OBJECTIVETo observe the in vitro antioxidant interaction of different preparations and proportions of Danggui-Chuanxiong drug pair in the DPPH free radical scavenging rate with the response surface methodology.

METHODThe 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging rate method was adopted for determining the antioxidant activity of extracts from Danggui-Chuanxiong with 10 proportions and three extraction processes. The response surface methodology was used to determine the parameters of the dose-effect curve and establish a three-dimensional response surface model. The three-dimensional response surface graph was constructed with Matlab software.

RESULTAll of the 30 samples with different proportions and preparations had antioxidant effect in scavenging free radicals and a remarkable dose-effect relationship. Their water extracts had a narrow synergistic range, with only spot distribution. Their antagonist ranges were districted in six bands of various widths. The synergistic ranges of ethanol extracts were districted in small bands, with the antagonist ranges scattered in points. The synergistic ranges of their water-alcohol extracts were distributed in three bands, with their antagonist ranges scattered in points. In short, the water-alcohol extracts showed a wider synergistic range than ethanol extracts, followed by water-extracts. All of the three extraction processes showed no obvious synergistic and antagonist effects.

CONCLUSIONThe quantitative study on the interaction of traditional Chinese medicines with different compatibilities with the response surface methodology provides reference of thoughts and methods for relevant studies.

Antioxidants ; metabolism ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Drug Synergism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; metabolism ; Free Radical Scavengers ; metabolism ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Picrates ; metabolism

Lyophylized antler powder was hydrolyzed by pepsin and trypsin separately and also simultaneously to give hydrolysates with special physical activities. Complete hydrolysis peptides with MW lower than 1 x 10(3) were collected for assay of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity, antioxidant activity and proliferative activity toward UMR-106 osteoblast cells. The results of the experiments revealed that all hydrolysates exhibited potent hydroxyl radical scavenging activity with an IC50 value less than 1 mg/ml which was much lower than the value of 5.5 g x L(-1) for vitamin C. The peptic and peptic tryptic hydrolysates demonstrated strong angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity. The tryptic hydrolysate increased the proliferation of the UMR-106 cells by 73.43%. The results verified the traditional use of antler in bone-strengthening, anti-aging. The exploratory studies on the ACE inhibitory activity of antler hydrolysates indicated that the hydrolysates might be potentially useful in prevention and treatment of hypertension. Further purification of peptides contributing to the antioxidant activity, angiotensin I-converting enzyme-inhibitory activity and proliferative activity toward osteoblasts from antler hydrolysates is warranted.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ; metabolism ; Animals ; Antioxidants ; metabolism ; Antlers ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Deer ; Endopeptidases ; metabolism ; Free Radical Scavengers ; Hydrolysis ; Hypertension ; chemically induced ; Pepsin A ; metabolism ; Peptides ; pharmacology ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ; metabolism ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Trypsin ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo study the rubrofusarin glucosides from whole plants of Berchemia polyphylla var. leioclada, and their scavenging activities for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical.

METHODThe chemical constituents were isolated and purified via repeated silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis and the compounds were tested for their scavenging activities on DPPH radical.

RESULTThree rubrofusarin glucosides compounds were isolated and identified as rubrofusarin-6-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1), rubrofusarin-6-O-beta-D-(6'-O-acetyl) glucopyranoside (2), rubrofusarin-6-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-(1-6) -O-beta-D-glucopyranside (3). Three isolated compounds showed strong scavenging activities on DPPH radical, the concentration of half elimination ratio( micromol x L(-1)) of VitC and Compounds 1-3 were 18.2, 40.5, 23.3 and 13.6, respectively.

CONCLUSIONCompounds 1-3 were isolated from this plant for the first time and compound 2 was a new compound. They showed significant antioxidant activity, and the scavenging activity of compound 3 was a little stronger than that of VitC.

Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Free Radical Scavengers ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Glucosides ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Pyrones ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Rhamnaceae ; chemistry

Artemisia lactiflora is an important medicinal plant in China. The antitumor and antioxidant activities of the extracts of 54 endophytic fungi from the plant were screened via MTT assay and DPPH scavenging radical assay, respectively. The bioactive strains were identified based on similarity of 5.8S gene and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. The results showed that extracts from ten (18.5%) isolates exhibited antitumor activity, and which from two (3.7%) isolates exhibited antioxidant activity. The Alternaria sp. GYBH47 strain was simultaneously having antagonistic activity against HL-60 leukemia, MCF-7 breast and COLO205 colon cell lines, and Phomopsis sp. GYBH42 strain having cytotoxic and antioxidant activities. The results indicated that endophytic fungi from Artemisia lactiflora are potential resources to find valuable bioactive components.
Antineoplastic Agents ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Artemisia ; microbiology ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Endophytes ; chemistry ; classification ; physiology ; Free Radical Scavengers ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Fungi ; classification ; physiology ; Humans ; Picrates ; metabolism

By repeated column chromatography, including silica gel, toyopearl HW-40 and preparative HPLC, thirteen compounds (1-13) were isolated and purified from Smilax riparia. On the basis of spectral data analysis, the structures of isolated compounds were elucidated as 5-methoxy-[6]-gingerol (1), dehydroabietic acid (2), pteryxin (3), 2-methylphenyl-1-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (4), 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzonic acid (5), isovanillin (6), vanillic acid (7), p-hydroxycinnamic acid (8), p-hydroxycinnamic methyl ester (9), p-hydroxybenzaldehyde (10), ferulic acid methyl ester (11), benzoic acid (12) and 5-hydroxy-methyl-2-furalclehyde (13). Compounds 1-4 and 8-12 were isolated from this genus for the first time. All compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time. Compounds 1 and 5-11 showed antioxidant activities on DPPH method.
Antioxidants ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Silica Gel ; Smilax ; chemistry

AIM: To study the chemical constituents and their bioactivity of Polygonum amplexicaule. METHODS: The isolation of compounds was achieved by chromatographic techniques and structure of the isolates was established by UV, IR, HRESI-MS and NMR including 1D and 2D experiments. RESULTS: Bioassay-guided fractionation of an ethanolic extract of Polygonum amplexicaule led to the isolation of a hitherto unidentified compound, 5, 6-dihydropyranobenzopyrone (1) along with nine previously known compounds (2-10). Compounds 2-10 were identified as amplexicine (2), catechin (3), rutin (4), quercetin-3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside (5), chlorogenic acid (6), galloyl glucose (7), caffeic acid (8), gallic acid (9) and scopletin (10). CONCLUSION Compound 1 is new. Compounds 1-10 exhibited considerable antioxidant activity in a 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging assay.
Antioxidants ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Coumarins ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Molecular Structure ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Polygonum ; chemistry

Using sustained release tablets of gardenia extract as model drug and DPPH radical scavenging capacity as antioxidant index, the feasibility of using pharmacodynamics index was explored to evaluate sustained release tablets. Applying the established quantifiable method of DPPH radical scavenging to the dissolved liquid of model drug, release profiles and biological effects profiles were drawn, and their correlation was discussed. A good correlation was observed by linear regression and f2 actor, suggesting that the indicator could be used to evaluate sustained release tabletsofextracts of gardenia in which iridoids were mainly involved.
Antioxidants ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Delayed-Action Preparations ; metabolism ; pharmacokinetics ; Free Radicals ; metabolism ; Gardenia ; chemistry ; Kinetics ; Linear Models ; Oxidation-Reduction ; drug effects ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Plant Extracts ; metabolism ; pharmacokinetics ; Tablets

