Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12(9), 6077-6088; doi:10.3390/ijms12096077
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Effect of Different Parts (Leaf, Stem and Stalk) and Seasons (Summer and Winter) on the Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Activity of Moringa oleifera

Ming-Chih Shih 1 email, Cheng-Ming Chang 2 email, Sue-Ming Kang 2 email and Min-Lang Tsai 2,* email
1 Department of Food, Health and Nutrition Science, Chinese Culture University, 55 Hwa Kang Road, Taipei 11192, Taiwan 2 Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 16 June 2011; in revised form: 30 August 2011 / Accepted: 13 September 2011 / Published: 19 September 2011
(This article belongs to the Section Bioactives and Nutraceuticals)
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Abstract: Moringa oleifera, Lam. (Moringaceae) is grown world-wide in the tropics and sub-tropics of Asia and Africa and contains abundant various nutrients. This study describes the effect of different parts (leaf, stem and stalk) and seasons (summer and winter) on the chemical compositions and antioxidant activity of M. oleifera grown in Taiwan. The results showed that the winter samples of Moringa had higher ash (except the stalk part), calcium and phenolic compounds (except the leaf part) and stronger antioxidative activity than summer samples. The methanolic extract of Moringa showed strong scavenging effect of DPPH radicals and reducing power. The trend of antioxidative activity as a function of the part of Moringa was: leaf > stem > stalk for samples from both seasons investigated. The Moringa extract showed strong hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity and high Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity except the stalk part.
Keywords: Moringa oleifera; antioxidative activity; extract; season

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Shih, M.-C.; Chang, C.-M.; Kang, S.-M.; Tsai, M.-L. Effect of Different Parts (Leaf, Stem and Stalk) and Seasons (Summer and Winter) on the Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Activity of Moringa oleifera. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 6077-6088.

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Shih M-C, Chang C-M, Kang S-M, Tsai M-L. Effect of Different Parts (Leaf, Stem and Stalk) and Seasons (Summer and Winter) on the Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Activity of Moringa oleifera. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2011; 12(9):6077-6088.

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Shih, Ming-Chih; Chang, Cheng-Ming; Kang, Sue-Ming; Tsai, Min-Lang. 2011. "Effect of Different Parts (Leaf, Stem and Stalk) and Seasons (Summer and Winter) on the Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Activity of Moringa oleifera." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 12, no. 9: 6077-6088.

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