Antioxidant activity of Mammea longifolia bud extracts

Mammea longifolia buds (nagkesar) are extensively used in India as a minor spice. The antioxidant activity of its methanol (NM) and aqueous-ethanol (NW) extracts were evaluated by several in vitro experiments, e.g., DPPH, hydroxyl, superoxide radicals and H 2O 2-scavenging assays as well as inhibiti...

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Published in:Food chemistry 2006, Vol.99 (3), p.436-443
Main Authors: Rathee, Jitesh S., Hassarajani, Shyam A., Chattopadhyay, Subrata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidant activity
antioxidants
Aroma and flavouring agent industries
bioactive properties
Biological and medical sciences
buds
flavonoids
Food industries
functional foods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
in vitro studies
lipid peroxidation
Mammea
Mammea longifola
Mammea longifolia buds
medicinal properties
metabolic inhibitors
nagkesar
phenolic compounds
plant extracts
proanthocyanidins
Spice
spices
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Summary:Mammea longifolia buds (nagkesar) are extensively used in India as a minor spice. The antioxidant activity of its methanol (NM) and aqueous-ethanol (NW) extracts were evaluated by several in vitro experiments, e.g., DPPH, hydroxyl, superoxide radicals and H 2O 2-scavenging assays as well as inhibition of Fe(II)-induced lipid peroxidation of rat liver mitochondria. The extracts were found to possess impressive antioxidant activity in all the tests, the activity of NW being higher than that of NM in most of the assays. The differential activities of NW and NM could be correlated with their respective total phenolic, flavonoid and proanthocyanidin contents.
ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.08.020