Contents of Triterpenes, Phenolic Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity of Centella asiatica (L.) Urban
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Centella asiatica (L.) Urban is an important bioactive compound enriched medicinal herb, which have been shown to potentially prevent non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine contents of triterpene, phenolic compound and antioxidant capacity of six accessions of C. asiatica. The experiment was conducted as a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. The results indicated that the contents of triterpene, phenolic compound and antioxidant capacity were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). TU-CA 12 contained the greatest contents of madecassoside, asiaticoside, caffeic acid, DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging capacities. The highest p-coumaric acid and total phenolic contents were found in TU-CA 5 and TU-CA 13, respectively. In addition, total phenolic content and caffeic acid were positively correlated with antioxidant capacity and exhibited their antioxidant capacities higher than triterpenes. Therefore, the results of this study should be used to select the accession of C. asiatica with high antioxidant contents and its antiradical capacities.
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