Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf

Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf

The leaf of C. dipsaceus was evaluated for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rahul Chandran, V. Nivedhini, Thangaraj Parimelazhagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890451
id doaj-e6cbfba5817b488996b95bda5b0c116a
record_format Article
spelling doaj-e6cbfba5817b488996b95bda5b0c116a2020-11-24T21:45:16ZengHindawi LimitedThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/890451890451Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach LeafRahul Chandran0V. Nivedhini1Thangaraj Parimelazhagan2Bioprospecting Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, IndiaBioprospecting Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, IndiaBioprospecting Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, IndiaThe leaf of C. dipsaceus was evaluated for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as antinutritional content. Further, hot water extract of C. dipsaceus showed good activity especially in ABTS+, metal chelating, nitric oxide, and DPPH assays. Hence, the results conclude that C. dipsaceus could be a valuable nutraceutical supplement to the human diet.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890451
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Rahul Chandran
V. Nivedhini
Thangaraj Parimelazhagan
spellingShingle Rahul Chandran
V. Nivedhini
Thangaraj Parimelazhagan
Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
The Scientific World Journal
author_facet Rahul Chandran
V. Nivedhini
Thangaraj Parimelazhagan
author_sort Rahul Chandran
title Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
title_short Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
title_full Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
title_fullStr Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
title_sort nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of cucumis dipsaceus ehrenb. ex spach leaf
publisher Hindawi Limited
series The Scientific World Journal
issn 1537-744X
publishDate 2013-01-01
description The leaf of C. dipsaceus was evaluated for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as antinutritional content. Further, hot water extract of C. dipsaceus showed good activity especially in ABTS+, metal chelating, nitric oxide, and DPPH assays. Hence, the results conclude that C. dipsaceus could be a valuable nutraceutical supplement to the human diet.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890451
work_keys_str_mv AT rahulchandran nutritionalcompositionandantioxidantpropertiesofcucumisdipsaceusehrenbexspachleaf
AT vnivedhini nutritionalcompositionandantioxidantpropertiesofcucumisdipsaceusehrenbexspachleaf
AT thangarajparimelazhagan nutritionalcompositionandantioxidantpropertiesofcucumisdipsaceusehrenbexspachleaf
_version_ 1725905510598705152

Similar Items