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: Received: 1 April 2024 / Approved: 1 April 2024 / Online: 2 April 2024 (10:00:56 CEST)
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Sampath, P.; Rajalingam, S.; Murugesan, S.; Bhardwaj, R.; Gupta, V. Evaluation of Chemical Composition among the Multi Colored Germplasm of Abrus precatorius L.. Preprints2024, 2024040093. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0093.v1
Sampath, P.; Rajalingam, S.; Murugesan, S.; Bhardwaj, R.; Gupta, V. Evaluation of Chemical Composition among the Multi Colored Germplasm of Abrus precatorius L.. Preprints 2024, 2024040093. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0093.v1
Sampath, P.; Rajalingam, S.; Murugesan, S.; Bhardwaj, R.; Gupta, V. Evaluation of Chemical Composition among the Multi Colored Germplasm of Abrus precatorius L.. Preprints2024, 2024040093. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0093.v1
APA Style
Sampath, P., Rajalingam, S., Murugesan, S., Bhardwaj, R., & Gupta, V. (2024). Evaluation of Chemical Composition among the Multi Colored Germplasm of <em>Abrus precatorius</em> L.. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0093.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sampath, P., Rakesh Bhardwaj and Veena Gupta. 2024 "Evaluation of Chemical Composition among the Multi Colored Germplasm of <em>Abrus precatorius</em> L." Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.0093.v1
Abstract
The medicinal plant Abrus precatorius L. was traditionally used in Siddha and Ayurvedic systems of medicine in India. The Indian centre of origin holds vast variability for its seed color. The objective of this study was to assess the total monomeric anthocyanin, flavonol, antioxidative potential, protein content and ash content among the accessions. A total of 99 accessions conserved in the Indian National Genebank were used in this study. The method used for the estimation of total monomeric anthocyanin, flavonol, antioxidative potential, protein content and ash content was pH differential method, Oomah method, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Potential, Dumas method and gravimetric method respectively. The completely black colored accession was recorded with highest total monomeric anthocyanin (51.95 mg / 100 g of cyanidin 3-glucoside equivalent) and flavonol content (66.41 mg/g of quercetin equivalent). Red + black colored accessions have recorded the maximum value with respect to antioxidants (14.18 mg/g of gallic acid equivalent). Highest amount of protein content was found in a completely white colored accession (20.67%) and maximum ash content was recorded in red + black seed colored accession (4.01%). The promising accessions identified can be used by pharmaceutical companies in drug development and in curing degenerative diseases.
Keywords
Abrus precatorius; anthocyanin; flavonol; antioxidative potential; medicinal herb
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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