scholarly journals Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Content of Some Nepalese Medicinal Plants

2013 ◽  
Vol 04 (08) ◽  
pp. 1660-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijaya Laxmi Maharjan ◽  
Bikash Baral
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Phenolic Content

scholarly journals LC-ESI-QTOF/MS Characterization of Phenolic Compounds from Medicinal Plants (Hops and Juniper Berries) and Their Antioxidant Activity

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiafei Tang ◽  
Frank R. Dunshea ◽  
Hafiz A. R. Suleria
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Phenolic Acids ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Hops (Humulus lupulus L.) and juniper berries (Juniperus communis L.) are two important medicinal plants widely used in the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries due to their strong antioxidant capacity, which is attributed to the presence of polyphenols. The present study is conducted to comprehensively characterize polyphenols from hops and juniper berries using liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray-ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-QTOF/MS) to assess their antioxidant capacity. For polyphenol estimation, total phenolic content, flavonoids and tannins were measured, while for antioxidant capacity, three different antioxidant assays including the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) antioxidant assay, the 2,2-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical cation decolorization assay and the ferric reducing-antioxidant power (FRAP) assay were used. Hops presented the higher phenolic content (23.11 ± 0.03 mg/g dw) which corresponded to its strong antioxidant activity as compared to the juniper berries. Using LC-ESI-QTOF/MS, a total of 148 phenolic compounds were tentatively identified in juniper and hops, among which phenolic acids (including hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids and hydroxyphenylpropanoic acids) and flavonoids (mainly anthocyanins, flavones, flavonols, and isoflavonoids) were the main polyphenols, which may contribute to their antioxidant capacity. Furthermore, the HPLC quantitative analysis showed that both samples had a high concentration of phenolic acids and flavonoids. In the HPLC quantification, the predominant phenolic acids in hops and juniper berries were chlorogenic acid (16.48 ± 0.03 mg/g dw) and protocatechuic acid (11.46 ± 0.03 mg/g dw), respectively. The obtained results highlight the importance of hops and juniper berries as a rich source of functional ingredients in different food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries.

Antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of commonly used anti-inflammatory medicinal plants in Colombia

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 272-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Jiménez ◽  
Luis Carrillo-Hormaza ◽  
Andrea Pujol ◽  
Fernando Álzate ◽  
Edison Osorio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

scholarly journals Antioxidant, Total Phenolic and Flavonoid Content of Selected Nigerian Medicinal Plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Onyebuchi Agbo ◽  
Philip Felix Uzor ◽  
Uchenna Nneamaka Akazie Nneji ◽  
Chidozie Uzoma Eze Odurukwe ◽  
Uchenna Basilia Ogbatue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Total Flavonoid ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Total Flavonoid Content ◽  
Flavonoid Content ◽  
Total Antioxidant ◽  
Phenolic And Flavonoid

Plant phenolics and flavonoids play a great role in scavenging free radicals in the body and act as antioxidants. Thus their determination is sometimes nedded. Total antioxidant capacity, total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the extracts of 10 medicinal plants (Lochnera rosea, Allamanda cathartica, Asplenium platyneuron, Euphorbia prostrate, Baphia nitida, Crotolaria retusa, Zapoteca portoricensis, Platycerium bifurcatum, Mussaenda afzelii and Craterosiphon scandens) from 7 botanical families growing in the tropical rainforest of Nigeria were included in this study. The total antioxidant capacity of the extracts was assessed by using the phosphomolybdate method. The phenolic content was determined by using Folin-Ciocalteau assay, while the total flavonoid was determined by the aluminium chloride colorimetric assay. The results obtained showed that the total antioxidant capacity for all the extracts were in the range of 0.888 ± 0.75 to 0.938 ± 0.00 mg EAA/g. The results showed that E. prostrate, P. bifurcatum and A. platyneuron were found to be the richest source of phenolic (97.77 ± 0.77, 87.62 ± 1.22 and 82.33 ± 0.30 mg GAE/g) while B. nitida and M. afzelii had the least total phenolic content (11.67 ± 0.09 and11.18 ± 0.30 mg GAE/g). The highest total flavonoid content was revealed in P. bifurcatum (648.67 ± 12.3 mg QE) while M. afzelii also had the least total flavonoid content (3.67 ± 0.00 mg QE/g). The ratio of flavonoid to the phenolic in each extract was also determined to ascertain extracts that are rich in flavonoids.Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 14(1): 35-41, 2015 (June)

scholarly journals Effects of Extraction Techniques on Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacities of Two Oregano Leaves

