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Antioxidant activity and phenolic content of the Indian wheat varieties

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In this study, Indian wheat varieties grown under different agro-climatic zones were evaluated for their antioxidant potential. Different grain fractions (bran, flour, shorts) and the whole meal were tested using two free radicals (ABTS and DPPH) for their radical scavenging activities. More variation was observed in the antioxidant activities from different zones using DPPH assay. Irrespective of the method used, the whole meal and the bran of central zone varieties showed the highest and the north western plains zone varieties showed the lowest antioxidant activities. Within each growing zone, both the effect of genotype and environment was observed on the antioxidant activity. Both free and bound phenolic compounds were extracted from the bran of varieties representing different zones. Total phenolic content (TPC) varied from 2,900 to 5,650 μg Gallic acid equivalents/g of bran. Bound phenolic content was found to be more strongly correlated to the TPC than the free phenolic content. Highly significant genotypic differences were observed in the total phenolic content. This study therefore indicates that Indian wheat varieties have good antioxidant activity and high content of phenolic compounds and can be used further in breeding programmes to increase the content of phytochemicals responsible for antioxidant activity.

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Abbreviations

ABTS:

2-2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)

BPC:

Bound phenolic content

DPPH:

1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl

FPC:

Free phenolic content

GAE:

Gallic acid equivalents

TEAC:

Trolox equivalents of antioxidant capacity

TPC:

Total phenolic content

WM:

Whole meal

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This work was financially supported by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India (Project No. DWR/RP/08/11.5).

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  1. Wheat Research, Agarsain Marg, Karnal, 132001, Haryana, India

    Sneh Narwal, Vidisha Thakur, Sonia Sheoran, Sunita Jaswal & Raj Kumar Gupta

  2. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Shashi Dahiya

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Narwal, S., Thakur, V., Sheoran, S. et al. Antioxidant activity and phenolic content of the Indian wheat varieties. J. Plant Biochem. Biotechnol. 23, 11–17 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-012-0179-1

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