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Various solvent extracts of the lichen Usnea ghattensis showed good antioxidant activity. A methanol extract prevented lipid peroxidation by 87% followed by 65% in Trolox at 20 μg/ml. It also showed superoxide anion scavenging activity and free radical scavenging activity 56% and 73%, respectively. The known antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), butylated hydroxyanisol (BHA) and quercetin at similar concentrations showed superoxide anion scavenging activity of 68, 59 and 47% and free radical scavenging activity 83, 77 and 69%, respectively. In addition, these extracts were inhibitory against Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus with MIC values of 5–10 μg/ml.Received after revisions 10 May 2005 相似文献
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Phenolic Composition,Anti‐Inflammatory,Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of Alchemilla mollis (Buser) Rothm.
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The current study was designed to evaluate the antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory and antimicrobial activities of Alchemilla mollis (Buser ) Rothm . (Rosaceae) aerial parts extracts. Chemical composition was analyzed by spectrophotometric and chromatographic (HPLC) techniques. The antioxidant properties assessed included DPPH· and ABTS·+ radical scavenging, β‐carotene‐linoleic acid co‐oxidation assay. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated with disc diffusion and micro dilution method. In order to evaluate toxicity of the extracts, with the sulforhodamine B colorimetric assay L929 cell line (mouse fibroblast) was used. The anti‐inflammatory activities of the potent antioxidant extracts (methanol, 70% methanol, and water extracts) were determined by measuring the inhibitory effects on NO production and pro‐inflammatory cytokine TNF‐α levels in lipopolysaccharide stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. 70% methanol and water extracts which were found to be rich in phenolic compounds (184.79 and 172.60 mg GAE/g extract) showed higher antioxidant activity. Luteolin‐7‐O‐glucoside was the main compound in the extracts. Ethyl acetate and 70% methanol extracts showed higher antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enteritidis with MIC value of 125 μg/ml. 70% methanol extract potentially inhibited the NO and TNF‐α production (18.43 μm and 1556.22 pg/ml, respectively, 6 h). 相似文献
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Laçine Aksoy Erdi Kolay Yasin Ağılönü Zeyneb Aslan Mustafa Kargıoğlu 《Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences》2013,20(3):235-239
Thermopsis turcica, endemic to Turkey, is in danger of extinction. Studies on this species are very few due to the fact that it was only discovered in 1983 and grows in a small circumscribed area in Turkey. In this study, free radical scavenging activity, total phenolic content, total oxidant status (TOS), and total antioxidant status (TAS) of methanol (TTM) and acetone (TTA) extracts of T. turcica were measured spectroscopically. Free radical scavenging activity was determined according to the elimination of DPPH radicals and total phenol content was determined by the Folin–Ciocalteu reaction. Total oxidant status (TOS) and total antioxidant status (TAS) were measured with commercially available kits. Methanol and acetone extracts of T. turcica were found to have a specific radical scavenging effect. This effect was found to be related to the total phenolic content of the extracts. Since the TTA had a higher phenolic content than the methanol extract, it had a stronger radical scavenging effect. In addition, the total antioxidant capacity of the methanol extract was observed to be higher than that of its acetone counterpart. As a result, due to its antioxidative properties, T. turcica is thought to be a natural source of antioxidants. 相似文献
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Neda S. Lakić Neda M. Mimica-Dukić Jelena M. Isak Biljana N. Božin 《Central European Journal of Biology》2010,5(3):331-337
The antioxidant properties of methanol extracts of Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum L., Rubiaceae) herb from two different localities in Serbia were evaluated. Antioxidant activity was assessed in four different
model systems. Free radical scavenging capacity (RSC) was examined by measuring the scavenging activity of extracts on 2,2-diphenyl-1-pycrylhydrazil
(DPPH) and hydroxyl radical (OH), as well as on hydrogen peroxide. In addition, the protective effects of lipid peroxidation
