Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Three Malian Medicinal Plant Parts

Abstract

This study evaluates the levels of total polyphenolic compounds in three Malian medicinal plants and determines their antioxidant potential. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of polyphenolics contained in plants extracts were carried out by RP-C18 RP–HPLC using UV detector. The antioxidant activity was determined by three tests. They are phosphomolybdenum, DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1 picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS [2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic)] tests. The total phenolic and the total flavonoid contents varied from 200 to 7600 mg 100 g−1 dry weight (dw), expressed as gallic acid equivalents and from 680 to 12 300 mg 100 g−1 dw expressed as catechin equivalents, respectively. The total anthocyanin concentrations expressed as cyanin-3-glycoside equivalent varied from 1670 to 28 388 mg 100 g−1 dw. The antioxidant capacity was measured by determining concentration of a polyphenolic (in mg ml−1) required to quench the free radicals by 50% (IC50) and expressed as vitamin C equivalent antioxidant capacity. The IC50 values were ranked between 2.68 and 8.80 μg ml−1 of a solution of 50% (v/v) methanol in water. The uses of plants are rationalized on the basis of their antioxidant capacity.

Levels of two oxidative stress indicators of human sickle erythrocytes incubated in aqueous extracts of Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava and Terminalia catappa.

“…Similarly, scavenging activities for free radicals by natural products of plant origin have been widely reported. [1,28,[45][46][47][48][49] . This study has ascertained the level of oxidative stress by estimating the concentrations of two oxidative stress indicators, namely, MDA and methaemoglobin of sickle erythrocytes incubated in aqueous extracts of three medicinal plants: Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava and Terminalia catappa.…”

Evaluation of antioxidant potential of two Daphne species (D. gnidioides and D. pontica) from Turkey

“…Conversely, a weak correlation was found among TFC and antioxidant capacity assays (DPPH, ferric and cupric reducing power). Similarly, some authors found weak correlation between antioxidant assays and TFC of several plant extracts (Muanda et al, 2011;Saeed et al, 2012). Principal component analysis (PCA) was also used evaluate the correlation among antioxidant capacity assays (Fig.…”

Anthocyanins in Mesocarp/Epicarp and Endocarp of Fresh Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and their Antioxidant Activities and Bioavailability

“…Additionally, anthocyanin amounts are largely different in the growth area of the plants, i.e. light conditions (Albert, et al, 2009), and leaves and stalks (Muanda, et al, 2009). In this study, we, therefore, obtained fresh açai fruit through a legal channel and transported it to our laboratory, preserved by dry ice.…”