Abstract
Using elicitors is one of the innovative techniques being currently applied for improving phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and bioactive compounds in ready-to-eat sprouts. Therefore, this experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination and its sprout’s yield and nutraceutical quality for a 5-day period during seed germination. Results showed that the processes involved on the 5 th day of germination led to an increase in total soluble protein (TSP), free amino acids (FAA), vitamin C, and antioxidant activity in the treated mung bean sprouts. In contrast, as time goes by, the rate of titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), flavonoid compounds, and reducing power decreased. Moreover, MT increased the percentage of seed germination (18.84%) and sprout weight (25%), as compared to the controls. Eliciting the seed of mung bean with MT resulted in enhancing total soluble solids (TSS), TSP, FAA, and reducing power. In the sprouts of mung beans, similarly, it increased the TPC, flavonoid compounds, vitamin C, and antioxidant potential. In conclusion, using MT could change the phytochemical profiles of ready-to-eat sprouts and improve the health-promoting potential of produced sprouts during germination.
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Claim · model-written summary
On day 5 of germination, melatonin-treated mung bean sprouts showed increased total soluble protein, free amino acids and vitamin C.
- Taxon
- mung bean
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Vigna radiatae0 - Organ / stage
- sproutse0
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- total soluble protein (TSP), free amino acids (FAA), vitamin Ce0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- 5 th day of germinatione0
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Verbatim
e0“the processes involved on the 5 th day of germination led to an increase in total soluble protein (TSP), free amino acids (FAA), vitamin C, and antioxidant activity in the treated mung bean sprouts”
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
Claim · model-written summary
On day 5 of germination, melatonin-treated mung bean sprouts showed increased antioxidant activity.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae0
- Organ / stage
- sproutse0
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- 5 th day of germinatione0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the processes involved on the 5 th day of germination led to an increase in total soluble protein (TSP), free amino acids (FAA), vitamin C, and antioxidant activity in the treated mung bean sprouts”
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
Claim · model-written summary
As germination time progressed, titratable acidity, total phenolic content and flavonoid compounds decreased in mung bean.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae1
- Outcome
- titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), flavonoid compoundse5
- Direction
- decreasede5
- Qualifier
- as time goes bye5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e5“as time goes by, the rate of titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), flavonoid compounds, and reducing power decreased”
Claim · model-written summary
As germination time progressed, reducing power decreased in mung bean.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae1
- Outcome
- reducing powere5
- Direction
- decreasede5
- Qualifier
- as time goes bye5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e5“as time goes by, the rate of titratable acidity (TA), total phenolic content (TPC), flavonoid compounds, and reducing power decreased”
Claim · model-written summary
Melatonin increased the percentage of seed germination in mung bean by 18.84% compared with controls.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae1
- Organ / stage
- seede2
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- percentage of seed germinatione2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 18.84%e2
- Comparator
- controlse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e2“MT increased the percentage of seed germination (18.84%) and sprout weight (25%), as compared to the controls”
Claim · model-written summary
Melatonin increased sprout weight of mung bean by 25% compared with controls.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae1
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- sprout weighte2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 25%e2
- Comparator
- controlse2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e2“MT increased the percentage of seed germination (18.84%) and sprout weight (25%), as compared to the controls”
Claim · model-written summary
Eliciting mung bean seed with melatonin enhanced total soluble solids, total soluble protein and free amino acids.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae3
- Organ / stage
- seede3
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- total soluble solids (TSS), TSP, FAAe3
- Direction
- enhancinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e3“Eliciting the seed of mung bean with MT resulted in enhancing total soluble solids (TSS), TSP, FAA, and reducing power”
Claim · model-written summary
Eliciting mung bean seed with melatonin enhanced reducing power.
- Taxon
- mung beanVigna radiatae3
- Organ / stage
- seede3
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- reducing powere3
- Direction
- enhancinge3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e3“Eliciting the seed of mung bean with MT resulted in enhancing total soluble solids (TSS), TSP, FAA, and reducing power”
Claim · model-written summary
Melatonin increased total phenolic content, flavonoid compounds and vitamin C in mung bean sprouts.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatae4
- Organ / stage
- sproutse4
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- TPC, flavonoid compounds, vitamin Ce4
- Direction
- increasede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e4“In the sprouts of mung beans, similarly, it increased the TPC, flavonoid compounds, vitamin C, and antioxidant potential”
Claim · model-written summary
Melatonin increased antioxidant potential in mung bean sprouts.
- Taxon
- mung beansVigna radiatae4
- Organ / stage
- sproutse4
- Treatment
- melatonin (MT)e1
- Outcome
- antioxidant potentiale4
- Direction
- increasede4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“evaluate the effect of melatonin (MT), as an elicitor, on mung bean germination”
e4“In the sprouts of mung beans, similarly, it increased the TPC, flavonoid compounds, vitamin C, and antioxidant potential”
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