Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7594920 | Food Chemistry | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Dry matter (DM), total phenolics, flavonoids, carotenoid contents, and antioxidant activity of 12 purslane accessions were investigated against five levels of salinity (0, 8, 16, 24 and 32 dS mâ1). In untreated plants, the DM contents ranged between 8.0-23.4 g/pot; total phenolics contents (TPC) between 0.96-9.12 mg GAE gâ1 DW; total flavonoid contents (TFC) between 0.15-1.44 mg RE gâ1 DW; and total carotenoid contents (TCC) between 0.52 BCE gâ1 DW. While FRAP activity ranged from 8.64-104.21 mg TE gâ1 DW (about 12-fold) and DPPH activity between 2.50-3.30 mg mLâ1 IC50 value. Different levels of salinity treatment resulted in 8-35% increases in TPC; about 35% increase in TFC; and 18-35% increases in FRAP activity. Purslane accessions Ac4, Ac5, Ac6 and Ac8 possessed potentials for salinity-induced augmented production of bioactive compounds which in turn can be harnessed for possible human health benefits.
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Authors
Md. Amirul Alam, A.S. Juraimi, M.Y. Rafii, A.A. Hamid, F. Aslani, M.Z. Alam,