FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (19): 137-142.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201719022

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Antioxidant Activity of Water-Soluble and Alcohol-Soluble Flavonoids from Fengtou Ginger Rhizomes

LI Wei1,2, CHENG Chao1, MO Kaiju1,2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Biological Resources Protection and Utilization of Hubei Province, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi 445000, China; 2. College of Biological Science and Technology, Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi 445000, China
  • Online:2017-10-15 Published:2017-09-29

Abstract: The antioxidant activity, in terms of scavenging capacity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) cation radical (ABTS+·) and superoxide anion radical and total antioxidant capacity (TAC, as measured by the ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) method) of alcohol-soluble and water-soluble flavonoids from Fengtou ginger rhizomes was determined and compared with that of VC and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). The results showed that the DPPH radical scavenging activity of the water-soluble flavonoids was better than that of BHT and the alcohol-soluble flavonoids, but weaker than that of VC, and the half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of the water-soluble and alcohol-soluble flavonoids were 585.75 and 1 013.45 μg/mL, respectively. In terms of ABTS+· and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity and TAC, the antioxidant effect of the alcohol-soluble flavonoids was better than that of VC, BHT and the water-soluble flavonoids. The IC50 values of the water-soluble and alcohol-soluble flavonoids for scavenging ABTS+· were 87.54 and 21.90 μg/mL, respectively, and the IC50 values for scavenging superoxide anion radical were 26.56 and 22.29 μg/mL, respectively. In the FRAP assay, the Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC1 000) of the water-soluble and alcohol-soluble flavonoids were 45.78 and 36.42 μg/mL, respectively. Overall, the antioxidant capacity of the flavonoids from Fengtou ginger rhizomes had different antioxidant activities in different model systems.

Key words: Fengtou ginger rhizomes, water-soluble flavonoids, alcohol-soluble flavonoids, antioxidation

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