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ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIDIABETIC, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND ANTICANCER ACTIVITIES OF EGYPTIAN FENUGREEK

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Food and Dairy Technology Sciences

Abstract

Fenugreek (FG) flour is a common plant used in Egypt to add flavour and colour to food, keep food fresh, and as a medicine. The current study tested FG for its antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial and anticancer activities. FG showed significant contents of phenolic and flavonoid compounds, reflecting their nutraceutical behaviors. The EC50 of FG when tested for its DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging was 2476 ± 62.9 µg/mL, while the FG extract's concentration that inhabited ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)) was 37.13 ± 1.24 µg/mL. FG could lower blood sugar, as it showed an alpha-glucosidase inhibiton at EC50 > 1000 µg/mL. Almost 99% of breast cancer cells were damaged by FG extract concentrations > 100 μg/mL. FG extract was successful in antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 at a 1000 µg/mL concentration. The current study showed the promising usage of FG as a functional additive to different foods.

DOI

10.21608/sinjas.2023.199738.1195

Keywords

fenugreek, antioxidant, antidiabetic, Antibacterial, Anticancer

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abdalla

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Dept. Food and Dairy Sci. and Techno., Fac. Enviro. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., North Sinai, Egypt.

Email

emanabdalla1981@gmail.com

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First Name

Shaimaa

Last Name

Hatab

MiddleName

R.

Affiliation

Dept. Food and Dairy Sci. and Techno., Fac. Enviro. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., North Sinai, Egypt.

Email

shimaa.reda@hu.edu.eg

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First Name

Hany

Last Name

El-Masry

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

Dept. Nutr. and Food Sci., Fac. Home Econ., Helwan Univ., Egypt.

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h_g_masry@yahoo.com

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First Name

Mamdouh

Last Name

Metwally

MiddleName

K.

Affiliation

Dept. Food and Dairy Sci. and Techno., Fac. Enviro. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., North Sinai, Egypt.

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mamdouhmk48@gmail.com

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12

Article Issue

3

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41277

Issue Date

2023-05-01

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2023-03-13

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

423

Page End

432

Print ISSN

2314-6079

Online ISSN

2682-3527

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2,342

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Publication Title

Sinai Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://sinjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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ANTIOXIDANT, ANTIDIABETIC, ANTIBACTERIAL, AND ANTICANCER ACTIVITIES OF EGYPTIAN FENUGREEK

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25 Dec 2024