Variation in antioxidant properties and phenolics concentration in different organs of wild growing and greenhouse cultivated Castilleja tenuiflora Benth. |
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Authors: | Alma R López-Laredo Yenny Adriana Gómez-Aguirre Virginia Medina-Pérez Guadalupe Salcedo-Morales Gabriela Sepúlveda-Jiménez Gabriela Trejo-Tapia |
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Institution: | 1. Departamento de Biotecnología, Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, P.O. Box 24, 62730, Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico
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Abstract: | The content of total phenolic compounds and flavonoids was determined in methanol extracts of root, stem, leaves, and inflorescences from wild growing and greenhouse cultivated plants of Castilleja tenuiflora. The antioxidant activity in each extract was evaluated using three in vitro models: scavenging of free radicals with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS), and reducing power by the phosphomolybdenum assay. Both, antioxidant activity and phytochemicals content were influenced significantly (P < 0.05) by the source of the plant material and the organ. Cultivated plants had the highest content of phenolic compounds (37.95 mg gallic acid equiv. g?1 dry weight, P < 0.05) and the strongest antioxidant activity. Total phenolic compounds content correlated significantly with the antioxidant activity for all studied plant material and organs (P < 0.05). TLC profile using DPPH as a detection reagent indicated that the phenylethanoids verbascoside and isoverbascoside are the main contributors to the free-radical scavenging of C. tenuiflora. Cultivated plants of C. tenuiflora are an alternative source of natural antioxidants to wild growing plants. The antioxidant properties of C. tenuiflora may be associated with its traditional use to treat conditions consistent with radical-related diseases (e.g. inflammation, tumors). |
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