Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)

Synergistic combination of two National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) in healthcare and agricultural sectors counts for promoting extensive exploitation of Malaysia’s mega-biodiversity to develop pharmaceuticals and related products from natural resources. Additionally, it is noted that nowadays hala...

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Main Authors: Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra, Mohd Hassan, Norazian
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/37967/1/37967.pdf
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author Othman, Rashidi
Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
Mohd Hassan, Norazian
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Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
Mohd Hassan, Norazian
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description Synergistic combination of two National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) in healthcare and agricultural sectors counts for promoting extensive exploitation of Malaysia’s mega-biodiversity to develop pharmaceuticals and related products from natural resources. Additionally, it is noted that nowadays halal products are gaining wider recognition as a new benchmark for safety measure and quality assurance especially among the Muslim consumers. In this study, we established quantification of a group of plant pigments which are potentially to be introduced as halal active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and natural food colorants from 24 species of local traditional vegetables (ulam), identified as neoxanthin, violaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, α-carotene and β-carotene. These targeted biocolorant and phytopharmaceutical ingredients were found to be comparable in concentrations after being developed through series of phytochemical extraction, purification and finally analysed through HPLC. Results obtained shown that Sauropus androgynus contained highest amount of neoxanthin, violaxanthin and β- cryptoxanthin at 142.40 ± 3.57, 28.06 ± 0.65 and 0.07 ± 0.00 mg/g DW, respectively. Highest accumulation of lutein and α-carotene were observed in Centella asiatica at 16.53 ± 0.97 and 2.14 ± 0.12 mg/g DW accordingly. Piper sarmentosum accumulated high zeaxanthin content (123.45 ± 12.3 mg/g DW) whereas Oenanthe javanica has the largest amount of β-carotene (3.09 ± 0.06 mg/g DW). The extracted yellow-to-red pigments can be further commercialised especially in the halal market for pharmaceutical and coloring products. The significant outcome of this research will be new dicoveries of natural resources for food colorant and API which covers not only the shariah requirement, but also the hygiene, sanitation and safety aspects.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:379672021-07-24T14:58:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37967/ Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam) Othman, Rashidi Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra Mohd Hassan, Norazian RS Pharmacy and materia medica S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture TP Chemical technology TP248.13 Biotechnology TP368 Food processing and manufacture TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc Synergistic combination of two National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) in healthcare and agricultural sectors counts for promoting extensive exploitation of Malaysia’s mega-biodiversity to develop pharmaceuticals and related products from natural resources. Additionally, it is noted that nowadays halal products are gaining wider recognition as a new benchmark for safety measure and quality assurance especially among the Muslim consumers. In this study, we established quantification of a group of plant pigments which are potentially to be introduced as halal active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and natural food colorants from 24 species of local traditional vegetables (ulam), identified as neoxanthin, violaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, α-carotene and β-carotene. These targeted biocolorant and phytopharmaceutical ingredients were found to be comparable in concentrations after being developed through series of phytochemical extraction, purification and finally analysed through HPLC. Results obtained shown that Sauropus androgynus contained highest amount of neoxanthin, violaxanthin and β- cryptoxanthin at 142.40 ± 3.57, 28.06 ± 0.65 and 0.07 ± 0.00 mg/g DW, respectively. Highest accumulation of lutein and α-carotene were observed in Centella asiatica at 16.53 ± 0.97 and 2.14 ± 0.12 mg/g DW accordingly. Piper sarmentosum accumulated high zeaxanthin content (123.45 ± 12.3 mg/g DW) whereas Oenanthe javanica has the largest amount of β-carotene (3.09 ± 0.06 mg/g DW). The extracted yellow-to-red pigments can be further commercialised especially in the halal market for pharmaceutical and coloring products. The significant outcome of this research will be new dicoveries of natural resources for food colorant and API which covers not only the shariah requirement, but also the hygiene, sanitation and safety aspects. 2014-05 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37967/1/37967.pdf Othman, Rashidi and Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra and Mohd Hassan, Norazian (2014) Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam). In: The 5th International Conference on Natural Products for Health and Beauty (NATPRO 5), May 6-8, 2014, Phuket, Thailand. http://www.natpro5.psu.ac.th/download/Final%20Full%20Proceeding%20Natpro5.pdf
spellingShingle RS Pharmacy and materia medica
S Agriculture (General)
SB Plant culture
TP Chemical technology
TP248.13 Biotechnology
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc
Othman, Rashidi
Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
Mohd Hassan, Norazian
Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)
title Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)
title_full Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)
title_fullStr Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)
title_full_unstemmed Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)
title_short Potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 Malaysian traditional vegetables (ulam)
title_sort potential halal food colorants and active pharmaceutical ingredients in 24 malaysian traditional vegetables ulam
topic RS Pharmacy and materia medica
S Agriculture (General)
SB Plant culture
TP Chemical technology
TP248.13 Biotechnology
TP368 Food processing and manufacture
TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/37967/1/37967.pdf
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