Background: Lentil (Lens culinaris M.) is a legume widely
consumed worldwide. It is rich in bioactive compounds, including polyphenolic
compounds that contribute to positive health benefits. Methods: This
study aimed to determine the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of black,
red, green, and brown whole lentils. Towards this end, the lentils’ phenolic
compounds were evaluated regarding their total phenolic content (TPC), total
flavonoid content (TFC), total tannin content (TTC), total condensed tannin
(TCT), total proanthocyanin content (TPAC), total anthocyanin content (TAC). For
the antioxidant activity 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), ferric reducing
antioxidant power (FRAP), 2,2′-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic
acid (ABTS), hydroxyl radical scavenging activity (•OH-RSA), ferrous
ion chelating activity (FICA), reducing power assay (RPA) and phosphomolybdate
(PMA) assay were accessed. To identify individual phenolic compounds, liquid
chromatography-electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass
spectrometry (LC-ESI-QTOF-MS
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LC-ESI-QTOF-MS2 Characterization of Phenolic Compounds in Different Lentil (Lens culinaris M.) Samples and Their Antioxidant Capacity
Menglu Xia1, Minhao Li1, Thaiza Serrano Pinheiro de Souza1, Colin Barrow2, Frank Rowland Dunshea1,3, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria1,2,*
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School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, 3010 Parkville, VIC, Australia
2
Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, 3217 Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia
3
Faculty of Biological Sciences, The University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK
*Correspondence: hafiz.suleria@unimelb.edu.au (Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria)
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2023, 28(3), 44;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.fbl2803044
Submitted: 10 January 2023 | Revised: 11 February 2023 | Accepted: 16 February 2023 | Published: 3 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioactive Phytochemicals and Botanicals in Health and Disease)
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract
Keywords
lentil
phenolic compound
flavonoid
antioxidant activity
saponin
LC-ESI-QTOF-MS2
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Funding
ARC-DECRA—DE220100055/Australian Government
UoM-18/21/University of Melbourne under the McKenzie Fellowship Scheme
UoM-21/23/Future Food Hallmark Research Initiative Funds
UoM-21/23/Collaborative Research Development Grant
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