(LP) in corn oil were evaluated by the TBA-assay using the Fe2+/ascorbate system of induction. The amount of dried extract, the content of total phenolics, flavonoids and chlorophylls was
also determined. Extracts from both locations expressed very strong scavenger activity, reducing the DPPH⊙ (IC50=3.10 μg/mland 8.04 μg/ml) and OH radical formation (IC50=0.05 μg/ml and 0.54 μg/ml) and neutralising H2O2 (IC50=4.98 μg/ml and 3.80 μg/ml), in a dose dependant manner. Also, examined extracts showed notable inhibition of LP (IC50=11.69 μg/ml and 19.47 μg/ml). The observed differences in antioxidant activity could be partially explained by the levels
of phenolics (2.44–4.65 mg and 4.57–5.16 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dry extract), flavonoids (6.38–10.70 μg and 15.56–17.96
μg quercetin equivalents/g dry extract) and chlorophylls in the investigated Lady’s Bedstraw extracts. 相似文献
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Heng Luo Yoshikazu Yamamoto Jung A Kim Jae Sung Jung Young Jin Koh Jae-Seoun Hur 《Polar Biology》2009,32(7):1033-1040
Eight lichen species, Cetraria aculeata, Cladonia furcata, Pseudephebe pubescens, Sphaerophorus globosus, Stereocaulon alpinum, Umbilicaria antarctica, Usnea antarctica and Usnea aurantiacoatra, were collected from King George Island, maritime Antarctica, for the evaluation of antioxidant activities. Anti-linoleic
acid peroxidation activity, free radical scavenging activity, reducing power and superoxide anion scavenging activity were
assessed of methanol and acetone extract of the lichens in vitro. Extract of Umbilicaria antarctica, Cladonia furcata, Sphaerophorus globosus and Usnea antarctica were found to have strong in vitro antioxidant properties. In general, acetone extract exhibited stronger activities than
methanol extract. The activity-guided bioautographic TLC and HPLC analysis demonstrated that lecanoric acid was the main antioxidant
compound in the acetone extract of Umbilicaria antarctica, the most potent antioxidant lichen species among the test species. The results suggested that several Antarctic lichens and their substances can be used as novel bioresources of natural antioxidants. 相似文献
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桦褐孔菌提取物抗氧化活性研究 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
以乙酸乙酯和甲醇为提取剂,采用索氏提取法,剩余残渣采用热水浸提,最终得到桦褐孔菌不同极性提取物,对其DPPH自由基、羟基自由基及超氧阴离子自由基清除活性作用进行了研究,确定桦褐孔菌的抗氧化能力,为深入研究和开发桦褐孔菌功能性食品奠定理论基础。实验结果表明桦褐孔菌具有较好的抗氧化活性,其中乙酸乙酯提取物的DPPH自由基清除率、羟基自由基清除率和超氧阴离子自由基清除率均高于其他两组分及BHT,桦褐孔菌提取物有望成为功能性食品组分中合成抗氧化剂的天然替代品。 相似文献
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Mirjana D. Marčetić Silvana D. Petrović Marina T. Milenković Marjan S. Niketić 《Central European Journal of Biology》2014,9(2):149-155
The chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of Eryngium palmatum, an endemic plant species from the Balkan Peninsula, were investigated. The flavonoids apigenin (9.5±0.3 mg g?1) and apigenin 7-O-glucoside (2.4±0.1 mg g?1) were determined in a methanol extract of aerial parts using HPLC analysis. The methanol extract of roots contained catechin (5.0±0.1 mg g?1), epicatechin (2.9±0.1 mg g?1), chlorogenic acid (1.6±0.0 mg g?1), gallic acid (0.9±0.0 mg g?1) and rosmarinic acid (0.9±0.2 mg g?1). GC-FID and GCMS analysis of a chloroform extract of aerial parts showed that the main volatile constituents were falcarinol, linoleic acid, hexadecanoic acid and methyl linoleate (comprising 32.6%; 24.4%; 19.9; 13.2% of the volatile fraction, respectively), while octanoic acid, tetradecanol and dodecanol dominated in the chloroform extract of the roots (34.9%; 25.8%; 22.2% of the volatile fraction, respectively). Investigation of antimicrobial activity by broth microdilution showed that the methanol and chloroform extracts of aerial parts and roots exerted a significant effect (MIC 3.5–15.6 μg mL?1) against tested Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The methanol extracts of aerial parts or roots exerted moderate ferric reducing antioxidant power, DPPH radical scavenging activity and hydroxyl radical scavenging activity. 相似文献
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Maja A. Karaman Neda M. Mimica-Dukic Milan N. Matavuly 《Central European Journal of Biology》2009,4(3):387-396
As a result of an interest in natural derived metabolites, lignicolous fungi have taken on great importance in biochemical
investigations. In the present study, antioxidative screening analyses have included in vitro testing of different extracts (aqueous, methanol, chloroform) of four fungal species using three different assays: Fe2+/ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation by TBA assay, the neutralisation of OH· radicals and the radical scavenging capacity
