Cooking Affects Glucosinolate Concentration in Mustard Leaves and Seeds

  • Raymond S. Malabed Chemistry Department, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila 1004
  • Marissa G. Noel Chemistry Department, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila 1004
  • Benjamin III C. Aton Chemistry Department, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila 1004
  • Erika Anne F. Toribio Chemistry Department, De La Salle University, Taft Avenue, Manila 1004
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26534/kimika.v30i2.39-48
Keywords: mustard, sinigrin, gluconapin, allyl isothiocyanate, scavenging activity

Abstract

Glucosinolates in mustard leaves (Brassica juncea L.) and seeds (Brassica nigra L.) were investigated via chemical analysis of their major components and the activity of their hydrolysis products. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) revealed that raw seeds have the highest amount of glucosinolates among the samples tested. Boiling of mustard leaves for 15 minutes significantly reduced the total glucosinolate content (10.94 mmol/g) to up to ~80% in comparison with the raw sample (54.31 mmol/g) which is attributed to thermal degradation of glucosinolates or leaching out to the boiling medium. Similarly, roasting of mustard seeds resulted in a marked decline in total glucosinolate content to 33.70 µmol/g compared with that of raw seed samples (86.18 µmol/g) due to thermal degradation. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) revealed that sinigrin (allyl glucosinolate) is the major glucosinolate in mustard leaves, while the seeds contain sinigrin and gluconapin. Allyl isothiocyanate was identified as the major hydrolytic product using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The amount of isothiocyanates were quantified via cyclocondensation reaction and HPLC analysis. Boiling of leaves and roasting of seeds have no significant effect on the total isothiocyanate in comparison with the raw samples. However, the amount of isothiocyanates increases upon hydrolysis in the presence of exogenous myrosinase. Lastly, mustard leaf extracts were found to possess antioxidant properties due to its ability to scavenge free radicals as evidenced by the DPPH assay, which could be attributed to bioactive isothiocyanates inherent in the plant samples.

Published
2019-12-01
How to Cite
Malabed, R. S., Noel, M. G., Aton, B. I. C., & Toribio, E. A. F. (2019). Cooking Affects Glucosinolate Concentration in Mustard Leaves and Seeds. KIMIKA, 30(2), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.26534/kimika.v30i2.39-48
Issue
Vol. 30 No. 2 (2019)
Section
Research Articles

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