Phenolic content and antioxidant activity ofZiziphus jujubaMill. fruit extracts

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
S. Adjdir ◽  
N. Benariba ◽  
H. Laoufi ◽  
R. Djaziri

The aim of this study is to evaluate the antioxidant activity of dried fruit extracts of Zizyphus jujubaMill. Polyphenols and flavonoids content determined in aqueous extract (aq), hydromethanolic (EM), hydroacetonic (EA) extracts, and their ethyl acetate (Acet) andn-butanol (n-but) fractions reveal variable rates; 42.84–94.70 mg gallic acid equivalent per g extract and 47.02–427.33 mg catechin equivalent per g extract. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by different assays using total antioxidant capacity, 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), β-carotene bleaching assay, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). In DPPH assay, all extracts showed an interesting scavenging effect, an estimated reduction rate about 75.58–97.71% was determined with the IC50(the half maximal inhibitory concentration) values ranging from 12 to 503.6 μg/ml. In β-carotene bleaching assay, 500 μg/ml of each extract showed a large inhibition (51.14–85.01%) with IC50values ranging from 48 to 462 μg/ml compared to butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), and tannic acid 0.6, 2.00, and 461 μg/ml, respectively. The results of FRAP show that the crude extracts (aq ˃ EM ˃ EA) are less efficient than their fractions (Acet/aq˃ Acet/EA˃n-but/EA) which demonstrate an important activity. Concerning total antioxidant capacity essay (TAC), the highest capacity was noticed for Acet/aq (71.98 μg gallic acid equivalents [GAE]/mg extract) and Acet/EA extract (64.62 μg GAE/mg of extract). The antioxidant activity of dried fruit extracts ofZ. jujubais mainly related to its polyphenol content essentially on flavonoids, which qualifies this species as a source of natural antioxidant.

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-255
Author(s):  
Inssaf Skanderi ◽  
Ourida Chouitah

Cedrus atlantica Manetti Tar was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry, it was subjected to analyzes to know their total polyphenolic and condensed tannins contents, also their Ferric-reducing antioxidant power and Total antioxidant capacity. Chemical characterization identified 88 constituents where Himachalene and α-atlantone isomers (14.51 % - 4.07 %), Calacorene (3.52 %) and ar-Turmerone 3.35 %, were the major components, the total polyphenolic content and condensed tannins contents were 57.15 ± 0.15 milligrams equivalent of gallic acid /g tar and 4.41 ± 0.05 milligrams equivalent of catechin /g tar respectively .This extract showed remarkable Ferric-reducing antioxidant power with effective concentration equal to 50 ± 0.075 mg /mL ± 0,00028 and total antioxidant capacity equal to 262.75 mg equivalents of ascorbic acid /g tar ± 14,43. The experimental results indicated that our tar has promotive antioxidant activity.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzieh Heydari ◽  
Mehdi Shayanfar ◽  
Giuve Sharifi ◽  
Parvane Saneei ◽  
Omid Sadeghi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) has been investigated in relation to different types of cancer. However, data on the link between dietary TAC and glioma are scarce and conflicting. We assessed the relation between dietary TAC and risk of glioma among Iranian adults. Methods: This investigation was a hospital-based case-control study that was done in Tehran between November 2009 and September 2011. Cases were individuals with pathologically confirmed glioma that were diagnosed during the last month (n=128). Controls were individuals, aged between 20 and 75 years, who were hospitalized or were outpatients referred to other wards of the same hospitals (n=256). Usual dietary intakes of participants during the preceding year were examined using a food frequency questionnaire. Data on dietary TAC from foods was gathered from published databases that provided the antioxidant capacity for each food item, measured by ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). Results: Mean age of study participants in case and control groups was 43.4 and 42.7 y, respectively. Compared with participants in the lowest quartile, those in the highest quartile of dietary TAC had a lower odds of glioma (OR: 0.28, 95% CI: 0.15-0.45). This association was strengthened when potential confounders were taken into account (OR: 0.13; 95% CI: 0.05-0.35). Such inverse association was also seen for men (OR: 0.05, 95% CI: 0.01-0.19), but not for women. Furthermore, significant inverse associations were seen between dietary intakes of vitamin C (OR for Q4 vs. Q1: 0.14, 95% CI: 0.05-0.36; P-trend<0.01), vitamin B6 (OR for Q4 vs. Q1: 0.35, 95% CI: 0.13-0.97; P-trend=0.02) and β-carotene (OR for Q3 vs. Q1: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.19-0.98; P-trend=0.57) and glioma, after controlling for potential covariates. Conclusion: We found that dietary TAC as well as dietary intake of vitamin C, vitamin B6 and β-carotene was inversely associated with odds of glioma in Iranian adults.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 018
Author(s):  
Adelina Simamora ◽  
Michael Steven ◽  
Adit Widodo Santoso ◽  
Flora Rumiati ◽  
Kris Herawan Timotius