with the DPPHk]assay. TLC analysis confirmed the existance of phenolics in the extracts, but also indicates the presence of
some other compounds. The obtained results indicate that MeOH extracts manifested a degree of activity higher than that of
CHCl3 extracts. With respect to antioxidative activity, the extracts can be ranged in the following declining order: G. lucidum, G. applanatum, M. giganteus and F. velutipes. These results suggest that analyzed fungi are of potential interest as sources of strong natural antioxidants that could
be used in the food industries and nutrition. 相似文献
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Zhong-Ji Qian BoMi Ryu Moon-Moo Kim Se-Kwon Kim 《Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering》2008,13(6):705-715
Seahorse, Hippocampus kuda (SH) a marine teleost fish, is well known not only for its special medicinal composition and used as one of the most famous
and expensive materials of traditional Chinese medicine. It was extracted with water (SHW), methanol (SHM), and ethanol (SHE),
respectively and evaluated by various antioxidant assays. The including reducing power, total antioxidant, DPPH radical scavenging,
hydroxyl radical scavenging, superoxide anion radical scavenging, alkyl radical scavenging, and protective effect on DNA damage
caused by hydroxyl radicals generated. Further, the ROS level was detected using a fluorescence probe, 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescin
diacetate (DCFH-DA), which could be converted to highly fluorescent dichlorofluorescein (DCF) with the presence of intracellular
ROS on mouse macrophages, RAW264.7 cell and inhibited myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in human myeloid, HL60 cells, respectively.
Those various antioxidant activities were compared to standard antioxidants such as α-tocopherol. Among SHM exhibited the
highest antioxidant activity in linoleic acid system, effective reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical
scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, alkyl radical scavenging, inhibitory intracellular ROS, and inhibited MPO activity.
Furthermore, MTT assay showed no cytotoxicity on mouse macrophages cell (RAW264.7) and human cell lines (MRC-5, HL60, U937).
This antioxidant property depends on concentration and increasing with increased amount of extracts. The results obtained
in the present study indicated that the see horse (Hippocampus kuda Bleeker) is a potential source of natural antioxidant. 相似文献
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Senka S. Vidović Ibrahim O. Mujić Zoran P. Zeković Žika D. Lepojević Vesna T. Tumbas Aida I. Mujić 《Food biophysics》2010,5(1):49-58
Considering the growing interest for mushrooms and the demand search of natural antioxidants sources, the aim of this study
was to investigate the antioxidant properties of two edible widely used Boletus species, Boletus edulis, and Boletus auranticus, collected from Istra region in Croatia in late summer 2007. To evaluate the antioxidant properties and content of antioxidant
compounds, scavenging capacity on DPPH˙, OH˙, and O2˙− radicals, reducing power and capacity to inhibit lipid peroxidation has been investigated. It is determined that content
of total phenols (41.82 ± 0.08 mg gallic acid equivalent per gram of dry extract) was higher for B. edulis. Using high performance liquid chromatography/diode array detector analysis, the main antioxidant compound, variegatic acid,
has been detected and quantified. 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate assay was used as a preliminary free radical–scavenging
evaluation. By this assay, it has been found that B. edulis dry mushroom extract exhibits 50% of inhibition value at the extract concentration of 0.016 ± 0.0003 mg/ml. The extracts
were capable of reducing iron(III) and, thus, are capable of donating electrons. Using electron paramagnetic resonance spin-trapping
and spin-probing techniques, activity against relevant reactive species, ˙OH and O2˙− radical, was analyzed for both mushroom extracts. Both investigated extracts are determined as good inhibitors for ˙OH radical
reduction, and both exhibited significant capacity for scavenging O2˙− radical and for that could help to prevent or meliorate oxidative damage. Only B. edulis extract prevents lipid peroxidation. Investigated mushroom extracts could represent easily accessible natural antioxidant
resource. 相似文献
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库克诺你果汁提取物体外清除自由基及抗氧化活性研究 总被引:10,自引:2,他引:8
