Journal Articles - Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery - 2023

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    The Effects of UV Light and Methyl Salicylate on Phytochemical Constituents and Nutritional Traits in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
    ( 2023)
    P.T.T. Ha, N. T. B. Tran , P. T. Tuyen , P. Mason , R.J. Henry , T. T. Loi
    Background: Mutagenesis has also been used to improve many desirable traits such as earliness, darkness, resistance or tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress, seed yield and oil quality. There are numerous mutagen agents, both chemical and physical, available to create and obtain valuable mutations in crop plants. Methods: The experiment was done at the laboratory of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam from September 2021 to December 2022. This study examined the effects of ultraviolet B-light (UV-B) and methyl salicylate (MeSA) treatment on phytochemical constituents (total phenols and flavonoids) and nutritional characteristics (protein and fat content) in a common bean cultivar, GRIS2. Result: The results show that UV irradiation for 3 hours increased the phenolic content in M1 seeds when compared to the control and other treatments. Furthermore, compared to the control and other treatments, UV-B irradiation for up to 5 hours increased the phenolic, protein and lipid content in the pod (in the immature pod, mature pod and seed). Alternatively, treatment with MeSA considerably decreased the levels of these same compounds. Treating the seed with 0.05 mM MeSA did increase the flavonoid content. These findings demonstrate the potential of UV-B treatment for improving bean nutritional quality. On the other hand, the negative general implications of the higher MeSA treatment suggest exogenous treatments should be kept at lower concentrations to ensure the minimization of nutritional losses.
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    "Comparative analysis of phenolic content and in vitro bioactivities of Bidens pilosa L. flowers and leaves as affected by extraction solvents "
    ( 2023)
    Trang H.D. Nguyen, Danh C. Vu, Phan Q.P. Hanh, Xuyen T. Vo, Van Cuong Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, Lien Le Phuong Nguyen, Laszlo Baranyai.
    Bidens pilosa L., native to South America, is valued for its purposes as a food and medicine. The study aimed to examine phenolics, antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects of B. pilosa flower and leaf extracts on albumin denaturation, α-glucosidase, α-amylase, xanthine oxidase, and tyrosinase. The choice of extractants (water, methanol, acetone, and ethyl acetate) greatly influenced the phenolic content and bioactivities of the extracts. The results demonstrated the flower and leaf extracts differed significantly with respect to total phenolic content and abilities to inhibit albumin denaturation, α-amylase, and xanthine oxidase. The ethyl acetate extracts may show the strongest activity to scavenge DPPH radicals, to inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase, and to protect albumin against denaturation. The aqueous extract possessed the strongest capacity to inhibit xanthine oxidase while the acetonic extract was more effective in suppressing tyrosinase compared to the others.