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Hemijska IndustrijaVolume 70, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 99-106

Antioxidant activity of Ruscus species from Serbia: Potential new sources of natural antioxidants(Article)(Open Access)

[Antioksidativna aktivnost vrsta ruscus iz Srbije: Potencijalni izvori novih prirodnih antioksidanata]

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  • aInstitute for Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
  • bDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

The antioxidant activity and total phenolic and flavonoid content of ethanolic, acetone and ethyl acetate extracts of Ruscus hypoglossum L. and Ruscus aculeatus L. (aerial parts) from Serbia were investigated in this paper. The best total antioxidant capacity (23.329 μg AA g–1) and the highest DPPH scavenging activity (IC50 = 182.54 μg mL–1) were found in acetone and ethyl acetate extract of R. aculeatus L. Ethanolic extract of R. hypoglossum L. showed the highest ABTS radical cation scavenging activity (IC50 = 3.04 μg mL–1), as well as reducing power (IC50 = 143 μg mL–1). The best inhibitory activity against lipid peroxidation (IC50 = 651 μg mL–1) and the best ferrous ion chelating ability (IC50 = 110 μg mL–1) were found in acetone and ethyl acetate extract of R. hypoglossum L. The highest total phenolic (8.569 mg GAE g–1) and flavonoid contents (0.136 mg RU g–1) were found in ethanolic and acetone extract of R. hypoglossum L. and R. aculeatus L, respectively. © 2016, Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Serbia. All rights reserved.

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Chelating abilityFree radical scavengingLipid peroxidationReducing powerTotal phenolic and flavonoid contents
  • ISSN: 0367598X
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.2298/HEMIND140830013J
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Serbia

  Jakovljević, V.D.; Institute for Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, Kragujevac, Serbia;
© Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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