Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants
Antioxidant capacities of 56 selected Chinese medicinal plants were evaluated using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays, and their total phenolic content was measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The strong correlation between TEAC...
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| author | Feng-Lin Song Ren-You Gan Yuan Zhang Qin Xiao Lei Kuang Hua-Bin Li |
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| description | Antioxidant capacities of 56 selected Chinese medicinal plants were evaluated using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays, and their total phenolic content was measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The strong correlation between TEAC value and FRAP value suggested that the antioxidants in these plants possess free radical scavenging activity and oxidant reducing power, and the high positive correlation between antioxidant capacities and total phenolic content implied that phenolic compounds are a major contributor to the antioxidant activity of these plants. The results showed that Dioscorea bulbifera, Eriobotrya japonica, Tussilago farfara and Ephedra sinica could be potential rich sources of natural antioxidants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-821f8cbeb0bc4639ba6b1c3d0bba45cc2022-12-22T03:06:14ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672010-06-011162362237210.3390/ijms11062362Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal PlantsFeng-Lin SongRen-You GanYuan ZhangQin XiaoLei KuangHua-Bin LiAntioxidant capacities of 56 selected Chinese medicinal plants were evaluated using the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assays, and their total phenolic content was measured by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. The strong correlation between TEAC value and FRAP value suggested that the antioxidants in these plants possess free radical scavenging activity and oxidant reducing power, and the high positive correlation between antioxidant capacities and total phenolic content implied that phenolic compounds are a major contributor to the antioxidant activity of these plants. The results showed that Dioscorea bulbifera, Eriobotrya japonica, Tussilago farfara and Ephedra sinica could be potential rich sources of natural antioxidants.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/11/6/2362/medicinal plantphenolic contentantioxidant capacity |
| spellingShingle | Feng-Lin Song Ren-You Gan Yuan Zhang Qin Xiao Lei Kuang Hua-Bin Li Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants International Journal of Molecular Sciences medicinal plant phenolic content antioxidant capacity |
| title | Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants |
| title_full | Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants |
| title_fullStr | Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants |
| title_short | Total Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Capacities of Selected Chinese Medicinal Plants |
| title_sort | total phenolic contents and antioxidant capacities of selected chinese medicinal plants |
| topic | medicinal plant phenolic content antioxidant capacity |
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