the relationship between phenolics and flavonoids production with total non structural carbohydrate and photosynthetic rate in labisia pumila benth. under high co2 and nitrogen fertilization酚类物质和类黄酮生产之间的关系,总非结构性碳水化合物和光合速率labisia pumila benth。.pdfVIP

Molecules 2011, 16, 162-174; doi:10.3390/molecule OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article The Relationship between Phenolics and Flavonoids Production with Total Non Structural Carbohydrate and Photosynthetic Rate in Labisia pumila Benth. under High CO2 and Nitrogen Fertilization Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim 1, Hawa Z.E. Jaafar 1,*, Asmah Rahmat 2 and Zaharah Abdul Rahman 3 1 Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; E-Mail: mhafizphd@ (M.H.I.) 2 Department of Nutrition Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; E-Mail: asmah@.my 3 Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; E-Mail: zaharah@.my * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: hawazej@ or hawazej@.my; Tel.: +6-03-8946-6922 / +6-012-372-3585; Fax: +6-03-8943-5973. Received: 24 November 2010; in revised form: 15 December 2010 / Accepted: 21 December 2010 / Published: 29 December 2010 Abstract: A factorial split plot 4 × 3 experiment was designed to examine and characterize the relationship among production of secondary metabolites (total phenolics, TP; total flavonoids, TF), carbohydrate content and photosynthesis of three varieties of the Malaysian medicinal herb Labisia pumila Benth. namely the varieties alata, pumila and lanceolata under CO2 enrichment (1,200 µm