1School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQ University, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
2Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Horsham, VIC, Australia
School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
*Corresponding Author: Mani Naiker, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQ University, Bruce Hwy, North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, Email: m.naiker@cqu.edu.au
Online published on 18 March, 2021.
Interest is growing surrounding functional foods, which provide health benefits in addition to nutritional value. In particular, there is a focus on pulse crops which contain high levels of polyphenolics, such as lentils.
In this study, polyphenols were extracted from five L. culinaris varieties and characterized by both their antioxidant profile and cytotoxic activity.
Hulled varieties had a high content of secondary metabolites (>70 mg GAE/g), while all varieties demonstrated high antioxidant potential (1570-2020 Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity index). Furthermore, all extracts showed significant cytotoxicity against H9C2, HepG2, A549 and Calu-1 cancer cell lines. This recommends further investigation into the specific compounds present in L. culinaris, which could potentially be exploited for their anti-cancer activity.
Antioxidant capacity, ORAC, Polyphenols
