FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (10): 544-548.

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Inhibitory Effect of Rape Bee Pollen Extracts on Hydroxyl Radical-mediated 2-deoxy-D-ribose Oxidative Damage

 WU  Su-Fang,   Cao-Wei,   Yao-Ya-Ping,   Chen-Wei-Jun,   Song-Ji-Rong   

  1. 1.Department of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China; 2.Department of Food Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xia’n 710062, China
  • Online:2006-10-15 Published:2011-11-16

Abstract: Polyphenols were extracted with water, 80%ethanol, 70%methanol from rape bee pollen (RBP). The total phenoliccontent of extracts was determined and the antioxidant properties of extracts were assayed using different methods including reducing power, iron (II) chelation and DPPH radical and Fenton chemistry system. The mechanism of scavenging effects of RBP extracts on hydroxyl radical-mediated 2-deoxyribose degradation was also studied. The results revealed that statistically significant relationship between total phenolic content of the three different extracts and antioxidant activity was found. Ethanolic and methanolic extracts from RBP showed higher antioxidant activities than water extracts. It was also found that RPB extracts had higher scavenging activity than iron chelation ability for hydroxyl radicals.

Key words:  , rape bee pollen; extracts; hydroxyl radical; reducing power; iron (II) chelation;