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Studies on antioxidative activities of methanol extract from Murraya paniculata

Show Author's Information Chao-hua Zhu,  Zhen-lin Lei,  Yan-ping Luo( )
Key Laboratory of Protection and Development Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, PR China

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Antioxidative activity, Flavonoids, Methanol extract, Murraya paniculata, Radical scavenging activities
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Zhu C-h, Lei Z-l, Luo Y-p. Studies on antioxidative activities of methanol extract from Murraya paniculata. Food Science and Human Wellness, 2015, 4(3): 108-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fshw.2015.07.001
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Murraya paniculata (L.), a well-known medical plant, has widely been used to treat inflammation, stomach ache, internal and external injuries, and for other purposes. In this study, we determined the reducing, lipid peroxidation inhibition, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil radical (DPPH•) scavenging, superoxide anion radical (O2−•) scavenging, hydroxyl radical (HO•) scavenging and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging activities of the methanolic extract of M. paniculata (MPE) by UV–vis spectrophotometer. The results showed that M. paniculata was rich in flavonoids (375 mg RE/g of extract). Reducing, lipid peroxidation inhibition and HO• scavenging activities of the extract were 0.26 mg/mL, 0.023 mg/mL and 0.302 mg/mL, respectively, these activities were significantly higher than those of trolox. Other antioxidative behavior indicators, i.e., DPPH• scavenging, O2−• scavenging and H2O2 scavenging activities of MPE were 0.93 mg/mL, 0.581 mg/mL and 0.47 mg/mL, respectively, and were comparable to those exhibited by trolox. These results indicate that the methanolic extract of M. paniculata exhibited strong antioxidative and radical scavenging activities.


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Studies on antioxidative activities of methanol extract from Murraya paniculata

Show Author's information Chao-hua Zhu, Zhen-lin Lei, Yan-ping Luo( )
Key Laboratory of Protection and Development Utilization of Tropical Crop Germplasm Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, PR China

Peer review under responsibility of Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.

Abstract

Murraya paniculata (L.), a well-known medical plant, has widely been used to treat inflammation, stomach ache, internal and external injuries, and for other purposes. In this study, we determined the reducing, lipid peroxidation inhibition, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil radical (DPPH•) scavenging, superoxide anion radical (O2−•) scavenging, hydroxyl radical (HO•) scavenging and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging activities of the methanolic extract of M. paniculata (MPE) by UV–vis spectrophotometer. The results showed that M. paniculata was rich in flavonoids (375 mg RE/g of extract). Reducing, lipid peroxidation inhibition and HO• scavenging activities of the extract were 0.26 mg/mL, 0.023 mg/mL and 0.302 mg/mL, respectively, these activities were significantly higher than those of trolox. Other antioxidative behavior indicators, i.e., DPPH• scavenging, O2−• scavenging and H2O2 scavenging activities of MPE were 0.93 mg/mL, 0.581 mg/mL and 0.47 mg/mL, respectively, and were comparable to those exhibited by trolox. These results indicate that the methanolic extract of M. paniculata exhibited strong antioxidative and radical scavenging activities.

Keywords: Antioxidative activity, Flavonoids, Methanol extract, Murraya paniculata, Radical scavenging activities

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Received: 05 May 2015
Revised: 25 June 2015
Accepted: 02 July 2015
Published: 09 July 2015
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We are grateful for financial support from the National NSFC (No. 21162007) and Special Funds to Enhance the Comprehensive Strength of Midwestern Universities.

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