1. Antioxidant activity of phenolics in leaves of three red pepper (Capsicum annuum) cultivars.
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Kim WR, Kim EO, Kang K, Oidovsambuu S, Jung SH, Kim BS, Nho CW, and Um BH
- Subjects
- Anthocyanins isolation & purification, Anthocyanins pharmacology, Antioxidants isolation & purification, Antioxidants pharmacology, Hep G2 Cells, Humans, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Phenols pharmacology, Plant Extracts chemistry, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Species Specificity, tert-Butylhydroperoxide pharmacology, Antioxidants analysis, Capsicum chemistry, Phenols analysis, Plant Leaves chemistry
- Abstract
The antioxidant properties and phenolic profiles were first investigated in this paper on the leaves of three red pepper cultivars, Blackcuban (BCPL), Hongjinju (HPL), and Yeokgang-hongjanggun (YHPL). Of the ethanol extract of the three cultivars, BCPL showed potent antioxidant activities against the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and the 2,2-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical. Nine antioxidative compounds from the red pepper leaves were isolated and identified as one polyamine phenolic conjugate, N-caffeoylputrescine (1); three chlorogenic acid derivatives, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid (2), 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (4), and 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid butyl ester (9); one anthocyanin, delphinidin-3-[4-trans-coumaroyl-l-rhamnosyl(1→6)glucopyranoside]-5-O-glucopyranoside (3); and four flavone glycosides, luteolin-7-O-apiofuranosyl(1→2)glucopyranoside (5), luteolin-7-O-glucopyranoside (6), apigenin 7-O-apiofuranosyl(1→2)glucopyranoside (7), apigenin-7-O-glucopyranoside (8). 1 and 3 had the greatest potential for radical-scavenging activity and HepG2 cells protecting effect against oxidative stress. BCPL exhibited the highest content of 1 and 3. Of the three cultivars BCPL may be considered a good source of antioxidants.
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- 2014
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