Free radical scavenging activity of ethanol leaves extracts of Anacardiaceae

Authors

  • Sérvio Quesado Junior Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará - IFCE
  • Robéria Lima de Oliveira Universidade Norte do Paraná - UNOPAR
  • Márcia Maria Mendes Marques Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI
  • Ana Raquel Araujo da Silva Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará - IFCE
  • Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2017v38n1p99

Keywords:

Natural antioxidants, Anacardium occidentale, Myracrodruon urundeuva, Phenolic content, Antioxidant activity.

Abstract

Free radicals are responsible for causing many chronic and degenerative diseases. Antioxidants are substances capable of scavenging free radicals and preventing cell damage. In this context, antioxidant activity of alcoholic extracts from leaves of Anacardium occidentale and Myracrodruon urundeuva was evaluated by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl DPPH and 2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethyl-benzothiazolin- 6-sulfonic acid) ABTS methods. Phenolic content and phytochemical analysis were performed for each species. Results showed that both species exhibited free radical scavenging activity. These results are directly related to high phenolic content found in the extracts. M. urundeuva showed antioxidant activity similar to butylhydroxytoluene (BHT) and could be considered a promising plant source of natural antioxidant.

Author Biographies

Sérvio Quesado Junior, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará - IFCE

Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará - IFCE; Camocim, Ceará, Brazil.

Robéria Lima de Oliveira, Universidade Norte do Paraná - UNOPAR

Student of the University of Paraná - UNOPAR; Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.

Márcia Maria Mendes Marques, Universidade Federal do Piauí - UFPI

PhD in Biotechnology. Professor at the Federal University of Piauí - UFPI; Picos, Piauí, Brazil.

Ana Raquel Araujo da Silva, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará - IFCE

PhD in Biochemistry. Lecturer at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará - IFCE; Crato, Ceará, Brazil.

Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes, Universidade Estadual do Ceará - UECE

PhD in Biotechnology. Lecturer at the State University of Ceará - UECE; Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.

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Published

2017-12-18

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Quesado Junior S, Oliveira RL de, Marques MMM, Silva ARA da, Guedes MIF. Free radical scavenging activity of ethanol leaves extracts of Anacardiaceae. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 18 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];38(1):99-104. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/25205

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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2017)

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