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JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 1883-1891Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.09.009
Keywords
Moringa oleifera seed; Antioxidant activity; Free phenolics; Bound phenolics; DPPH scavenging activity; Antibacterial activity
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- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi [BT/Bio-CARe/05/400/2010-2011]
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Phenolic compounds, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of defatted Moringa oleifera seed flour (DMF) were investigated. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents were measured using colorimetric methods. Free phenolic acid and flavonoid profiles were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography, while antioxidant capacities were evaluated using scavenging assays of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), ferric reducing antioxidant power and total antioxidant capacity. The results showed that extractability of phenolic compounds was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in bound phenolic extract (4173.00 +/- 32.22 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/100 g) than in free phenolic extract (780.00 +/- 14.2 mg GAE/100 g) and it showed higher antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. The IC50 value for DPPH radical scavenging activity was 0.9 +/- 0.05 and 14.9 +/- 0.07 mg/mL for bound phenolic and free phenolic extracts, respectively. Bound phenolic extract was more effective (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), 0.06-0.157%) than free phenolic extract (MIC, 0.117-0.191%) against tested bacteria. Ten phenolic compounds (gallic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, protocatechuic acid, cinnamic acid, catechin, epicatechin, vanillin and quercetin) were identified and quantified in both extracts. These natural plant phenolics from Moringa seeds could be a good source of antioxidants and antibacterials for food and pharmaceutical industries. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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