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Karimi ◽  
Byungjick Min ◽  
Cindi Brownmiller ◽  
Sun-Ok Lee
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Extraction Techniques ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Solvent Type

<p>The effects of dried oregano leaves (Mediterranean and Mexican oregano) extracted using different extraction techniques, solvent types, and six different ratios of each solvent to distilled water on total phenolic (TP) content and antioxidant properties were examined. The Folin-Ciocalteu and 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assays were performed to assess the antioxidant capacity. The different species of oregano had a significant effect on TP content (107.6 vs. 34.5 mg GAEg<sup>-1</sup> in Mexican vs. Mediterranean oregano, respectively) (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05). Comparing extraction techniques, the vortex procedure significantly increased the measured TP content compared to sonication or shaking (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05); however, its effectiveness was sample species and solvent type dependent. Solvent type also had a significant impact on TP content of extracts in decreasing order of acetone, methanol, ethanol, and water (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05). The solvent:water ratio on TP content of each extract was significant (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05); higher TP content was measured for 40:60 and 60:40 acetone:water ratios for Mediterranean and 60:40 and 80:20 acetone:water ratios for Mexican oregano. The antioxidant capacity had a strong relationship with total phenolic contents. The current findings indicated that the species, extraction techniques, solvent type and the ratio of solvent:water had a significance influence on the TP content of two different species of dried oregano leaf, which may be a possible reason behind most variability reported on TP compounds of herbal and medicinal plants.</p>

scholarly journals Phenolic Content and Biological Activities of Ethanol Extracts from Medicinal Plants in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 2193-2205
Author(s):  
Franxisca Mariani ◽  
Rachaneekorn Tammachote ◽  
Irawan Wijaya Kusuma ◽  
Warinthorn Chavasiri ◽  
Hunsa Punnapayak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Anticancer Activities ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Ethanol Extracts

The Dayak tribe are the indigenous people of West Kutai, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, and they have experiences in using plants for traditional medicine and the commonly used plants include Baccaurea macrocarpa (Miq.) Müll.Arg., Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr., Goniothalamus macrophyllus (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson, Gynura crepidioides Benth., Helicia robusta (Roxb.) R. Br var. robusta, Litsea elliptica, Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth, and Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze these plant species for their phenolic content, and antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-tyrosinase, and anticancer activities. The total phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity were analyzed using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and the phosphomolybdenum method, respectively. The antioxidant activities were evaluated by DPPH and ABTS assays. The antibacterial activity was determined by agar well diffusion and microdilution methods against six bacterial strains. The anticancer activity of the plant extracts was assayed against MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. Based on the ethanol extraction, the highest yield was obtained from L. elliptica (10.42%), while H. robusta extract contained the highest phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and antioxidant activities. All the extracts exhibited antibacterial activities against all the tested strains of bacteria, with the highest activity found in R. tomentosa extract, which also showed the highest activity against the cancer cells. The ethanol extract from E. phaseoloides exhibited tyrosinase inhibition activity (IC50 = 543.83 ± 51.06 µg/mL). The results herein suggested that the ethanol extracts from some medicinal plants from East Kalimantan have potential as antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, and anti-tyrosinase agents.

Antioxidant capacity of various medicinal plants, fruits and vegetables

Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sapcanin ◽  
A Imamovic ◽  
E Kovac-Besovic ◽  
K Durić ◽  
I Tahirovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables

SKRINING FITOKIMIA DAN UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN DAN ANTITUMOR 20 TUMBUHAN OBAT ASAL KABUPATEN MANOKWARI

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bimo Budi Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Antitumor Activity ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Total Phenolic Contents

<strong><em>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 (R<sup>2</sup>= 0,77) and methanol (R<sup>2</sup> = 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.</em></strong>

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