scholarly journals Antioxidant Activity of Ketapang Leaf Tea (Terminalia catappa)

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-227
Author(s):  
Retno Widyastuti ◽  
Agustina Intan Niken Tari ◽  
Novian Wely Asmoro

The purpose of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity of fermented tea (black tea) with Ketapang leaves (Terminalia catappa) using two variations of leaf age, namely leaflets 1-3 and 4-5. The parameters observed were water content, pH, antioxidant activity (IC 50) and total phenol content of tea. Results showed that the antioxidant activity of young leaves (shoots 1-3) significantly higher than old leaves (shoots 4-5) but had lower total phenol and pH. In general, the character of Ketapang leaf tea products at shoots 1-5 has water content ranging from 5.55-5.58%, total phenol content of 22.63-28.97 mg / g EAG, and antioxidant activity (IC 50) of 6.27-6 .71 µg/ml and the pH of steeping water from 5.9 to 6.1. 

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 061-066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Mamani ◽  
Jorge Chávez ◽  
Eder Apumayta ◽  
Patricia Gil-Kodaka

In Peru, Caulerpa filiformis is a marine algae listed as an invasive species. For years, its distribution has been considered to be in the north coast (Isla Lobos de Afuera and Piura) until a recent report of its distribution in the central coast (Ancash, Lima, and Ica). The present investigation aims to determine the main groups of secondary metabolites, total phenol content, and antioxidant activity of the methanolic extract of C. filiformis from Sechura Bay (Piura) and Paracas Bay (Ica). The main chemical groups were determined through phytochemical screening, the content of phenols by the Folin–Ciocalteu method, and antioxidant activity by the ABTS method (2,2-azinobis-[3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid]) and 2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). The phytochemical screening of the methanolic extract of C. filiformis from Sechura Bay and Paracas Bay revealed the presence of carbohydrates, polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, lipids, alkaloids, steroids, and triterpenes for both extracts. The total phenol content of the extract of C. filiformis from Sechura Bay (39.31 ± 0.39 mg of AGE/g extract) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that from Paracas Bay (18.78 ± 0.31 mg of AGE/g extract). In the ABTS and DPPH assays, the antioxidant capacity of the Sechura C. filiformis extract (IC50 = 3.49 ± 0.01 and 2.18 ± 0.02 mg/mL) was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that of the Paracas C. filiformis extract (IC50 = 6.41 ± 0.02 and 2.42 ± 0.04 mg /mL). These findings suggest that the methanolic extract of C. filiformis is a source of secondary metabolites with an antioxidant potential.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Anisa Leksono ◽  
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Erni Sofia Murtini ◽  

Aquilaria is one of the plant genus-producing agarwood. Aquilaria leaves have pharmacological effects which the potential to be processed into black tea. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of fermentation duration on physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics of Aquilaria leaves tea. This study employed a Completely Randomized Design with two factors; the plant species (A. crassna, A. malaccensis, and A. subintegra) and fermentation duration (0 minutes, 70 minutes, and 90 minutes). Parameters analyzed including water content, total phenol, and antioxidant activity. Organoleptic tests were performed on the color, taste, and aroma of the brewed tea. The results summarized that A. subintegra had the highest total phenol and antioxidant activity, but the taste of the tea was not favored. A. crassna fermented 70 minutes and A. malaccensis fermented 0 minutes were the most preferred, but both have lower total phenol and antioxidant activity than A. subintegra.


Toxins ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Prencipe ◽  
Ilenia Siciliano ◽  
Carlotta Gatti ◽  
Maria Gullino ◽  
Angelo Garibaldi ◽  
...  

Chestnut drying is used to prevent postharvest losses and microorganism contamination during storage. Several studies reported the contamination by aflatoxins (AFs) produced by Aspergillus spp. in chestnuts. The effect of drying temperatures (from 30 to 50 °C) was evaluated on the growth of A. flavus and the production of aflatoxins in chestnuts. The influence of the treatment on the proximate composition, the total phenol content and antioxidant activity of chestnuts was considered. Fungal colonization was observed on the nuts dried at 30, 35, and 40 °C; the incidence was lower at 40 °C. The highest concentrations of AFB1 and AFB2 were produced at 40 °C. No aflatoxins were detected at 45 or 50 °C. At 40 °C A. flavus was under suboptimal conditions for growth (aw 0.78), but the fungus was able to synthesize aflatoxins. As the temperatures applied increased, the total phenol content increased, while the antioxidant activity decreased. A drying treatment at 45 °C for seven days (aw 0.64) could be a promising method to effectively control both the growth of aflatoxigenic fungi and the production of aflatoxins. This study provides preliminary data useful to improve the current drying conditions used in chestnut mills, to reduce both fungal growth and aflatoxin production.


2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayara Neves Santos Guedes ◽  
Rafael Pio ◽  
Luana Aparecida Castilho Maro ◽  
Fabíola Fonseca Lage ◽  
Celeste Maria Patto de Abreu ◽  
...  

Blackberries are an important option for the diversification of fruit crops. However, there is currently no literature regarding plant cultivation in high-altitude tropical climates. Knowledge of the phenolic composition of blackberries is essential because variations in the levels of these components may exist between cultivars and may depend on environmental conditions. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to evaluate the total phenol content of different blackberry cultivars (Arapaho, Brazos, Cainguangue, Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Ébano, Guarani, Tupy and Xavante). Free radical scavenging activity in these cultivars was assayed using a DPPH test. The HPLC-UV chromatogram of blackberry fruit extracts at 280 nm revealed the presence of phenolic compounds. The results showed significant differences in the levels of phenolic compounds in the blackberry cultivars tested. Antioxidant activity was evaluated using the ABTS free radical and ranged from 2.7 ± 0.1 to 19 ± 2 μmole of Trolox equivalents per gram of sample (b.u.). These results are in good correlation with the phenolic contents of the blackberries tested. The Xavante blackberry cultivar had the highest levels of polyphenols that could be individually identified. Catechin polyphenols were found to be the main component in the blackberry varieties tested. 


