Antioxidant capacity of different broccoli (Brassica oleracea) genotypes using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay.
Antioxidant capacity of hydrophilic and lipophilic extracts from eight broccoli genotypes was compared using the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. Each genotype was analyzed for carotenoid, tocopherol, ascorbic acid, and flavonoid content. Results indicate that the antioxidant capacity of hydrophilic extracts ranged from 65.8 to 121.6 micromol trolox equivalents (TE)/g of tissue, and the capacity of lipophilic extracts ranged from 3.9 to 17.5 micromol TE/g. Ascorbic acid and flavonoid content of the hydrophilic extracts did not explain the total variation in antioxidant capacity of those extracts, suggesting either the presence of other antioxidant components that have yet to be identified or that the known antioxidants are producing synergistic effects. The carotenoids did correlate with antioxidant capacity of the lipophilic extracts and accounted for the majority of the variability in that fraction. The variability in hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidant capacity found among these genotypes suggests that potential efficacy from antioxidants will vary considerably from genotype to genotype.
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, USA.
Anne C
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Kurilich
Elizabeth H
EH
Jeffery
John A
JA
Juvik
Matthew A
MA
Wallig
Barbara P
BP
Klein
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D001937:Brassica / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D005838:Genotype; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D024505:Tocopherols / Q000032:analysis
D000975:Antioxidants; D005419:Flavonoids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D002338:Carotenoids; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D024505:Tocopherols