本文对诺你果汁多糖、乙醇溶出物和乙酸乙酯萃取物体外对超氧阴离子(O2·)、羟自由基(·OH)、DPPH和脂质过氧化(LPO)的抑制作用进行了研究。超氧阴离子(O2·)由邻苯三酚自氧化产生;羟自由基(·OH)由Fenton反应产生;利用Fe2 诱发卵黄脂蛋白产生丙二醛(MDA),TBA法测定。所有测定均为分光光度法。结果表明,与已知抗氧化剂L抗坏血酸相比,乙醇溶出物和乙酸乙酯萃取物均有明显的捕捉自由基和抗氧化能力,而多糖捕捉自由基和抗氧化能力很低,且对O2·没有抑制作用,反而会增加其生成速度。 相似文献
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《Free radical research》2013,47(5):469-478
The antioxidant activities of methanol and ethyl ether extracts obtained from Thymus zygis, collected during the flowering or non-flowering period, were evaluated and compared. To investigate this potential, extracts were tested on their capacity to react with diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) in a homogeneous medium, and to inhibit Fe2+/ascorbate-induced membrane lipid peroxidation, as estimated by the formation of thiobar-bituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS). Although methanol extracts reduce DPPH radicals more efficiently than ethyl ether extracts, suggesting a potent radical scavenger activity, the ethyl ether extracts were found to be most active in inhibiting lipid peroxidation in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes. In addition, both extracts present peroxyl and superoxide radical scavenging activities. Peroxyl radicals were generated by the water soluble 2, 2A-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) azoinitiator, and the scavenging activities of the extracts were measured by the inhibition of cis-parinaric acid (PnA) fluorescence decay in SR. Superoxide radicals were generated either by an enzymatic or a non-enzymatic system, and the scavenger ability was evaluated by the inhibition of nitrob-lue tetrazolium reduction. Methanolic extracts are more potent as scavengers of peroxyl and super oxide radicals than the ethyl ether extracts. Apparently, there is a relationship between antioxidant potency and the total phenolic groups content in each extract. 相似文献
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Jelena Živković Tatjana Ćebović Zoran Maksimović 《Central European Journal of Biology》2012,7(3):559-568
The aim of the present study was to examine the antioxidant activity of three Veronica species (Plantaginaceae). The antioxidant potential of various extracts obtained from aerial flowering parts was evaluated
by DPPH-free (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl-free) radical scavenging activity and ferric-reducing antioxidant power assays.
Considerable antioxidant activity was observed in the plant samples (FRAP values ranged from 0.97 to 4.85 mmol Fe2+/g, and DPPH IC50 values from 12.58 to 66.34 μg/ml); however, these levels were lower than the activity of the control compound butylated hydroxytoluene
(BHT) (FRAP: 10.58 mmol Fe2+/g; DPPH IC50: 9.57 μg/ml). Also, the in vivo antioxidant effects were evaluated in several hepatic antioxidant systems in rats (activities of glutathione peroxidase,
glutathione reductase, peroxidase, catalase, xanthine oxidase, glutathione content and level of thiobarbituric acid reactive
substances) after treatment with different Veronica extracts, or in combination with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Pretreatment with 100 mg/kg b.w. of Veronica extracts inhibited CCl4-induced liver injury by decreasing TBA-RS level, increasing GSH content, and bringing the activities of CAT and Px to control
levels. The present study suggests that the extracts analyzed could protect the liver cells from CCl4-induced liver damage by their antioxidative effect on hepatocytes. 相似文献
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Antioxidant, radical-scavenging, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and antibacterial activities of methanolic extracts of some Hedyotis species 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The antioxidant, radical-scavenging, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and antibacterial activities of methanolic extracts of seven Hedyotisspecies were investigated. The antioxidant activity was evaluated by the ferric thiocyanate (FTC) and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) methods while the radical scavenging activity was measured by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method. The anti-inflammatory activity related to NO inhibition of the plant extracts was measured by the Griess assay while cytotoxicity were measured by the MTT assay against CEM-SS cell line. The antibacterial bioassay (against 4 bacteria, i.e. Bacillus subtilis B28 (mutant), Bacillus subtilis B29 (wild-type), Pseudomonas aeruginosa UI 60690 and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, (MRSA) was also carried out using the disc-diffusion method. All