scholarly journals TOTAL PHENOLICS AND FLAVONOIDS DETERMINATION AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY EVALUATION OF Poincianella bracteosa (FABACEAE) EXTRACTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (32) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Marcel Mark da Silva PASSOS ◽  
Erica Porto FERNANDES ◽  
Simone Andrade GUALBERTO ◽  
Sandra Lúcia da Cunha SILVA ◽  
Débora Cardoso DA SILVA

Popularly known as “catingueira”, Poincianella Bracteosa is widely used by communities in the vicinity of the municipality of Tanhaçu, in Bahia to combat cough and bronchitis, therefore, based on data from a survey was performed ethnobotanical Phytochemical prospecting of the ethanolic extract obtained from aerial parts of poincianella Bracteosa, as well as the determination of antioxidant capacity and the levels of total phenolics and flavonoids present in the ethanolic extract and fractions. The study involved the obtaining of the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of the species under study, by percolation with a 70% solution hidroetanólica. The fractionation of the ethanolic extract was performed with three different solvent (hexane, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate). The preliminary analysis of chemical composition was made by in vitro tests, with specific reagents for the different classes of secondary metabolites. The quantification of phenolics and total flavonoids was made by methods espectrofotométricos in the region of visible. The assessment of antioxidant capacity was performed by the method of kidnapping of free radicals DPPH and by method of reduction of iron ions (FRAP). The results of chemical prospecting demonstrated the presence of flavonoids, glycosides, gums and mucilage, heterosídeos antociânicos and condensed tannins in the ethanolic extract, being confirmed by quantification of total phenolics and total flavonoids. The ethanolic extract and the ethyl acetate fractions (SAF) and diclorometânica (FD) showed a strong antioxidant capacity, being that the SAF fraction was the most active, with EC50 of 3.07±0.05 μg.mL-1.The results show that the studied species is rich in phenolic compounds and has a strong antioxidant capacity, showing great potential for application as a natural antioxidant.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Marjanovic ◽  
Jasmina Djedjibegovic ◽  
Aida Lugusic ◽  
Miroslav Sober ◽  
Luciano Saso

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity, total phenolics, total flavonoid, proanthocyanidins, and anthocyanins content of eight berry species, namely serviceberry, gooseberry, blackberry, black chokeberry, bilberry, red currant, black currant, and cornelian cherry harvested in the regions of Sarajevo and Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The antioxidant activity was determined by a battery of in vitro tests including DPPH radical assay, FRAP assay, ABTS assay, and phosphomolybdate test for total antioxidant capacity. Total phenolics, total flavonoids, and proanthocyanidins ranged from 0.834 to 6.921 mg TAE (tannic acid equivalents), 0.081–0.673 mg of quercetin, and 0.162–3.247 mg of catechin per gram of fresh fruit, respectively. The water extract of fruits had considerable levels of tested constituents and antioxidant activity, with the highest results obtained for black chokeberry. The multivariate clustering analysis showed that water extracts of analyzed species of berries belong to four distinct types in terms of their antioxidants levels and antioxidant activity. Furthermore, these results support the opinion that employment of multiple antioxidant tests is indeed required for adequate in vitro assessment of antioxidant capacity. Results also emphasized the need for a more detailed evaluation of the fruit species with good antioxidant potential (relative to standards), such as cornelian cherry and gooseberry, which are abundant yet not frequently consumed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 3480-3487

The present study is intended to reveal the biochemical profile and assess the toxicity and cytotoxic activity of aerial and underground parts of Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight. Arn. and Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. extracts using Brine shrimp lethality bioassay and Dalton’s lymphoma ascites cell (DLA). The maximum amount of protein 31.2 mg/g, amino acid 50.5 mg/g, glucose 62.8 mg/g and Indole acetic acid 29.5 mg/g were found in E. amabilis aerial parts. The maximum amount of total phenolics (218.21 mg/g) and tannins (88.5 mg/g) was observed in ethanolic extracts of E. amabilis aerial parts. The highest value of flavonoids was stated in chloroform extracts of E. amabilis underground parts (544 mg/g). The maximum amount of total phenolics and total tannin was observed in ethyl acetate extracts of E. pilosa aerial parts. The highest amount of flavonoids was found in ethyl acetate extracts of E. pilosa underground parts. The toxicity (LC50 values) of E. amabilis aerial and underground parts were ranged from 0.48 - 1.52 mg/ mL and 0.012 - 1.154 mg/ mL respectively. The LC50 value of E. pilosa aerial and underground parts extract was ranged from 1.089 - 1.904 mg/ mL and 0.038 -1.726 mg/ mL. The high cytotoxicity (ICT50) was observed in ethyl acetate extracts of E. amabilis and E. pilosa.


Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1180
Author(s):  
Reneta Gevrenova ◽  
Gokhan Zengin ◽  
Kouadio Ibrahime Sinan ◽  
Evren Yıldıztugay ◽  
Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova ◽  
...  

In the current study, Achillea santolinoides and Achillea aleppica aeral parts and root were extracted with ethyl acetate, methanol, and water. Detailed phytochemical profiles were obtained using UHPLC-MS, yielding the identification of hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acids, phenolic acid glycosides and sugar esters, acylquinic acids, O-glycosyl flavones and flavonols, and flavonoid aglycons, among others. The antioxidant properties and enzyme inhibitory activities of the extracts were assayed with in vitro tests. The phenolic content of the water extracts was significantly higher as compared to the ethyl acetate and methanol ones. A. aleppica aerial parts methanol extract possessed highest flavonoid content (49.18 mg rutin equivalent/g). Antioxidant properties assessment revealed that the methanol extract of A. santolinoides roots actively scavenged DPPH (54.11 mg TE/g) and ABTS radicals (112.53 mg TE/g) and possessed highest reducing potential (183.55 and 129.92 mg TE/g, for CUPRAC and FRAP, respectively). The ethyl acetate extracts of aerial parts and roots of both species showed highest inhibition against BuCHE (6.07–6.76 mg GALAE/g). The ethyl acetate extract of A.santolinoides aerial part showed highest inhibition against tyrosinase (73.00 mg KAE/g). These results showed that the tested Achillea species might represent novel phytotherapeutic avenues for the management of Alzheimer’s disease and epidermal hyperpigmentation conditions, which are both associated with oxidative stress. This paper could shed light into future potential industrial applications using the tested Achillea species.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (No. 5) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebojša Živić ◽  
Slaviša Milošević ◽  
Vidoslav Dekić ◽  
Biljana Dekić ◽  
Novica Ristić ◽  
...  

The content of phytochemicals, total phenolics, total flavonoids and antioxidant potential of extracts of Juniperus communis L. and Juniperus oxycedrus L. berries were determined. Ethanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform were used for the process of extraction. Phytochemical monitoring was based on already known methods, while in vitro antioxidant activities were done by DPPH assay. Phytochemical screening showed a wide spectrum of phytochemicals. Ethanolic extract of Juniperus communis L. possesses the strongest antioxidant activity (IC50 = 28.55 ± 0.24 µ/ml), as well the higher contents of total phenolics, 189.82 ± 0.27 mg of gallic acid equivalent per g of dried weight extract (mg GAE/g extract DW), and total flavonoids, 42.85 ± 0.13 mg of rutin equivalents per g of dried weight extract (mg RE/g extract DW). The results indicated the potential application of the tested extracts as significant antioxidants.


Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Immacolata Faraone ◽  
Daniela Russo ◽  
Lucia Chiummiento ◽  
Eloy Fernandez ◽  
Alka Choudhary ◽  
...  

The genus Minthostachys belonging to the Lamiaceae family, and is an important South American mint genus used commonly in folk medicine as an aroma in cooking. The phytochemical-rich samples of the aerial parts of Minthostachys diffusa Epling. were tested for pharmacological and health-promoting bioactivities using in vitro chemical and enzymatic assays. A range of radical scavenging activities of the samples against biological radicals such as nitric oxide and superoxide anion and against synthetic 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radicals, the ferric reducing antioxidant power and the lipid peroxidation inhibition were determined and ranked using the ‘relative antioxidant capacity index’ (RACI). The ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest RACI of +1.12. Analysis of the various fractions’ inhibitory ability against enzymes involved in diabetes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase), and against enzymes associated with Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases (acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase) also suggested that the ethyl acetate fraction was the most active. Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analysis of the ethyl acetate fraction showed more than 30 polyphenolic compounds, including triterpenes. The inhibitory cholinesterase effects of the triterpenes identified from M. diffusa were further analysed by in silico docking of these compounds into 3D-structures of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase. This is the first study on pharmacological activities and phytochemical profiling of the aerial parts of M. diffusa, showing that this plant, normally used as food in South America, is also rich in health-promoting phytochemicals.


