Effect of gamma irradiation processing on total phenol and antioxidant capacities of the Iranian extract of propolis

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzieh Heidarieh ◽  
Ali Nabipour Chakoli ◽  
Samira Shahbazi ◽  
Parvin Shawrang ◽  
Baode Zhang

Abstract The Iranian ethalonic extract of propolis (EEP) were analyzed to determine their antioxidant activities and total phenolic and flavonoid contents, with and without gamma irradiation processing under various dosage of gamma (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 kGy). The analysis results show that the gamma irradiated EEP at 10 KGy can scavenge free radicals and exhibit higher antioxidant-reducing power to the other groups (P < 0.05). It is noted that gamma irradiated EEP has higher total phenolic contents compared to gamma irradiated EEP at 30, 40 and 50 KGy and non-irradiated EEP (P < 0.05). The flavonoid compounds as indicated by C-13 NMR analysis were found to be higher in gamma irradiated EEP at 10 kGy compared with the other groups. In conclusion, gamma irradiation processing of EEP causes can enhanced antioxidant activities phenolic and flavonoid compounds at dose of 10 KGy.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Shahwan ◽  
Naema El Aali ◽  
Yusra Layas ◽  
Salem G. El Tumi

Medicinal plants have varying natural products and several antioxidants. Antioxidants play a principal function to protect against destruction caused by oxidative stress (OS), <i>Rheum emodi</i> is not an exception, in which it is reported to have compounds that possess antioxidant activity, like polyphenolic compounds. In addition to that, other compounds have proven to have antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antifungal, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, and nephroprotective activities. This study aimed to quantify the water extract of a powdered plant of <i>R. emodi</i> to evaluate its ability to scavage free radicals. Total phenolic, total flavonoid contents, and reducing ability were measured to consider possible sources of future novel antioxidants in plants. The TPC, TFC, and reducing power assay increased with increasing concentrations of <i>R. emodi</i>. At 1000 µg/ml, the absorbance ranged from 1.437 for TPC, 1.602 for TFC, and 1.638 for reducing power assay, which is more than the absorbance of the standards at the same concentration. The extracted content of reducing power, phenolic, and flavonoid compounds were higher than the standard pyrogallol, quercetin, and ascorbic acid.


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.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Telesphore Benoit Nguelefack ◽  
Christian Kuete Fofie ◽  
Elvine Pami Nguelefack-Mbuyo ◽  
Adeline Kaptue Wuyt

Postprandial hyperglycemia and oxidative stress are important factors that worsen the health condition of patients with type 2 diabetes. We recently showed that extracts from Ceiba pentandra mitigate hyperglycemia in dexamethasone- and high diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Herein, we evaluated the postprandial regulatory properties and the antioxidant effects of the aqueous (AE) and methanol (ME) extracts from the stem bark of Ceiba pentandra. The phytochemical analysis of AE and ME was performed using the LC-MS technique and the total phenolic and flavonoid assays. Both extracts were tested for their ability to inhibit superoxide anion (O2•ـ), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), protein oxidation, alpha-amylase, and alpha-glucosidase activities. The mode of enzyme inhibition was also determined in a kinetic study. AE and ME were both rich in phenolic and flavonoid compounds. ME was 2.13 and 1.91 times more concentrated than AE in phenolic and flavonoid compounds, respectively. LC-MS allowed the identification of 5 compounds in both extracts. ME and AE inhibited O2•ـ with IC50 of 51.81 and 34.26 μg/ml, respectively. On H2O2, they exhibited IC50 of 44.84 and 1.78 μg/ml, respectively. Finally, they exhibited IC50 of 120.60 and 140.40 μg/ml, respectively, in the inhibition of protein oxidation induced by H2O2, while showing IC50 of 39.26 and 97.95 μg/ml on the protein oxidation induced by AAPH. ME and AE inhibited alpha-amylase with IC50 of 6.15 and 54.52 μg/ml, respectively. These extracts also inhibited alpha-glucosidase, demonstrating IC50 of 76.61 and 86.49 μg/ml. AE exhibited a mixed noncompetitive inhibition on both enzymes, whereas ME exhibited a competitive inhibition on α-amylase and a pure noncompetitive inhibition on α-glucosidase. These results demonstrate that ME and AE scavenge reactive oxygen species and prevent their effects on biomolecules. Besides, ME and AE inhibit carbohydrate digestive enzymes. These properties may contribute to reduce postprandial hyperglycemia and regulate glycemia in diabetic patients.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Al-Huqail ◽  
Said Behiry ◽  
Mohamed Salem ◽  
Hayssam Ali ◽  
Manzer Siddiqui ◽  
...  

