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Research Articles

Plant proteins, minerals and trace elements of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali)

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Pages 314-318 | Received 02 Nov 2011, Accepted 09 Feb 2012, Published online: 03 Apr 2012
 

Abstract

A water extraction method has been used to extract plant proteins from the roots of Eurycoma longifolia harvested from Perak and Pahang, Malaysia. On the basis of the spectroscopic Bradford assay, Tongkat Ali Perak and Pahang contained 0.3868 and 0.9573 mg mL−1 of crude protein, respectively. The crude proteins were separated by one dimensional 15% sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis into two (49.8 and 5.5 kD) and four (49.8, 24.7, 21.1 and 5.5 kD) protein spots for Tongkat Ali Perak and Pahang, respectively. Isoleucine was present in the highest concentration significantly. Both plant samples showed differences in the mineral and trace element profiles, but the minerals calcium, magnesium and potassium were present in the highest concentration. The highly concerned toxic metals such as arsenic and lead were not detected.

Acknowledgements

We thank Mohamad Subri Abdul Rahman for running the ICP-MS. Sincere thanks to Tang Boon Seng for his valuable inputs in preparing the manuscript. We also take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman for his great contribution in natural product studies.

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