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Showing papers on "Corchorus olitorius published in 1999"


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TL;DR: Six phenolic antioxidative compounds were identified from the leaves of Corchorus olitorius L. (moroheiya) by NMR and FAB-MS and showed that 5-caffeoylquinic acid was a predominant phenolic antioxidant in C. Olitorius leaves.
Abstract: Six phenolic antioxidative compounds [5-caffeoylquinic acid (chlorogenic acid), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, quercetin 3-galactoside, quercetin 3-glucoside, quercetin 3-(6-malonylglucoside), and quercetin 3-(6-malonylgalactoside) (tentative)] were identified from the leaves of Corchorus olitorius L. (moroheiya) by NMR and FAB-MS. The contents of these phenolic compounds, ascorbic acid, and α-tocopherol in C. olitorius leaves were determined, and their antioxidative activities were measured using the radical generator-initiated peroxidation of linoleic acid. The results obtained showed that 5-caffeoylquinic acid was a predominant phenolic antioxidant in C. olitorius leaves. Keywords: Corchorus olitorius; antioxidants; phenolics; caffeoylquinic acid; quercetin glycosides

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