Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of <i>Rhus coriaria</i> and <i>Cinnamomum cassia</i> extracts
ACTA ALIMENTARIA, vol.32, no.1, pp.53-61, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2003
- Doi Number: 10.1556/aalim.32.2003.1.7
- Journal Name: ACTA ALIMENTARIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.53-61
- Keywords: antioxidant activity, Cinnamomum cassia, Rhus coriaria
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of the extracts of sumac (Rhus coriaria) fruits and cassia. (Cinnamomum cassia) cortex were studied. Plant samples were extracted with methanol:water (80:20) and an aliquot of each extract was fractionated using n-hexane and ethyl acetate. Antioxidant activities of n-hexane, ethyl acetate and water fractions were measured using Fe+2 induced linoleic, acid-TBA-peroxidation reaction and the Rancimat methods. Free radical scavenging activities of the fractions were determined on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH). Results were compared with those for butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). The ethyl acetate fraction of plant materials exhibited a marked antiradical activity on DPPH*, higher than those of BHT and BHA; however, their antioxidant activity on the linoleic acid peroxidation was less than those of BHA and BHT.