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Y Takahata1, M Ohnishi-Kameyama, S Furuta
1National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, National Agricultural Research Organization (KONARC/NARO), Nishigoshi, Kumamoto 861-1192, Japan.
Abstract:
1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity of the 70% aqueous acetone extract from the seed coat of the brown soybean variety, Akita-Zairai, was investigated. The activity of the seed coat of Akita-Zairai was much higher than that of three other reddish-brown varieties, but lower than that of two black varieties, and was closely dependent on the content of phenolic compounds. In the LH20 column chromatography of Akita-Zairai, high DPPH radical-scavenging activities were detected in the fractions eluted with MeOH and 70% aqueous acetone. Proanthocyanidins were also detected in fractions showing high radical-scavenging activities. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis showed that the degree of polymerization (DP) of the procyanidins contained in the brown or black soybean seed coat was as high as DP30.
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