Antioxidant Activity and Phytochemical Profile of Spondias tuberosa Arruda Leaves Extracts

Autor:	Clébia Maria Alves de Almeida, Carolina Barbosa Malafaia, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia, Juliana F. C. Albuquerque, Márcia Vanusa da Silva, Amanda Dias de Ara ujo Uchôa, Weslley Felix de Oliveira, Aline de P. C. Pereira, Bruna Maria Pereira da Costa Cordeiro, Nicácio Henrique da Silva, Alexandre Gomes da Silva
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Folk medicine Antioxidant ABTS biology Traditional medicine Chemistry DPPH medicine.medical_treatment Ethyl acetate General Medicine biology.organism_classification Spondias tuberosa chemistry.chemical_compound Phytochemical Botany medicine
Zdroj:	American Journal of Plant Sciences. :3038-3044
ISSN:	2158-2750 2158-2742
DOI:	10.4236/ajps.2015.619298
Popis:	Spondias tuberosa Arruda (umbuzeiro), a Brazilian semiarid plant, is a species of great economic, social, and ecological importance. In folk medicine, the leaves have been used in the treatment of diabetes, inflammation, stomach and uterine pains, and constipation. In this study, the antioxidant properties of ethyl acetate and methanol leaves extracts were evaluated in vitro using different methods: free radicals elimination by DPPH and ABTS assays, and transition metal reduction by phosphomolybdenium assay. In addition, a phytochemical study was also carried out. The methanolic leaves extracts showed the strongest antioxidant activity and the higher values for total phenolic and flavonoids. The results showed that S. tuberosa leaves have antioxidant activity and this seems to be related to the phenolic content.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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