scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oil and Fatty Acids of the Flowers of Rhanterium Adpressum

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1300800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chahrazed Hamia ◽  
Nadhir Gourine ◽  
Hadjer Boussoussa ◽  
Mokhtar Saidi ◽  
Emile M. Gaydou ◽  
...  

The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the flowers of Rhanterium adpressum Coss. & Durieu was analyzed using GC and GC-MS. The essential oil was very rich in monoterpene compounds. The major components identified were the monoterpene hydrocarbons: camphene (21.8%), myrcene (19.3%) and α-pinene (17.4%). Other compounds, including limonene, β-pinene and terpinol-4-ol, were present in low content (4–6%). The composition of the fatty acids in the lipid extract obtained from the flowers was also investigated by GC and GC-MS. The main fatty acids identified were palmitic (47.4%), oleic (12.9%) and stearic acids (10.6%). The total phenolic contents and the antioxidant activities were also evaluated for both extracts. The total phenolic contents were determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and the antioxidant activities were measured using three different assays: DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging activity, FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant potential) and a molybdenum assay. As a result of these tests, the lipid extract exhibited the highest antioxidant activities in comparison with the essential oil extract.

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Wan Nurul Huda Wan Zainal ◽  
FARA RESTINA MUSAHIB ◽  
NABILAH SYAFIQAH ZULKEFLEE

Through different extraction techniques, the potential of Centella asiatica as a natural source of antioxidant was investigated. The C. asiatica aqueous extracts were obtained via infusion, decoction and ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) techniques. The effects of different extraction techniques were studied on the extraction yield, total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity. The total phenolic contents of the extracts and antioxidant activity were examined using the Folin-Ciocalteu’s reagent and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity assay, respectively. Results indicated that the UAE exhibited the highest extraction yield, highest total phenolic contents, as well as highest antioxidant activity. The yield of the extracts increased in the order of infusion < decoction < UAE which were 18.2 %, 23.6% and 25.4 %, respectively. All extraction techniques had a significant effect (p <0.05) on the total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of C. asiatica extracts. The total phenolic contents was ranged from 3.42 ± 0.030 to 8.32 ± 0.105 mg GAE/g dry extract while the antioxidant activity was in the range of 75 to 86 %. This study confirms that C. asiatica has the potential to be a good resource for the future development of natural antioxidant. In addition, extraction via UAE can be an ideal technique to obtain phytochemical-rich extracts from medicinal plants.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivraj Hariram Nile ◽  
S. H. Kim ◽  
Eun Young Ko ◽  
Se Won Park

The polyphenolic contents and the antioxidant activity of the skins and pulps of different grape cultivars were estimated using HPLC and DPPH antioxidant assay, respectively. The phenolics and flavonoids identified were quercetin, kaempferol, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, cinnamic acid, and (−)-epicatechin. The total phenolic contents were found to be the highest in the grape skin of Flouxa (>400 mg/100 g), followed by Campbell Early and Tamnara (>300 mg/100 g), and then by Red Globe and Ruby Seedless (>250 mg/100 g), and the total phenolic content was the lowest in Italia and Delaware (<60 mg/100 g). The antioxidant activities of the grape extracts varied from 12.5% (Ruby Seedless) to 60.2% (Hongiseul) for skins, whereas the antioxidant activities of the grape extracts varied from 35.4% (Campbell Early) to 84.5% (Hongiseul) for pulps. The grape pulps have stronger antioxidant activities than those of the grape skins. Our results suggest that the phenolic and flavonoid contents in extracts of grape skins and pulps showed statistically significant correlations with the free radical scavenging activity.