2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 315-317
Author(s):  
Arisa NOGUCHI ◽  
Shingo ITO ◽  
Tadashi BABA ◽  
Fukio IKEDA

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. REKHA ◽  
G. POORNIMA ◽  
M. MANASA ◽  
V. ABHIPSA ◽  
J. PAVITHRA DEVI ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
I Gusti Ngurah Bagus Pranantha Bistara Kusuma ◽  
Ni Komang Ayu Nila Ratna ◽  
Auriel Gabriella Kalalinggi ◽  
I Wayan Rai Widarta

Bunga gumitir memiliki manfaat yang baik bagi kesehatan karena mengandung komponen bioaktif berupa flavonoid, fenol, dan karotenoid berupa lutein sehingga sangat berpotensi digunakan sebagai teh herbal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan teknik pengeringan teh herbal bunga gumitir yang tepat sehingga menghasilkan karakteristik teh herbal bunga gumitir dengan komponen bioaktif dan antioksidan yang tinggi serta sensoris yang baik. Pengeringan dilakukan dengan 5 teknik yang berbeda yaitu pengeringan matahari, pengeringan oven, pengeringan dingin, pengeringan udara, dan pengeringan sangrai. Parameter yang diamati meliputi kadar air, total fenol, total flavonoid, aktivitas antioksidan (IC50) serta  pengujian  sensoris air seduhan teh herbal bunga gumitir (warna, aroma, rasa, dan penerimaan keseluruhan). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengeringan dingin mampu menghasilkan teh herbal dengan karakteristik terbaik yaitu kadar air sebesar 6,86%, total fenol sebesar 83,88 mg GAE/g ekstrak, total flavonoid sebesar 373,06 mg QE/g ekstrak, nilai IC50 sebesar 257,65 mg/L, karakteristik sensoris paling disukai dengan rasa agak khas bunga gumitir, rasa tidak asam, dan berwarna merah kekuningan.   Gumitir flower had good benefits for health because their bioactive components contain flavonoids, phenols, and carotenoids like lutein so that gumitir flower were potentially used as herbal tea. The research was conducted to obtain the appropriate gumitir flower tea drying technique to produced the characteristics of gumitir herbal tea with high bioactive and antioxidant components and good sensory. Drying were carried out with 5 different techniques, namely sun drying, oven drying, cold drying, air drying, and roasting drying. Parameters observed included water content, total phenol content, total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity (IC50), and sensory testing of gumitir flower herbal tea (color, aroma, taste, and overall reception). The results showed that cold drying was able to produced herbal tea with the best characteristics with water content was 6.86%, total phenol content was 83.88 mg GAE/g extract, total flavonoid content was 373.06 mg QE/g extract, IC50 was 257.65 mg/L, sensory characteristics were most preferred with a rather typical taste of gumitir flower, not sour and yellowish red.


Cosmetics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 96
Author(s):  
Roberta Censi ◽  
Dolores Vargas Peregrina ◽  
Maria Rosa Gigliobianco ◽  
Giulio Lupidi ◽  
Cristina Angeloni ◽  
...  

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the total phenol content and antioxidant activity of different types of handcrafted beers (Ego, Alter, Fiat Lux, Triplo Malto, Ubi, and Maior), as well as the starting materials (malts, hops, and yeast), the intermediate products, and the waste products (spent malts, hops, and yeast), in view of their use in innovative cosmetic formulations. Extractions from starting and spent samples were taken from water or 70° alcohol. The total phenol content (Folin Ciocalteau Essay) of all the brewing products depended on the specific product under investigation. The highest values were found in starting hops (ranging from approximately 93 to 155 mg GAE/g, according to the extraction solvent), intermediate ones in starting malt and starting yeast, and the lowest values in wort. The total phenol content in the final beers originates from the phenols that were extracted from the different ingredients, namely the starting malts, hops and yeast, but non-negligible values were still observed in spent products. The method used for the evaluation of the antioxidant activity, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (DPPH), ferric-ion reducing antioxidant parameter (FRAP), and radical cation scavenging activity and reducing power (ABTS) strongly influenced the results. In general, the results reflected the trend observed for the total phenol content: that beers are progressively enriched by phenols originating from all the starting ingredients, and that spent products still possess non-negligible antioxidant activity. It is interesting to note that waste yeast frequently showed higher values than those of the starting material; it can be inferred that yeast is able to absorb phenols from the beer during brewing. By considering the interest in exploiting waste derived from processing foods, the biological activity of waste Alter brewery products has been evaluated on a cell culture of keratinocytes (spent products of malt, hop, and yeast). Preliminary in vitro assays in keratinocyte HaCaT cells were carried out to assess the potential bioactivity of spent extracts. Among the spent extracts, the spent hop and yeast extracts showed the ability to improve the mitochondrial activity and prevent oxidative stress in HaCaT cells, two features in skin ageing. In conclusion, this study offers evidence that waste from handcrafted beers can be an interesting source of phenols for the preparation of skin anti-aging cosmetics.


LWT ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Marek Kuś ◽  
Francesca Congiu ◽  
Dariusz Teper ◽  
Zbigniew Sroka ◽  
Igor Jerković ◽  
...  

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