Issue 1, 2014

In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of a flavonoid isolated from celery (Apium graveolens L. var. dulce)

Abstract

In the present article, a flavonoid was separated and purified from celery leaf through ethanol extraction, column chromatography and crystallization. The product was identified as apiin by LC/ESI-MS, and its antioxidant activities were evaluated in vitro, including by 1,1-diphenl-2-picrylhyrazyl free radical (DPPH˙), superoxide radical (O2˙) and hydroxyl radical (OH˙) scavenging assays. IC50 values were 68.0 μg ml−1 in the DPPH assay, 0.39 mg ml−1 in the O2˙ assay and 48.0 μg ml−1 in the OH˙ assay. The antioxidant activities were investigated in vivo with the use of mice models. All data were measured including the contents of maleic dialdehyde (MDA) and lipofuscin (LPF), the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT), and the total antioxidant capacity (TAOC), in the serum, brain, heart, liver and kidney. Results showed that apiin had a remarkable scavenging activity on MDA and LPF, promoted TAOC and significantly enhanced the activities of SOD, GSH-Px and CAT.

Graphical abstract: In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of a flavonoid isolated from celery (Apium graveolens L. var. dulce)

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Jul 2013
Accepted
11 Oct 2013
First published
15 Nov 2013

Food Funct., 2014,5, 50-56

In vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of a flavonoid isolated from celery (Apium graveolens L. var. dulce)

P. Li, J. Jia, D. Zhang, J. Xie, X. Xu and D. Wei, Food Funct., 2014, 5, 50 DOI: 10.1039/C3FO60273G

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