Diversity in Elemental Content in Selected Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) Species from Gilgit-Baltistan Region of Pakistan Based on Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometry (ICP-AES)

Comparative variability of nutrients, minerals, phenolics and anthocyanins with antioxidant potentials during fruit development stages in five Mulberry (Morus) cultivars

“…Other body organs like the skin, brain, gastrointestinal tract, heart, lungs, the prostate; kidney, eyes, pancreas and adrenals also contain Zn in different amount. Zn proved its versatile functions in the immune system, keeping a healthy prostate, supporting healthy growth of cell, maintenance of levels of testosterone hormone, energy production, reproductive functions and protein synthesis enzymes [90,98]. The Zn contents observed here in mulberry cultivars could be correlated to the Zn contents reported in the earlier investigations of several authors [79,80,81,94,97,99].…”

“…As per the outcomes, the contents of P observed were higher in 1 black mulberry cultivar (M. serrata) whereas two black cultivars (M. nigra and M. macroura black) and two white cultivars (M. alba and M. macroura white) exhibited lower P contents at maturity. P is the necessary ubiquitous mineral act as a critical component of ATP production in the body [90] and compounds containing P such as IP3, cAMP and cGMP controls a number of intracellular signaling [91]. The outcomes regarding the P contents shown in mulberry cultivars here could be correlated to the P contents previously reported in mulberry [80,89].…”

Surveilling the Rise and fall of Macro/Micro Minerals, Sugars, Total Acidity, Phenolics and Anthocyanins during Fruit Development Stages in Five Mulberry (Morus) Cultivars

“…As per the outcomes, the contents of P observed were higher in 1 black mulberry cultivar (M. serrata) whereas two black cultivars (M. nigra and M. macroura black) and two white cultivars (M. alba and M. macroura white) exhibited lower P contents at maturity. P is the necessary ubiquitous mineral act as a critical component of ATP production in the body [90] and compounds containing P such as IP3, cAMP and cGMP controls a number of intracellular signaling [91].…”

“…Other body organs like the skin, brain, gastrointestinal tract, heart, lungs, the prostate; kidney, eyes, pancreas and adrenals also contain Zn in different amount. Zn proved its versatile functions in the immune system, keeping a healthy prostate, supporting healthy growth of cell, maintenance of levels of testosterone hormone, energy production, reproductive functions and protein synthesis enzymes [90,98] Such variations in the mineral contents in plants may be associated with fruit maturity and genotypes as well as some agricultural practices and ecological conditions like altitude, soil and climatic factors [100]. The direct HPLC chromatograms of all mulberry cultivar extracts at their nal stages are represented in Fig.…”