Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Anticancer Effects of Root and Sprout Extracts of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa willd.) on AGS Gastric Cancer Cells
Subject Areas : Phytochemistry
Fatemeh Shirali
1
(Department of Arid Land and Desert Management, School of Natural Resources and Desert Studies, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran)
سیّد ابراهیم سیفتی
2
(Assistant Professor of Biotechnology, Department of Natural Resources and Desert Studies, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran)
Keywords: Cytotoxic effects, MTT assay, Titicaca, Flavonoid, Saponins,
Abstract :
This study aimed to investigate the phytochemical composition, antioxidant activity, and anticancer effects of root and sprout samples from Multi-hued Bulk, Black, and Titicaca Quinoa varieties (Chenopodium quinoa willd.) on Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (AGS). These varieties were cultivated using a complete randomized block design with four replications in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran (research field of Yazd University). Root samples were harvested before seed filling from a soil depth of 30 cm. Once the seed germination and filling stages were complete, 100 g of seeds from each variety were randomly selected without hulling to produce sprouts. The highest saponin contents (mg/g dry weight) were observed in the Black root (24.4), followed by the Titicaca root (7.1). The lowest saponin content (0.6) was found in the Black sprout. The phytochemical composition, and antioxidant activity of the hydroethanolic (80:20) extract (obtained using the Soxhlet method), at 100, 250, 500, and 1000 mg/mL were evaluated for root and sprout samples of all three varieties. Based on the results, the Black and Titicaca sprout extract had significantly higher total phenolic (172.68 mgGAE/gDW) and flavonoid (128.17 mgQ/gDW) contents, as well as antioxidant capacity at 1000 mg/mL compared to the corresponding samples from the Multi-hued Bulk variety and the root samples of all three varieties. The lowest and highest DPPH IC50 value was observed in the Black sprout and Multi-hued Bulk root extracts (1.11 and 3.15 mg/mL, respictively). The average cell viability of AGS was observed in the Black sprout extract (33.46) and Titicaca (36.11) varieties at 1000 mg/mL, 72 hours after the treatment, respectively. Findings suggested that the phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Quinoa sprouts, compared to hulled and unhulled seeds of the investigated varieties, could contribute to the development and accessibility of this medicinal plant for patients with cancer.
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