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Phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of extracts of Laurus nobilis L., Coriandrum sativum L. and Amaranthus hybridus L.

Contenido fenólico y capacidad antioxidante de extractos de Laurus nobilis L., Coriandrum sativum L. y Amaranthus hybridus L.

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Pages 271-276 | Received 19 May 2013, Accepted 18 Sep 2013, Published online: 13 Nov 2013
 

Abstract

Extraction of polyphenols of Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae), Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) and Amaranthus hybridus L. (Amaranthaceae) was carried out by solid–liquid extraction. The effect of ethanol concentration and the extraction time were determined to obtain the maximum of polyphenols. Three different methods, DPPH radical scavenging, ABTS radical cation scavenging and lipid oxidation inhibition, were tested to determine the antioxidant capacity in the extracts. The results indicate that L. nobilis has a high antioxidant potential: 94.73%, 47.71% and 76.86% for DPPH, ABTS and lipid oxidation inhibition, respectively. On the other hand, C. sativum and A. hybridus showed 13.69% and 10.16% in DPPH assay, and 9.22% and 14.96% in ABTS assay, while it did not show any antioxidant capacity in the lipid oxidation inhibition method under the experimental conditions. In addition, the phenolic compounds in the extracts were also characterized by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis.

La extracción de polifenoles de Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae), Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae) y Amaranthus hybridus L. (Amaranthaceae) se llevó a cabo en una extracción sólido-líquido. El efecto de la concentración de etanol y el tiempo de extracción fueron evaluados para obtener el máximo de polifenoles. Tres diferentes métodos incluyendo el radical de barrido DPPH, radical catión de barrido ABTS y la inhibición de la oxidación lipídica fueron probados para determinar la capacidad antioxidante en los extractos. Los resultados indican que L. nobilis presentó mayor potencial antioxidante con un 94,73, 47,71 y 76,86% para DPPH, ABTS e inhibición de la oxidación lipídica respectivamente. Por otra parte, C. sativum y A. hybridus mostraron un 13,69 and 10,16% en el ensayo de DPPH, 9,22 y 14,96% en el ensayo de ABTS mientras que para la inhibición de la oxidación lipídica no tuvieron capacidad antioxidante bajo las condiciones probadas. Además, la caracterización de compuestos fenólicos en los extractos también fue estudiada por el análisis de Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Resolución (HPLC).

Acknowledgements

D.B. Muñiz-Márquez thanks the Mexican Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) for the graduate scholarship (No. 247493).

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