FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (8): 39-42.

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Studies on Free Radical Scavenging Effect of Celery Extracts

 YAN  Jian-Gang, ZHANG  Ming-Wei, YANG  Gong-Ming, CHI  Jian-Wei   

  1. 1.Biotechnology Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences;2. College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest Sci-tech nology University of Agriculture andForestry
  • Online:2004-08-15 Published:2011-10-24

Abstract: The free radical scavenging effects of celery extracts were determined by chemiluminescent and DPPH• method.The result showed that different groups of celery extracts had significant scavenging effect on oxygen free radicals(O2 、•OH).The ethylacetate extract showed stronger scavenging effect on oxygen free radicals than butanol extract. All kinds of celery extractshad the strongest scavenging effect on O2 and the weakest scavenging effect on •OH. Different groups of celery extracts showedscavenging effect on DPPH•radical,and the ethylacetate extract also showed the strongest scavenging effect.The scavengingfree radical effect of celery extract was related to its flavone content.

Key words: celery, oxygen free radical, DPPH, chemiluminescence