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In Vitro Study on the Antioxidant Potentials of the Leaves and Fruits of Nauclea latifolia
Joint Authors
Ayeleso, Ademola O.
Brooks, Nicole L.
Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi O.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This study was carried out to investigate the in vitro antioxidant potentials of the leaves and fruits ofNauclea latifolia, a straggling shrub or small tree, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
Hot water extracts of the leaves and fruits of Nauclea latifolia were assessed for their total polyphenolic, flavanol, and flavonol contents as well as 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging ability, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), Trolox equivalence antioxidant capacity (TEAC), and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assays.
The aqueous extract of the leaves was found to contain higher level of total polyphenols ( 11.63 ± 0.023 mg GAE/g), flavanol ( 1.45 ± 0.10 mg CE/g), and flavonol ( 2.22 ± 0.37 mg QE/g) than the extract of the fruits with values of 1.75 ± 0.02 mg GAE/g (total polyphenol), 0.15 ± 0.01 mg CE/g (flavanol), and 1.00 ± 0.13 mg QE/g (flavonol).
Similarly, the aqueous extract of the leaves also exhibited higher DPPH (IC50 20.64 mg/mL), FRAP ( 86.10 ± 3.46 μmol AAE/g), TEAC ( 94.83 ± 3.57 μmol TE/g), and ORAC ( 196.55 ± 0.073 μmol TE/g) than the extract of the fruits with DPPH (IC50 120.33 mg/mL), FRAP ( 12.23 ± 0.40 μmol AAE/g), TEAC ( 12.48 ± 0.21 μmol TE/g), and ORAC ( 58.88 ± 0.073 μmol TE/g).
The present study showed that Nauclea latifolia has strong antioxidant potentials with the leaves demonstrating higher in vitro antioxidant activities than the fruits.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ayeleso, Ademola O.& Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi O.& Brooks, Nicole L.. 2014. In Vitro Study on the Antioxidant Potentials of the Leaves and Fruits of Nauclea latifolia. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049631
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ayeleso, Ademola O.…[et al.]. In Vitro Study on the Antioxidant Potentials of the Leaves and Fruits of Nauclea latifolia. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049631
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ayeleso, Ademola O.& Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi O.& Brooks, Nicole L.. In Vitro Study on the Antioxidant Potentials of the Leaves and Fruits of Nauclea latifolia. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049631
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049631