tested extracts exhibited very strong antioxidant properties when compared to Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) with percent inhibition of 89-98% in the FTC and 60-95% in the TBA assays. In the DPPH method, H. herbacea exhibited the strongest radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value of 32 microg/ml. The results from the Griess assay showed that the tested extracts are weak inhibitors of NO synthase. However, all tested extracts exhibited moderate cytotoxic properties against CEM-SS cell line giving CD50 values in the range of 21-41 microg/ml. In the antibacterial bioassay, the stems and the roots of H. capitellata showed moderate activity against the 4 tested bacteria while the leaves showed moderate activity towards B. subtilis B28, MRSA and P. aeruginosa only. The roots of H. dichotoma showed strong antibacterial activity against all 4 bacteria. All other extracts did not exhibit any antibacterial activity. 相似文献
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Sougata Ghosh Abhishek Derle Mehul Ahire Piyush More Soham Jagtap Suvarna D. Phadatare Ajay B. Patil Amit M. Jabgunde Geeta K. Sharma Vaishali S. Shinde Karishma Pardesi Dilip D. Dhavale Balu A. Chopade 《PloS one》2013,8(12)
Gnidia glauca and Dioscorea bulbifera are traditional medicinal plants that can be considered as sources of natural antioxidants. Herein we report the phytochemical analysis and free radical scavenging activity of their sequential extracts. Phenolic and flavonoid content were determined. Scavenging activity was checked against pulse radiolysis generated ABTS•+ and OH radical, in addition to DPPH, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals by biochemical methods followed by principal component analysis. G. glauca leaf extracts were rich in phenolic and flavonoid content. Ethyl acetate extract of D. bulbifera bulbs and methanol extract of G. glauca stem exhibited excellent scavenging of pulse radiolysis generated ABTS•+ radical with a second order rate constant of 2.33×106 and 1.72×106, respectively. Similarly, methanol extract of G. glauca flower and ethyl acetate extract of D. bulbifera bulb with second order rate constants of 4.48×106 and 4.46×106 were found to be potent scavengers of pulse radiolysis generated OH radical. G. glauca leaf and stem showed excellent reducing activity and free radical scavenging activity. HPTLC fingerprinting, carried out in mobile phase, chloroform: toluene: ethanol (4: 4: 1, v/v) showed presence of florescent compound at 366 nm as well as UV active compound at 254 nm. GC-TOF-MS analysis revealed the predominance of diphenyl sulfone as major compound in G. glauca. Significant levels of n-hexadecanoic acid and octadecanoic acid were also present. Diosgenin (C27H42O3) and diosgenin (3á,25R) acetate were present as major phytoconstituents in the extracts of D. bulbifera. G. glauca and D. bulbifera contain significant amounts of phytochemicals with antioxidative properties that can be exploited as a potential source for herbal remedy for oxidative stress induced diseases. These results rationalize further investigation in the potential discovery of new natural bioactive principles from these two important medicinal plants. 相似文献
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Radical scavenging capacity and cytoprotective effect of enzymatic digests of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ishige okamurae</Emphasis> 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In order to obtain natural antioxidants of good quality from a marine bioresource, we selected the brown marine alga, Ishige okamurae, which is an abundant and unutilized source of biomass and grows near Jeju Island, South Korea. An enzymatic extraction technique
was used in order to determine the antioxidant effects of I. okamurae using commercially available food-grade digestive enzymes. In the evaluation of the radical scavenging capacity of the enzymatic
extracts from I. okamurae using an electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrophotometer, all of the enzymatic extracts showed profound dose-dependent radical
scavenging abilities. The majority of enzymatic extracts generated by proteases (except for Neutrase) had stronger hydrogen
peroxide scavenging effects than the carbohydrase extract. In particular, the cytoprotective effects of the Kojizyme extract
against H2O2 - induced DNA damage increased significantly with increasing extract concentrations in our comet assay tests. These results
showed that I. okamurae may prove to be a valuable natural source of antioxidants. 相似文献
