Title
Seasonal variations in phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of cornus stolonifera plant material: Applications in agriculture
Date Issued
28 June 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Isaak C.K.
Petkau J.C.
Karmin O.
Ominski K.
Siow Y.L.
University of Manitoba
Abstract
The present study was carried out to establish the antioxidant capacity of plant material of Cornus stolonifera (syn. Cornus sericea, Red Osier Dogwood) grown in Manitoba, by measuring total phenolic content and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) over a 3-yr period. The presence and concentrations of flavonoids that might account for antioxidant abilities were investigated using ultra-performance liquid chromatography and a total anthocyanins assay. Both ORAC levels and phenolic content increased during the spring, peaked during the summer months (1631.65±166.30 mmol trolox equivalents g-1 DW in July 2011, 220.3892.29 mg gallic acid equivalents g-1 DW in August 2012), and then declined during the fall in all 3 yr. Analysis of individual flavonoids in 2010 samples revealed that high levels of rutin, a glycoside of quercetin, were present ranging from 7.46±0.09 (July 2010) to 18.77±0.23 mg g-1 dried sample (October 2010). Anthocyanin content was high in the spring, very low in the summer months, and increased in the fall over all 3 yr. Although polyphenolic and antioxidant content in Cornus spp. plants have been largely attributed to their berries, results from this study demonstrate that other plant material may also be an abundant source of these compounds.
Start page
725
End page
734
Volume
93
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Compuestos Agricultura
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84879314175
Source
Canadian Journal of Plant Science
ISSN of the container
00084220
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