Comparison of flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities of Vicia species

Abstract

A total of 27 accessions from ten Vicia species were investigated for flavonoid contents, total polyphenol contents, and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS [2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline 6-sulfonic acid)] free radical-scavenging activities. The results revealed that NAC17 (V. monantha) and NAC14 (V. hyrcanica) had the highest total flavonoid content (1.42 ± 0.09 mg/g) and total polyphenol content [124.2 ± 0.5 μg/gallic acid equivalents (GAE) mg], respectively. Among four flavonoids, naringenin was detected at high concentrations in Vicia species. The DPPH and ABTS assays showed values in the range of 57.2 (IC50) (NAC13, V. faba) to 6530.0 (IC50) (NAC24, V. sativa subsp. nigra) and 19.1 μg/Trolox mg (NAC7, V. cracca) to 253.4 μg/Trolox mg (NAC13, V. faba), respectively. Among ten Vicia species, V. monantha and V. hyrcanica had the highest flavonoid content (1.31 ± 0.09 mg/g) and total polyphenol content (116.5 ± 2.0 μg/GAE mg), respectively. The highest antioxidant activity was detected in V. faba. These results will expand the flavonoid database and provide valuable information on Vicia species for the development of functional foods or feed-additive resources.

Vicia plants—A comprehensive review on chemical composition and phytopharmacology

“…Vicia seeds contain phenolic acids (gallic, ellagic, fukiic, syringic, salicylic, and so forth), flavonoids (catechin, quercetin, apigenin, kaempferol, diosmetin, naringenin, luteolin derivatives, and so forth), organic acids (citric, malic, and so forth), hydroxybenzoic aldehyde and also amino acids (vicine, isoleucine, tyrosine, and so forth), some lignans, and terpenoids as shown by many studies (Abu‐Reidah, Arráez‐Román, Warad, Fernández‐Gutiérrez, & Segura‐Carretero, 2017; Abozeid et al, 2018; Amarowicz & Shahidi, 2018; Boukhanouf et al, 2016; Choudhary & Mishra, 2018; Hoganesyan et al, 2004; Kwon et al, 2018; Lee et al, 2017; Megías et al, 2016; Satpathy & Gupta, 2014). Allam, Nafady, Khedr, Nakagawa, and Shimizu (2018) reported antioxidant and antiallergic properties of many compounds in V. faba flowers including flavonoid glycosides and adenosine.…”

“…Phenolic acids, flavonoids, organic acids, hydroxybenzoic aldehyde, and also amino acids, lignans, and terpenes are present in Vicia seeds, and this allows to consider these seeds as potential drugs and food additive applications (Amarowicz & Shahidi, 2018). Vicia seeds have been shown to possess relevant antioxidant and nitric oxide scavenging activity, in addition to metal chelating agent and enzymes inhibitors (Amarowicz & Shahidi, 2018; Boukhanouf, Louaileche, & Perrin, 2016; Choudhary & Mishra, 2018; Kwon et al, 2018; Lee, Lee, Kim, & Raveendar, 2017; Megías et al, 2009; Megías et al, 2016; Montahaedargah, Moradi, & Ebrahimzadeh, 2017; Satpathy & Gupta, 2014). In the following information regarding the cultivation and habitat of Vicia plants, the composition of their essential oil (EO), the possible perspective uses as food, food supplements and nutraceuticals (Santini & Novellino, 2017) as well as the biological activities, and the traditional and current medicinal uses are described.…”

Ethnobotanical Knowledge, Nutritional Composition, and Aroma Profile of Vicia kulingiana Bailey: An Underutilized Wild Vegetable Endemic to China

“…Additionally, these species hold cultural and medicinal significance in local traditional healing practices [ 13 , 14 ]. Reports indicate that seeds of Vicia species encompass diverse constituents, including phenolic compounds, amino acids, lignans, and terpenoids [ 15 , 16 ]. However, research on the volatile components of Vicia species remains limited, with only one previous study investigating volatiles within this genus [ 17 , 18 ].…”