Abstract
This study investigates the effects of elicitor treatments on bioactive compounds and α-amylase inhibitory activity in Cyamopsis tetragonoloba sprouts. Elicitors like glutamic acid, ascorbic acid, chitosan, and their combination were used on seeds to check their effects on germination, radicle length, phytochemical content, and antioxidant activity. Glutamic acid and a combination of 50 mg/kg low-molecular-weight chitosan with 5 mM glutamic acid significantly increased protein, phenol, and ascorbic acid contents. The highest DPPH radical scavenging activity (15.57%) was observed in sprouts treated with 50 mg/kg chitosan and 5 mM glutamic acid, while no notable ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) activity was recorded. Elicited sprouts showed significantly higher α-amylase inhibitory activity than non-germinated seeds, with the chitosan-glutamic acid combination achieving the highest inhibition (53.92%). These findings underscore the potential of elicitors to enhance the nutritional and functional properties of cluster bean sprouts, warranting further research into specific phenolic compounds and other bioactive.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Glutamic acid increased protein, phenol and ascorbic acid contents.
- Taxon
- cluster bean
Cyamopsis tetragonolobat0 - Treatment
- Glutamic acide0
- Outcome
- protein, phenol, and ascorbic acid contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Glutamic acid and a combination of 50 mg/kg low-molecular-weight chitosan with 5 mM glutamic acid significantly increased protein, phenol, and ascorbic acid contents”
t0“cluster bean sprouts”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined chitosan and glutamic acid increased protein, phenol and ascorbic acid contents.
- Taxon
- cluster beanCyamopsis tetragonolobat0
- Treatment
- 50 mg/kg low-molecular-weight chitosan with 5 mM glutamic acide0
- Outcome
- protein, phenol, and ascorbic acid contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a combination of 50 mg/kg low-molecular-weight chitosan with 5 mM glutamic acid significantly increased protein, phenol, and ascorbic acid contents”
t0“cluster bean sprouts”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined chitosan and glutamic acid produced highest DPPH scavenging activity of 15.57%.
- Taxon
- cluster beanCyamopsis tetragonolobat0
- Treatment
- 50 mg/kg chitosan and 5 mM glutamic acide0
- Outcome
- DPPH radical scavenging activitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 15.57%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“highest DPPH radical scavenging activity (15.57%) was observed in sprouts treated with 50 mg/kg chitosan and 5 mM glutamic acid”
t0“cluster bean sprouts”
Claim · model-written summary
No notable FRAP activity was recorded.
- Taxon
- cluster beanCyamopsis tetragonolobat0
- Outcome
- ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) activitye0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“no notable ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) activity was recorded”
t0“cluster bean sprouts”
Claim · model-written summary
Elicited sprouts had higher alpha-amylase inhibition than non-germinated seeds.
- Taxon
- cluster beanCyamopsis tetragonolobat0
- Treatment
- Elicited sproutse0
- Outcome
- α-amylase inhibitory activitye0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- non-germinated seedse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Elicited sprouts showed significantly higher α-amylase inhibitory activity than non-germinated seeds”
t0“cluster bean sprouts”
Claim · model-written summary
Chitosan-glutamic acid gave highest alpha-amylase inhibition, 53.92%.
- Taxon
- cluster beanCyamopsis tetragonolobat0
- Treatment
- chitosan-glutamic acid combinatione0
- Outcome
- inhibitione0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 53.92%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“chitosan-glutamic acid combination achieving the highest inhibition (53.92%)”
t0“cluster bean sprouts”