Proximate composition and antioxidant potential of leaves from three varieties of mulberry (Morus sp.): A comparative study

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 6651-6664

  Iqbal, Shahid ^a   Younas, Umer ^a   Sirajuddin, ^b   Chan, Kim Wei ^c   Sarfraz, Raja Adil ^d   Md Kamal Uddin, ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Mulberry leaves; Proximate composition; Varieties

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS(3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID); ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; LIPID; METHANOL; MORUS NIGRA EXTRACT; MORUS RUBRA EXTRACT; MULBERRY EXTRACT; PHENOL; RUTOSIDE; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; 2,2'-AZINO-DI-(3-ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE)-6-SULFONIC ACID; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CATION; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOISTURE; MORUS; MORUS ALBA; MORUS NIGRA; MORUS RUBRA; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT FIBER; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT STRUCTURES; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZOTHIAZOLES; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CATIONS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; LIPIDS; METHANOL; MORUS; PHENOL; PHENOLS; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RUTIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SULFONIC ACIDS;

EID: 84862506264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13066651     Document Type: Article

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