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DuBok Choi Sang-Shin Park Ji-Lu Ding Wol-Suk Cha 《Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering》2007,12(5):516-524
We investigated the effects ofFomitopsis pinicola extract on biological activity by examining the antioxidant and antitumor activityin vitro andin vivo. When theF. pinicola extract concentration was raised from 60 to 120 μg/mL, the DPPH scavenging rate increased from 50.3 to 88.2% and the superoxide
anion radical scavenging rate increased from 45.2 to 85.3% when theF. pinicola extract concentration was raised from 500 to 700 μg/mL. After incubatingF. pinicola extract for 12 h, the linoleic acid scavenging rate increased from 35.5 to 90.5%. A similar finding was observed for butylated
hydroxytoluene. The total phenolic content of theF. pinicola extracts were approximately 10- to 16-fold higher than what was observed in theP. nebrodensis andA. camphorate extracts. The glutathione production, using decoctions prepared fromF. pinicola, was 20.0 μM/g of liver, which corresponded to approximately 4.0-fold higher than the control. The glutathione peroxidase
activity was 8.3 U/mg of protein, which was approximately 2.8-fold higher than the activity level observed in the control
rat livers. The cell viability rates of all the human cancer cells, when 100 μg/mL of ethanol extract was used for the different
types of cancer cells, decreased with increasing extract concentrations in comparison to the hot water extract. In particular,
when HeLa and Hep3B cells were incubated with 1.000 μg/mL of methanol extract, the cell viability rates were 20 and 25%, respectively,
which was approximately 3.0-fold higher than what was observed for the hot water extract.
The first two authors contributed equally to this work. 相似文献
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Serpil Kiliç Yayla Zekiye Kocakaya Gökçe Şeker Karatoprak Selen İlgün Ahmet Ceylan 《化学与生物多样性》2023,20(1):e202200816
The present study is focused on the antimicrobial, antioxidant, cytotoxic, and DNA protective effects of methanol extract obtained from R. digitellata, R. fastigiata, R. fraxinea, and R. polymorpha species that are distributed in Turkey. The highest total phenol content was determined in R. digitellata (144.6 mgGAE/gextract), and the highest total amount of flavonoids was found in R. fastigiata (20.40 mgGAE/gextract). The content of usnic acid was determined by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and the highest amount was found in R. digitellata. DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS [2,2’-azinobis(3-ethylbenzathiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] radical scavenging methods were used for antioxidant activity. R. fraxinea showed the highest DPPH⋅ and ABTS+⋅ scavenging activity. In addition, the DNA protective effect was investigated using pBR322 plasmid DNA, and; all studied species were found to have DNA protective effects. The antibacterial activity was investigated using the disc diffusion method, and the R. digitellata methanol extract showed the best results with a 12.35 mm zone on Proteus mirabilis. On the human lung cancer (A549) and breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) cell lines, cytotoxic activity was assessed using an MTT assay. All lichen extracts were found to have a significant cytotoxic effect on both cancer cell lines at 1000 μg/mL concentration. These results suggest that Ramalina species may be potential candidates for developing new phytopharmaceuticals and functional components. 相似文献
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In this study, an aqueous extract of leaves from Melothria maderaspatana was tested for in vitro antioxidant activity. Free radical scavenging assays, such as hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide, superoxide anion radical
and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethyl-enzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging,
and reducing power assay, were studied. The extract effectively scavenged hydroxyl radical, hydrogen peroxide and superoxide
anion radicals. It also scavenged DPPH and ABTS radicals. Furthermore, it was found to have reducing power. All concentrations
of leaf extract exhibited free radical scavenging and antioxidant power, and the preventive effects were in a dose-dependent
manner. The antioxidant activities of the above were compared to standard antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT),
ascorbic acid, and α-tocopherol. The results obtained in the present study indicate that the M. maderaspatana extract could be considered a potential source of natural antioxidant. 相似文献