Antioxidant capacities of ten edible North American plants
- 23 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Phytotherapy Research
- Vol. 16 (1) , 63-65
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.1031
Abstract
The EtOAc extract obtained from ten edible North American plants, Acorus calamus, Clintonia borealis, Gaultheria shallon, Juniperus osteosperma, Opuntia polyacantha, Prunus americana, Prunus virginiana, Sambucus cerulea, Sorbus americana and Vaccinium parvifolium, were tested in the 1,1‐diphenyl‐2‐picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical assay. High antioxidant activity was obtained from the extracts of three fruits, Gaultheria shallon, Sambucus cerulea and Prunus americana and one extracted rhizome, Acorus calamus. Catechin and epicatechin, potent polyphenolic antioxidants, were identified in the EtOAc extracts of Gaultheria shallon and Sambucus cerulea by reversed‐phase thin‐layer chromatography (TLC) and reversed‐phase high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health - SCORE (S066M08225 - 16S1)
- PSC - CUNY (669662)
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