The Antioxidant Activities, Total Phenolic, Flavonoid and Melatonin Contents of Five Cultivars of Mulberry Leaves

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Tiantip Kasikorn
Panyada Panyatip
Chawalit Yongram
Orawan Dokkiang
Bunleu Sungthong
Ploenthip Puthongking

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The objectives of this study aimed to determine antioxidant activities and analysis total phenolic, flavonoid and melatonin contents of five cultivars of mulberry leaves: Buriram 60, Yai-buriram, Sakonnakhon, Khunpai and Srisaket, were harvested from Queen Sirikit Sericulture Center, Khon Kaen in June, 2018. The results showed that Yai-buriram exhibited the highest antioxidant activity on DPPH (IC50 96.17 ± 2.28 μg/ml) and FRAP (163.99 ± 9.26 mmol/100g DW) assays. While, the ABTS radical scavenging assay indicated that Srisaket comprised a good antioxidant activity with IC50 value of 75.24 ± 1.71 μg/ml. With regards to chemical constituents, Buriram 60 showed the highest flavonoid content at 37.19 ± 0.53 mgQE/g, Yai-Buriram showed the highest phenolic content at 390.89 ± 3.90 mgGAE/g DW and melatonin content at 9.77 ± 0.32 μg/g extract. The result obtained implied that the antioxidant activity of mulberry leaf extracts was related with the amount of total phenolic and flavonoid, and melatonin contents.

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