In this study, for the environmental development, the antifungal, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities of a water extract of flowers from Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. L. Wendl. were evaluated. The extract concentrations were prepared by dissolving them in 10% DMSO. Wood samples of Melia azedarach were treated with water extract, and the antifungal activity was examined at concentrations of 0%, 1%, 2%, and 3% against three mold fungi; Fusarium culmorum MH352452, Rhizoctonia solani MH352450, and Penicillium chrysogenum MH352451 that cause root rot, cankers, and green fruit rot, respectively, isolated from infected Citrus sinensis L. Antibacterial evaluation of the extract was assayed against four phytopathogenic bacteria, including Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Enterobacter cloacae, Erwinia amylovora, and Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, using the micro-dilution method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Further, the antioxidant capacity of the water extract was measured via 2,2′-diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Phenolic and flavonoid compounds in the water extract were analyzed using HPLC: benzoic acid, caffeine, and o-coumaric acid were the most abundant phenolic compounds; while the flavonoid compounds naringenin, quercetin, and kaempferol were identified compared with the standard flavonoid compounds. The antioxidant activity of the water extract in terms of IC50 was considered weak (463.71 μg/mL) compared to the standard used, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (6.26 μg/mL). The MIC values were 200, 300, 300, and 100 µg/mL against the growth of A. tumefaciens, E. cloacae, E. amylovora, and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, respectively, which were lower than the positive control used (Tobramycin 10 μg/disc). By increasing the extract concentration, the percentage inhibition of fungal mycelial was significantly increased compared to the control treatment, especially against P. chrysogenum, suggesting that the use of A. saligna flower extract as an environmentally friendly wood bio-preservative inhibited the growth of molds that cause discoloration of wood and wood products.


2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3B) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Thanh Tan Nguyen ◽  
Huyen Thi Thanh Mai ◽  
Tuan Ngoc Nguyen ◽  
Quang Dinh Tran ◽  
Thang Dinh Tran

Seeds of Alpinia blepharocalyx contain high amounts of phenolic and flavonoid compounds with potential antioxidant properties. In this study, the effects of the extraction method on the recovery of phenolic and flavonoid compounds from Alpinia blepharocalyx seeds were investigated. Response surface methodology (RSM) has been used to optimize the extraction conditions of total phenolic and total flavonoid from seeds of Alpinia blepharocalyx. A Box-Behnken design was used to investigate the effects of four independent variables, namely extraction temperature (°C), extraction time (min), (v/m) and ethanol concentration (%) on the responses: total phenolic content (TPC) and yield. The optimal conditions obtained from response RSM were 52.66 % v/v for the solvent composition, 62.34 (°C) for extraction temperature, 34.48/1 (ml/g) for solvent/material ratio and 125.42 (min) for extraction time. The experimental values of TPC, TFC and yield were 39.31±0.05 mgGAE/g, 12.75±0.07 mgCE/g and 6.97±0.05%, respectively.   


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.


2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Z. HASHEMI ◽  
M. A. EBRAHIMZADEH

 The efficiencies of three extraction methods (percolation, Soxhlet and ultrasonically assisted extraction) were evaluated for the extraction of antioxidants from Vicia faba L. bean and hulls. Antioxidant activities of extracts were evaluated using four different tests. Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the extracts were determined using the Folin–Ciocalteu and aluminium chloride methods, respectively. Although the yield of extractions for ultrasonically assisted extraction was about half to one-fourth of that of other methods, the extraction ratio of total phenol was higher. Hull extracts had higher total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities than bean extracts. The hull ultrasonic extract showed the best DPPH (IC50= 56.9 ± 2.5 g ml-1) and NO radical scavenging (11.3 ± 0.5 gml-1). The hull percolation extract showed the best iron chelating ability (171.8 ± 6.8 g ml-1) and reducing power. The results indicated that all extraction methods could effectively extract antioxidants from medicinal plants


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