<p>As a common beverage, green tea is supposed to have beneficial health effect, such as antioxidant. At present, there are many green teas available in the market in Jakarta. Their quality, in their antioxidant activity, should be proved. This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant activity of extracts of green tea products commercially available in Jakarta. Four green tea samples from different factories (coded as A, B, C, and D) were selected and macerated using methanol. DPPH radical scavenging activity, reducing power ability and total antioxidant capacity were used to measure the antioxidant activity. The total phenolic content (TPC) was also determined. The studied green teas had varied TPC from 23.80  to  84.03 mG GAE/g extract, ranked as B &gt; D &gt; A &gt; C. All samples exhibited various but strong antioxidant activity by DPPH assay, even better than standards ascorbic acid and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). However, all extracts showed similar activities in their reducing power ability and total antioxidant capacity, with activities less than standards.<strong> </strong>These findings confirm that the quality of the Indonesian commercial green teas were heterogeneous both in TPC or DPPH scavenging capacity. But, there is an indication that they are good as an antioxidant containing beverage. </p>


Author(s):  
Naficeh Sadeghi ◽  
Masoomeh Behzad ◽  
Behrooz Jannat ◽  
Mannan Hajimahmoodi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Oveisi ◽  
...  

Tea is the most widely consumed and popular non-alcoholic beverage in the world. Reactive oxygen spices may cause wide range of damages to biological systems. Purpose of this study was to determine the total antioxidant capacity and total phenolic of different black tea samples in Iran. The FRAP (Ferric reducing antioxidant power) assay was used for antioxidant activity. The total phenolic content was measured based on the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The results showed that all samples had substantial antioxidant activity and total phenolic content. Iranian tea samples had significantly the lowest 0.98 ± 0.15, 0.75 ± 0.17 µmoll-1 and Kenya tea samples had significantly the highest 2.67 ± 0.61, 2.10 ± 0.65 µmoll-1 amount of total antioxidant capacity and total phenolic, respectively. A linear positive relationship was observed between the antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of the black tea samples. These findings suggest that black tea can be considered as natural source of antioxidant and total phenolic compounds.


2019 ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Nu Linh Giang Ton ◽  
Thi Hoai Nguyen ◽  
Quoc Hung Vo

Avocado peel has been considered as a potential source of natural antioxidants in which phenolics are among the most important compounds. Therefore, this study aims to optimize the extraction process of phenolics using response surface methodology and evaluate the corresponding antioxidant activity. From the quadratic model, the optimal condition was determined including the ethanol concentration 54.55% (v/v), the solvent/solute ratio 71.82/1 (mL/g), temperature 53.03 oC and extraction time 99.09 min. The total phenolic content and the total antioxidant capacity at this condition with minor modifications were 26,74 ± 0,04 (mg GAE/g DW) and 188.06 ± 1.41 (mg AAE/g DW), respectively. The significant correlation between total phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity was also confirmed. Key words: response surface methodology, central composite rotatable design, total phenolic content, total antioxidant capacity, avocado peel


Author(s):  
Mariana Atena Poiană ◽  
I. Gergen ◽  
Diana Moigrădean ◽  
Viorica Târu ◽  
Diana Dogaru

In this paper it was obtained the apple vinegar with addition of red wines concentrates in different percents for to improve the antioxidant properties. For processing of red wine concentrates it was used the young red wines Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. For resulted vinegar types were analyzed total acidity, extract, total antioxidant capacity (using FRAP method), total polyphenols amount (by Folin-Ciocalteu method) and monomeric anthocyanins (using pH-differential method). Polyphenols content from vinegar with Cabernet Sauvignon concentrates addition was situated in the range 0.74-3.42 mM gallic acid/L and for vinegar with red wine Merlot concentrates addition between 0.74-2.64 mM gallic acid/L. The antioxidant capacity was presented the values between 0.45-8.18 mM Fe2+/L for apple vinegar with Cabernet Sauvignon concentrates addition and between 0.45-6.69 mM Fe2+/L for vinegar with Merlot concentrate addition. The polyphenols content and monomeric anthocyanins content of apple vinegars with red wine concentrates increase in rapport with the percent of red wines concentrates added. The values of polyphenols content and total antioxidant capacity were more with approximate 20% in the case of vinegar with Cabernet Sauvignon concentrates addition comparatively with the case of vinegar with Merlot concentrates addition.


