Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of tuberous root leaves |
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| Authors: | Míriam Helena Alves Eugenio Rosemary Gualberto Fonseca Alvarenga Pereira Wilson César de Abreu Michel Cardoso de Angelis Pereira |
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| Affiliation: | Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The antioxidant potential of five tuberous root leaves was evaluated. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC/DAD) showed the presence of phenolic compounds in leaves, and the predominant ones were chlorogenic acids in carrot (458.79 mg.L?1± 0.03): rosmarinic acid in sweet potato (222.05 mg.L?1± 0.01) and quercetin in sweet potato (292.42 mg.L?1± 0.01). Radish leaves showed a higher total in vitro antioxidant activity for all methods used in this study. The results indicated that these leaves were natural sources of antioxidants and, therefore, could be included in the health beneficial diet. |
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| Keywords: | Leaves HPLC/DAD Antioxidants Phenolics |
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