Influence of drought stress on bioactive compounds, antioxidant enzymes and glucosinolate contents of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa)

Rayhan Ahmed Shawon, Baek Song Kang, Sang Gyu Lee, Sung Kyeom Kim, Hee Ju Lee, Elena Katrich, Shela Gorinstein, Yang Gyu Ku

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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of drought stress on Chinese cabbage (Chcab) by measuring plant growth responses, total antioxidant enzyme activities, the contents of bioactive compounds including glucosinolates (GLS, aliphatic and indolic), and binding with human serum albumin (HSA). Forty-day-old Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) seedlings were transplanted into pots and maintained for three weeks at 10% (drought-treated, D-T) and 30% (control, C) soil water. The total leaf number, leaf area, and fresh and dry weights were significantly lower in D-T Chcab than in controls. Total GLSs and catalase activities were found to be significantly higher in D-T Chcab than in controls. Indolic GLSs were significantly higher than aliphatic GLSs in D-T Chcab. These results show that D-T Chcab reduced growth parameters and binding properties with HSA and influenced total contents of GLSs, polyphenols, flavonoids, total antioxidant enzyme activities, catalase and peroxidase.

Original languageEnglish
Article number125657
JournalFood Chemistry
Volume308
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • Aliphatic GLS
  • Antioxidant capacity
  • Binding properties
  • Caffeic acid (PubChem CID 689043)
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Enzymes
  • Ferulic acid (PubChem CID 445858)
  • Flavonoids
  • Indolic GLS
  • p-coumaric acid (PubChem CID 637542)
  • Polyphenols
  • sinapic acid (PubChem CID 637775)

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