20.500.12556/DKUM-88146 Composition of proteins and phenolics in the leaves of differente mulberry species (Morus alba L., M. alba x rubra, M. australis Poir., M. nigra L.) Sestava beljakovin in fenolov v listih različnih vrst murv (Morus alba L., M. alba x rubra, M. australis Poir., M. nigra L.) The leaves of the mulberry (Morus sp.) have a variety of medicinal, culinary, industrial and agricultural applications. In our study, we compared the protein and phenolic contents of different mulberry species (Morus alba L., M. alba × rubra, M. australis Poir., M. nigra L.) from the mulberry germplasm collection to determine species-specific differences. The possibility of using mulberries as animal feed and for pharmacological purposes was reviewed. Total phenols of all genotypes were analysed using the Folin-Ciocalteu method, while total protein content was determined using the Lowry's method. The individual phenols were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography with UV/VIS detection. The total protein content ranged from 162.03 mg BSA/g DW (M. australis) to 239.42 mg BSA/g DW (M. alba). Significantly higher contents of total proteins were determined in the leaves of M. alba. The highest mean concentrations of total phenols (21.51 mg GAE /g DW), chlorogenic acid (18.05 mg/g DW), 4-caffeoylquinic acid (4.36 mg/g DW), 5-p-coumaroylquinic acid (2.01 mg/g DW), quercetin glycoside (0.74 mg/g DW) and kaempferol acetyl hexoside (4.42 mg/g DW) were determined in M. alba × rubra and M. nigra. In contrast, white mulberry (M. alba) genotypes contained on average the most rutin (2.63 mg/g DW) and quercetin-malonyl-hexoside (1.59 mg/g DW). It can be concluded that the leaves of the white mulberry are best suited as animal feed due to their high protein content, while the black mulberry and the hybrid M. alba × rubra have pharmacological potential due to their high phenolic content. Morus sp. leaves proteins phenolic acids flavonoids Morus sp. listi beljakovine fenolne kisline flavonoidi true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2024-04-10 03:51:40 2025-04-23 14:33:12 2025-04-24 03:05:54 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 23-33 no. 1 Vol. 20 May 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2023-05-01 638.22 153737475 10.18690/agricsci.20.1.3 2820-610X https://journals.um.si/index.php/agricultura/article/view/2798 1 dfb11cc4-f6dc-11ee-957c-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=178175 Fakulteta za kmetijstvo in biosistemske vede Agricultura scientia 0 0 0