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Mineral Composition and Bioaccessibility in Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees


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1 Department of Chemistry, Kirti M. Doongursee College, Dadar, Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Arts Science and Commerce, Mira Road, Bhayandar, Thane – 401107, Maharashtra, India
 

Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees. (AL) a small, spiny weed found in marshy places. It is reported for its “antitumor, hypoglycemic, aphrodisiac, antibacterial, free radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation, hepatoprotective activities”3. Accompanying its uses for a medicinal purpose the plant is also used as a leafy vegetable in some states of India. Hence study of mineral composition of Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees and its bioaccessibility is crucial along with studying phytoconstituents of this plant. Nutritional food value of the plant can be accessed by in-vitro gastrointestinal simulation in the form of Bioaccessible Fraction (BF). The bioaccessibility of minerals found in the plant is not investigated thoroughly, mainly in functional foods. Therefore, in this research work we have subjected shade-dried powdered material of AL to ICPAES qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results revels presence of the essential elements like Calcium (Ca) at 814.5 ppm with %BF 96.5, Magnesium (Mg) at 169.2 ppm with %BF 102.8 and micronutrients like Iron (Fe) at 5.3 ppm with %BF of 25.0, Manganese (Mn) at 4.1 ppm with %BF 100.9 and Zinc (Zn) at 0.6 ppm with %BF 31.6. Successively based on the findings it is concluded that AL has good nutritional value

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Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees, Bioaccessibility, ICP-AES, Mineral Composition
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Authors

Seema R. Saple
Department of Chemistry, Kirti M. Doongursee College, Dadar, Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India
Sadanand E. Raval
Department of Chemistry, Kirti M. Doongursee College, Dadar, Mumbai – 400028, Maharashtra, India
Vikas V. Vaidya
Department of Chemistry , Royal College of Arts Science and Commerce, Mira Road, Bhayandar, Thane – 401107, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees. (AL) a small, spiny weed found in marshy places. It is reported for its “antitumor, hypoglycemic, aphrodisiac, antibacterial, free radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation, hepatoprotective activities”3. Accompanying its uses for a medicinal purpose the plant is also used as a leafy vegetable in some states of India. Hence study of mineral composition of Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees and its bioaccessibility is crucial along with studying phytoconstituents of this plant. Nutritional food value of the plant can be accessed by in-vitro gastrointestinal simulation in the form of Bioaccessible Fraction (BF). The bioaccessibility of minerals found in the plant is not investigated thoroughly, mainly in functional foods. Therefore, in this research work we have subjected shade-dried powdered material of AL to ICPAES qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results revels presence of the essential elements like Calcium (Ca) at 814.5 ppm with %BF 96.5, Magnesium (Mg) at 169.2 ppm with %BF 102.8 and micronutrients like Iron (Fe) at 5.3 ppm with %BF of 25.0, Manganese (Mn) at 4.1 ppm with %BF 100.9 and Zinc (Zn) at 0.6 ppm with %BF 31.6. Successively based on the findings it is concluded that AL has good nutritional value

Keywords


Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees, Bioaccessibility, ICP-AES, Mineral Composition

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