1.Biological Activities and Stability of a Standardized Pentacyclic Triterpene Enriched Centella asiatica Extract.
Panupong PUTTARAK ; Adelheid BRANTNER ; Pharkphoom PANICHAYUPAKARANANT
Natural Product Sciences 2016;22(1):20-24
Pentacyclic triterpenes, mainly, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, asiaticoside, and madecassoside are the active constituents of Centella asiatica. A pentacyclic triterpene enriched C. asiatica extract (PRE) was prepared and standardized to contain a total pentacyclic triterpenes not less than 65% w/w. This work was focused on determination of antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of PRE and its stability. The PRE exhibited a satisfactory nitric oxide inhibitory effect, with an IC50 value of 64.6 µg/mL. In addition, the PRE inhibited tyrosinase enzyme activity with an IC50 value of 104.8 µg/mL. In contrast, the PRE possessed only weak antioxidant activity. The PRE was stable over a period of four months when stored as a dried powder but only in a well-closed container protected from light at 4 °C. An aqueous alcoholic solution of the PRE was stable at pH values of 5.8 and 7.0, but was not stable at a pH of 8.2. Preparations of the PRE in an aqueous solution should be performed in acidic or neutral conditions.
Alcoholics
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Centella*
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Humans
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Inhibitory Concentration 50
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Monophenol Monooxygenase
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Nitric Oxide
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Pentacyclic Triterpenes
2. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Cratoxylum formosum ssp. formosum leaves using central composite design and evaluation of its protective ability against H
Bancha YINGNGAM ; Marlene MONSCHEIN ; Adelheid BRANTNER ; Bancha YINGNGAM
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2014;7(S1):S497-S505
Objective: To optimize the processing parameters for phenolic compounds extracted from Cratoxylum formosum ssp. formosum leaves using an ultrasound-assisted extraction and to evaluate its protective ability against H