Water relations of drumstick tree seed (Moringa oleifera): imbibition, desiccation, and sorption isotherms

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.M. Moravec ◽  
K.J. Bradford ◽  
E.A. Laca
Keyword(s):  
Water Relations ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Sorption Isotherms ◽  
Drumstick Tree ◽  
Tree Seed

scholarly journals Moringa oleifera (drumstick tree) seed coagulant protein (MoCP) binds cadmium - preparation and characterization of nanoparticles

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-292
Author(s):  
Konada R. S. Reddy ◽  
Vinay Kumar ◽  
Majeti N. V. Prasad ◽  
Nadimpalli S. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Langmuir Isotherm ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Freundlich Isotherm ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Isotherm Model ◽  
Reducing Conditions ◽  
Langmuir Isotherm Model ◽  
Drumstick Tree ◽  
Tree Seed

Abstract Moringa oleifera is grown globally. It is a multipurpose tree and the seeds are rich in phytochemicals with antimicrobial activities. The crude powder of seeds clarify the turbid and metal contaminated water. M. oleifera (drumstick tree) seed coagulant protein (MoCP) was isolated to homogeneity from the crude extracts by carboxymethyl cellulose chromatography (CMC) and gel filtration. The molecular weight of the protein on gel filtration was 13 kDa and in SDS-PAGE it migrated as a single band under reducing conditions with molecular mass of 6.5 kDa (dimeric). Immobilized MoCP selectively binds cadmium from aqueous solutions (pH 2.0-7.0) with maximum binding at pH 6.0 in 180 min when tested at 10-600 minutes. It also bound the metal in the concentration range of 30-70mgL-1. The adsorption kinetics was better described by pseudo second order and the data better explained by freundlich isotherm model than Langmuir isotherm model as in Freundlich model the correlation coefficient (R2) is high and the calculated qmax is very close to the experimental qmax rather than Langmuir isotherm model. Furthermore, the nanoparticles of MoCP were prepared and characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The authenticity of the isolated protein and the nanopraticles prepared was confirmed by specific reactivity with the MoCP antibody raised earlier in our laboratory.

Profiling and Quantification of the Key Phytochemicals from the Drumstick Tree (Moringa oleifera) and Dietary Supplements by UHPLC-PDA-MS

Planta Medica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omer I. Fantoukh ◽  
Yan-Hong Wang ◽  
Abidah Parveen ◽  
Mohammed F. Hawwal ◽  
Gadah A. Al-Hamoud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Array Detector ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Fractionation Process ◽  
Chromatography Method ◽  
Drumstick Tree

Abstract Moringa oleifera is known as a drumstick tree and is cultivated in the subtropics and tropics. It exhibits antihypertensive and antidiabetic effects. An ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed for the determination of 9 phytochemicals in M. oleifera leaves and marketed products. The efficient separation was achieved within 7 min with a temperature of 45 °C by using a C-18 column as the stationary phase and water/acetonitrile with 0.05% formic acid as the mobile phase. The method was validated for linearity, repeatability, limits of detection, and limits of quantification. The limits of detections of phenolic compounds 1 – 9 were as low as 0.2 µg/mL. The photodiode array detector at 220 and 255 nm wavelengths was recruited for quantification. The key phytochemicals were detected in the range of 0.42 to 2.57 mg/100 mg sample weight in 13 dietary supplements. This study considers the quantitative analysis for lignans in M. oleifera for the first time. Isoquercitrin (5) and quercetin 3-O-(6-O-malonyl)-β−D-glucopyranoside (6) predominates the leaves of M. oleifera with inherent degradable nature detected for compound 6. Niazirin (2) was detected in amounts between 0.010 – 0.049 mg/100 mg while compound 1 was undetectable and potentially an artifact because of the fractionation process. The characterization and confirmation of components were achieved by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry with extractive ion monitoring for the positive and negative ion modes. The developed and validated method is robust and rapid in the conclusive quantification of phytochemicals and authentication of the Moringa samples for quality assurance.

A dietary vegetable, Moringa oleifera leaves (drumstick tree) induced fat cell apoptosis by inhibiting adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 251-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Renukadevi Balusamy ◽  
Haribalan Perumalsamy ◽  
Anuj Ranjan ◽  
Sungkwon Park ◽  
Sivasubramanian Ramani
Keyword(s):  
Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Fat Cell ◽  
Moringa Oleifera Leaves ◽  
Drumstick Tree

scholarly journals Calcium content, in vitro digestibility, and bioaccessibility in leaves of spinach (Spinacia oleracea), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), and drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera)

F1000Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan C. Allen ◽  
Joseph Y. Issa ◽  
Weiting Cai
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Calcium Intake ◽  
Moringa Oleifera ◽  
Spinacia Oleracea ◽  
Calcium Content ◽  
In Vitro Digestibility ◽  
Ipomea Batatas ◽  
Drumstick Tree ◽  
Sweet Potato Leaves

Low calcium intake, poor calcium absorption, excessive calcium losses, or some combination of these factors contribute to calcium deficiency diseases. Calcium insufficiency is associated with osteoporosis, hypertension and colon cancer among other diseases. For individuals who do not have access to milk and dairy products, do not tolerate them, or prefer not to consume them, plants may be  alternative sources of calcium. However, calcium bioavailability may be low in plant foods because calcium forms complexes with oxalates, phytate and other competing minerals. The objective of this study was to compare the calcium content, digestibility and bioaccessibility in the leaves of spinach (Spinacia oleracea), sweet potato (Ipomea batatas), and drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera). Calcium content was analyzed in dry leaf powder by atomic absorption, followed by a two-stage in vitro digestion and dialysis against a mock serum solution to determine calcium digestibility and bioaccessibility. Moringa oleifera had higher calcium content than spinach and sweet potato leaves: 1.54±0.11% of dry matter for three Moringa samples (two African and one from India), and 0.99±0.001 and 1.06±0.001, respectively, in spinach and sweet potato leaves. The mean in vitro calcium digestibility was 1.62±0.08% in spinach, 3.4±0.68% in sweet potato leaves and 33.7±9.6% for Moringa. A dialysis system was designed to model bioaccessibility of calcium, revealing that bioaccessible calcium in sweet potato leaves was a non-significant 1.4 times higher and in Moringa was 9.2 to 19.4 times higher than in spinach. Therefore, the calcium contained in Moringa leaves does not appear to be associated with poorly bioavailable complexes such as oxalate. We confirmed previous reports that bioaccessibility of the calcium is low in spinach. These findings imply that increased utilization of Ipomea batatas and Moringa oleifera leaves might increase calcium intake in people in tropical and warm temperate regions where these plants grow, or these plants might become a valuable export crop.

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