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Antioxidant power of phytochemicals from Psidium guajava leaf.
Qian, He; Nihorimbere, Venant
2004In Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 5 (6), p. 676-683
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Keywords :
Antioxidants-chemistry; Plant-Leaves-chemistry; Psidium-chemistry
Abstract :
[en] ried ground leaves of Psidium guajava L. (guava) were extracted by water and aqueous ethyl alcohol 50% (1:10) ratio, and the total phenolic content in the extracts was determined spectrophotometrically according to Folin- Ciocalteu's phenol method and calculated as gallic acid equivalent (GAE). Remarkably high total phenolic content 575.3 +/-15.5 and 511.6+/-6.2 mg of GAE/g of dried weight material (for ethanol guava leaf extracts and water guava leaf extracts, respectively) were obtained. The antioxidant activity of lyophilized extracts was determined at ambient temperature by means of a 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydryzyl (DPPH*) colorimetry with detection scheme at 515 nm. The activity was evaluated by the decrease in absorbance as the result of DPPH* color change from purple to yellow. The higher the sample concentration used, the stronger was the free radical-scavenging effect. The results obtained showed that ascorbic acid was a substantially more powerful antioxidant than the extracts from guava leaf. On the other hand, the commercial guava leaf extracts and ethanol guava leaf extracts showed almost the same antioxidant power whereas water guava leaf extracts showed lower antioxidant activity. The parameter EC(50) and the time needed to reach the steady state to EC(50) concentration (T(EC(50))) affected the antiradical capacity of the sample. The antioxidant efficiency (AE) has been shown to be a more adequate parameter for selecting antioxidants than the widely used EC(50). This study revealed that guava leaf extracts comprise effective potential source of natural antioxidants.
Disciplines :
Food science
Author, co-author :
Qian, He;  Southern Yangtze University > Food Science and Technology > Key Laboratory of Functional Food Research Center
Nihorimbere, Venant ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Doct. sc. agro. & ingé. biol.
Language :
English
Title :
Antioxidant power of phytochemicals from Psidium guajava leaf.
Publication date :
June 2004
Journal title :
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B
ISSN :
1673-1581
Publisher :
Zhejiang University Press
Volume :
5
Issue :
6
Pages :
676-683
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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