Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2020.52.1.67

Analysis of Biological Activities and Functional Components in Different Parts of Asparagus  

Kwon, Soon-Bae (Agro-food Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES))
Kwon, Hye-Jeong (Agro-food Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES))
Jeon, Shin-Jae (Horticulture Research Division, Gangwondo ARES)
Seo, Hyun-Taek (Wild Vegetable Research Institute, Gangwondo ARES)
Kim, Hee-Yeon (Agro-food Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES))
Lim, Jae-Gil (Agro-food Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES))
Park, Ji-Seon (Agro-food Research Institute, Gangwondo Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES))
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.52, no.1, 2020 , pp. 67-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, various constituents and biological activities of different parts of asparagus were analyzed and compared. The Ca content was high in the leaves, K was significantly high in the top 25 cm of the spear, and Fe and Na were significantly high in the roots. The ascorbic acid, rutin, total polyphenol, and total flavonoid contents were high in the leaves, and the asparagine and glutathione contents were significantly high in the top 25 cm of the spear and roots, respectively. The bottom 5 cm of the spear had the highest saponin content compared with all other parts. The DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities were the highest in the leaves. The bottom 5 cm of the spear had the highest α-amylase inhibitory activity, whereas the stem showed the highest anti-inflammatory activity. These results suggest that the usually inedible parts of asparagus may be highly valuable as high-quality functional components owing to their antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities.
Keywords
Asparagus officinalis; root; spear; leaf; stem;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Lee BB, Park SR, Han CS, Han DY, Park E, Park HR, Lee SC. Antioxidant activity and inhibition activity against ${\alpha}$-amylase and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase of Viola mandshurica extracts. J. Korean Soc. Food Sci. Nutr. 37: 405-409 (2008)   DOI
2 Lee EJ, Yoo KS, Patil BS. Development of rapid HPLC-UV method for simultaneous quantification of protodioscin and rutin in white and green asparagus spears. J. Food Sci. 75: 705-709 (2010)
3 Lee JW, Lee JH, Yo IH, Gorinstein S, Bae JH, Ku YG. Bioactive compounds, antioxidant and binding activities and spear yield of Asparagus officinalis L. Plant Foods Hum. Nutr. 69: 175-181 (2014)   DOI
4 Liang XL, Wang XL, Li Z, Hao QH, Wang SY. Improved in vitro assays of superoxide anion and 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging activity of isoflavones and isoflavone metabolites. J. Agric. Food Chem. 58: 11548-11552 (2010)   DOI
5 Lim CS, Li CY, Kim YM, Lee WY, Rhee HI. The inhibitory effect of Cornus walteri extract against ${\alpha}$-amylase. J. Korean Soc. Appl. Biol. Chem. 48: 103-108 (2005)
6 Muruganandan S, Garg H, Lal J, Chandra S, Kumar D. Studies on the immunostimulant and antihepatotoxic activities of Asparagus racemosus root extract. J. Appl. Res. Med. Aromat. 22: 4952 (2000)
7 Natural medicines. USA. Avaliable from: https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/. Accessed Aug. 20, 2019
8 Negi JS, Singh P, Joshi GP, Rawat MS, Bisht VK. Chemical constituents of Asparagus. Pharm. 4: 215-220 (2010)
9 Papadopoulou P, Siomos A, Dogras C. Comparison of textural and compositional attributes of green and white asparagus produced under commercial conditions. Plant Foods Hum. Nutr. 58: 1-9 (2003)   DOI
10 Adouni K, Chahdoura H, Mosbah H, Santos-Buelga C, Gonzlez-Params A.M, Ciudad-Mulero M. Revalorization of wild Asparagus stipularis Forssk. as a traditional vegetable with nutritional and functional properties. Food Funct. 9: 1578-1586 (2018)   DOI
