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Correlations between Antioxidant Activity and Alkaloids and Phenols of Maca (Lepidium meyenii)
Joint Authors
Gan, Jin
Feng, Ying
He, Zhao
Li, Xian
Zhang, Hong
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Abstract EN
The antioxidant capacity of maca has been considered to be the basis for other bioactivities, and revealing the active antioxidant compounds would help to elucidate a variety of bioactive compounds.
In this study, the correlation between the antioxidant activity of maca and secondary metabolites, including ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP), hydroxyl radical scavenging ability (HRSA), lipid peroxidation inhibition ability (LPIA), total phenolic contents (TPCs), total alkaloid contents (TACs), and total sterol contents (TSCs), was investigated by measuring.
Chloroform was selected to be an efficient extraction solvent for antioxidant compounds in maca by polarity fractions test.
The results showed that TPC exhibited significant linear correlations (P<0.05) to FRAP and LPIA, while TAC had significant linear correlations (P<0.05) to FRAP, HRSA, and LPIA.
These results suggested that alkaloids and phenols were the most important substances for the antioxidation of maca, of which the antioxidant effect of alkaloids seemed to be higher than that of phenols.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gan, Jin& Feng, Ying& He, Zhao& Li, Xian& Zhang, Hong. 2017. Correlations between Antioxidant Activity and Alkaloids and Phenols of Maca (Lepidium meyenii). Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175826
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gan, Jin…[et al.]. Correlations between Antioxidant Activity and Alkaloids and Phenols of Maca (Lepidium meyenii). Journal of Food Quality No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175826
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gan, Jin& Feng, Ying& He, Zhao& Li, Xian& Zhang, Hong. Correlations between Antioxidant Activity and Alkaloids and Phenols of Maca (Lepidium meyenii). Journal of Food Quality. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175826
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175826