2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sema Demirci Çekiç ◽  
Aslı Demir ◽  
Kevser Sözgen Başkan ◽  
Esma Tütem ◽  
Reşat Apak

Most milk-applied antioxidant assays in literature are based on the isolation and quantification of individual antioxidative compounds, whereas total antioxidant capacity (TAC) gives a more holistic picture due to cooperative action of antioxidants. Recently, the cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) method has been modified to measure the antioxidant capacities of thiol-containing proteins, where the classical ammonium acetate buffer – that may otherwise precipitate proteins– was replaced with concentrated urea buffer (able to expose embedded thiol groups of proteins to oxidative attack) adjusted to pH 7.0. Thus, antioxidant capacity of milk was investigated with two competing TAC assays, namely CUPRAC and ABTS (2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid))/persulphate, because only these assays were capable of evaluating protein contribution to the observed TAC value. As milk fat caused turbidity, experiments were carried out with skim milk or defatted milk samples. To determine TAC, modified CUPRAC method was applied to whole milk, separated and redissolved protein fractions, and the remaining liquid phase after necessary operations. Both TAC methods were investigated for their dilution sensitivity and antioxidant power assessment of separate milk fractions such as casein and whey. Proteins like β-lactoglobulin and casein (but not simple thiols) exhibited enhanced CUPRAC reactivity with surfactant (SDS) addition. Addition of milk protein fractions to whole skim milk produced significant ‘negative-biased’ deviations (up to −26% relative standard error) from TAC absorbance additivity in the application of the ABTS method, as opposed to that of the CUPRAC method less affected by chemical deviations from Beer's law thereby producing much smaller deviations from additivity (i.e. the property of additivity is valid when the measured TAC of a mixture is equal to the sum of individual antioxidant capacities of its constituents).


2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (10) ◽  
pp. E2403-E2409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariza G. Prado Lima ◽  
Helen L. Schimidt ◽  
Alexandre Garcia ◽  
Letícia R. Daré ◽  
Felipe P. Carpes ◽  
...  

Recently, nongenetic animal models to study the onset and development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have appeared, such as the intrahippocampal infusion of peptides present in Alzheimer amyloid plaques [i.e., amyloid-β (Aβ)]. Nonpharmacological approaches to AD treatment also have been advanced recently, which involve combinations of behavioral interventions whose specific effects are often difficult to determine. Here we isolate the neuroprotective effects of three of these interventions—environmental enrichment (EE), anaerobic physical exercise (AnPE), and social enrichment (SE)—on Aβ-induced oxidative stress and on impairments in learning and memory induced by Aβ. Wistar rats were submitted to 8 wk of EE, AnPE, or SE, followed by Aβ infusion in the dorsal hippocampus. Short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM) of object recognition (OR) and social recognition (SR) were evaluated. Biochemical assays determined hippocampal oxidative status: reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation by thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) test, and total antioxidant capacity by ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP), as well as acetylcholinesterase activity. Aβ infusion resulted in memory deficits and hippocampal oxidative damage. EE and AnPE prevented all memory deficits (STM and LTM of OR and SR) and lipid peroxidation (i.e., TBARS). SE prevented only the SR memory deficits and the decrease of total antioxidant capacity decrease (i.e., FRAP). Traditionally, findings obtained with EE protocols do not allow discrimination of the roles of the three individual factors involved. Here we demonstrate that EE and physical exercise have better neuroprotective effects than SE in memory deficits related to Aβ neurotoxicity in the AD model tested.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 608-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Jones ◽  
Agustín Acquaviva ◽  
Thirada Suktham ◽  
Gary R. Dennis ◽  
R. Andrew Shalliker ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Md Mahadi Hasan ◽  
Masuma Akter ◽  
Md Ekramul Islam ◽  
Md Aziz Abdur Rahman ◽  
Mst Shahnaj Parvin

The current study was designated to explore the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the methanolic extract of Magnolia champaca stem bark and its different fractions. Antioxidant activity was assessed using total antioxidant capacity, ferric reducing power, DPPH, hydroxyl and hydrogen peroxide scavenging assay. Antibacterial activity was evaluated against five gram positive and five gram negative bacteria using disc diffusion assay method. Among the different fractions, chloroform fraction (CHF) and ethyl acetate fraction (EAF) showed the highest antioxidant activity whereas aqueous fraction (AQF) showed lowest activity in DPPH radical scavenging assay with IC50 of 12.12, 22.41 and 55.16 μg/ml, respectively. Both of the extracts CHF and EAF also exhibited highest total antioxidant capacity, ferric reducing power and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity with concentration dependent manner when compared to standard BHT. Moderate to potent antibacterial activity was observed against all tested organisms compared to standard azithromycin. The results from the present study revealed that the different fractions of stem bark of M. champaca specially CHF and EAF possess antioxidant and antibacterial property which support its use in traditional medicine and suggesting that the plant may be further investigated to discover its pharmacologically active natural products. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 23(2): 96-102, 2020


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