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Table 4 Discussion on the functional properties of secondary metabolite available in MCE and IAE

From: Bioactive polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant potentials of two leafy vegetables in Bangladesh: the Momordica charantia and the Ipomoea aquatica

Group of Phenolic compounds

Phenolic compounds

Molecular Structure

Functional characteristic

Availability

Hydroxycinnamic acid

Chlorogenic Acid

hepatic steatosis, anti-carcinogenic anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity (Naveed et al. 2018; Tajik et al. 2017)

MCE < IAE

trans-Ferulic acid

antithrombotic, vasodilatory effect, antioxidant, increase the viability of sperms, anticarcinogenic, antiallergic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, antiviral (Kumar & Pruthi 2014)

MCE > IAE

trans-Cinnamic acid

antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer activities, anti-diabetic (Adisakwattana 2017)

MCE < IAE

Rosmarinic acid

anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic,, anti-inflammatory,anti-allergic, renal and hepato protectant (Alagawany et al. 2017)

MCE

p-Coumaric acid

antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet aggregation, anxiolytic, analgesic, anti-arthritis activities (Pei et al. 2016)

MCE > IAE

Flavonoids

Catechin hydrate

potential chemo preventive agent, liver damage prevention, cholesterol lowering, anti-obesity, inhibiting the ovarian cancer (Lee et al. 2007; Kim & Heo 2022)

MCE < IAE

(-) Epicatechin

prevention and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, anti-diabetic, anti-carcinogenic (Abdulkhaleq et al. 2017)

MCE < IAE

Rutin Hydrate

improve blood circulation,, antidepressant, neuroinflammation prevention, anticonvulsant (Ganeshpurkar & Saluja, 2017; Imani et al. 2021)

MCE > IAE

Myricetin

antidiabetic, anticancer, anti-amyloidogenic, anti-inflammatory (Semwal et al. 2016)

MCE

Quercetin

antiviral, anti-carcinogenic, reducing the risk of heart disease, anti-inflammatory, preventing neurological disorder (Li et al. 2016; Yang et al. 2020)

MCE < IAE

Hydroxybenzoic acid

Vanillic acid

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-analgesic (Calixto-Camposet al. 2015; Sharma et al. 2020)

MCE > IAE

Gallic acid

antihyperlipidemic, antioxidant, antineoplastic properties, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory (Kahkeshani et al. 2019; Zanwar et al. 2014)

MCE < IAE

Phenolic aldehyde

Vanillin

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anti-cancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, neuroprotective activity, antifungal, sickle cell anaemia recovery (Arya et al. 2021; Costantini et al. 2021)

MCE > IAE