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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Liberal, Ângela
• Fernandes, Ângela
• Polyzos, Nikolaos
• Petropoulos, Spyridon A
• Dias, Maria Inês
• Pinela, José
• Petrović, Jovana
• Soković, Marina
• Ferreira, Isabel C F R
• Barros, Lillian

Titel

Bioactive Properties and Phenolic Compound Profiles of Turnip-Rooted, Plain-Leafed and Curly-Leafed Parsley Cultivars

Ist Teil von

• Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020-11, Vol.25 (23), p.5606

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Mill., Fuss., is a culinary vegetable used as an aromatic herb that garnishes and flavours a great variety of dishes. In the present study, the chemical profiles and bioactivities of leaf samples from 25 cultivars (three types: plain- and curly-leafed and turnip-rooted) from this species were assessed. Seven phenolic compounds were identified in all the varieties, including apigenin and kaempherol derivates. Apigenin- -pentoside- -hexoside was the major compound in all the tested parsley types (20, 22 and 13 mg/g of extract, respectively) and responsible for its excellent antioxidant activity, also investigated in this study. Antimicrobial activities were also explored, and the results revealed a good bioactivity against specific tested pathogens, such as bacteria and fungi. In conclusion, the leaves of all the types of are a good source of natural bioactive compounds that confer health benefits, and thus, they should be part of a balanced and diversified diet.