Journal article
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants containing phenolic and flavonoid compounds
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol.59(23), pp.12361-12367
2011
Abstract
The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities of water and ethanol extracts of 14 Chinese medicinal plants were investigated and also their total phenolics and flavonoid contents measured. The antioxidant activity was evaluated in a biological assay using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whereas the radical scavenging activity was measured using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. Total phenolics and flavonoid contents were estimated by Folin-Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride methods, respectively. The anti-inflammatory activities of the plant extracts were determined by measuring the inhibition of production of nitric oxide (NO) and TNF-α in LPS and IFN-γ activated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Their cytotoxic activities against macrophages were determined by Alamar Blue assay. Four plants, namely, Scutellaria baicalensis, Taxillus chinensis, Rheum officinale, and Sophora japonica, showed significant antioxidant activity in both yeast model and also free radical scavenging methods. The ethanol extract of S. japonica showed highest levels of phenolics and flavonoids (91.33 GAE mg/g and 151.86 QE mg/g, respectively). A positive linear correlation between antioxidant activity and the total phenolics and flavonoid contents indicates that these compounds are likely to be the main antioxidants contributing to the observed activities. Five plant extracts (S. baicalensis, T. chinensis, S. japonica, Mahonia fortunei, and Sophora flavescens) exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity by in vitro inhibition of the production of NO and TNF-α with low IC 50 values. These findings suggest that some of the medicinal herbs studied in this paper are good sources of antioxidants.
Details
- Title
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of selected medicinal plants containing phenolic and flavonoid compounds
- Authors
- L Zhang (Author) - University of Western SydneyA S Ravipati (Author) - University of Western SydneyS R Koyyalamudi (Author) - University of Western SydneyS C Jeong (Author) - University of Western SydneyN Reddy (Author) - University of Western SydneyP T Smith (Author) - University of Western SydneyJohn R Bartlett (Author) - University of Western SydneyK Shanmugam (Author) - University of Western SydneyG Münch (Author) - University of Western SydneyM J Wu (Author) - University of Western Sydney
- Publication details
- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol.59(23), pp.12361-12367
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1021/jf203146e
- ISSN
- 0021-8561; 0021-8561
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448970402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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