ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN LEAVES OF SOME MEDITERRANEAN PLANTS

被引:30
作者
CHEVOLLEAU, S
MALLET, JF
UCCIANI, E [1 ]
GAMISANS, J
GRUBER, M
机构
[1] FAC SCI & TECH MARSEILLE,CHIM ORGAN APPL LAB,CNRS,URA 1409,BOITE 412,F-13397 MARSEILLE 13,FRANCE
[2] FAC SCI & TECH MARSEILLE,BOT & ECOL LAB,CNRS,URA 1152,F-13397 MARSEILLE 13,FRANCE
关键词
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; HEXANE EXTRACTS; MEDITERRANEAN PLANT LEAVES; METHANOL EXTRACTS;
D O I
10.1007/BF02637699
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Hexane and methanol leaf extracts of sixteen Mediterranean plant species were obtained by percolation. Higher yields were observed for methanol (16.4-47.8%) than for hexane extracts (1.3-13%). Antioxidant activity of these extracts was determined by a rapid spectrophotometric method involving the combined oxidation of beta-carotene and linoleic acid. Leaf extracts were thus characterized by an Antioxidant Activity Coefficient (AAC) ranging from 0 to 1000. Hexane extracts gave much higher AAC values than the corresponding methanol extracts. In both cases, myrtle (Myrtus communis) showed the best antioxidant effectiveness.
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页码:1269 / 1271
页数:3
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