2015 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
MA Sonibare ◽  
TO Aremu ◽  
PA Okorie

Vernonia cinerea, belonging to the family Asteraceae, is of wide medicinal application. This study investigated the antimicrobial, antioxidant activities and the total phenolic contents of wild plant of Vernonia cinerea with its respective shoot cultures.Nodal explants of V. cinerea were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various combinations of BAP (0.5-2.5 mg/L) and NAA (0.1-0.5 mg/L) including various concentrations of Gibberllic acid for subculturing. The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts was tested using agar well diffusion and macrodilution methods for zone of inhibition (ZI), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC).The free radical scavenging test was conducted using 2,2, diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) reagent while total phenolic contents (TPC) were measured by Folin–Ciocalteau reagent. Maximum shoot proliferation of 11.42 ± 2.26 cm was obtained from MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA. All extracts displayed moderate antimicrobial potential against the tested pathogens in the range of 9.0-13.1 mm ZI, with highest MIC of 0.78 mg/mL and 1.56 mg/mL fromMPE and WPE, respectively.The IC50 values of 4.49 and 5.10 μg/mL was obtained in WPE and MPE. The MPE had TPC of 6.66 ± 0.83 mg GAE/g compared to the WPE with TPC of 5.43 ± 1.31 mg GAE/g. The crude methanol extracts of wild and micropropagated plants of V. Cinerea showed high amounts of phenolic compounds, which could present them as candidates for future search for antimicrobial and antioxidant agents for different ailments.Keywords: Micropropagation, Antioxidant, DPPH, Phenolic Compound, Vernonia cinerea


2016 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phung Thi Tuyen ◽  
Do Tan Khang ◽  
Luong The Minh ◽  
Truong Ngoc Minh ◽  
Pham Thi Thu Ha ◽  
...  

In this study, total phenolic, flavonoid contents, antioxidant capacity, and phenolic compositions of Castanopsis phuthoensis and Castanopsis grandicicatricata (Fagaceae family) were investigated. It was found that bark extracts were rich of phenolic contents, whereas leaf extracts were abundant of flavonoids. The total phenolics varied from 11.20 to 35.47 mg gallic acid equivalent g-1 dry weight (DW), and the total flavonoids were from 2.24 to 12.55 mg rutin equivalent g-1 DW. The results of antioxidant activity showed that the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl) radical scavenging activity of the free phenolic extracts were higher than the bound phenolic extracts. Regarding the reducing power and β-carotene bleaching assays, the free phenolic extracts showed remarkably strong antioxidant capacity that were similar to the levels of the standard BHT (dibutyl hydroxytoluene) did. It could be concluded that free phenolic extracts were more effective in antioxidant activities than bound phenolic extracts. A highly significant correlation between phenolic contents and antioxidant activity in extracts were observed. By HPLC analysis, seven phenolic acids were detected including gallic, p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, sinapic, p-coumaric, ellagic, and vanillin. Of which, gallic, ellagic, and sinapic acids were the most abundant compounds in the two species. The results suggest C. phuthoensis and C. grandicicatricata contain rich sources of natural antioxidants and phenolic compounds which are probably considered in pharmaceutical use.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-858
Author(s):  
Sook Hee Shin ◽  
Sang Mo Kang

This study attempted to investigate the functionality of <i>Dactylosiphon bullosus</i>, <i>Sporochnus radiciformis</i>, and <i>Zonaria diesingiana</i> extracts among algae as cosmetic ingredients. For this, antioxidant experiments were performed. <i>D. bullosus</i>, <i>S. radiciformis</i> and <i>Z. diesingiana</i> extracts were prepared with a 70% ethanol concentration to measure antioxidant activities. In terms of DPPH radical scavenging activity, <i>Z. diesingiana</i> was the highest with 94.20±0.28%. In ABTS radical scavenging activity, <i>Z. diesingiana</i> was the highest with 96.26±0.98%. In terms of the total phenolic contents and NO radical scavenging activity, <i>Z. diesingiana</i> was the highest with 47.19±2.07 mg gallic acid/g and 92.87±1.79%, respectively. The above results show that <i>Z. diesingiana</i> extract has the greatest antioxidant activity, confirming its potential as a cosmetic ingredient.


