Assessment of antiradical potential of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull and its major flavonoid

Deliorman-Orhan D., Senol S., Kartal M., Orhan I.

JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, vol.89, no.5, pp.809-814, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 89 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jsfa.3517
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.809-814
  • Keywords: Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull, heather, Ericaceae, antioxidant capacity, LC/DAD/MS, kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-galactoside, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, CITRUS FLAVONOIDS, INHIBITION, ERICACEAE, MEMBRANE, EXTRACTS, PLANTS
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Antioxidant capacity of the chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water fractions of the aerial parts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull (Ericaceae) has been assessed in this study. Antioxidant capacity of the plant was screened by assays of 2,2-diphenyl-beta-picrylhydrazyl, superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide scavenging, metal-chelating activity and reducing power. Butylated hydroxyanisole was used as reference in all assays; ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid was also used as reference in the assay of metal-chelating activity. Total phenolic contents of the fractions were determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method.