scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY IN PLUCHEA INDICA LESS LEAVES EXTRACT AND ITS FRACTIONS

Author(s):  
Paini Sri Widyawati

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study was conducted to determine the DPPH free radical scavenging activity of pluchea extract (PE) and its fraction (ethyl acetate (EAF), n-butanol (BF) and aqueous (AF)) and comparing with the its activity of control antioxidant, such as green tea (GE) and rosemary extracts (RE), α-tocopherol succinate (ATS) and BHT.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>:<strong> </strong>The antioxidant activity was evaluated by the decrease in absorbance as the result of DPPH˙ color change from purple to yellow at 517 nm by using a stopped-flow spectrometer UV-Vis. AE (antiradical efficiency) was a parameter more exactly used to measure the antioxidant power than EC<sub>50 </sub>(efficient concentration to reduce 50% of DPPH concentration). This parameter was determined by EC<sub>50</sub> and TEC<sub>50</sub> (the time needed to reach the steady state).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PE and its fraction had free radical-scavenging activity compared with control antioxidant. Based on EC<sub>50</sub>, the orders of ability to scavenging DPPH radicals was determined as the EAF~ GE&gt;PE ~ ATS ~ RE ~ AF&gt;BHT ~ BF. The results were not exactly because BHT and ATS were potentially as a synthetic antioxidant. Therefore AE parameter was used to determine scavenging activity. The classification order of scavenging activity based on AE was BHT&gt;GE ~ ATS&gt;EAF&gt;RE~ BF~ PE~ AF.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The PE and its fractions had DPPH free radical scavenging activity. Based on EC<sub>50</sub> and AE parameters, the EAF showed the strongest DPPH free radical scavenging activity compared with PE and the other fractions.</p>

2004 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 5859-5861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Cristiane de Souza ◽  
Stella Maris Soares de Araújo ◽  
Dennis de Oliveira Imbroisi

Author(s):  
Yuvarani Thambidurai ◽  
Sudarsanam D ◽  
Habeeb Skm ◽  
Ashok Kumar T

Objective: The main focus of this study is to screen the marine sponges for potent free radical scavenging activity. Methods: Various methods such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay are employed to ascertain the antioxidant properties of marine sponges namely Dysidea herbacea and Sigmadocia pumila. Results: On analyzing, the result of ABTS assay D. herbacea and S. pumila exhibited almost equal antioxidant properties. While calculating the inhibitory concentration 50% value for DPPH assay, the Sample 1 and 2 has an IC of 655.49 and 826.739 μl, respectively, and in FRAP assay, the Sample 1 and 2 has an IC of 67.587 and 74.57 μg, respectively. Conclusion: Overall from this assay, D. herbacea revealed slightly better antioxidant activity when compared to S. pumila, also which in future may serve as a better source to fight against various diseases


Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1941
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar Gupta ◽  
Subhamoy Dhua ◽  
Partha Pratim Sahu ◽  
Giulia Abate ◽  
Poonam Mishra ◽  
...  

Citrus fruits exhibit a high level of different phytoconstituents, of which the changes in the different parts of the fruit during ripening have not been thoroughly studied yet. Thus, in this study, we have investigated how different parts of pomelo fruit (Citrus grandis L.) are modified throughout the development of two consecutive growing seasons. In detail, the main phytochemical compounds, such as total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, antioxidant capacity, DPPH free radical scavenging activity, Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and naringin and tannin content, were analyzed. A systematic metabolism of these compounds was found during the development of the fruit, but some pomelo tissues showed a fluctuating trend, suggesting a dependence on the different growing season. Focusing on the tissue distribution of these compounds, the fruit membrane contained the highest level of total phenolic and flavonoid content; fruit flavedo displayed the highest antioxidant capacities and FRAP activities, whereas maximum accumulation of naringin was noticed in fruit albedo. Instead, the highest DPPH free radical scavenging activity and tannin contents were found in the pomelo juice. Regarding the distribution of compounds, a possible bias pattern for the accumulation of those compounds has been noticed throughout the fruit development. From the GC-MS analysis, a total of 111 compounds were identified, where 91 compounds were common in both seasons. Overall, these results could be useful for the food processing industry as guidelines for excellent quality foods and for introducing health-beneficial products and components into our daily diets.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanita Vucane ◽  
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Martins Sabovics ◽  
Lauris Leitans ◽  
Ingmars Cinkmanis ◽  
...  

Free radicals can rapidly and irreversibly oxidize various structures, including unsaturated fatty acids in vegetable oils, which affect the sensory properties. Spectrophotometry is the most widely used method for the determination of free radical scavenging activity (RSA) using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Barrier to the further use of classical analytical methods to analyze biologically active compounds in foodstuffs is that equipment requires high cost and has limited mobility. One of solutions is to replace classical methods, such as spectroscopy, with smartphonebased colorimetry. Huawei P30 Lite smartphone was used for colorimetric detection. The free radical scavenging activity (RSA) in vegetable oil was detected using an application ‘Color Picker’, with image matching algorithm for red, green, and blue (RGB) model. RSA was expressed as percentage and measured by the DPPH method. The aim of the study was to determinate the total free radical scavenging activity with smartphone-based colorimetry. For the data comparison and accuracy spectrophotometer as analytical optical instrument was used. Eleven vegetable oils: sea buckthorn, sunflower, rice, macadamia nut, hemp, corn, grape, linseed, rapeseed, olive and milk thistle oils were selected for analysis. The best results with no significant differences (p>0.05) compared to smartphone-based colorimetry from spectrophotometry were determined using RG values. The poor results were detected by using B value (p<0.05) and were not suitable for determination of RSA. Smartphone-based colorimetry can be used in the determination of the RSA in vegetable oils.


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