Content of polyphenolic constituents and antioxidant activity of some Stachys taxa |
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Authors: | Vjera Bilu&scaron ić Vundać,Adelheid H. Brantner,Mi&scaron ko Plazibat |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Schrottova 39, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;2. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Graz, Universitaetplatz 4/1, 8010 Graz, Austria;3. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Maruli?ev trg 20/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia |
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Abstract: | Seven Croatian Stachys taxa (S. alpina, S. officinalis, S. palustris, S. recta subsp. recta, S. recta subsp. subcrenata, S. salviifolia and S. sylvatica) have been investigated in order to determine their content of biologically active compounds (polyphenols, tannins, phenolic acids and flavonoids) as well as their antioxidant activity. All taxa tested had a high content of total polyphenols, medium content of total phenolic acids, and a rather low content of tannins and flavonoids. The total phenolic acids content correlated significantly with total polyphenols content and the content of polyphenols unadsorbed on hide powder. A low correlation between plant phenolic acids and tannins was observed. Methanolic, ethanolic and dichloromethane extracts were investigated using DPPH, lipid peroxidase and xanthine oxidase assays. The extracts showed no inhibitory effects against lipid peroxidation and xanthine oxidase, but they had the ability to scavenge DPPH. The most effective in the DPPH assay were methanolic extracts of S. recta sub. recta and S. palustris whose radical scavenging activity was higher then that of the reference rutin. A low correlation between radical scavenging capacities of extracts with total flavonoids content was observed. The results indicate that investigated Stachys taxa exhibit potent antiradical activity and therefore could be a potential material for extracting free radical scavengers. |
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Keywords: | Stachys Polyphenols Tannins Phenolic acids Flavonoids DPPH Lipid peroxidase Xanthine oxidase |
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