In this study, 50% ethanol extract prepared from dry leaves of eight plants grown wildly in Mongolia were characterized for DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS radical cation scavenging activity, superoxide anion scavenging activity, ferric reducing power, iron chelating ability, and content of total phenol, flavonoid, and flavanol in order to find good sources of natural antioxidant from plant kingdom. Correlation coefficients between antioxidant parameters and contents of polyphenolic compounds were also calculated. Among them, leaves of superoxide anion, and nitric oxide scavenging activity, reducing power, total phenolics, total flavonoids and condensed tannin content. In the SBT leaf, eight phenolic compounds were quantified
We successfully identified the main constituents responsible for the high antioxidant properties of the leaves ofPaeonia anomala (Paeoniaceae) for the first time. P. anomala is an endemic plant widely found throughout Mongolia, and its air-dried leaves are main ingredients in some kinds of herbal teas. Infusions of P. anomala leaves are also used as home remedies for the treatment of liver and kidney ailments by the local population. Three major antioxidative constituents were isolated from the ethyl acetate layer of a P. anomala leaf ethanol extract via 1,1-diphenyl-2picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay-guided fractionation, consisting of liquid-liquid partition, two types of open column chromatography and reversed-phase HPLC. Chemical structures of the purified compounds were identified using LC-MS, 1 H-NMR, and 13 C-NMR as methyl gallate, pentagalloylglucose, and tellimoside. The identified compounds contributed to 35% of the total DPPH radical scavenging activity of the P. anomala leaf ethanol extract.Preparation of crude extract To isolate and identify the antioxidative constituents, powdered peony leaf (50 g) was extracted with 50% (v/v) ethanol/water (1000 mL) with constant mixing by magnetic stirrer for 2 h at room temperature. The suspension was centrifuged using a refrigerated centrifuge (18PR-52; Hitachi) at 6,800 × g for 20 min at 4℃, and the supernatant was stocked. This procedure was repeated twice and the supernatants were pooled, vacuum filtered through No. 5C filter paper (Advantec Toyo, Tokyo, Japan), evaporated under reduced pressure at 37℃ to remove the solvent, and then freeze-dried. DPPH radical scavenging assay The scavenging activity of samples, including the peony leaf ethanol extract, its fractions, and reference compounds, against DPPH radicals was determined as described by Adedapo et al. (2009) with minor modifications. A 2-mL aliquot of 0.135 mM DPPH (Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Osaka, Japan) in methanol was mixed with 100 μL of sample diluted with methanol. After 30 min in the dark at room temperature, absorbance of the reaction mixture was measured at 517 nm. The DPPH radical solution was freshly prepared daily and kept in the dark during measurements. Results were reported as IC 50 values, which is the amount of antioxidant necessary to scavenge the initial DPPH radical concentration by 50%. To investigate the IC 50 values, the dose-response relationship was studied and the capacity to scavenge DPPH radicals was expressed as a percentage according to the following equation: DPPH scavenging capacity (%) = (1 _ Absorbance of sample at 517 nm Absorbance of control at 517 nm ) ·100 ······Eq. 1 Known standard antioxidants, namely L (+)-ascorbic acid (Wako Pure Chemical Industries), quercetin hydrate (Tokyo Chemical Industry, Tokyo, Japan), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT, Nacalai T e s q u e , K y o t o , J a p a n ) , a n d 6 -h y d r o x y -2 , 5 , 7 , 8tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (Trolox, Sigma-Aldrich, St.Louis, MO), were used as reference compounds. Isolation of antioxidative com...
In this study, 50% ethanol extract prepared from air-dried leaves of nine plants grown wildly in Mongolia were characterized for their inhibitory activity of tyrosinase, α-glucosidase, hyaluronidase, lipase, and angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) in order to identify potential new sources for dietary prevention of certain non-communicable diseases and skin health promotion from domestic plant kingdom. The results of this study indicate that out of the selected nine Mongolian plant leaves, V.vitis-idaeae, R.altissimum, and R.acicularis leaves presented strong inhibitory activity of mushroom tyrosinase, R.acicularis and P.anomala leaves exhibited good anti α-glucosidase and anti hyaluronidase activity, V.vitis-idaeae leaf showed appreciable inhibition of lipase activity, and P.anomala leaf effectively inhibited ACE. Among them P.anomala and R.acicularis leaves were found to be the most promising natural source with multiple biological properties.
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