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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of Aphanes arvensis extracts
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, Volume 65, No. 1, Year 2010
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The objectives of this study were to examine the free radical scavenging activity and the protective effects against macromolecular oxidation as well as the cytotoxic activity of Aphanes arvensis aqueous and methanolic extracts. Free radical scavenging activity was determined by DPPH method. The methanolic extract showed a scavenging activity nearly equivalent to Trolox and Vitamin C and has an IC50 value of 4.54 μg/mL. Total antioxidant capacity was determined by CUPRAC method. The antioxidant capacity of aqueous and methanolic extract was 0.792 and 1.550 mmol TE/g DWE, respectively. The protective effect of A. arvensis extracts against lipid peroxidation was evaluated using a liposome oxidation system. The methanolic extract was more active than the aqueous extract. The aqueous extract possessed protective effect against protein oxidation in a dose dependent manner. Both extracts showed inhibitory effect on DNA oxidation as measured by plasmid relaxation assay. Results presented here indicate that A. arvensis possess strong antioxidant activity and protective effects with very little cytotoxic effect, and they can therefore be used as a natural additive in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hamad, Ismail
Sudan, Khartoum
Nile University
Erol-Dayi, Özlem
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Üniversitesi
Pekmez, Murat
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Üniversitesi
Onay-Ucar, Evren
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Üniversitesi
Arda, Nazlı
Turkey, Istanbul
Istanbul Üniversitesi
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11130-009-0151-y
ISSN:
09219668
Research Areas
Food Security
Genetics And Genomics