11 Rural Development Administration (RDA). Avaliable from: http://www.nongsaro.go.kr. Accessed May. 8, 2019a.
12 Park MH, Choi BG, Lim SH, Kim KH, Heo NK, Yu SH, Kim JD, Lee KJ. Analysis of general components, mineral contents, and dietary fiber contents of Synurus deltoides. J. Korean Soc. Food Sci. Nutr. 40: 1631-1634 (2011)   DOI
13 Park YH, Lim SH, Kim HY, Park MH, Lee KJ, Kim KH, Kim YG, Ahn YS. Biological activities of extracts from flowers of Angelica gigas Nakai. J. Korean Soc. Food Sci. Nutr. 40: 1079-1085 (2011)   DOI
14 Pellegrini N, Serafini M, Colombi B, del Rio D, Salvatore S, Bianchi M, Brighenti F. Total antioxidant capacity of plant foods, beverages and oils consumed in Italy assessed by three different in vitro assays. J. Nutr. 133: 2812-2819 (2003)   DOI
15 Rural Development Administration (RDA). Avaliable from: http://koreanfood.rda.go.kr. Accessed Aug. 20, 2019b.
16 Shao Y, Chin CK, Ho CT, Ma W, Garrison SA, and Huang MT. Antitumor activity of the crude saponins obtained from asparagus. Cancer Lett. 104: 31-36 (1996)   DOI
17 Singleton VL, Orthofer R, Amuela-Raventos RM. Analysis of total phenol and other oxidation substrates and antioxidants by means folin-ciocalteu reagent. Method. Enzymol. 299: 152-178 (1999)   DOI
18 Shao Y, Poobrasert O, Kennelly EJ, Chin CK, Ho CT, Huang MT, Garrison SA, Cordell GA. Steroidal saponins from Asparagus officinalis and their cytotoxic activity. Planta Med. 63: 258-262 (1997)   DOI
19 Shou S, Lu G, Huang X. Seasonal variations in nutritional components of green asparagus using the mother fern cultivation. Sci. Hort. 112: 251-257 (2007)   DOI
20 Singh GK, Garabadu D, Muruganandam A, Joshi VK, Krishnamurthy S. Antidepressant activity of Asparagus racemosus in rodent models. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 91: 283-290 (2009)   DOI
21 Chitrakar B, Zhang M, Adhikari B. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis): Processing effect on nutritional and phytochemical composition of spear and hard-stem byproducts. Trends Food Sci. Technol. 93: 1-11 (2019)   DOI
22 Amel H, Sara JC, Raja SB, Rabeb T, Sonia Z, Roco RA, Ana JA, Mounir K, Mokhtar L, Najoua KB, Rafael GB. The phytochemical and bioactivity profiles of wild Asparagus albus L. plant. Food Res. Int. 99: 720-729 (2017)   DOI
23 AOAC. Official Method of Analysis of AOAC 18th ed. Method 998.12. Association of Official Analytical chemists, Arlington, VA, USA(2010)
24 Cha JY, Cho YS. Biofunctional activities of citrus flavonoids. J. Korean Soc. Agric. Chem. Biotechnol. 44: 122-128 (2001)
25 Che L, Li W, Jin Q, Song H. Effect of color, thickness and part on free amino acid contents in asparagus. Food Sci. 34: 65-68 (2013)
26 Chin CK, Garrison SA, Functional elements from asparagus for human health. Acta Hort. 776: 219-225 (2008)   DOI
27 Chua LS. A review on plant-based rutin extraction methods and its pharmacological activities. J. Ethnopharmacol. 150: 805-817 (2013)   DOI
28 Custdio L, Ferreira AC, Pereira H, Silvestre L, Vizetto-Duarte C, Barreira L, Varela J. The marine halophytes Carpobrotus edulis L. and Arthrocnemum macrostachyum L. are potential sources of nutritionally important PUFAs and metabolites with antioxidant, metal chelating and anticholinesterase inhibitory activities. Bot. Mar. 55: 281-288 (2012)
29 Deli J, Matus Z, Tth G. Carotenoid composition in the fruits of Asparagus officinalis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 48: 2793-2796 (2000)   DOI
30 Demirkol O, Adams C, Ercal N. Biologically important thiols in various vegetables and fruits. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52: 8151-8154 (2004)   DOI
31 Visavadiya NP, Narasimhacharya AV. Asparagus root regulates cholesterol metabolism and improves antioxidant status in hypercholesteremic rats, Evid Based. Complement. Alternat. Med. 6: 219-226 (2009)   DOI
32 Slatnar A, Mikulic-Petkovsek M, Stampar F, Veberic R, Horvat J, Jakse M. Sircelj H. Game of tones: Sugars, organic acids, and phenolics in green and purple asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) cultivars. Turk. J. Agric. For. 42: 55-66 (2018)   DOI
33 Solana M, Boschiero I, Dall'Acqua S, Bertucco A. A comparison between supercritical fluid and pressurized liquid extraction methods for obtaining phenolic compounds from Asparagus officinalis L. J. Supercrit. Fluids 100: 201-208 (2015)   DOI
34 Thomson Healthcare (Firm). PDR for Herbal Medicines. 4th ed. Thomson Pdr. Montvale. NJ. USA. pp. 55-56 (2007)
35 Tsushida T, Suzuki M, Kurogi M. Evaluation of antioxidant activity of vegetable extracts and determination of some active compounds. J. Jpn. Soc. Food Sci. Technol. 41: 611-618 (1994)   DOI
36 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Avaliable from: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods. .Accessed April. 1, 2018.
