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Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants

Kaempferol is a natural flavonol and has been reported to reduce risk of pancreatic cancer and protect against heart disease. Kaempferol also acts as antioxidant that prevents oxidative damage to cell, lipids and DNA. The purpose of this study was to determine kaempferol distribution in the leaves o...

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Main Authors:	Awang, C. N. C., Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa, Ayob, Zahidah, Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Ain, Abd. Samad, Azman
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Published:	Penerbit UTM Press 2012
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47486/ https://jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/1587
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spelling	my.utm.474862019-04-25T01:21:48Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47486/ Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants Awang, C. N. C. Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa Ayob, Zahidah Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Ain Abd. Samad, Azman TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Kaempferol is a natural flavonol and has been reported to reduce risk of pancreatic cancer and protect against heart disease. Kaempferol also acts as antioxidant that prevents oxidative damage to cell, lipids and DNA. The purpose of this study was to determine kaempferol distribution in the leaves of 20 Malaysian medicinal plants using GC–FID. Results demonstrated that kaempferol was only detected in eight plant species. Of all plants tested, Tibouchina semidecandracontained the highest kaempferol concentration. Further assessment showed that mature leaf extracts of T. Semidecandra had more kaempferol (4689.75±654.83mg kg–1) than young leaf extracts (1945.04±138.81mg kg–1). However, no kaempferol was detected in shoot extracts. These findings suggest that kaempferol content depends on plant species and physiological state of the plant organs. Thus, T. semidecandra could be an alternative source of kaempferol. Penerbit UTM Press 2012 Article PeerReviewed Awang, C. N. C. and Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa and Ayob, Zahidah and Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Ain and Abd. Samad, Azman (2012) Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering), 59 (SUP. 1). pp. 69-73. ISSN 0127-9696 https://jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/1587
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topic	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Awang, C. N. C. Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa Ayob, Zahidah Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Ain Abd. Samad, Azman Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
description	Kaempferol is a natural flavonol and has been reported to reduce risk of pancreatic cancer and protect against heart disease. Kaempferol also acts as antioxidant that prevents oxidative damage to cell, lipids and DNA. The purpose of this study was to determine kaempferol distribution in the leaves of 20 Malaysian medicinal plants using GC–FID. Results demonstrated that kaempferol was only detected in eight plant species. Of all plants tested, Tibouchina semidecandracontained the highest kaempferol concentration. Further assessment showed that mature leaf extracts of T. Semidecandra had more kaempferol (4689.75±654.83mg kg–1) than young leaf extracts (1945.04±138.81mg kg–1). However, no kaempferol was detected in shoot extracts. These findings suggest that kaempferol content depends on plant species and physiological state of the plant organs. Thus, T. semidecandra could be an alternative source of kaempferol.
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author	Awang, C. N. C. Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa Ayob, Zahidah Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Ain Abd. Samad, Azman
author_facet	Awang, C. N. C. Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa Ayob, Zahidah Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Ain Abd. Samad, Azman
author_sort	Awang, C. N. C.
title	Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_short	Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_full	Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_fullStr	Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_full_unstemmed	Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_sort	screening for high kaempferol content in different species of malaysian medicinal plants
publisher	Penerbit UTM Press
publishDate	2012
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47486/ https://jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/1587
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Screening for high kaempferol content in different species of Malaysian medicinal plants

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