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Antioxidant capacities and polyphenols in autumn-growing cultivar of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis cv. Bulam Plus)

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The effects of drought stress in autumn-growing Chinese cabbage cultivar on bioactive compounds, total antioxidant and binding properties to human serum albumin (HSA) were studied. Seedlings of 42 days growing Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis cv. Bulam Plus (BRARP) were transplanted and maintained into pots during 3 weeks with soil water of the drought-treated (D-T) and control (C) plants at 10% and 30%, respectively. Polyphenols and the values of antioxidant capacities by three radical scavenging assays (CUPRAC, FRAP, ABTS) were determined in methanol extracts of the samples. MS spectra of phenolic extracts were compared in samples treated at different periods of time. The total polyphenols and their activities were slightly lower in drought-treated Chinese cabbage than in corresponding controls. The influence of polyphenols, total antioxidant and binding activities in D-T plants accumulation at drought stress in Chinese cabbage BRARP was reduced. Our study provides valuable information that Chinese cabbage BRARP can be consumed throughout the year in South Korea and other countries.

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Abbreviations

ABTS:

2,2-Azino-bis (3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt

BRARP:

Chinese cabbage Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis cv. Bulam Plus

C:

Control

CUPRAC:

Cupric reducing antioxidant capacity

D-T:

Drought-treated

DPPH:

1,1 Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical

DW:

Dry weight

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

FRAP:

Ferric-reducing/antioxidant power

FW:

Fresh weight

HSA:

Human serum albumin

GAE:

Gallic acid equivalent

GL:

Glucosinolates

MS:

Mass spectra

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

ORAC:

Oxygen radical absorbance capacity

TACs:

Total antioxidant capacities

TPC:

Total phenolic content

TFC:

Total flavonoid contents

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This research was supported by the Wonkwang University Research Grants in 2017. The authors are thankful to Dr. Elena Katrich (School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) for her technical assistance in determination of antioxidant status in Chinese cabbage.

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  1. Department of Horticulture Industry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 54538, South Korea

    Yang Gyu Ku, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Hyang Bae & Baek Song Kang

  2. Good Agriculture Management Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 54538, South Korea

    Yang Gyu Ku, Ho Cheol Kim, Jong Hyang Bae & Baek Song Kang

  3. Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel

    Alina Nemirovski, Dinorah Barasch & Shela Gorinstein

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Ku, Y.G., Kim, H.C., Bae, J.H. et al. Antioxidant capacities and polyphenols in autumn-growing cultivar of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis cv. Bulam Plus). Eur Food Res Technol 245, 1871–1879 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-019-03294-0

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