37 Wang J, Liu Y, Zhao J, Zhang W, Pang X. Saponins extracted from by-product of Asparagus officinalis L. suppresses tumour cell migration and invasion through targeting Rho GTPase signaling pathway. J. Sci. Food Agric. 93: 1492-1498 (2013)   DOI
38 Wang MF, Tadmor Y, Wu QL, Chin CK, Garrison SA, Simon JE. Quantification of protodioscin and rutin in asparagus shoots by LC/MS and HPLC methods. J. Agric Food. Chem. 51: 6132-6136 (2003)   DOI
39 Zhishen J, Mengcheng T, Jianming W. The determination of flavonoid contents in mulberry and their scavenging effects on superoxide radicals. Food Chem. 64: 555-559 (1999)   DOI
40 Zhong C, Jiang C, Xia X, Mu T, Wei L, Lou Y, Bi X. Antihepatic fibrosis effect of active components isolated from green asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) involves the inactivation of hepatic stellate cells. J. Agric. Food Chem. 63: 6027-6034 (2015)   DOI
41 Huang X, Kong L. Steroidal saponins from roots of Asparagus officinalis. Steroids 71: 171-176 (2006)   DOI
42 Denton OA, Schippers R, Oyen L. Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. Backhuys Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands. 94-96 (2004)
43 Fuentes-Alventosa JM, Jaramillo-Carmona S, Rodrguez-Gutirrez G, Guilln-Bejarano R, Jimnez-Araujo A, Fernndez-Bolaos J, Rodrguez-Arcos R. Preparation of bioactive extracts from asparagus by-product. Food Bioprod. Process. 91: 74-82 (2013)   DOI
44 Hatfield DL, Berry MJ, Gladyshev VN. Selenium: Its Molecular Biology and Role in Human Health. Springer Science & Business Media. LLC., New York, USA. pp 598 (2012)
45 Jang DS, Cuendet M, Fong HHS, Pezzuto JM, Kinghorn AD. Constituents of Asparagus officinalis evaluated for inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-2. J. Agric. Food Chem. 52: 2218-2222 (2004)   DOI
46 Jashni HK, Jahromi HK, Ranjbary AG, Jahromi ZK, Kherameh ZK. Effects of aqueous extract from Asparagus officinalis L. roots on hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis hormone levels and the number of ovarian follicles in adult rats. Int. J. Reprod. BioMed. 14: 75-80 (2016)   DOI
47 Kawaguchi K, Mizuno T, Aida K, Uchino K. Hesperidin as an inhibitor of lipases from porcine pancreas and pseudomonas. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 61: 102-104 (1997)   DOI
48 Kim HY, Cho EK, Kang SH, Bae JM, Choi YJ. ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase, tyrosinase, and elastase inhibitory effects of enzymatic extracts from Ecklonia cava and its alcohol metabolizing activity. J. Life Sci. 22: 751-759 (2012)   DOI
49 Kim JS, Shim IS, Kim MJ. Glutathione content in various seedling plants, vegetables, and the processed foods. Korean J. Food Sci. Technol. 41: 592-596 (2009)