AIM: The aqueous methanolic extracts of two plants from Algeria, Helichrysum stoechas subsp. rupestre and Phagnalon saxatile subsp. saxatile, were investigated for their antioxidant activity. METHOD: Total phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins were determined by spectrophotometric techniques. In vitro antioxidant and radical scavenging profiling was determined by spectrophotometric methods, through: Total antioxidant capacity, and radical scavenging effects by the DPPH and ABTS methods, reducing and chelating power, and blanching inhibition of the β-carotene. RESULTS: All of the extracts showed interesting antioxidant and radical scavenging activity. The highest contents in phenolics, tannins, and the highest total antioxidant capacity as gallic acid equivalents of 97.5 ± 0.33 mg GAE/g DW was obtained for the flowers of H. stoechas subsp. rupestre extract in the phosphomolybdenum assay. An extract of the leafy stems of P. saxatile subsp. saxatile revealed the highest content of flavonoids, and the highest antioxidant activity by the radical scavenging and β-carotene assays when compared with standards. The best activity was by the scavenging radical DPPH with an IC50 value of 5.65 ± 0.10 μg·mL(-1). CONCLUSION The studied medicinal plants could provide scientific evidence for some traditional uses in the treatment of diseases related to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress.
Algeria ; Antioxidants ; analysis ; pharmacology ; Asteraceae ; chemistry ; Benzothiazoles ; metabolism ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Flavonoids ; analysis ; pharmacology ; Helichrysum ; chemistry ; Oxidative Stress ; drug effects ; Phenols ; analysis ; pharmacology ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Plant Structures ; chemistry ; Spectrophotometry ; methods ; Sulfonic Acids ; metabolism ; Tannins ; analysis ; pharmacology

In the present study, three new triterpenoids, 23-hydroxyurs-12, 18-dien-28-oic acid 3β-O-α-L-arabinopyranoside (1), 23-hydroxyurs-12, 18-dien-28-oic acid 3β-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside-6-O-methyl ester (2), and urs-12, 18-dien-28-oic acid 3β-O-β-D-glucuronopyranoside-6-O-methyl ester (3), and a known triterpenoid, 3β-hydroxy-urs-2, 18-dien-28-oic acid (4, randialic acid B), were isolated from the aerial parts of Ilex cornuta. Their structures were identified by the spectroscopic analyses (IR, ESI-MS, HR-ESI-MS, and 1D and 2D NMR) and chemical reactions. Compound 4 showed significant cell-protective effects against HO-induced H9c2 cardiomyocyte injury. Compounds 1-4 did not show any significant DPPH radical scavenging activity.
Animals ; Biphenyl Compounds ; metabolism ; Cardiovascular Agents ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Hydrogen Peroxide ; metabolism ; Ilex ; chemistry ; Molecular Structure ; Myocardium ; cytology ; pathology ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; drug effects ; Picrates ; metabolism ; Plant Components, Aerial ; chemistry ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Triterpenes ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology

In the present study, antioxidant activities of the fruits of A. heterophyllus, A. squamosa, T. bellirica, S. samarangense, A. carambola and O. europa were investigated. For this, at first matured fruits of them were sliced into small pieces and dried in the sun and finally crushed in a grinder to make powder. Ethanolic extracts of fruit powder were prepared using 99.99% ethanol. The antioxidative activities of these extracts were determined according to their abilities of scavenging 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical. It was demonstrated that all the ethanolic extracts of A. heterophyllus, A. squamosa, T. bellirica, S. samarangense, A. caranbola and O. europa showed antioxidant activities. The IC50 of the ethanolic extracts of A. heterophyllus, A. squamosa, T. bellirica, S. samarangense, A. carambola and O. europa were 410, 250, 34, 200, 30 and 76 microg/mL, respectively. Among them, A. carambola showed the highest antioxidant activities followed by T. bellirica, O. europa, S. samarangense, A. squamosa and A. heterophyllus indicating that fruits of A. carambola, T. bellirica and O. europa are very beneficial to human health.
Annona ; chemistry ; Antioxidants ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Artocarpus ; chemistry ; Biphenyl Compounds ; chemistry ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Ethanol ; chemistry ; Fruit ; chemistry ; Magnoliopsida ; chemistry ; Olea ; chemistry ; Oxidation-Reduction ; drug effects ; Picrates ; chemistry ; Plant Extracts ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet ; Syzygium ; chemistry ; Terminalia ; chemistry