ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF MUNGBEAN CULTIVARS COMMONLY CONSUMED IN PAKISTAN

ZIA-UL-HAQ M., AMAROWICZ R., AHMAD S., QAYUM M., ERCİŞLİ S.

OXIDATION COMMUNICATIONS, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.15-25, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: OXIDATION COMMUNICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.15-25
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Antioxidant potential of 4 mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) varieties indigenous to Pakistan, namely Mung 88, NM 51, NM 54 and AEM 96, was evaluated. The content of total phenolics in the seeds ranged from 51.9 mg/100 g (AEM 96) to 74.2 mg/100 g (NM 54). The antioxidant activities of the mungbean extracts were tested using DPPH (18.97-19.33 mu mol Trolox/g), ORAC (56.4-72.3 mu mol Trolox./g), and ABTS (21.2-31.1 mu mol Trolox/g) assays. All the extracts exhibited also antioxidant activity in linoleic acid system as well reducing power and chelation activity. The results of the present study showed mungbean, indigenous to Pakistan, to be a potentially valuable legume crop with high antioxidant potential.