Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Contents of Different Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Varieties Grown in Turkey

Flavanoid, steroid, and terpenoid contents of 20 Manokwari medicinal plants were analyzed. The antioxidant activity, total phenolic contents and antitumor activity of 20 Manokwari medicinal plants were also evaluated. The result shows that 83% positif to flavanoid test, 59% positif to terpenoid test and only 25% positif steroid. Antioxidant activity and total phenolic contents evaluated using Ferric Thiocianate (FTC) and Folin-Ciocalteu methods respectively. Antioxidant activity and total phenolic contents of medicinal plants were extracted by the traditional method, boiling in water and also in 80% methanol. Twenty plants evaluated in both exstracts have significantly varies of antioxidant activities and phenolic contents, A significant and linier correlation coefficient between the antioxidant activity and the total phenolic content was found in both aqueous (R2= 0,77) and methanol (R2 = 0,85). Antitumor activity was tested using cell maurine P-388 and only 2 of medicinal plants are active to inhibit cell maurine P-388. Comparing extraction efficiency of the two methods, the methanol extracted phenolic compounds more efficiently, and antioxidant activity of the extract was higher.

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TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENTS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF SOME FRESH THAI CURRY

International Journal of Geomate ◽

10.21660/2016.28.1378 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Nuanchai Kotsaeng

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Phenolic Contents ◽

Total Phenolic Contents

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Phytochemical and antioxidant properties of Algerian Medicago Sativa L. Water, Ethenol and Chloroform extract

South Asian Journal of Experimental Biology ◽

10.38150/sajeb.9(3).p80-86 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 80-86

Author(s):

Hanane Megdad ◽

Samuel Chiomokhare ◽

Ahmed Mâ€™Hamedi ◽

Paul L Chazot

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Medicago Sativa ◽

Phenolic Content ◽

Antioxidant Properties ◽

Ethanol Extract ◽

Natural Antioxidants ◽

Chloroform Extract ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Medicago Sativa L ◽

Ethanol Extracts

Plant natural products have a long history of being a rich source of neuroactive drugs.The total phenolic and flavonoid content, and antioxidant activity of ethanol, chloroform and aqueous extracts of AlgerianMedicagoSativaL, leaves were measured to discover new potential sources of Algerian natural antioxidants and neuroactives. All extracts were non-neurotoxic up to 1 mg/ ml for 24 h exposure. The total phenolcontent of M.Sativa extracts ranged between 38 and 69 mg GAE per g extracts. All of the extracts displayed antioxidant capacityassessed by two methods, but at different levels depending on the concentration and the extraction solvent used. The overall antioxidant potency was in the order water > chloroform> ethanol extracts, and the phenolic content exhibited a positive correlation with the antioxidant activity of M. Sativa extracts.Despite a weaker antioxidant activity, the ethanol extract elicited a calcium spike and suppressed the KCl-induced depolarisation response in neurons, indicating effect on ligand-and/or voltage gated calcium channels. In contrast, the chloroform and water extractsdisplayed no apparent direct functional effects. In conclusion, the antioxidant and functional properties related to phenolic content of Algerian Medicago Sativa L. in water and ethanol extracts, respectively.

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Loranthus pulverulentus: A Potent Source of Natural Antioxidants and Alternative Medicine

Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1155/2013/250739 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muhammad Asam Raza ◽

Rukhsana Kausar ◽

Faraz Ali Rana ◽

Muhammad Danish ◽

Durre Shahwar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Ethyl Acetate ◽

Natural Antioxidants ◽

Stem Bark ◽

Antioxidant Potential ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Strong Correlations ◽

Phenolic Contents ◽

Total Phenolic Contents ◽

Total Antioxidant

This study was designed to evaluate the antioxidant potential ofLoranthus pulverulentus. Stem bark, leaves, and seeds ofLoranthus pulverulentuswere extracted in methanol:water (90 : 10) and partitioned with n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol successively using partition chromatography. Total phenolic contents and antioxidant potential were checked using standard protocols. Total phenolic contents of all extracts were determined, using Folin–Ciocalteu reagent, and ranged between 151 ± 2.1 and 396 ± 1.6 for stem bark, 137 ± 0.9 and 430 ± 2.2 for, and 39 ± 0.6 and 231 ± 1.7 for seeds. The antioxidant potential of extracts was evaluated; namely, DPPH, FRAP, and total antioxidant models. The ethyl acetate extract of stem-bark, leaves, and seeds showed the highest activity in DPPH (94.5 ± 2.1%, 96.30 ± 0.9%, and 92.30 ± 1.1%, IC5015.9 ± 0.5 μg, 14.5 ± 0.8, and 102.7 ± 1.3, resp.), FRAP (7.7 ± 0.6, 7.5 ± 0.7 and 6.6 ± 0.7, resp.), and total antioxidant (0.95 ± 0.09, 1.19 ± 0.09, and 0.686 ± 0.08, resp.). Strong correlations were observed between total phenols versus total antioxidant activity, DPPH, and FRAP withR2values ranging from 0.8185 to 0.9951 (stem-bark), 0.6728 to 0.8648 (leaves), and 0.8658 to 0.9910 (seed) which indicated that phenolic contents are the major constituents responsible for antioxidant activity.

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