Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf
The leaf of C. dipsaceus was evaluated for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as a...
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| description | The leaf of C. dipsaceus was evaluated for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as antinutritional content. Further, hot water extract of C. dipsaceus showed good activity especially in ABTS+, metal chelating, nitric oxide, and DPPH assays. Hence, the results conclude that C. dipsaceus could be a valuable nutraceutical supplement to the human diet. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6cbfba5817b488996b95bda5b0c116a2025-08-20T03:26:03ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/890451890451Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach LeafRahul Chandran0V. Nivedhini1Thangaraj Parimelazhagan2Bioprospecting Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, IndiaBioprospecting Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, IndiaBioprospecting Laboratory, Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, IndiaThe leaf of C. dipsaceus was evaluated for its nutritional and antioxidant properties. From the present investigation, significant amount of almost all essential amino acids and important minerals were quantified. Low levels of trypsin inhibitory units, phenolics, and tannins content were found as antinutritional content. Further, hot water extract of C. dipsaceus showed good activity especially in ABTS+, metal chelating, nitric oxide, and DPPH assays. Hence, the results conclude that C. dipsaceus could be a valuable nutraceutical supplement to the human diet.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890451 |
| spellingShingle | Rahul Chandran V. Nivedhini Thangaraj Parimelazhagan Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf |
| title_full | Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf |
| title_short | Nutritional Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Cucumis dipsaceus Ehrenb. ex Spach Leaf |
| title_sort | nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of cucumis dipsaceus ehrenb ex spach leaf |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890451 |
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