Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown
Lippia alba is a shrub found in all regions of Brazil and other countries in South and Central America. L. alba exhibits variability among its different accessions, showing differences in morphology and in the composition of its essential oil. This study evaluated the phenolic profiles and the antio...
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| author | Claire E. Chies Cátia S. Branco Gustavo Scola Fabiana Agostini Adriana E. Gower Mirian Salvador |
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| description | Lippia alba is a shrub found in all regions of Brazil and other countries in South and Central America. L. alba exhibits variability among its different accessions, showing differences in morphology and in the composition of its essential oil. This study evaluated the phenolic profiles and the antioxidant activities of seven different accessions of L. alba. The seven accessions of L. alba studied exhibited an important phenolic content, and all accessions demonstrated antioxidant activity with different efficacies. The main flavonoids in all accessions were apigenin, luteolin, naringin and rutin. The Santa Vitória do Palmar accession exhibited higher naringin and total phenolic content. This extract was able to reduce hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage in tissue homogenates of cerebellum, cerebral cortex, hippocampus and liver of Wistar rats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de385d6c31f445e6a5879d8f776516f42023-08-02T03:04:56ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212013-09-012419420510.3390/antiox2040194Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. BrownClaire E. ChiesCátia S. BrancoGustavo ScolaFabiana AgostiniAdriana E. GowerMirian SalvadorLippia alba is a shrub found in all regions of Brazil and other countries in South and Central America. L. alba exhibits variability among its different accessions, showing differences in morphology and in the composition of its essential oil. This study evaluated the phenolic profiles and the antioxidant activities of seven different accessions of L. alba. The seven accessions of L. alba studied exhibited an important phenolic content, and all accessions demonstrated antioxidant activity with different efficacies. The main flavonoids in all accessions were apigenin, luteolin, naringin and rutin. The Santa Vitória do Palmar accession exhibited higher naringin and total phenolic content. This extract was able to reduce hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative damage in tissue homogenates of cerebellum, cerebral cortex, hippocampus and liver of Wistar rats.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/2/4/194antioxidantflavonoidsradical scavengerLippia alba |
| spellingShingle | Claire E. Chies Cátia S. Branco Gustavo Scola Fabiana Agostini Adriana E. Gower Mirian Salvador Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown Antioxidants antioxidant flavonoids radical scavenger Lippia alba |
| title | Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown |
| title_full | Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown |
| title_fullStr | Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown |
| title_short | Antioxidant Effect of Lippia alba (Miller) N. E. Brown |
| title_sort | antioxidant effect of lippia alba miller n e brown |
| topic | antioxidant flavonoids radical scavenger Lippia alba |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/2/4/194 |
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