Polysaccharides, Total Phenolic, and Flavonoid Content from Different Kenaf (<i>Hibiscus cannabinus</i> L.) Genotypes and Their Antioxidants and Antibacterial Properties
2021
Ziggiju Mesenbet Birhanie | Aiping Xiao | Dawei Yang | Siqi Huang | Chao Zhang | Lining Zhao | Liangliang Liu | Jianjun Li | Anguo Chen | Huijuan Tang | Li Chang | Gen Pan | Cuiping Zhang | Ashok Biswas | Susmita Dey | Defang Li | Yong Deng
Kenaf (<i>Hibiscus cannabinus</i> L.) is a valuable plant with a potential health benefit because of its extensive bioactive compounds. Leaf extracts of 33 kenaf genotypes were investigated for their polysaccharide, total phenolic, and flavonoid content. The antioxidant properties were evaluated by 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS), and ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assays. Antimicrobial capacity was also assessed against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> using a disc diffusion assay. The polysaccharide content varied from 6.45–16.12 mg glucose per g DW. Total phenolic and flavonoid content ranged from 6.03–21.15 mg GAE/g DW and 1.55–9.24 mg RE/g DW, respectively. Similarly, varied values in the range 20.55–79.99% of inhibition by DPPH, 56.28–88.30% of inhibition by ABTS and 1.26–5.08 mmol Fe<sup>2+</sup>/g DW by FRAP assays were obtained for antioxidants of the genotype extracts. Extracts from CS4 and CS2 genotypes had the highest antioxidant activities. Kenaf leaves exhibited antibacterial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i>. Strong correlation was found between antioxidant activity with polysaccharide (DPPH, r = 0.893; ABTS, r = 0.819; FRAP, r = 0.864) and total phenolic content (DPPH, r = 0.850; ABTS, r = 0.959; FRAP, r = 0.953). The results suggested that the kenaf leaves could be used as a natural antioxidants and antimicrobial in food industries.
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