scholarly journals Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities and Phenolic Profile of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. and Corymbia ficifolia (F. Muell.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson Leaves

Molecules ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 4720-4734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ștefan Dezsi ◽  
Alexandru Bădărău ◽  
Cristina Bischin ◽  
Dan Vodnar ◽  
Radu Silaghi-Dumitrescu ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushil Kumar Middha ◽  
Talambedu Usha ◽  
Veena Pande

This study revealed polyphenolic content, nutritive content, antioxidant activity, and phenolic profile of methanol and aqueous extracts ofPunica granatumpeel extract. For this, extracts were screened for possible antioxidant activities by free radical scavenging activity (DPPH), hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays. The total phenolics and flavonoid recovered by methanolic (MPE) and the water extract (AQPE) were ranged from 185 ± 12.45 to 298.00 ± 24.86 mg GAE (gallic acid equivalents)/gm and 23.05 ± 1.54 to 49.8 ± 2.14 quercetin (QE) mg/g, respectively. The EC50of herbal extracts ranged from 100 µg/ml (0.38 quercetin equivalents), for AQPE, 168 µg/ml (0.80 quercetin equivalents), for MPE. The phenolic profile in the methanolic extracts was investigated by chromatographic (HPLC) method. About 5 different flavonoids, phenolic acids, and their derivatives including quercetin (1), rutin (2), gallic acid (3), ellagic acid (4), and punicalagin as a major ellagitannin (5) have been identified. Among both extracts, methanolic extract was the most effective. This report may be the first to show nutritive content and correlation analysis to suggest that phenols and flavonoids might contribute the high antioxidant activity of this fruit peel and establish it as a valuable natural antioxidant source applicable in the health food industry.


Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sílvia Afonso ◽  
Ivo Vaz Oliveira ◽  
Anne S. Meyer ◽  
Alfredo Aires ◽  
Maria José Saavedra ◽  
...  

Every year, large quantities of stems and pits are generated during sweet cherry processing, without any substantial use. Although stems are widely recognized by traditional medicine, detailed and feasible information about their bioactive composition or biological value is still scarce, as well as the characterization of kernels. Therefore, we conducted a study in which bioactivity potential of extracts from stems and kernels of four sweet cherry cultivars (Early Bigi (grown under net cover (C) and without net cover (NC)), Burlat, Lapins, and Van) were examined. The assays included antioxidant (by 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic) acid (ABTS), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching assays), and antibacterial activities against important Gram negative and Gram positive bacterial human isolates. Profile and individual phenolic composition of each extract were determined by High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. Extracts from stems of cv. Lapins and kernels of Early Bigi NC presented high levels of total phenolics, flavonoids, ortho-diphenols and saponins. Excepting for cv. Early Bigi NC, major phenolic compounds identified in stems and kernels were sakuranetin and catechin, respectively. In cv. Early Bigi NC the most abundant compounds were ellagic acid for stems and protocatechuic acid for kernels. In all extracts, antioxidant activities showed a positive correlation with the increments in phenolic compounds. Antimicrobial activity assays showed that only stem’s extracts were capable of inhibiting the growth of Gram positive isolates. This new data is intended to provide new possibilities of valorization of these by-products and their valuable properties.


Molecules ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 20538-20550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anika Kuczmannová ◽  
Peter Gál ◽  
Lenka Varinská ◽  
Jakub Treml ◽  
Ivan Kováč ◽  
...  

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmine Negro ◽  
Alessio Aprile ◽  
Andrea Luvisi ◽  
Francesca Nicolì ◽  
Eliana Nutricati ◽  
...  

In the last years, the interest in Italian monovarietal oils has increased due to their specific organoleptic qualities. Extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) are rich in phenolic compounds, secondary metabolites well known and studied for their nutraceutical properties. However, among EVOOs, there is great variability in phenolic composition due to the origin, the production technique, and mainly, the genotype. The aim of this work was to evaluate the different phenolic profiles and the antioxidant activities of monovarietal oils. The results confirm this variability. In fact, the overall content of oleuropein varies up to four times between the different genotypes (from 33.80 to 152.32 mg/kg oil), while the oleocanthal content is significant only in two oils. The antioxidant activity, determined with 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assays, is correlated with the content of total phenolic substances, with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values for the DPPH test ranging from 160 to 91 mg of oil, while the ORAC test shows values between 5.45 and 8.03 μmol Trolox equivalent (TE)/g oil.


2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
pp. 406-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelilah El-Abbassi ◽  
Hajar Kiai ◽  
Abdellatif Hafidi

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Raudone ◽  
Gabriele Vilkickyte ◽  
Lina Pitkauskaite ◽  
Raimondas Raudonis ◽  
Rimanta Vainoriene ◽  
...  

Lingonberry leaves are the subject of numerous studies because of antioxidant properties, positive influence on the health and potential use in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. In this work, the radical scavenging, reducing, chelating activities, and phenolic composition of ten lingonberry leaves cultivars, one subspecies, and one variety were investigated. Furthermore, the antioxidant activity of individual phenolic compounds, that can be found in lingonberry leaves, were analyzed, and structure-activity relationship was determined. Wide diversity for phenolic profile and antioxidant properties of lingonberry leaves has been observed in the present material. Cultivars ‘Kostromskaja rozovaja’, ‘Rubin’, and Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. leucocarpum surpassed all others tested cultivars and lower taxa by contents of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity. Leaves of lingonberry cultivars and lower taxa are rich in arbutin, flavonol glycosides, proanthocyanidins, and the latter were considered to be the major contributor to antioxidant properties of lingonberry leaves.


2021 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
Solafa Suliman ◽  
Sakina Yagi ◽  
Abdalla A. Elbashir ◽  
Ibrahim Mohammed ◽  
Ahmed Hussein ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mubashar Sabir ◽  
Muhammad Fareed Khan ◽  
Joao Batista Texeira Rocha ◽  
Aline Augusti Boligon ◽  
Margareth Linde Athayde

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