Abstract
Abstract Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter, plays a role in regulating neuronal excitability. Polyphenols naturally occur in plants and help to prevent or reverse damage in cells caused by aging, the environment, and lifestyle. Edible sprouts such as mung beans are a valuable source that presents high content of bioactive compounds. These contents in raw mung beans are very low, but they increase significantly during germination. The objectives of this study were to determine the most appropriate germination conditions, including air relative humidity (80%, 90%, and 99%), salt concentrations (0, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5%), and light conditions (dark, LED, and UV-C) during the soaking and incubation processes to maximize the content of GABA and polyphenols. The results showed that all investigated treatments (air relative humidity, salt, and light) increased GABA and polyphenol levels, but LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90% were the most effective. Under those conditions, the content of GABA and polyphenols in the germinated mung beans increased about 12 and 2 times, respectively. Furthermore, the changes in GABA and polyphenol contents were different under different soaking and incubation conditions. In conclusion, the nutritional quality of mung beans, in terms of GABA and polyphenols, could be improved by controlling light and air relative humidity during germination. It is also recommended that the germination conditions, including air relative humidity, soaking in water or salt, soaking time, and incubation time should be selected depending on the desired content of GABA or polyphenols.
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Claim · model-written summary
All investigated germination treatments (air relative humidity, salt, and light) increased GABA and polyphenol levels in mung beans.
- Taxon
- mung beans
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Vigna radiatat0 - Treatment
- air relative humidity, salt, and lighte0
- Outcome
- GABA and polyphenol levelse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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t0“mung beans (Vigna radiata L.)”
e0“all investigated treatments (air relative humidity, salt, and light) increased GABA and polyphenol levels, but LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90% were the most effective”
Claim · model-written summary
LED lighting and 90% air relative humidity were the most effective germination treatments for raising GABA and polyphenol levels in mung beans.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90%e0
- Outcome
- GABA and polyphenol levelse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- the most effectivee0
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t0“mung beans (Vigna radiata L.)”
e0“all investigated treatments (air relative humidity, salt, and light) increased GABA and polyphenol levels, but LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90% were the most effective”
Claim · model-written summary
Under the most effective conditions, GABA content in germinated mung beans increased about 12-fold.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatat0
- Organ / stage
- germinated mung beanse1
- Treatment
- LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90%e0
- Outcome
- content of GABAe1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- about 12e1
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Verbatim
t0“mung beans (Vigna radiata L.)”
e0“all investigated treatments (air relative humidity, salt, and light) increased GABA and polyphenol levels, but LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90% were the most effective”
e1“Under those conditions, the content of GABA and polyphenols in the germinated mung beans increased about 12 and 2 times, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Under the most effective conditions, polyphenol content in germinated mung beans increased about 2-fold.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatat0
- Organ / stage
- germinated mung beanse1
- Treatment
- LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90%e0
- Outcome
- polyphenolse1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 2 timese1
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“mung beans (Vigna radiata L.)”
e0“all investigated treatments (air relative humidity, salt, and light) increased GABA and polyphenol levels, but LED lighting and air relative humidity of 90% were the most effective”
e1“Under those conditions, the content of GABA and polyphenols in the germinated mung beans increased about 12 and 2 times, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Changes in GABA and polyphenol contents in mung beans differed under different soaking and incubation conditions.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- different soaking and incubation conditionse0
- Outcome
- changes in GABA and polyphenol contentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“mung beans (Vigna radiata L.)”
e0“the changes in GABA and polyphenol contents were different under different soaking and incubation conditions”
Claim · model-written summary
Germination conditions should be selected for mung beans according to the desired GABA or polyphenol content.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- germination conditionse0
- Outcome
- the desired content of GABA or polyphenolse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“mung beans (Vigna radiata L.)”
e0“the germination conditions, including air relative humidity, soaking in water or salt, soaking time, and incubation time should be selected depending on the desired content of GABA or polyphenols”
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