Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants

This research aimed to investigate the different effects of fertilization (through the use of vermicompost and chemical fertilizer) on carotenoid composition as well as the chlorophyll content in Clinacanthus nutans Lindau. A field study employing a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was conduc...

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Main Authors: Zuhaili Yusof, Noor Zalina Mahmood, Rashidi Othman, Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
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Rashidi Othman,
Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob,
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Rashidi Othman,
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description This research aimed to investigate the different effects of fertilization (through the use of vermicompost and chemical fertilizer) on carotenoid composition as well as the chlorophyll content in Clinacanthus nutans Lindau. A field study employing a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was conducted on four treatment groups; control plants that were not supplied with any fertilizer (NF), plants supplemented with NPK chemical fertilizer (FC), plants supplemented with vermicompost (FV), and plants supplied with the mixture of chemical fertilizer and vermicompost (FM). Vermicompost application was shown to have insignificant effects on the expression of chlorophyll and carotenoid in C. nutans as compared to chemical fertilizer. However, the supplementation of vermicompost (FV and FM) produced plants with greater stability of compounds during storage, in contrast to NF and FC. The major carotenoids in C. nutans methanolic extracts supplied with vermicompost and organic fertilizers were identified as violaxanthin, lutein, α-Carotene and β-Carotene, while control plants lacked in α-Carotene and β-Carotene. This analysis provides a better insight into the application of vermicompost as an alternative source of growth supplements for the sustainable production of pigments which can act as a functional natural colourant and deliver great medicinal benefits to humans.
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spelling my-ukm.journal.220632023-08-08T07:57:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22063/ Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants Zuhaili Yusof, Noor Zalina Mahmood, Rashidi Othman, Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob, This research aimed to investigate the different effects of fertilization (through the use of vermicompost and chemical fertilizer) on carotenoid composition as well as the chlorophyll content in Clinacanthus nutans Lindau. A field study employing a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was conducted on four treatment groups; control plants that were not supplied with any fertilizer (NF), plants supplemented with NPK chemical fertilizer (FC), plants supplemented with vermicompost (FV), and plants supplied with the mixture of chemical fertilizer and vermicompost (FM). Vermicompost application was shown to have insignificant effects on the expression of chlorophyll and carotenoid in C. nutans as compared to chemical fertilizer. However, the supplementation of vermicompost (FV and FM) produced plants with greater stability of compounds during storage, in contrast to NF and FC. The major carotenoids in C. nutans methanolic extracts supplied with vermicompost and organic fertilizers were identified as violaxanthin, lutein, α-Carotene and β-Carotene, while control plants lacked in α-Carotene and β-Carotene. This analysis provides a better insight into the application of vermicompost as an alternative source of growth supplements for the sustainable production of pigments which can act as a functional natural colourant and deliver great medicinal benefits to humans. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22063/1/SE%207.pdf Zuhaili Yusof, and Noor Zalina Mahmood, and Rashidi Othman, and Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob, (2023) Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants. Sains Malaysiana, 52 (4). pp. 1121-1132. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/index.html
spellingShingle Zuhaili Yusof,
Noor Zalina Mahmood,
Rashidi Othman,
Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob,
Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
title Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
title_full Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
title_fullStr Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
title_full_unstemmed Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
title_short Effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
title_sort effect of fertilization on expression of bioactive carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments in clinacanthus nutans lindau for potential use as functional natural colourants
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