Author(s):  
Berna Öztürk ◽  
İlkin Yücel Şengün

In the study, the bioactive, physicochemical and antimicrobial properties of koruk juice and dried koruk pomace were investigated. The total phenolic contents of koruk juice and pomace were determined as 1119.670 and 1182.170 mg GAE/L, respectively. Higher DPPH radical scavenging activity found in koruk pomace, which was consistent with total phenolic contents. Organic acid, total sugar and ascorbic acid contents of koruk juice (3.44%, 4.737 g/L and 2.559 mg/100 mL) were higher than koruk pomace (0.19%, 0.866 g/L and 0.242 mg/100 mL). The counts of Total Psychrophilic Aerobic Bacteria and mold-yeast in pomace were determined as 0.694 and 1.016 log CFU/g, respectively, while no growth was observed in koruk juice. Koruk juice and pomace indicated antimicrobial effect on all test microorganisms in the range of 31.3-500.0 µg/mL (Minimum Inhibition Concentration). The most sensitive bacteria to koruk juice were Bacillus cereus, while Pediococcus acidilactici was the most sensitive one to koruk pomace. Koruk juice also showed bactericidal effect on all test cultures at concentration ranging between 250.0 and 500.0 µg/mL (Minimum Bactericidal Concentration), koruk pomace was not showed bactericidal effect on Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella Typhimurium, E. coli and B. cereus. This study demonstrated that the koruk products could be used in food applications as natural antioxidant and antimicrobial substance.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima Boukhary ◽  
Karim Raafat ◽  
Asser I. Ghoneim ◽  
Maha Aboul-Ela ◽  
Abdalla El-Lakany

Objectives.Salvia fruticosaMill. (S. fruticosa) is widely used in folk medicine. Accordingly, the present study was designed to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities ofS. fruticosa, and to determine the phenolic constituents of its extracts.Methods. The antioxidant activity was determined using 2,2-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl assay. Total phenolic contents were estimated using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, and high-performance liquid chromatography was performed to identify phenolic constituents. To evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity, carrageenan-induced mouse paw edema was determined plethysmographically.Key Findings. Different plant extracts demonstrated strong radical scavenging activity, where the ethyl acetate extract had the highest value in the roots and the lowest in the aerial parts. This antioxidant activity was correlated to the total phenolic content of different extracts, where rutin and luteolin were the most abundant constituents. Interestingly, both the roots and aerial parts revealed a significant anti-inflammatory activity comparable to diclofenac.Conclusions. This study is the first to demonstrate pharmacologic evidence of the potential anti-inflammatory activity ofS. fruticosa. This activity may partly be due to the radical scavenging effects of its polyphenolic contents. These findings warrant the popular use of the East Mediterranean sage and highlight the potential of its active constituents in the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 2346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raheem Shahzad ◽  
Adeeb Shehzad ◽  
Saqib Bilal ◽  
In-Jung Lee

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is a good source of natural antioxidants and commonly consumed as fermented products such as cheonggukjang, miso, tempeh, and sufu in Asian countries. The aim of the current study was to examine the influence of novel endophytic bacterial strain, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RWL-1 as a starter for soybean fermentation. During fermentation, the cooked soybeans were inoculated with different concentrations (1%, 3%, and 5%) of B. amyloliquefaciens RWL-1. The changes in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activities, total phenolic contents, isoflavones (Daidzin, Genistin, Glycitin, Daidzein, Glycitein, and Genistein), amino acids (aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, cysteine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, lysine, histidine, arginine, and proline) composition, and minerals (calcium, copper, iron, potassium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, nickel, lead, arsenic, and zinc) were investigated. The level of antioxidants, total phenolic contents, isoflavones, and total amino acids were higher in fermented soybean inoculated with 1% B. amyloliquefaciens RWL-1 after 60 h of fermentation as compared to control, 3% and 5% B. amyloliquefaciens RWL-1. Additionally, fermented soybean inoculated with 5% B. amyloliquefaciens RWL-1 showed the highest values for mineral contents. Changes in antioxidant activities and bioactive compounds depended on the concentration of the strain used for fermentation. From these results, we conclude that fermented soybean has strong antioxidant activity, probably due to its increased total phenolic contents and aglycone isoflavone that resulted from fermentation. Such natural antioxidants could be used in drug and food industries and can be considered to alleviate oxidative stress.


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