Evaluation of Water-soluble Vitamins and Optimum Cooking Time of Fresh Edible Portions of Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum L. Schumach) Shoot

Akah, N.P.; Onweluzo, J.C.

doi:10.1016/s0189-7241(15)30127-2

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“…The vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) content of these wild edibles ranged from 0.759 mg/100 g to 2.419 mg/100 g. These values were comparable with the values obtained by Igile et al. (2013) for the leafy vegetable, Akah and Onweluzo (2014) for elephant grass (2.40 mg/100 g), Vernonia calvaona (0.56 mg/100 g), and Hasan et al. (2013) for Lagennaria vulgaris (0.755 mg/100 g) and Amaranthus viridis (0.07 mg/100 g).…”

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Nutritional composition, mineral content, antioxidant activity and quantitative estimation of water soluble vitamins and phenolics by RP-HPLC in some lesser used wild edible plants

Datta

Sinha

Bhattacharjee

et al. 2019

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The present study aimed to investigate the nutritional properties and antioxidant activities of six underutilized wild edible plants viz . Ipomoea aquatica, Achyranthes aspera, Aasystasia ganjetica , Enhydra fluctuans, Oldenlandia corymbosa and Amaranthus viridis that are commonly consumed as food in the India The antioxidant properties of the plants were evaluated by using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, ABTS radical scavenging ability, reducing power capacity, metal chelating activity, lipid peroxidation assay, estimation of total phenolic content and flavonoids content in different solvent extraction system like benzene, chloroform, methanol and 70% aqueous (aq.) ethanol. The quantitation of phenolic acids and flavonoids and water soluble vitamins in these plants were carried out by HPLC using Acclaim C 18 column (5 μm particle size, 250 × 4.6 mm), Dionex Ultimate 3000 liquid chromatograph and detection was carried out in photo diode array (PDA) detector. The results of investigation showed that these plants are rich sources of protein, carbohydrate minerals and vitamins, especially the B group of vitamins that can contribute immensely to nutrition, food security, and health and therapeutic benefits. The different levels of antioxidant activities were found in the solvent systems used. The HPLC analysis also showed the presence of phenolic acids and flavonoids in various amounts in these plants which could be utilized as natural antioxidant.

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Nutritional composition, mineral content, antioxidant activity and quantitative estimation of water soluble vitamins and phenolics by RP-HPLC in some lesser used wild edible plants

Datta

Sinha

Bhattacharjee

et al. 2019

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“…It is a multipurpose forage crop that can be grazed directly, or made into silage or hay [18] and there have also been reports of using Napier grass as fish food, for example for feeding grass carp and tilapia in Nepal [19,20] and Bangladesh [21]. A recent report from Nigeria also indicated that young shoots of Napier grass were used as a cooked vegetable [22]. These varied uses provide an indication of the diversity of roles that Napier grass could contribute to the reduction of poverty and nutritional insecurity.…”

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Opportunities for Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Improvement Using Molecular Genetics

Negawo¹,

Teshome²,

Kumar

et al. 2017

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Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) is a fast-growing perennial grass native to Sub-Saharan Africa that is widely grown across the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a multipurpose forage crop, primarily used to feed cattle in cut and carry feeding systems. Characterization and diversity studies on a small collection of Napier grasses have identified a moderate level of genetic variation and highlighted the availability of some good agronomic traits, particularly high biomass production, as a forage crop. However, very little information exists on precise phenotyping, genotyping and the application of molecular technologies to Napier grass improvement using modern genomic tools which have been applied in advancing the selection and breeding of important food crops. In this review paper, existing information on genetic resources, molecular diversity, yield and nutritional quality of Napier grass will be discussed. Recent findings on characterizing disease resistance and abiotic stress (drought) tolerance will also be highlighted. Finally, opportunities and future prospects for better conservation and use arising from the application of modern genomic tools in Napier grass phenotyping and genotyping will be discussed.

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“…The chromatographic parameters, , capacity i.e. factor, selectivity factor, resolution factor and factor symmetry, were calculated on the basis of the experimentally obtained values of retention times and width peaks for all the investigated B-complex vitamins (Akah and Onweluzo, 2014).…”

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HPLC analysis of water soluble vitamin B in Psidium guava leaves

Pandian¹,

Jayalakshmi²

2018

Asian J Pharm Pharmacol

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Evaluation of Water-soluble Vitamins and Optimum Cooking Time of Fresh Edible Portions of Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum L. Schumach) Shoot

Cited by 21 publications

References 6 publications

Nutritional composition, mineral content, antioxidant activity and quantitative estimation of water soluble vitamins and phenolics by RP-HPLC in some lesser used wild edible plants

Nutritional composition, mineral content, antioxidant activity and quantitative estimation of water soluble vitamins and phenolics by RP-HPLC in some lesser used wild edible plants

Opportunities for Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Improvement Using Molecular Genetics

HPLC analysis of water soluble vitamin B in Psidium guava leaves

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