), and guava (1128.5 mg/kg). The major flavonoid in these plant extracts is quercetin, followed by myricetin and kaempferol. Luteolin could be detected only in broccoli (74.5 mg/kg dry weight), green chili (33.0 mg/kg), bird chili (1035.0 mg/kg), onion leaves (391.0 mg/kg), belimbi fruit (202.0 mg/kg), belimbi leaves (464.5 mg/kg), French bean (11.0 mg/kg), carrot (37.5 mg/kg), white radish (9.0 mg/kg), local celery (80.5 mg/kg), limau purut leaves (30.5 mg/kg), and dried asam gelugur (107.5 mg/kg). Apigenin was found only in Chinese cabbage (187.0 mg/kg), bell pepper (272.0 mg/kg), garlic (217.0 mg/kg), belimbi fruit (458.0 mg/kg), French peas (176.0 mg/kg), snake gourd (42.4 mg/kg), guava (579.0 mg/kg), wolfberry leaves (547.0 mg/kg), local celery (338.5 mg/kg), daun turi (39.5 mg/kg), and kadok (34.5 mg/kg). In vegetables, quercetin glycosides predominate, but glycosides of kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin are also present. Fruits contain almost exclusively quercetin glycosides, whereas kaempferol and myricetin glycosides are found only in trace quantities. American Chemical Society 2001 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39968/1/Flavonoid%20%28myricetin%2C%20quercetin%2C%20kaempferol%2C%20luteolin%2C%20and%20apigenin%29%20content%20of%20edible%20tropical%20plants.pdf Koo, Hui Miean and Mohamed, Suhaila (2001) Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 49 (6). pp. 3106-3112. ISSN 0021-8561; ESSN: 1520-5118 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf000892m 10.1021/jf000892m
spellingShingle Koo, Hui Miean
Mohamed, Suhaila
Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
title Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
title_full Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
title_fullStr Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
title_full_unstemmed Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
title_short Flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
title_sort flavonoid (myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol, luteolin, and apigenin) content of edible tropical plants
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