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ArticleScientific reports2019

Antioxidant and phytochemical activities of Amaranthus caudatus L. harvested from different soils at various growth stages.

Muhali Olaide Jimoh, Anthony Jide Afolayan, Francis Bayo Lewu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhali Olaide JimohMedicinal Plants and Economic Development (MPED) Research Centre, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa.
Anthony Jide AfolayanMedicinal Plants and Economic Development (MPED) Research Centre, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa. aafolayan@ufh.ac.za.
Francis Bayo LewuDepartment of Agriculture, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Wellington Campus, Wellington, 7654, Cape Town, South Africa.
University of Fort Hare · ZACape Peninsula University of Technology · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed at profiling the biological activities of Amaranthus caudatus cultivated on different soils in a glasshouse experiment. Five soil types namely; sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, clayey loam, loam and control (unfractionated soil) were experimentally formulated from primary particles of clay, sand and silt following the United State Department of Agriculture's (USDA) soil triangle technique. After harvesting at pre-flowering (61 days after planting), flowering (71 days after planting) and post-flowering (91 days after planting) stages, crude extracts were obtained with water and ethanol. Total flavonoids, phenolic and proanthocyanidin contents of the extracts, as well as their biological activities, were determined using 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), 2,2 diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl ethanol (DPPH), nitric oxide and phosphomolybdate assays. It was observed that biological activity of A. caudatus varied with soil types, stages of maturity and solvents of extraction. The highest phytochemical yield was recorded in ethanolic extracts of clayey loam harvested prior to flowering and the same trend was replicated in the antioxidant properties of the plant. For optimal biological activity, it is recommended that clayey loam soil should be used for cultivation of A. caudatus and harvest should be made near flowering to capture high phytochemical yield from the species.

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PMCPMC6737095
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