Impact of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers Application on the Phytochemical and Antioxidant Activity of Kacip Fatimah (Labisia pumila Benth)
| Autor: | Ali Ghasemzadeh, Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim, Hawa Z. E. Jaafar, Ehsan Karimi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Free Radicals
DPPH Phytochemicals Randomized block design antioxidant activity Pharmaceutical Science Ascorbic Acid engineering.material medicinal plants Labisia pumila fertilizer effects plant secondary metabolites Article Analytical Chemistry lcsh:QD241-441 Feces chemistry.chemical_compound Phenols Picrates lcsh:Organic chemistry Drug Discovery Animals Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Fertilizers Medicinal plants Primulaceae Flavonoids Nitrates biology Chemistry Biphenyl Compounds Organic Chemistry Free Radical Scavengers Saponins Ascorbic acid biology.organism_classification Glutathione Horticulture Agronomy Phytochemical Chemistry (miscellaneous) engineering Molecular Medicine Fertilizer Chickens Organic fertilizer |
| Zdroj: | Molecules, Vol 18, Iss 9, Pp 10973-10988 (2013) Molecules Molecules; Volume 18; Issue 9; Pages: 10973-10988 |
| ISSN: | 1420-3049 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules180910973 |
| Popis: | A study was conducted to compare secondary metabolites and antioxidant activity of Labisia pumila Benth (Kacip Fatimah) in response to two sources of fertilizer [i.e., organic (chicken dung; 10% N:10% P2O5:10% K2O) and inorganic fertilizer (NPK green; 15% N, 15% P2O5, 15% K2O)] under different N rates of 0, 90, 180 and 270 kg N/ha. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design replicated three times. At the end of 15 weeks, it was observed that the application of organic fertilizer enhanced the production of total phenolics, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, saponin and gluthathione content in L. pumila, compared to the use of inorganic fertilizer. The nitrate content was also reduced under organic fertilization. The application of nitrogen at 90 kg N/ha improved the production of secondary metabolites in Labisia pumila. Higher rates in excess of 90 kg N/ha reduced the level of secondary metabolites and antioxidant activity of this herb. The DPPH and FRAP activity was also highest at 90 kg N/ha. The results indicated that the use of chicken dung can enhance the production of secondary metabolites and improve antioxidant activity of this herb. |
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