Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study
In this study, leaves of three indigenous varieties of Mulberry namely, Morus alba L., Morus nigra L. and Morus rubra L. were investigated for their antioxidant potential and their proximate composition was determined. The yields of 80% methanolic extracts ranged between 8.28–13.89%. The contents of...
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| description | In this study, leaves of three indigenous varieties of Mulberry namely, Morus alba L., Morus nigra L. and Morus rubra L. were investigated for their antioxidant potential and their proximate composition was determined. The yields of 80% methanolic extracts ranged between 8.28–13.89%. The contents of total phenolics (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC) and ascorbic acid (AA) ranged between 16.21–24.37 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g, 26.41–31.28 mg rutin equivalent (RE)/g and 0.97–1.49 mg/g, respectively. The antioxidant activity of leaf extracts was evaluated by measuring 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) radical scavenging actity, 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS•+) radical cation scavenging capacity and ferric ion reducing power and values ranged between 1.89–2.12, 6.12–9.89 and 0.56–0.97 mM Trolox equivalent/g of dried leaves, respectively. The investigated features reveal good nutritive and antioxidant attributes of all the varieties with mutually significant differences. |
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| spelling | upm-779982020-06-01T03:13:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77998/ Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study Iqbal, Shahid Younas, Umer Sirajuddin Chan, Kim Wei Sarfraz, Raja Adil Uddin, Md. Kamal In this study, leaves of three indigenous varieties of Mulberry namely, Morus alba L., Morus nigra L. and Morus rubra L. were investigated for their antioxidant potential and their proximate composition was determined. The yields of 80% methanolic extracts ranged between 8.28–13.89%. The contents of total phenolics (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC) and ascorbic acid (AA) ranged between 16.21–24.37 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/g, 26.41–31.28 mg rutin equivalent (RE)/g and 0.97–1.49 mg/g, respectively. The antioxidant activity of leaf extracts was evaluated by measuring 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) radical scavenging actity, 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS•+) radical cation scavenging capacity and ferric ion reducing power and values ranged between 1.89–2.12, 6.12–9.89 and 0.56–0.97 mM Trolox equivalent/g of dried leaves, respectively. The investigated features reveal good nutritive and antioxidant attributes of all the varieties with mutually significant differences. MDPI 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77998/1/77998.pdf Iqbal, Shahid and Younas, Umer and Sirajuddin and Chan, Kim Wei and Sarfraz, Raja Adil and Uddin, Md. Kamal (2012) Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13 (6). pp. 6651-6664. ISSN 1661-6596; ESSN: 1422-0067 https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/6/6651 10.3390/ijms13066651 |
| spellingShingle | Iqbal, Shahid Younas, Umer Sirajuddin Chan, Kim Wei Sarfraz, Raja Adil Uddin, Md. Kamal Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study |
| title | Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study |
| title_full | Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study |
| title_fullStr | Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study |
| title_short | Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): a comparative study |
| title_sort | proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (morus sp.): a comparative study |
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