Phytochemical Investigation and Hypoglycaemic Effect of<i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i>

Purkait, Kamalesh; Das, Subrata; Ali, Kazi Asraf; Chakraborty, Pranabesh

doi:10.5958/0974-360x.2016.00028.7

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“…In several countries in the world, it is considered a staple food for the population, with high socioeconomic and nutritional relevance (Hughes, 2009;Gemede, Ratta, Haki, Woldegiorgis, & Beyene, 2015;Kumar et al, 2017a). Okra fruits and seeds are edible, and immature fruits are a rich source of dietary fibre, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant substances (Kamalesh, Subrata, Asraf, & Pranabesh, 2016;Petropoulos, Fernandes, Barros, & Ferreira, 2018). The seeds are rich in high-quality edible oil (13-22%) and proteins (20-24%), and the latter contain balanced amounts of two important amino acids, lysine and tryptophan (Hughes, 2009).…”

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Genetic diversity among Brazilian okra landraces detected by morphoagronomic and molecular descriptors

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The conservation of okra landraces [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] in gene banks is essential for the success of their use in breeding programmes. This study evaluated the genetic diversity among okra landraces in Brazil based on morphoagronomic descriptors and AFLP markers. We studied 30 accessions of the vegetable gene bank of the Universidade Federal de Viçosa. To this end, 17 morphoagronomic descriptors and five combinations of AFLP primers were used. Genetic parameters were estimated for the quantitative traits and the accessions were grouped by Ward’s method, using the Gower’s and Jaccard’s distance measures, respectively, for the morphoagronomic and molecular data. Polymorphisms were observed for all qualitative traits, while the quantitative traits were significant by deviance analysis. The genetic parameters confirmed the existence of variability among accessions, and high accuracy and heritability indices were found for the traits related to fruit and plant height. Ward’s grouping showed no relationship between the clusters formed with the morphoagronomic and molecular data and the geographical origin of the accessions. No association between morphoagronomic descriptors and AFLP markers was observed. The lack of correlation suggests that both approaches of characterization are important to understand and differentiate the okra accessions.

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Genetic diversity among Brazilian okra landraces detected by morphoagronomic and molecular descriptors

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“…The fruit mucilage includes flavonoids, d-galactose, l-rhamnose, and d-dalacturonic acid. Okra leaves contain tannins, minerals, and flavonol glycosides (Durazzo et al, 2018;Purkait, Das, Ali, & Chakraborty, 2016;Saha, Jain, & Jain, 2011). Documented evidence revealed that okra has an ability to overcome metabolic syndrome symptoms.…”

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Effect of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) on metabolic syndrome: A review

Esmaeilzadeh

Razavi

Hosseinzadeh

2020

Phytotherapy Research

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Metabolic syndrome is a disorder characterized by dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, abdominal fat, high blood pressure, hypertriglyceridemia, and diminished high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), routinely called lady's finger, has belonged to the Malvaceae family. Okra is considered as a valuable crop due to the multiple functions of its leaves, buds, flowers, pods, stems, and seeds in traditional and modern medicines. Several bioactive components are presented in different parts of okra including polyphenolic compounds especially oligomeric catechins and flavonol derivatives such as quercetin. The antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, immunomodulatory, gastroprotective, neuroprotective, lipid lowering, and antidiabetic effects of okra have been established. Although different in vivo and in vitro studies revealed that okra has an ability to overcome metabolic syndrome symptoms, the lack of clinical studies is notable. So, further clinical trials should be accomplished to confirm the role of okra in metabolic syndrome. The aims of this review are to gather different studies regarding the potential efficacy of okra in metabolic syndrome.

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Chemical composition, nutritional value and antioxidant properties of Mediterranean okra genotypes in relation to harvest stage

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A B S T R A C TThe aim of the present study was to determine the effect of fruit size on nutritional value, chemical composition and antioxidant properties of Mediterranean okra genotypes. For this purpose, pods from four okra cultivars and local landraces commonly cultivated in Greece, as well as pods from four commercial cultivars from North America were collected at two sizes (3-5 and > 7 cm). Significant differences were observed between the studied genotypes for both nutritional value and chemical composition parameters. Small fruit had a higher nutritional value, whereas chemical composition differed in a genotype dependent manner with most of the studied cultivars showing better results when harvested in small size. In conclusion, fruit size has a genotype dependent impact on chemical composition and nutritional value of okra pods and the common practice of harvesting okra fruit while they still have a small size helps to increase nutritional value for most of the studied genotypes.

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Phytochemical Investigation and Hypoglycaemic Effect ofAbelmoschus esculentus

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Genetic diversity among Brazilian okra landraces detected by morphoagronomic and molecular descriptors

Genetic diversity among Brazilian okra landraces detected by morphoagronomic and molecular descriptors

Effect of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) on metabolic syndrome: A review

Chemical composition, nutritional value and antioxidant properties of Mediterranean okra genotypes in relation to harvest stage

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