Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 19 pp 19785—19808

Protective effect of Vigna unguiculata extract against aging and neurodegeneration

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Chemical properties of bean extracts. (A) Starch content, (B) protein content and (C) amino acid content in V. unguiculata, C. cajan and P. vulgaris extracts. *p<0.05. (D) CLS of yeast cells grown in the absence or presence of 0.2% V. unguiculata, C. cajan and P. vulgaris extracts. *p<0.05 relative to control cells. (E) CLS of yeast cells grown in SD medium containing 2% glucose in the absence or presence of 0.2% or 0.5% V. unguiculata extract, added in exponential phase of growth. *p<0.05 relative to control cells. (F) CLS of yeast cells grown in SD medium containing 2% glucose in the absence or presence of 0.5% V. unguiculata extract, added to cells in stationary phase (and not in exponential phase, as in the other experiments). *p<0.05 relative to control cells. (G) Growth curves of yeast cells grown in SD medium containing 2% glucose in the absence or presence of 0.5% extract V. unguiculata. *p<0.05 relative to control cells. (H) Glucose consumption (mg/OD) of yeast cells grown in SD medium in the absence or presence of 0.5% V. unguiculata extract, measured on growth media sampled at multiple time points during exponential phase of growth (0.2-2.5 OD/ml). *p<0.05 relative to control cells.