Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts

Asparagus officinalis are perennial plants that require re-planting every 10–20 years. The roots are traditionally mulched in the soil or treated as waste. The A. officinalis roots (AR) contain valuable bioactive compounds that may have some health benefiting properties. The aim of this st...

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Main Authors:	Abbey Symes, Amin Shavandi, Hongxia Zhang, Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed, Fahad Y. Al-Juhaimi, Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:	Antioxidants
Subjects:	asparagus roots antioxidant activity bioactive compounds
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/7/4/52

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spelling	doaj-b4f6b19fffb842b8a1ef03a9977e98202020-11-24T22:25:45ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212018-04-01745210.3390/antiox7040052antiox7040052Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots ExtractsAbbey Symes0Amin Shavandi1Hongxia Zhang2Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed3Fahad Y. Al-Juhaimi4Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit5Department of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandDepartment of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandDepartment of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Food Science, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New ZealandAsparagus officinalis are perennial plants that require re-planting every 10–20 years. The roots are traditionally mulched in the soil or treated as waste. The A. officinalis roots (AR) contain valuable bioactive compounds that may have some health benefiting properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents (TPC and TFC, respectively) and antioxidant (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) and Ferric Reducing/Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assays) activities of New Zealand AR extract. The antioxidant activity decreased with a longer extraction time.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/7/4/52asparagus rootsantioxidant activitybioactive compounds
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spellingShingle	Abbey Symes Amin Shavandi Hongxia Zhang Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed Fahad Y. Al-Juhaimi Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts Antioxidants asparagus roots antioxidant activity bioactive compounds
author_facet	Abbey Symes Amin Shavandi Hongxia Zhang Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed Fahad Y. Al-Juhaimi Alaa El-Din Ahmed Bekhit
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title	Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts
title_short	Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts
title_full	Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts
title_fullStr	Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts
title_full_unstemmed	Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts
title_sort	antioxidant activities and caffeic acid content in new zealand asparagus (asparagus officinalis) roots extracts
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Antioxidants
issn	2076-3921
publishDate	2018-04-01
description	Asparagus officinalis are perennial plants that require re-planting every 10–20 years. The roots are traditionally mulched in the soil or treated as waste. The A. officinalis roots (AR) contain valuable bioactive compounds that may have some health benefiting properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents (TPC and TFC, respectively) and antioxidant (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) and Ferric Reducing/Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assays) activities of New Zealand AR extract. The antioxidant activity decreased with a longer extraction time.
topic	asparagus roots antioxidant activity bioactive compounds
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/7/4/52
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Antioxidant Activities and Caffeic Acid Content in New Zealand Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) Roots Extracts

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