Author(s):  
Venkanna Banothu ◽  
Uma Adepally ◽  
Jayalakshmi Lingam

Objective: To estimate the in vitro total phenolics, flavonoids contents, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of various solvent extracts from the medicinal plant Physalis minima Linn.Methods: The crude bioactive were extracted from the dried powder of Physalis minima using methanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform and hexane solvents. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC) were estimated using Folin-Ciocalteu and aluminium chloride colorimetric methods respectively. 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2’-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays were used to determine the in vitro antioxidant capacity. The antimicrobial assay was done through agar well diffusion; minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were determined using broth microdilution methods against the Gram-negative bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris) and Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus).Results: TPC expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE) ranged from 60.27±1.73-151.25±2.50 mg GAE/g dry weight, and TFC expressed as quercetin equivalents (QE) ranged from 56.66±0.80-158.84±2.30 mg QE/g dry weight. Methanol extract showed the highest antioxidant activity followed by ethyl acetate, chloroform, hexane extract and the IC50 values of methanol extract for scavenging DPPH and ABTS free radicals were 280.23±5.75-173.40±0.38µg/ml, respectively. All the extracts have shown potent antimicrobial activity for the zone of inhibition ranged from 9-35 mm; MICs and MBCs values ranged from 0.125-4.0 and 0.25-8.0 mg/ml, respectively towards tested pathogenic species.Conclusion: The comprehensive analysis of the present results demonstrated that Physalis minima possess high potential antioxidant properties which could be used as a viable source of natural antioxidants in treating infections caused by above-mentioned pathogens.


SCIÉNDO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-257
Author(s):  
Bianchina Figueroa-Giorffino ◽  
Segundo Ruíz-Reyes ◽  
Anghela Gutierrez

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. e17-e25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Pereira de Paiva ◽  
Fabiana Regina Nonato ◽  
Ana Lúcia Tasca Gois Ruiz ◽  
Ilza Maria de Oliveira Sousa ◽  
Rafael Rosolen Teixeira Zafred ◽  
...  

AbstractThe tumor microenvironment presents several therapeutic targets, with inflammation being one of them. In search of new drugs, plants have shown to be an effective source of potent anti-inflammatory and anticancer agents. This study aimed to evaluate the antitumoral and inflammatory activities of Boehmeria caudata aerial parts extract. Bioguided in vitro antiproliferative screening showed that phenanthroquinolizidine obtained from the aerial B. caudata ethanolic extract had a straight relationship with activity. Moreover, the orally administered ethanolic extract reduced Ehrlich solid tumor growth and displayed an anti-inflammatory effect in both evaluated experimental models (carrageenan-induced paw edema and croton oil-induced ear edema). These results suggest that the antitumor activity of the ethanolic extract could be explained by antiproliferative effects associated with anti-inflammatory action.


2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Pedreschi ◽  
I. Betalleluz-Pallardel ◽  
R. Chirinos ◽  
C. Curotto ◽  
D. Campos

The influence of different cooking regimes such as boiling, oven, microwave and hot-air drying on the retention of total phenolics (TP), total carotenoids (TC) and in vitro antioxidant capacity (AC) for three colored arracacha roots was studied. Continuous losses of TP, TC and AC during the course of the different cooking processes were observed. Boiling at 99.5° C for 20 min turned to be the best method to cook this root due to a high retention of TP, TC and AC in comparison to oven cooking at 200° C for 45 min and microwave cooking at 800 W for 5 min. During boiling, chlorogenic and caffeic acids and derivatives remained relatively stable. The drying temperature was negatively correlated to the residual content of TP and AC for the yellow and cream arracacha roots, but for the cream/purple arracacha variety, blanching preserved the TP and AC. Significant losses in chlorogenic and caffeic acids and derivatives were mainly observed during hot-air drying. These results suggested that TP are responsible to a large extent of the AC displayed by arracacha root during the different evaluated cooking regimes.


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