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Development and Application of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Based Method to Quantify Magnesium in Leaves of IDioscorea polystachya/I

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023-12, Vol.29 (1) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2023 MDPI AG ;ISSN: 1420-3049 ;EISSN: 1420-3049 ;DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010109

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  • Title:
    Development and Application of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Based Method to Quantify Magnesium in Leaves of IDioscorea polystachya/I
  • Author: Krüger, David ; Weng, Alexander ; Baecker, Daniel
  • Subjects: Methods ; Pharmaceutical industry
  • Is Part Of: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023-12, Vol.29 (1)
  • Description: The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya, DP) is known for the nutritional value of its tuber. Nevertheless, DP also has promising pharmacological properties. Compared with the tuber, the leaves of DP are still very little studied. However, it may be possible to draw conclusions about the plant quality based on the coloration of the leaves. Magnesium, as a component of chlorophyll, seems to play a role. Therefore, the aim of this research work was to develop an atomic absorption spectrometry-based method for the analysis of magnesium (285.2125 nm) in leaf extracts of DP following the graphite furnace sub-technique. The optimization of the pyrolysis and atomization temperatures resulted in 1500 °C and 1800 °C, respectively. The general presence of flavonoids in the extracts was detected and could explain the high pyrolysis temperature due to the potential complexation of magnesium. The elaborated method had linearity in a range of 1–10 µg L[sup.−1] (R[sup.2] = 0.9975). The limits of detection and quantification amounted to 0.23 µg L[sup.−1] and 2.00 µg L[sup.−1], respectively. The characteristic mass was 0.027 pg, and the recovery was 96.7–102.0%. Finally, the method was applied to extracts prepared from differently colored leaves of DP. Similar magnesium contents were obtained for extracts made of dried and fresh leaves. It is often assumed that the yellowing of the leaves is associated with reduced magnesium content. However, the results indicated that yellow leaves are not due to lower magnesium levels. This stimulates the future analysis of DP leaves considering other essential minerals such as molybdenum or manganese.
  • Publisher: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1420-3049
    EISSN: 1420-3049
    DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010109
  • Source: Freely Accessible Journals
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