Lipid, fatty acid, amino acid, and mineral compositions of five edible plant leaves

Rao, K. Sundar; Dominic, Rangan; Singh, K. Chandramani; Kaluwin, Chalapan; Rivett, Donald E.; Jones, Gwyn

doi:10.1021/jf00102a007

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“…Other fatty acids in high concentrations were stearic, oleic, and linolenic acids. The predominance of these five fatty acids, especially linolenic acid, not only in edible plant leaves but also in leaves of higher plants had been observed (Hitchcock and Nichols, 1971;Rao et al, 1990). Thus, the fatty acid profiles obtained for peanut and sweetpotato greens were consistent with those of previous studies.…”

Section: Fatty Acid Concentrationssupporting

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Fat and Fatty Acid Concentrations in Some Green Vegetables

Almazan

Adeyeye

1998

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

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Fat and Fatty Acid Concentrations in Some Green Vegetables

Almazan

Adeyeye

1998

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

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“…The leaves of I. aquatica contain adequate quantities of most of the essential amino and are comparable to conventional foodstuffs such as soybean or whole egg, indicating the potential of I. aquatica for utilisation as a food supplement. Moreover, the leaves of I. aquatica are an excellent source of bioelements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and copper (Rao et al, 1990). Other species consumed for purposes nutritional are I. alba L., I. albivenia (Lindl.)…”

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Review of the genus Ipomoea: traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities

Meira¹,

Silva²,

David³

et al. 2012

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

168

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Approximately 600-700 species of Ipomoea, Convolvulaceae, are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Several of those species have been used as ornamental plants, food, medicines or in religious ritual. The present work reviews the traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities of Ipomoea species and illustrates the potential of the genus as a source of therapeutic agents. These species are used in different parts of the world for the treatment of several diseases, such as, diabetes, hypertension, dysentery, constipation, fatigue, arthritis, rheumatism, hydrocephaly, meningitis, kidney ailments and infl ammations. Some of these species showed antimicrobial, analgesic, spasmolitic, spasmogenic, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, anticoagulant, anti-infl ammatory, psychotomimetic and anticancer activities. Alkaloids, phenolics compounds and glycolipids are the most common biologically active constituents from these plant extracts.

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“…13 This is comparable to conventional foodstuffs such as soybean or whole egg, indicating the potential of I aquatica for utilisation as a food supplement. 14 In the ancient science of Indian medicine (Ayurveda) and homeopathy, extracts of I aquatica leaves are administered orally to alleviate antioxidantrelated disorders. 15 The plant is also used effectively against nosebleed and high blood pressure.…”

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Isolation of a free radical‐scavenging antioxidant from water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk)

Prasad¹,

Divakar

Shivamurthy³

et al. 2005

J Sci Food Agric

122

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Ipomoea aquatica Forsk, a green leafy vegetable that is a rich source of vitamins and amino acids with many health benefits, has been explored for the isolation and identification of its bioactive compounds. Activity-guided repeated fractionation of a methanol extract on a silica gel column followed by an XAD column yielded a compound that exhibited antioxidant activity with an EC 50 value of 83 ± 1.02 µg ml −1 reaction mixture. It also showed very strong lipid peroxidation-inhibitory activity in a liposome model system with an EC 50 value of 72.2 ± 0.9 µg ml −1 . However, it showed negligible metal-chelating activity. Based on UV, 2D nuclear magnetic resonance and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry studies, the compound was tentatively identified to be 7-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-dihydroquercetin-3-O-α-D-glucopyranoside. This is the first report on the antioxidant properties of I aquatica leaf extracts.

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Lipid, fatty acid, amino acid, and mineral compositions of five edible plant leaves

Cited by 40 publications

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Fat and Fatty Acid Concentrations in Some Green Vegetables

Fat and Fatty Acid Concentrations in Some Green Vegetables

Review of the genus Ipomoea: traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities

Isolation of a free radical‐scavenging antioxidant from water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk)

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