scholarly journals Biochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Different Types of Tomatoes Affected by Ethylene Treatment

2022 ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Qasid ALI ◽  
Mehmet Seçkin KURUBAŞ ◽  
Mustafa ERKAN
Author(s):  
Raja Nurul Ashiqin Raja Arifin ◽  
Juliana Jumal

Exposed to the pollution has led to generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in human skin. ROS generated cause many skin diseases such as skin-aging, inflammation, melanogenesis and skin cancer. ROS is a family of oxygen-based free radicals that contains or capable of producing an unpaired electron. Antioxidant is a molecule that can inhibit the reaction of free radical from ROS by donating its electron. Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. (AVBL) is one of the potent natural antioxidant belongs to the group of Oxalidaceae which can be widely found in Asia including Malaysia. Traditionally, this plant has been used to treat many diseases such as cough, itchiness, pimple, fever and inflammation. As a result, much attention has been directed towards the studies regarding the potential of this plant in treating disease. The present study was undertaken to assess the antioxidant activity of AVBL leaves extract. The AVBL leaves were extracted using sonicator with ethanol and distilled water as two different types of solvent. The total phenolic content (TPC) and flavonoid content (TFC) of this study were determined by using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and aluminium chloride colometric assay. Antioxidant activity of the plant extract was tested using 2,2- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ferric reducing power (FRAP). From the analyses, water extract of AVBL possessed greater extraction yield (11.231%) as compared to ethanolic extract (5.358 %). However, ethanolic extract of AVBL leaves revealed higher result of TPC (126.4±0.35 mg/g gallic acid equivalent), TFC (32.80±0.37 mg/g quercetin equivalent), DPPH (0.0019±0.0003) and FRAP (41.81±0.45 mg/g gallic acid equivalent). The results of TPC and TFC have strongly positive correlation with antioxidant capacity (r = 1). Thus, it can be concluded that this plant is a potent source of natural antioxidant.


2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Volkan Okatan ◽  
Ibrahim Bulduk ◽  
Bariş Kaki ◽  
Muhammet Ali Gundesli ◽  
Serhat Usanmaz ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 763-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barkat Ali Khan ◽  
Naveed Akhtar ◽  
Haroon Khan ◽  
Valdir de Andrade Braga

The objective of this study was to develop a pharmaceutical O/W emulsion containing plant-derived polyphenol extracts and evaluate its stability and antioxidant activity. O/W emulsions were prepared using ionic surfactant polysorbate 80 (Tween 80®). The odorwas adjusted with few drops of blue sea fragrance. DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assay was used to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the plant extracts alone and emulsions containing these extracts. Physical stability was assessed by submitting the emulsions to storage at 8 ºC, 25 ºC, 40 ºC and 40 ºC + 70% RH (relative humidity) for two months. Various physical characteristics of emulsions monitored, include color, creaming, liquefaction, centrifugation and pH. Brookfield rotational rheometer was used to determined viscosities and rheological behavior of emulsions. Different types of emulsion were determined microscopically, while pH values of emulsions were measured by a pH meter. Electrical conductivity data confirmed that the outer phase was water. Samples presented an acceptable pH value for an external topical use. Shear thinning behaviour was observed for all emulsions. The polyphenol-rich-plant-derived extracts alone and the extract containing emulsions showed good antioxidant activities. This research confirmed that the method used was suitable for preparing emulsions with Hippophae rhamnoids and Cassia fistula extracts, suggesting that those emulsions are suitable for topical use.


2011 ◽  
Vol 396-398 ◽  
pp. 157-161
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Qi Bin Huang

Utilize different solvents to extract and salt out soluble protein from the Cordyceps rich in selenium which is artificially cultivated, thus obtaining different types of selenoproteins contained in it, and then pyrogallol autoxidation method is applied to determine their antioxidant activity, meanwhile, double-channel atomic fluorescence is used to detect the materials and their selenium content. The results show that: various proteins of Cordyceps rich in selenium all contain selenium, followed by alkali-soluble selenoprotein > alcohol-soluble selenoprotein > salt-soluble selenoprotein > water-soluble selenoprotein; their ability to remove superoxide anion is followed by water-soluble protein> alkali-soluble protein > salt-soluble protein> alcohol-soluble protein, the clearance rate of selenoprotein with different salting points on superoxide anion is shown as follows: salting selenoprotein with the rate of 70% > salting selenoprotein with the rate of 100% > salting selenoprotein with the rate of 90% > salting selenoprotein with the rate of 80%> salting selenoprotein with the rate of 50%> salting selenoprotein with the rate of 60% ; therefore, selenoprotein of Cordyceps rich in selenium is a kind of natural resource with good antioxidant activity as well as broad application prospects.


Author(s):  
Rechab S. Odhiambo ◽  
Patrick G. Kareru ◽  
Erastus K. Mwangi ◽  
Daniel W. Onyango

Aims: The purpose of the study was to determine the antioxidant activity, quantify total phenols and total flavonoids and characterize the secondary metabolites present in methanolic extracts of Chamaecrista hildebrandtii and Clerodendrum rotundifolium using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Methodology: The total phenol and flavonoid contents were determined spectrophotometrically while the antioxidant activity was evaluated using the 2, 2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging method. The secondary metabolites present in the methanolic leaves extracts were evaluated using LC-MS. Results: The extracts of C. hildebrandtii showed a significantly higher antioxidant activity (IC50 = 8.7 mg/mL) compared to C. rotundifolium (IC50= 28.5 mg/mL). Both methanolic extracts of C. hildebrandtii and C. rotundifolium had common and different types of flavonoids such as quercetin, rutin, (+)-catechin 3-O-gallate and luteolin 6-C-glucoside among others that could be responsible for the observed antioxidant activity. The total phenolic content of C. hildebrandtii (1.33±0.07 mg/g tannic acid equivalents) was significantly higher than that of C. rotundifolium (0.25±0.00 mg/g tannic acid equivalents). However, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in total flavonoid content of C. hildebrandtii (2.69±0.33 mg/g catechin equivalents) and C. rotundifolium (2.36±0.16 mg/g catechin equivalents). Conclusion: The results of the present study suggested that the good antioxidant activity exhibited by C. hildebrandtii may probably have been brought about by various secondary metabolites functioning in synergy.


HortScience ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonios Petridis ◽  
Ioannis Therios ◽  
Georgios Samouris

The chemical and biochemical composition of olives relies on some agronomical factors, one of which is the cultivar. In this study, fruits and leaves of 11 Greek olive cultivars were examined concerning their phenol and oleuropein concentrations. Fruit antioxidant activity was determined as well. The obtained results showed that significant differences existed among cultivars regardless of the tissue or the measured parameter. In general, leaves had higher total phenol and oleuropein concentrations than fruits. Finally, the highest oleuropein concentration in fruits was recorded in ‘Pikrolia Kerkiras’ followed by ‘Romeiki’, ‘Megaritiki’, ‘Kothreiki’, and ‘Kalamon’. These cultivars may constitute the raw material in the industrial production of oleuropein.


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