Abstract
In the present study, Malaysian Zea mays hair extracts are screened for the occurrence of bioactive compounds. The results positively showed the present of flavonoids, saponin, tannins, phlobatannins, phenols, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides in both aqueous and methanolic extract of Zea mays hair. Terpenoid compounds however present only in the methanolic extract sample. In addition, the total phenolic content (TPC) in aqueous extract was significantly higher (42.71 + 0.87 µg/g of tannic acid equivalent (TAE)) compared to methanolic extract (40.38 + 1.10 µg/g of TAE). The findings suggested that phytochemicals present in Zea mays hair are potentially beneficial as therapeutic and antioxidative agents in pharmaceuticals, food and other related industries.
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Claim · model-written summary
Aqueous and methanolic extracts of Zea mays hair contain flavonoids, saponin, tannins, phlobatannins, phenols, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides.
- Material
- aqueous and methanolic extracte1
- Organ / stage
- haire1
- Outcome
- flavonoids, saponin, tannins, phlobatannins, phenols, alkaloids and cardiac glycosidese1
Zea maysNot reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Malaysian Zea mays hair extracts”
e1“The results positively showed the present of flavonoids, saponin, tannins, phlobatannins, phenols, alkaloids and cardiac glycosides in both aqueous and methanolic extract of Zea mays hair”
Claim · model-written summary
Total phenolic content was significantly higher in the aqueous extract (42.71 + 0.87 µg/g TAE) than in the methanolic extract (40.38 + 1.10 µg/g TAE) of Zea mays hair.
- Treatment
- aqueous extracte1
- Outcome
- total phenolic content (TPC)e1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 42.71 + 0.87 µg/g of tannic acid equivalent (TAE)e1
- Qualifier
- 40.38 + 1.10 µg/g of TAEe1
- Comparator
- methanolic extracte1
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Verbatim
t0“Malaysian Zea mays hair extracts”
e1“the total phenolic content (TPC) in aqueous extract was significantly higher (42.71 + 0.87 µg/g of tannic acid equivalent (TAE)) compared to methanolic extract (40.38 + 1.10 µg/g of TAE)”
Claim · model-written summary
Terpenoid compounds were present only in the methanolic extract of Zea mays hair.
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Malaysian Zea mays hair extracts”
e1“Terpenoid compounds however present only in the methanolic extract sample”
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