Phenolic antioxidants from the leaves of Corchorus olitorius L

J Agric Food Chem. 1999 Oct;47(10):3963-6. doi: 10.1021/jf990347p.

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 alpha-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.

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / analysis*
  • Antioxidants / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Phenols / analysis*
  • Phenols / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
  • Vegetables / chemistry*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Phenols
  • Plant Extracts