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P-ISSN: 2394-0530, E-ISSN: 2320-3862

2019, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part B

Antioxidant properties and some phytochemical components of the edible medicinal Malva sylvestris L

Nadezhda Petkova, Aneta Popova and Iordanka Alexieva

This paper presents a phytochemical screening of extracts of M. sylvestris leaves and petioles. The antioxidant activity was studied in vitro by determination of DPPH, FRAP and phenolic compounds in the extracts. The soluble carbohydrates were also investigated. Results show that flower extracts have a higher amount of total phenolics with 6.32 ± 0.13 mg GAE/g FW, and total flavonoids with 1.45 ± 0.21mg QE/g FW. In general, more total soluble carbohydrates were found in the flowers 42.9 g/100 g FW, as reducing sugars presented mainly by glucose and fructose were also higher in the flowers – 5.5 g/100 g FW.
The results from current study evaluated mallow flowers as a rich source of bioactive compounds for healthy human nutrition.
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How to cite this article:
Nadezhda Petkova, Aneta Popova, Iordanka Alexieva. Antioxidant properties and some phytochemical components of the edible medicinal Malva sylvestris L. J Med Plants Stud 2019;7(1):96-99.
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