Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2017, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (17): 3413-3421.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2017.17.015

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Saponion Profiles and Antioxidant Activity, α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Momordica charantia of Different Varieties

LIU HuiJuan1,2, ZHANG MingWei2, ZHANG RuiFen2, ZHANG Yan2, WEI ZhenCheng2, MA YongXuan2, LIU Lei2, DENG YuanYuan2   

  1. 1College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434020, Hubei; 2Sericultura & Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture/Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610
  • Received:2017-01-25 Online:2017-09-01 Published:2017-09-01

Abstract: 【Objective】 The content and composition of saponion of 13 different M. charantia varieties as well as the antioxidant activity and inhibitory effect of α-glucosidase were studied. 【Method】 Perchloric acid-vanilin-glacial method was used to determine saponin content, while HPLC method was used to measure the contents of 7 saponin components. In addition, their antioxidant activity was evaluated by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). The 4-nitrophenyl-2-β-D-glucopyranoside method was used to measure the α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and to analyze the relationship between the components and the corresponding activity. 【Result】There is a significant difference in contents of saponin in 13 different varieties of M. charantia.The content ranges of saponin were 0.52-1.20 g/100g DW, with an average value being 0.79 g/100g DW, and the coefficient of variability being 21.65%. The average contents of components were as follows: momorcharaside A 5.32 μg·g-1 DW, momordicoside A 25.42 μg·g-1 DW, karaviloside XI 3.96 μg·g-1 DW, momordicoside F2 66.95 μg·g-1 DW, momordicoside K 183.70 μg·g-1 DW, (23E)-3β,7β,25-trihydroxycucubita-5,23-dien-19-al 40.13 μg·g-1 DW, and kuguacin N 3.87 μg·g-1 DW. ORAC values of the 13 M. charantia varieties varied from 2 747.76 to 15 584.07 μmol Trolox?g-1, the average value being 8 879.48 mol Trolox·g-1, the coefficient of variability being 34.91% and the IC50 value of alpha glucosidase varied from 1.55 to 4.96 mg·mL-1. 【Conclusion】Significant differences in the components of saponin and the antioxidant activity and the inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase of different varieties of M. charantia were detected. Saponin is the main active basis of α-glucosidase activity in M. charantia, but not the main antioxidant substance. (23E)-3β,7β,25-trihydroxycucubita-5,23-dien-19-al is the major active compound.

Key words: Momordica charantia, saponin, antioxidant, α-glucosidase

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